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Oct 30 2023
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Biden takes the lead: Executive order to tackle AI concerns
President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introducing new consumer protections and giving federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology. The order reflects the government's effort to shape how AI evolves in a way
Daily Kos
Aug 17 2023
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Thousands flee as ‘unprecedented’ fires hit Canada’s Northwest Territories
Officials say 20,000 residents of Yellowknife are leaving via land and air, but the northern city is not in ‘immediate danger’. Canadians have crammed into a local airport and lined up along a major highway out of the Northwest Territories to escape approaching wildfires, a day after authorities warned the blazes were moving closer to the territory’s capital and largest city, Yellowknife. The
Al Jazeera
Oct 30 2023
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White House Unveils ‘Sweeping’ AI Strategy As Biden Pushes For Transparency And Safety
The White House on Monday unveiled a broad executive order aimed at curbing the risks and “seizing the promise” of artificial intelligence, as President Joe Biden takes aim at complicated issues surrounding the fast-moving technology that lawmakers have struggled to meaningfully address. The order outlines “the most sweeping actions ever taken to protect Americans from the potential risks of
Forbes
Oct 25 2023
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Labor union seeks to repeal Oregon’s self-serve gas bill in November 2024
The decision could be up to voters in November 2024 PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Less than three months after Oregon drivers got the OK to start pumping their own gas, a new initiative is pushing to reverse that. If there’s enough support, the decision could be in the hands of the voters in November 2024. It’s a big move from one of the state’s largest labor unions. UFCW Local 555 filed an
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Oct 20 2023
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Israel slated to shut ’pro-Hamas’ network Al-Jazeera run by Qatar
The Qatar state-owned network Al-Jazeera is facing intense criticism that it is assisting the Hamas terrorist movement in its war against the Jewish state, prompting the government to declare that Al-Jazeera's operation will be outlawed in Israel for transmitting "sensitive information to our enemies."
The Jerusalem Post
Oct 25 2023
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Death toll climbing in mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine; suspect at large
Image from the Lewiston Maine Police Department’s Facebook page asking for help identifying this individual. At least 10 people were killed as a result of a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Tuesday, and the suspect is still at large. Some news outlets were reporting a toll as high as 22. At 8 p.m. local time, the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said via the agency’s Facebook page: “
Los Angeles Times
Oct 30 2023
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Biden to sign sweeping executive order to steer development of AI safety, security standards
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, introducing new consumer protections and giving federal agencies an extensive to-do list to oversee the rapidly progressing technology. The order reflects the government’s effort to shape how AI
MarketWatch
Oct 25 2023
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Multiple dead in shootings in Lewiston, Maine, law enforcement says: report
• An active shooter event occurred at multiple locations in Lewiston, Maine, according to police. • Local authorities say the suspected gunman is still at large as of Wednesday evening. Maine State Police ordered residents in the state's second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night because of an active shooter situation. The alert for Lewiston, Maine, was made shortly after 8 p.m.
Business Insider
Oct 26 2023
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US Warplanes Conduct Major Strikes On ‘Iranian Proxies’ In Syria
: In the overnight and early morning hours in Syria (local time), US forces carried out airstrikes on what it said are Iran-linked militants and installations in eastern Syria. Multiple targets have been hit. According to a statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, “Today, at President Biden’s direction, U.S. military forces conducted self-defense strikes on two facilities in eastern
InfoWars
Oct 25 2023
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Lewiston, Maine, goes on lockdown as at least 16 are killed by gunman
Maine State Police are urging residents in Lewiston to shelter in place after reports of an active shooter in at least two locations. At least 16 people have been killed and dozens are injured, according to CNN. The Sun Journal reported numerous people were wounded in three incidents beginning around around 7 p.m. Cops first received reports of a shooter at a bowling alley, that local paper
New York Daily News