Defense rests…
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Defense rests…

Jurors leave courthouse after beginning deliberations in Hunter Biden’s gun trial Deliberations are set to resume Tuesday. Jury begins deliberations in Hunter Biden’s trial on gun charges Jurors have begun deliberating on the gun charges against Hunter Biden.President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is accused of lying about his drug use on a federally required form […]

FAR RIGHT ROCKS EUROPE
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FAR RIGHT ROCKS EUROPE

By LORNE COOK Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BRUSSELS (AP) — A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union, with the far right rocking ruling parties in France and Germany, the bloc’s traditional driving forces. For the next five years it will be harder for the European Parliament to make […]

Israeli-Palestinian fighting intensifies as Egyptian cease-fire efforts falter
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Israeli-Palestinian fighting intensifies as Egyptian cease-fire efforts falter

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, while Israel pressed ahead with a series of airstrikes that have killed 23 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians.A state-run Egyptian TV station announced that Egypt, a frequent mediator between the… […]

How Europe is leading world in building guardrails around AI…
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How Europe is leading world in building guardrails around AI…

LONDON (AP) — Authorities around the world are racing to draw up rules for artificial intelligence, including in the European Union, where draft legislation faced a pivotal moment on Thursday. A European Parliament committee voted to strengthen the flagship legislative proposal as it heads toward passage, part of a yearslong effort by Brussels to draw… […]

Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover
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Google is giving its dominant search engine an artificial-intelligence makeover

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Wednesday disclosed plans to infuse its dominant search engine with more advanced artificial-intelligence technology, a drive that’s in response to one of the biggest threats to its long-established position as the internet’s main gateway. The gradual shift in how Google’s search engine runs is rolling out three months… […]

Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and vets…
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Psychedelic therapy begins in Colorado, causing tension between conservatives and vets…

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are restricting the treatment over objections from some of the city’s 90,000 veterans, who’ve become flagbearers for psychedelic therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. Colorado residents voted […]

AT LEAST 10 DEAD, 30 INJURED
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AT LEAST 10 DEAD, 30 INJURED

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A U.S. Army veteran driving a pickup truck that bore the flag of the Islamic State group wrought carnage on New Orleans’ raucous New Year’s celebration, killing 15 people as he steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police. The FBI said it was […]