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Hope for Israel-Hamas war truce tempered by growing rift between Netanyahu and his U.S. and European allies
- There was growing optimism Monday around talks of a possible new cease-fire in the Gaza Strip , with both Israel and Hamas returning to the table to discuss a truce that would see more Israeli hostages released in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan said the Biden administration is hoping to leverage a possible six-week cessation of ...

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US   POLITICS  
Putin vows Russia cannot be 'intimidated' in election day victory speech
- Vladimir Putin said Russia would not be "intimidated" as he hailed an election victory that paves the way for the former spy to become the longest-serving Russian leader in more than 200 years. All of the 71-year-old's major opponents are dead, in prison or exiled, and he has overseen an unrelenting crackdown on anybody who publicly opposes his rule or his military offensive in Ukraine . "I want to thank all of you ...

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Trump Rejected by Dozens of Bond Underwriters
- The former president was unable to secure the nearly half-a-billion dollar bond he needed to appeal his New York civil fraud ruling Donald Trump has been unable to secure the nearly $500 million he needs to delay the collection of a massive $355 million civil fraud judgment leveled against him and the Trump Organization in February.  In a New York court filing submitted Monday, Trump's attorneys wrote: ...

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Has there ever been perfect March Madness bracket? NCAA tournament odds not in your favor
- After No. 16 seed Farleigh Dickinson shocked the world and upset No. 1 seed Purdue in the first round of last year's NCAA tournament – becoming only the second men's No. 16 seed to take down a No. 1 seed – the NCAA announced there were no more perfect brackets remaining out of more than 20 million submissions. That might lead many hopeful participants to wonder if there's ever been a perfect NCAA ...

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US   POLITICS  
Supreme Court Wary of States' Bid to Limit Federal Contact With Social Media Companies
- A majority of the justices appeared convinced that government officials should be able to try to persuade private companies, whether news organizations or tech platforms, not to publish information so long as the requests are not backed by coercive threats. A majority of the Supreme Court seemed wary on Monday of a bid by two Republican-led states to limit the Biden administration's interactions with social media ...

Source: nytimes.com
BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Apple is getting serious about AI
- ​​ Apple appears to be finally raising the curtain on some of its AI efforts. Apple researchers say they've developed a family of multimodal models — which refers to an AI system that can interpret and generate different types of data, such as text and images at the same time — called MM1. The report said its new methods boasts "superior abilities" and can offer advanced reasoning and ...

Source: cnn.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump's 'bloodbath' rhetoric draws scrutiny
- Who said what "If I don't get elected," Trump said in Ohio, after a section about the auto industry, "it's going to be a bloodbath for the country. That'll be the least of it." If he doesn't win, he said later, "I don't think you're going to have another election." Trump called migrants "animals" and said "in some cases, they are not people." A Biden campaign spokesperson criticized Trump's escalating "threats of ...

Source: theweek.com
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Trump, co-defendants request to appeal Georgia judge's ruling keeping Fani Willis on case
- Georgia State Sen. Bill Cowsert unpacks the investigation into Fulton County D.A. Fani Willis' alleged misconduct on 'Cavuto Live.' Join Fox News for access to this content Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account - free of charge. Former President Trump and several of his co-defendants are asking Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee for permission to appeal ...

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US   BUSINESS  
European Union Makes Moves to Regulate Artificial Intelligence
- Highlights The European Parliament granted final approval to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act by an overwhelming majority EU Member States are expected to grant their final approval to the EU AI Act by May, with provisions of the law likely to become effective this year AI developers, distributors, importers, manufacturers, and providers face penalties up to €35 million, or 7% of their global revenue for ...

Source: natlawreview.com
US  
The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry
- The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is banning the most common form of asbestos, a cancer-causing substance that's linked to the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans every year. The U.S. is prohibiting the use of chrysotile asbestos, joining more than 50 other countries that have already outlawed the substance. The ban comes after decades of pushback from companies that have used it in ...

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Elon Musk discusses ketamine use, quizzed over diversity and content moderation
- Tesla, SpaceX and X boss Elon Musk addresses ketamine use as he fields Don Lemon's questions on diversity and content moderation New show hosted by former CNN anchor Lemon had been meant to air on the X social-media platform Elon Musk grew visibly irritated during an interview with Don Lemon in which the billionaire head of Tesla, X and SpaceX defended his views on content moderation and diversity. The interview, ...

Source: marketwatch.com
Sports Illustrated to live on, now with new publisher in tow
- Sports Illustrated will remain in physical form after its parent company on Monday announced a new publisher for the famed sports magazine. Authentic Brands Group (ABG) said that Israel's Minute Media had secured the publishing rights for Sports Illustrated. The magazine will stay under ABG's ownership, but Minute Media will take over responsibility for printing Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit and ...

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MEDICINE  
People with 'Havana Syndrome' Show No Brain Damage or Medical Illness
- In late 2016 U.S. diplomats and family members based in Cuba began reporting a wide swath of neurological symptoms, including dizziness, headaches, deafness and difficulty concentrating, following exposure to ear-splitting noises around their homes. This "Havana syndrome" outbreak disrupted U.S. relations with Cuba , spawned congressional hearings on the "attacks" and left some people with years of disabling ...

Source: scientificamerican.com
US   POLITICS  
Biden announces historic investment into women's menopause health
- The executive order allocates billions of dollars towards research into women's health issues President Joe Biden has signed a historic executive order that will channel major funds into women's health, including research on menopause and mid-life health. The president issued the order at a White House Women's History Month event on Monday morning, where he was joined by First Lady Jill Biden , Vice President ...

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UAW moves to hold unionization vote at Volkswagen plant in Tennessee
- The UAW said that auto assembly workers at Volkswagen's Chattanooga plant will hold a vote on unionization The United Auto Workers (UAW) union announced Monday that workers at Volkswagen's assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will hold a unionization vote after the UAW secured historic contracts for workers at Detroit's Big Three automakers last year. The UAW said a supermajority of eligible Volkswagen workers ...

Source: foxbusiness.com
Iceland volcano still pouring out fountains of lava
- COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A volcano in Iceland that erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December was still spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air early on Monday although infrastructure and a nearby fishing town were safe for now, authorities said. The eruption was the seventh on the Reykjanes peninsula near Iceland's capital Reykjavik since 2021 when geological systems that had lain dormant for ...

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MEDICINE  
Intermittent fasting each day boosts risk of cardiovascular death, analysis reveals
- NEW YORK, March 18 (UPI) -- People who restricted their eating across fewer than eight hours per day had a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death than those who ate across 12 to 16 hours per day, an analysis of more than 20,000 U.S. adults reveals. The preliminary research was presented Monday at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology and Prevention│Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Scientific Sessions ...

Source: upi.com
US   POLITICS  
Supreme Court Refuses to Help Jan. 6 Defendant
- The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear the appeal of Couy Griffin, a former New Mexico county commissioner who was convicted for his role in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The court's decision not to take the case means the previous ruling, which barred Griffin from holding office in 2022, will stand. Context: Thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building on January 6 in an effort to ...

Source: newsweek.com
US   MARKETS  
The Federal Reserve may not cut interest rates just yet. Here's what that means for your money
- The Federal Reserve is not expected to announce a rate cut at the end of its two-day meeting this week. For consumers, that means it won't get any less expensive to carry credit card debt, or to borrow to buy a house, purchase a car or tap into home equity. Chris Wattie | Reuters Economists expect the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting this week, even ...

Source: cnbc.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Famine May Already Be Underway in Gaza, Experts Warn
- F or months, aid agencies and world leaders have warned about the risk of famine in Gaza, where normal flows of food and water have slowed to a trickle since Oct. 7. In northern Gaza, where roughly 300,000 people remain without adequate access to humanitarian aid, it may already be present, according to a new report backed by a consortium of U.N. bodies and relief agencies known as the Integrated Food Security ...

Source: time.com
DHS Debuts First-Ever AI Roadmap, Pilot Projects
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is expanding its use and testing of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies through a new roadmap and trio of pilot projects, the agency said today. DHS's first-ever published today details the agency's AI plans for 2024 to "maximize the benefits of technology," and the three pilot projects that will "deploy AI in specific mission areas." "The unprecedented speed and ...

Source: meritalk.com
US   POLITICS  
Navarro's bid to stave off jail sentence denied at Supreme Court
- Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser in Donald Trump's White House, appears to be heading to jail. on Monday turned down Navarro's emergency motion to stave off his imminent jail sentence — set to begin Tuesday at 2 p.m. in a Miami federal prison — for his defiance of a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee two years ago. Navarro, 74, was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress last fall for ...

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TECHNOLOGY  
Qualcomm's 8S Gen 3 targets more affordable high-end phones
- Qualcomm just launched a new chipset that's designed to sit just below its current flagship in terms of capabilities and price. The Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 aims to bring most of the 8 Gen 3's features — including support for on-device generative AI models — to more affordable phones. It represents a new tier for the top-of-the-line 8-series chips, and it's also a little bit confusing. Before we get into all ...

Source: theverge.com
Taxi drivers win nearly $179 million in compensation from Uber in Australia
- Uber will pay more than 8,000 taxi and hire car drivers in Australia almost 272 million Australian dollars ($179 million) in compensation for losses they suffered after the ride-sharing giant entered the country in 2012, lawyers representing the drivers said Monday. The settlement is the fifth-largest in Australia's history, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers , the law firm that filed the class action suit in ...

Source: cnn.com
Most US Snowpacks Now Holding Less Water
- Most U.S. snowpacks are now holding less water, scientists have found. Snowpack, and the amount of water it stores, is crucial to water management practices around the world, as it's vital for drinking and irrigation and provides protection against drought. Now, a new technique developed by Oregon State University's (OSU) College of Engineering has provided more information about the water a snowpack stores. Based ...

Source: newsweek.com
US   DIGITAL   TECHNOLOGY  
Hey YouTube creators, it's time to start labeling AI-generated content in your videos
- Starting Monday, YouTube creators will be required to label when realistic-looking videos were made using artificial intelligence, part of a broader effort by the company to be transparent about content that could otherwise confuse or mislead users. When a user uploads a video to the site, they will see a checklist asking if their content makes a real person say or do something they didn't do, alters footage of a ...

Source: cnn.com
WORLD   POLITICS  
Israeli forces 'reinvade Gaza City' after al Shifa hospital raid | World News
- Palestinian authorities described the raid as a "war crime" and said it had resulted in multiple casualties. Israeli officials said the medical site was being used to "conduct terrorist activity". Eyewitnesses have suggested that Israeli forces have launched a "reinvasion" of Gaza City after the al Shifa hospital was raided overnight.  Residents said military activity had not stopped after the hospital raid, ...

Source: news.sky.com
US   POLITICS  
Stormy Daniels, Michael Cohen permitted to testify on Donald Trump hush money, judge rules
- Adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former lawyer Michael Cohen, two potential star witnesses in former President Donald Trump's upcoming New York criminal hush money trial , will be allowed to testify, a judge ruled Monday. The ruling rebuffed a call by Trump's legal team to exclude the pair's testimony. Both Daniels and Cohen have claimed that Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid ahead of ...

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US   MARKETS  
Builder-confidence index reaches highest level since July 2023, driven by low resale inventory
- 'Buyer demand is brisk' and a drop in rates looks to boost that further, NAHB chairman says The numbers: Builder confidence rose for the fourth month in row in March, as buyer demand remained strong. A low level of resale home listings and expectations of a drop in mortgage rates in the back half of this year are expected to boost demand further for newly built homes, builders indicated. The expectations of a jump ...

Source: marketwatch.com
TECHNOLOGY  
The New Role of 'Legal Data Translators': Navigating the Intersection of Law and Data Science
- By Amanda Catharine Chaboryk. Artificial intelligence (AI) is accelerating at a rapid pace, while the regulation and policy governing it is trying hard to keep up globally. To speak to the advancement of Generative AI (Gen AI) in 2023, The Cambridge Dictionary, has named " " its word of the year, signalling its growing importance and impact. One of the reasons Gen AI is more accessible than other forms of AI is due ...

Source: legalbusinessworld.com
The way Americans buy and sell homes is about to get turned on its head
- An earth-shattering, multibillion-dollar antitrust ruling against the National Association of Realtors late last year led to a settlement on Friday that will loosen the powerful trade group's stranglehold on America's housing market. The $418 million settlement with a group of homebuyers is expected to take effect sometime around July, pending a judge's approval. It would transform a number of rules and guidelines ...

Source: cnn.com
D.C.'s cherry blossoms just hit their earliest peak bloom in 20 years. Here's why scientists say it'll keep happening earlier.
- The iconic pink and white blossoms that transform Washington, D.C., at the beginning of spring have officially hit their earliest peak bloom recorded in at least 20 years. It's one of the earliest days it's happened in the area on record — and experts say it will likely keep shifting earlier.  Peak bloom occurs when 70% of the Yoshino cherry blossoms planted around D.C. open up. According to the National ...

Source: cbsnews.com
FBI returns looted artifacts found in Massachusetts attic to Japan
- The FBI has returned a trove of looted Japanese art to its country of origin after a family found a stash of artifacts in their late father's Massachusetts attic. The family of a deceased World War II veteran contacted the FBI after discovering the items, which they determined to be "very valuable Asian art ," while sorting through his personal effects. The man had never served in the Pacific theater, according to ...

Source: cnn.com
US  
A Pennsylvania man killed 3 people, including his 13-year-old sister, police say. Here's what we know
- A 26-year-old man is facing murder and other criminal charges after allegedly killing three people , including his 13-year-old sister, at two different homes in Pennsylvania before carjacking a driver and fleeing to New Jersey. In Pennsylvania, Andre Gordon is facing murder, burglary, and assault charges, along with multiple other criminal charges related to the shootings, court documents show. Gordon is accused of ...

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Astronaut who tested lunar lander, later linked with Soviets in space, dies at 93
- WASHINGTON — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded the last Apollo test flight before the 1969 moon landing, died Monday at the age of 93. Stafford was already a veteran astronaut when he and astronaut Gene Cernan guided a lunar module named Snoopy within 9 miles of the moon's surface in May 1969 as part of the Apollo 10 mission. John Young, the third astronaut on Apollo 10 crew, remained in the command ...

Source: cleveland.com
BUSINESS   TECHNOLOGY  
Musk's xAI strikes back: Grok AI's base model open-sourced
- xAI's decision aligns with Musk's frequent criticism of OpenAI's move away from its original open-source commitment and his advocacy for open-source AI Elon Musk's artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has made a noteworthy move by releasing the base model of its Grok language model to the public domain. While the company withholds the training code , this decision still marks a major development within the AI ...

Source: techbriefly.com
US  
Suspect in Slaying of N.M. State Trooper Caught after Manhunt
- Jaremy Alexander Smith, a man suspected of killing a New Mexico State Police officer early Friday, was apprehended Sunday by the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office following a pursuit and a shooting by deputies that left him injured. Smith, 32, of Marion, S.C., is accused of fatally shooting Officer Justin Hare on Interstate 40 near Tucumcari after Hare had ...

Source: officer.com
US  
Joann, fabric and crafts retailer, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
- NEW YORK (AP) — Fabric and crafts retailer Joann has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as consumers continue to cut back on discretionary spending and some pandemic-era hobbies. In a Monday statement, the Hudson, Ohio-based company said that it expected to emerge from bankruptcy as early as the end of next month. Following this process, Joann will likely become privately-owned by certain lenders and ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
DIGITAL  
Popular YouTuber MrBeast strikes Amazon deal for competition reality show
- MrBeast, the popular video creator known for big philanthropic gestures and extreme stunts, is making the leap from YouTube to Amazon Prime with a new reality competition show, Amazon announced Monday in a news release. The show, called "Beast Games," will be released on Prime Video and feature "over 1,000 contestants, $5,000,000 prize, and many other world records," the creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, ...

Source: cnn.com
POLITICS  
Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
- WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday continued to block, for now, a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. A one-page order signed by Justice Samuel Alito indefinitely prevents Texas from enforcing a sweeping state immigration enforcement ...

Source: bostonglobe.com
Haiti gang violence: 12 bodies seen in streets as gangs attack upmarket areas of capital Port-au-Prince | World News
- One victim was lying face up and surrounded by a scattered deck of cards. Another was found face down inside a truck that operates as a taxi. At least 12 people have been killed in the latest wave of violence in Haiti after armed gangs went on the rampage in two affluent areas of the capital, as chaos grips the poverty-stricken Caribbean country. Gunmen looted homes in Laboule and Thomassin early on Monday, with ...

Source: news.sky.com
US  
Woman sues NYC Mayor Eric Adams alleging 1993 sex assault
- A Florida woman alleges in a lawsuit filed in New York state court Monday that in 1993 New York Mayor Eric Adams, then her colleague at the city Transit Police and a top official at a Black police officers' organization, demanded oral sex in return for helping her get a promotion.  Lorna Beach-Mathura, who was a civilian employee of the department, says in the lawsuit that when she refused, Adams exposed ...

Source: nbcnews.com
Woman walking with male companion dies after being chased down by bear in Slovakia
- A woman from Belarus died in Slovakia Friday after being chased by a bear through dense forest and mountainous terrain, officials said.  The 31-year-old was walking with a companion, identified as a 29-year-old man from Belarus, through a portion of the Low Tatras mountain range on Friday evening when they encountered the bear and each ran in opposite directions, according to the Slovakian Mountain Rescue ...

Source: cbsnews.com
US   POLITICS  
Supreme Court appears receptive to NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official
- WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida . The NRA is suing former New York State Department of Financial Services superintendent Maria Vullo, who the group ...

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Michelin celebrates 'cultural dynamism' of 62 newly starred French restaurants
- The Michelin Guide unveiled its annual list of the best French restaurants Monday, praising the "cultural dynamism" of a new generation of chefs, though again honouring only a handful of women.  After a long period of resting on the laurels of its gastronomic reputation, France has seen a flourishing of new establishments in the last decade or so, absorbing international ideas and increasingly focusing on ...

Source: france24.com
DIGITAL  
LinkedIn Working On In-App Games
- Business-to-business social-networking platform LinkedIn is exploring a new focus: gaming. Over the weekend, app researchers have discovered code and shared screenshots that highlight the Microsoft-owned app's newest method in user retention. " There are going to be a few different games and companies will be ranked in the games based on the scores of their employees!" wrote app researcher Nima Owji on X, who added ...

Source: mediapost.com
US  
College student Riley Strain went to 2 other bars on night he went missing and talked to Nashville officer
- Ten days since University of Missouri student Riley Strain went missing, more details have emerged on his movements before his disappearance in Nashville, Tennessee. Police released new footage Monday showing Strain, 22, briefly interacting with an officer who was responding to a vehicle burglary on March 8, the night he went missing . And his stepfather told NBC News on Monday that Strain had gone to two more bars ...

Source: nbcnews.com
US   POLITICS  
Trump to hire Russia-linked ex-campaign chief labeled "grave counterintelligence threat": report
- Former President Donald Trump is expected to enlist former campaign chief Paul Manafort as a campaign adviser, according to The Washington Post . Manafort may be involved in planning around the upcoming Republican National Convention in July and could potentially play a role in fundraising for the campaign, sources told the outlet, adding that no formal decision has been made. Manafort was Trump's campaign chief in ...

Source: salon.com
SEC: Investment Advisers Made Phony AI Claims
- Federal regulators have charged two investment advisers with making fraudulent claims about their AI usage. Delphia and Global Predictions have agreed to settle charges by the  Securities and Exchange Commission  (SEC) and pay a total of $400,000 in civil penalties, the regulator announced Monday (March 18). "We find that  Delphia  and  Global Predictions  marketed to their ...

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US  
2 dead, 5 injured in D.C. shooting
- March 17 (UPI) -- Police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed two people and left five others wounded Sunday in a historic Washington, D.C. neighborhood, officials said. Police said the suspect fled on foot after the shooting took place around 3 a.m. at the intersection of 7th Street NW and P Street NW, about four blocks away from Mt. Vernon Square near the Kennedy Recreation Center, police said. "We're ...

Source: upi.com