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Month: August 2023

Maryland man leads Virginia police on wild chase in stolen truck and ambulance before DC arrest

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia pursued a stolen ambulance whose driver they say allegedly committed over a dozen hit-and-run crashes before he was apprehended in the District of Columbia. Virginia State Police said it all happened Saturday afternoon and involved accidents on portions of Interstate 66, I-395 and the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

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Gunfire erupts at prominent Shiite shrine in southern Iran, wounding at least 4 people

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Gunfire has erupted at a prominent shrine in southern Iran, wounding at least four people. Information on the attack Sunday at Shah Cheragh remained unclear immediately after the shooting, with state media and semiofficial news agencies offering differing details. The state-run IRNA news agency said four had been wounded, including two

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Jueza advirtió a la Cámara Nacional Electoral sobre dificultades con las máquinas de boleta única electrónica en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires

urielblanco (CNN Español) — La jueza federal María Servini de Cubría, quien tiene competencia electoral, envió un oficio al juez de la Cámara Nacional Electoral, Alberto Ricardo Dalla Vía, en el que manifestó preocupación por las dificultades presentadas en relación con las máquinas de boleta única electrónica que se utilizan para la elección de la

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Pakistani insurgents attack Chinese convoy in restive province, causing no casualties, officials say

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan says insurgents opened fire on a convoy carrying Chinese citizens in the restive Baluchistan province in the southwest of the country. The embassy says there were no casualties in Sunday’s attack in the port city of Gwadar. It said it “strongly condemns this terrorist act.” The

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Dos ataques en días consecutivos dejan cuatro policías muertos en Cauca, Colombia

urielblanco (CNN Español) — En un ataque con un carro bomba murió este domingo el subintendente de policía Carmelo José García. Según las autoridades colombianas, el incidente fue contra la subestación del corregimiento de Timba, en Buenos Aires, en el departamento del Cauca, suroeste de Colombia. El director de la Policía de Colombia, René Salamanca,

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AI fears overblown? Theoretical physicist calls chatbots ‘glorified tape recorders’

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — The public’s anxiety over new AI technology is misguided, according to theoretical physicist Michio Kaku. In an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria on Sunday, the futurologist said chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT will benefit society and increase productivity. But fear has driven people to largely focus on the

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Illinois governor signs ban on firearms advertising allegedly marketed to kids and militants

CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law banning firearms advertising that officials determine produces a public safety threat or appeals to children, militants or others who might later use the weapons illegally. Pritzker on Saturday signed the Firearm Industry Responsibility Act, making Illinois the eighth state to approve legislation that rolls

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What judicial ethics rules say about Clarence Thomas’ lifestyle bankrolled by his friends

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — It’s undeniable that Justice Clarence Thomas’ friendships with billionaires willing to foot his bill on their vacations together have given the conservative jurist a lifestyle most Americans could only dream of. But determining whether Thomas violated ethics rules and laws by failing to disclose that hospitality is tricky. The

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