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California governor vetoes contentious AI safety bill

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a hotly contested artificial intelligence safety bill, after the tech industry raised objections, saying it could drive AI companies from the state and hinder innovation. Newsom said he had asked leading experts on Generative AI to help California “develop workable guardrails” that focus “on developing an empirical,

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La cápsula de SpaceX que traerá a casa a los astronautas de Boeing Starliner llegó a la estación espacial

Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Después de que su viaje de una semana se convirtiera en una estadía de meses en la Estación Espacial Internacional, dos astronautas de Boeing Starliner ahora están al alcance de la nave espacial que eventualmente los traerá a casa. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La cápsula SpaceX Crew Dragon, elegida por la

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California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models Sunday. The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little oversight. The bill would have established some of

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Who were the 7 high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed over the past week?

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In just over a week, intensified Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed seven high-ranking commanders and officials from the powerful Hezbollah militant group, including the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. The move left Lebanon and much of the Mideast in shock as Israeli officials celebrated major military and intelligence breakthroughs. Hezbollah had

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Cyprus president fires police chief and deputy over the embarrassing escape of a convicted killer

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus has fired the chief of police, his deputy and the acting director of the country’s central prisons complex. The move comes after the embarrassing escape of a convicted murderer while under guard during an eight-hour pass to visit family. A government spokesman posted on the social media

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Thousands told to stay home a day after chemical plant fire sent a plume containing chlorine high into the air

WANF, WXIA, CNN By Cindy Von Quednow and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people were told to stay home with their windows shut Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate Sunday and left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air.

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Justice Department sues Alabama over its effort to remove more than 3,000 names from voter rolls too close to election

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department sued Alabama on Friday over the state’s recent effort to remove more than 3,000 names from its voter rolls, arguing the move violated federal law prohibiting such action from taking place too close to an election. Alabama GOP Secretary of State Wes Allen announced on August 13 that

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Israel’s Netanyahu strengthens his hold on office by adding a rival to his Cabinet

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a former rival as a member of his Cabinet. Sunday’s appointment of Gideon Saar will expand his coalition and likely strengthen his hold on office. Under their agreement, Netanyahu said Saar would be given a spot in the Security Cabinet, which oversees the

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Shelter-in-place, evacuation orders lifted a day after chemical plant fire sent a plume containing chlorine high into the air

By Cindy Von Quednow, Lauren Mascarenhas and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Shelter-in-place recommendations and evacuation orders have been lifted Monday after a fire at a Georgia industrial plant caused a chemical reaction that prompted around 17,000 people to evacuate Sunday and left potentially harmful chlorine lingering in the air. Residents and businesses were told

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