San Francisco firm launches Precursor to fight bots

 

SAN FRANCISCO - Cloudflare, Inc. on Monday, July 13, 2026, announced the general availability of Precursor, a next-generation behavioral validation engine designed to counter increasingly sophisticated automated bots. The San Francisco-based connectivity cloud company said Precursor responds to a major shift in internet traffic patterns, with automated bot activity now...

Gdansk federation clears Russians for table tennis return

 

The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) executive board has confirmed that athletes holding Russian passports will be allowed to compete in international events from July 28. The decision, announced on Monday, covers both individual and team competitions in ITTF table tennis and Para table tennis. It follows last Tuesday’s International...

United States reality family faces new abuse allegations

 

The Gosselin family, known from the TLC reality series "Jon & Kate Plus 8," is again under public scrutiny as Collin Gosselin, one of the sextuplets, announces a forthcoming tell-all memoir alleging years of abuse by his mother, Kate Gosselin. The original show aired in the United States from 2007...

Lansing Residents Share Blooming Flowers In Community Photos

 

LANSING, Ill. — This week three Lansing residents submitted photographs of local blooms to The Lansing Journal, with images taken on Henry Street, Manor Drive, and other Lansing locations; submissions were credited to Meredith Shamburger, Wilma Straatman, and Harry Lamoureux. The paper published the photos in its 'Seen Around Lansing'...

Florida Gas Prices Rise After Renewed U.S.-Iran Tensions

 

Florida drivers saw higher gasoline costs this week after renewed tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher overnight. AAA reported in early trading U.S. crude rose nearly $2.50 per barrel, about a 3% increase from Friday's close of $71.41, reflecting concerns about transit through the Strait...

ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford kills one person

 

Biddeford, Maine — On Monday morning, a shooting in Biddeford involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and resulted in one person’s death, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said in a Facebook post that day. State Police and the Department of Public Safety arrived on scene, and officials indicated the...

St. Charles County Approves Six-Month Data Center Moratorium

 

ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. — The St. Charles County Council unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on new data center development Monday night, pausing any new project approvals while officials study potential impacts. The meeting also included discussion of changes to a senior property tax freeze and local efforts to address...

California Offers $3,500 Rebate To First-Time EV Buyers

 

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation on July 13 creating state rebates of $3,500 for first-time buyers of new electric vehicles and $1,750 for eligible used EV purchases, establishing a $270 million program funded by the state budget and automakers and targeting vehicles below specified price caps. The move follows reporting...

Meta Expands Louisiana Data Center; Investment Tops $50 Billion

 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana — On Monday, Meta announced it will expand its Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts of compute capacity and increase total investment in the project to more than $50 billion. The company said the expansion, first announced in December 2024, supports AI model training and will...

Heat Dome Shifts; Monsoonal Moisture Brings Relief, Risks

 

Salt Lake City — ABC4 meteorologists reported Monday that a weekend heat dome produced record high temperatures across Utah, and triple-digit heat persisted into Monday in many valleys and hotspots. As the heat dome shifted east, increased monsoonal moisture began streaming in from the southwest, bringing more cloud cover and...