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‘You don’t have to remind me’: Fox News host bristles when confronted by Dem

A military veteran serving as a Congressional representative clashed with Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Wednesday over whether military members are allowed to disobey illegal orders. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), a former Army ranger who completed three tours of duty, and MacCallum discussed Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s (D-MI) comments from earlier in the day on […]

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D.A. to investigate claims of fraud in L.A. County’s $4-billion sex abuse settlement

Los Angeles County’s district attorney has opened an investigation into claims of fraud within the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history. Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said Wednesday his office has started a wide-ranging probe into claims that plaintiffs made up stories of abuse in order to sue the county, which agreed to the historic […]

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Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics

Google DeepMind has hired the former Chief Technology Officer of Boston Dynamics as the company pushes deeper into robotics. Aaron Saunders, who is partly responsible for giving the world backflipping and dancing machines, joined as the VP of hardware engineering earlier this month. The hire is a key part of CEO Demis Hassabis’ vision for […]

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Yann LeCun, a Pioneering A.I. Scientist, Leaves Meta

Yann LeCun, a pioneering scientist who led Meta’s artificial intelligence research efforts for more than a decade, is leaving the company to create his own start-up, he said on Wednesday. Dr. LeCun’s departure follows a shake-up at Meta in its A.I. efforts. In June, the company invested $14.9 billion in the A.I. start-up ScaleAI and […]

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Trump administration revives rollbacks of species protections from first term

BILLINGS, Mont. — President Trump’s administration moved Wednesday to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live, reviving a suite of changes to Endangered Species Act regulations during the Republican’s first term that were blocked under former Democratic President Joe Biden. The changes include the elimination of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s “blanket rule” […]

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RHOP star Mia Thornton arrested in Atlanta for ‘stealing $11k worth of furniture’ as teary-eyed mugshot released

REAL Housewives of Potomac star Mia Thornton has been arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, on a larceny charge. The reality star was reportedly picked up on Wednesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and booked into the Fulton County Jail, according to TMZ. Mia has been accused of stealing up to $11,000 from a furnished rental condo....

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