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Dallas — The National Rifle Association, which has had its image sullied by former leader Wayne LaPierre’s spending excesses, elected Doug Hamlin as executive vice president and CEO on Monday. “Our association is at a decisive moment in our history, and the future of America and constitutional freedoms depends on the success of the NRA,”
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The White House said Monday that the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will step down, a departure that follows the release of a damning report about the agency’s toxic workplace culture. The White House said Martin Gruenberg will step aside once a successor is appointed, and that President Biden will name a replacement
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International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan said Monday that he was filing applications for arrest warrants at the ICC for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, in addition to three senior Hamas leaders. The Hamas leaders listed by Khan are the group’s overall political leader Ismail Haniyeh,
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A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network Monday included references to a “unified reich” among hypothetical news headlines depicting an election win by him in November. The headline appears among messages flashing across the screen such as “Trump wins!!” and “Economy booms!” Other headlines appear to be references to World
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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said it is suspending use of one of its popular AI voices after users noted how similar it sounds to actor Scarlett Johansson’s voice. The company’s so-called voice mode function, launched in 2023, lets users interact with ChatGPT, widely used “generative” artificial intelligence software, by speaking to it. It also acts as a
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Generative artificial intelligence could threaten election security this November, intelligence agencies warned in a new federal bulletin. Generative AI uses images, audio, video and code to create new content, like so-called “deep fake” videos in which a person is made to look like they’re saying something they never said. Both foreign and domestic actors could
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Panera Bread plans to stop selling Charged Sips caffeinated drinks amid lawsuits Panera Bread plans to stop selling Charged Sips caffeinated drinks amid lawsuits 00:28 An 18-year-old high school student suffered cardiac arrest after drinking a caffeine-laden lemonade from Panera Bread, according to a lawsuit filed weeks after the nationwide chain said it was phasing
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A potent animal tranquilizer is likely behind an increase in drug overdoses in Chicago this month, health officials warned on Monday. The overdoses happened between May 11 and May 14, and drug samples from those cases tested positive for elevated levels of medetomidine. This powerful veterinary tranquilizer is not approved for human use. Chicago health
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Washington — Two Senate Republicans on Monday introduced legislation to protect access to in vitro fertilization, known as IVF, after a Democratic-led effort to do so failed earlier this year in the upper chamber. The bill, titled the IVF Protection Act, was introduced by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama.
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Is expensive pet food worth it? According to experts, not necessarily Is expensive pet food worth it? According to experts, not necessarily 05:31 Attention Walmart shoppers: bags of dry Pedigree-branded dog food sold by the retailer have been recalled because they may contain loose pieces of metal, posing a health hazard to pets. The recall
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