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New Delhi — Scientists say Indian farmers’ eager uptake of a painkiller for their cattle in the 1990s has led to the inadvertent deaths of half of a million people and massive economic losses — not from any harm to the cattle, but from the loss of millions of vultures, scavengers that historically devoured animals’ remains
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Hollywood’s video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage after talks for a new contract with major game studios broke down over artificial intelligence protections. The strike — the second walkout for video game voice actors and motion capture performers under the Screen
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In the days after President Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him in the 2024 presidential race, several Republican lawmakers suggested she had become the presumptive Democratic nominee on the basis of her gender and race. Republicans referring to Harris as “DEI” hire GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee called Harris a “DEI
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How a glitch crippled tech operations worldwide How the CrowdStrike glitch crippled operations across the globe 01:41 CrowdStrike said that nearly all Microsoft Windows sensors are operational again after a faulty update by the cybersecurity company crippled computer systems across the world. More than 97% of Windows sensors were online as of Wednesday evening, CrowdStrike said
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton first ever to make House floor speech using AI voice – CBS News Watch CBS News Rep. Jennifer Wexton of Virginia delivered what is believed to be the first speech ever from the House floor using artificial intelligence voice technology. Wexton was diagnosed last year with a rare neurological disorder that robbed
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Olympics soccer matches begin in Paris Olympics soccer matches begin in Paris 03:50 As soccer in the Paris Olympics kicks off, the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams are looking for gold in the City of Love. While the opening ceremony is on Friday, matches officially began Wednesday as the U.S. men’s national soccer team were blanketed
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2024 presidential race enters a new phase 2024 presidential race enters a new phase 11:17 Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of walking back his previous agreement to a Sept. 10 presidential debate, telling reporters, “I’m ready.” “I’m ready to debate Donald Trump. I have agreed to the previously agreed
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New York prosecutors urged a Manhattan judge to uphold Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, saying a recent Supreme Court decision has little bearing on a unanimous jury’s decision finding the former president guilty of falsifying records. In a 69-page memo filed Wednesday and made public Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and prosecutors from his office
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Critical tests are on tap this weekend to confirm Boeing’s Starliner capsule can safety carry its two-person crew back to Earth despite problems that emerged early in the mission, officials said Thursday. Unexpected helium leaks and degraded maneuvering thrusters, discovered during the ship’s rendezvous with the International Space Station in early June, triggered weeks of
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Washington — North Korean hackers allegedly targeted a number of U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems with ransomware as part of an illegal scheme to fund a covert information exfiltration campaign against American military and scientific entities, federal investigators revealed Thursday. The international hacking campaign began in May 2021, when a hacking group tied to North
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