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Month: January 2024

An artist who appeared nude in a Marina Abramović piece sues MoMA, alleging it failed to protect him from sexual assault

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — An artist who appeared nude in a highly publicized piece by famed performance artist Marina Abramović is suing New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) after he said he was sexually assaulted during the 2010 event. In the lawsuit obtained by CNN, New York artist John Bonafede claims MoMA

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Israel military operation destroys a Gaza cemetery. Israel says Hamas used the site to hide a tunnel

By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic cemetery in southern Gaza was demolished, graves excised from the earth. A skull with no teeth rested atop the sandy, churned rubble. The neighborhood of Bani Suheila in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, which soldiers showed foreign journalists Saturday, was

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The first public hearings on foreign interference in Canada are about to begin. What you need to know

By Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA (CTV Network) — The public hearings portion of the federal inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections and democratic institutions gets underway this week. After months of behind-the-scenes preparations, including deciding which key players will be able to participate and establishing parameters for the

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Deepfaked nudes of Taylor Swift show we need AI regulation now: experts

By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Last week, AI-generated images which depicted superstar Taylor Swift in sexually suggestive and explicit positions were spread around the internet, sparking horror and condemnation—and experts say it’s a wake-up call showing we need real regulation of AI now. Mohit Rajhans,

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Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday. Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty

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Supreme Court is urged to rule Trump is ineligible to be president again because of the Jan. 6 riot

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers seeking to keep Donald Trump off the ballot are urging the Supreme Court to declare he’s ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the U.S. Capitol attack in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss. Their legal brief Friday was filled with vivid descriptions

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Maine lawmakers consider request to give subpoena power to committee investigating mass shooting

By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine legislative committee is considering an emergency request to grant powers to a panel investigating last year’s Lewiston mass shooting that the state’s governor said are critical to unraveling how the killings unfolded. An independent commission is investigating the October shootings that killed 18 people

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