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Move over comedians, there’s a new stand-up act in town. A recently released study from the University of Southern California found that the AI-generated jokes outperformed those crafted by humans. Nearly 70% of the participants rated ChatGPT jokes as funnier than those written by regular people. By comparison, 25% favored the human jokes and 5%
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Washington — Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Wednesday, ramping up Democrats’ disapproval of the high court in the wake of ethics issues and a spate of major decisions at the close of its latest term. It is all but
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At just 10 years old, a lion named Jacob has survived being gored, his family being poisoned for body parts and an attempted poaching that left him an amputee. But now, the animal known as “Africa’s most resilient lion” has broken an incredible record alongside his brother by swimming across crocodile- and hippo-infested waters known
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New Buckingham Palace tour sells out in a day – CBS News Watch CBS News For the first time, the British Royal family has opened up the East Wing of Buckingham Palace in London to tours — but as CBS News’ Leah Mishkin reports, you’ll have to wait, and it won’t be cheap. View CBS
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London — The room that opens onto Buckingham Palace’s famous balcony, from which the royal family can be seen waving to the public below during major events, is opening to the public for tours for the first time this summer after a renovation. Tour tickets, however, are no longer available. A limited number of “East Wing
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An Irish woman who had been charged by authorities in the United Arab Emirates with attempting suicide and alcohol consumption has been permitted to leave the country after being detained briefly, a legal advocacy group says. Tori Towey, 28, from Ireland’s County Roscommon, had been a crew member with Emirates Airlines since April 2023, was
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Washington — A slow leak of Democratic lawmakers has begun to call for President Biden to withdraw from the race in the wake of his debate performance last month. Capitol Hill will be the focus of attention this week, as Democratic lawmakers face competing arguments about whether Mr. Biden should be the party’s nominee. So
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Washington — Nearly two weeks after a disastrous debate, President Biden remains adamant that he’s staying in the race amid circling doubts and reserved expressions of support from members of his party. He said this week in a letter to congressional Democrats he’s “firmly committed” to running, but some Democrats in Congress are still saying Mr.
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Elizabeth Debicki on going from “The Crown” to horror in “MaXXXine” – CBS News Watch CBS News Anthony Mason interviews Golden Globe-winning actress Elizabeth Debicki, who earned critical acclaim for her portrayal of Princess Diana in the last two seasons of “The Crown.” Her latest role is a bit of a turn for the Australian
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AI fuels surge in energy demand AI fuels surge in energy demand 09:54 Microsoft is giving up its seat on OpenAI’s board, saying its presence is no longer necessary as the ChatGPT maker’s governance has improved since its boardroom upheaval last year. “We appreciate the support shown by OpenAI leadership and the OpenAI board as
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