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Pro-human AI declaration brings together unlikely group calling for trustworthy tech
7+ min ago (528+ words) An unlikely band of prominent business, religious, government and academic leaders have set aside their political differences and signed onto a new declaration of human rights for the AI age. "As companies race to develop and deploy AI systems, humanity…...
GOP Rep Scott Perry Takes Tim Walz To Task Over Letting Illegal Immigrant Truckers Get Licenses
12+ min ago (393+ words) Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appeared perplexed as Republican Pennsylvania Rep. Scott Perry pressed him on illegal immigrants getting commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) in his state during a Wednesday hearing. "[F]irst of all, Minnesota ranks in the top three…...
Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot killed, Hegseth says
40+ min ago (248+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the Iranian leader who planned to assassinate President Trump was killed. "Yesterday, the leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate President Trump has been hunted down and killed. Iran tried to kill…...
Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a U.S. submarine
45+ min ago (411+ words) A torpedo fired by a U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka, whose navy said Wednesday it recovered 87 bodies and rescued 32 people. The Iranian vessel sunk in the Indian Ocean was the Islamic Republic's "prize ship,…...
Noem shrugs off 'smear campaign' against 'domestic terrorists' Good and Pretti in heated Capitol Hill exchange
48+ min ago (407+ words) Kristi Noem was blasted by lawmakers on Wednesday after she returned to Capitol Hill for a House Judiciary hearing. The Secretary of Homeland Security was verbally assaulted by members of Congress who condemned her for several supposed failings of her…...
Rep Tony Gonzales hit with House ethics probe after aide's suicide
50+ min ago (394+ words) The House of Representatives is launching an internal investigation into a GOP lawmaker accused of having an affair with and sexually harassing an aide who committed suicide last year. The House Ethics Committee revealed on Wednesday that it is launching…...
Colbert accused of election 'stunt' to push Talarico ahead of Crockett in Texas Democratic primary
51+ min ago (813+ words) Whether it was the tipping point will be up for debate, but some media observers are arguing James Talarico's late-night interview controversy with liberal CBS host Stephen Colbert helped him defeat firebrand Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Tuesday's Democratic Senate…...
Hegseth suggests reporting on US deaths in Iran conflict is media ‘trying to make Trump look bad’
51+ min ago (208+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to suggest reporting on the deaths of US troops in the Iran conflict is the media "trying to make Donald Trump look bad. On Sunday (1 March), six US service members were killed during an Iranian…...
Opinion - Don’t let Congress abuse policy to give away public lands
51+ min ago (720+ words) When lawmakers resort to a loose interpretation of a rarely used law to open public lands to mining, we need to call it what it is: desperate. The mess began in fall of last year, when'Congress quietly began using the…...
Covid deaths caused by ‘government incompetence, chaos and callousness’, bereaved families say
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (693+ words) Bereaved families have vowed to continue their fight for justice as the UK Covid-19 Inquiry heard its final witness testimony this week. Wednesday marked the conclusion of evidence from those who lost loved ones during the pandemic, a moment described…...