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Month: February 2024

FCC votes to ban scam robocalls that use AI-generated voices

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is immediately outlawing scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, cracking down on so-called “deepfake” technology that experts say could undermine election security or supercharge fraud. The unanimous FCC vote extends anti-robocall rules to cover unsolicited AI deepfake calls by recognizing

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ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad. That decision comes despite the disqualification of team member Kamila Valieva for a highly publicized doping violation that caused a reshuffling of the medals.

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Pakistan’s ex-PM Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan

By RIAZAT BUTT and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The former prime minister of Pakistan expected his party would claim an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, sending him to the top job for a fourth time. Instead, Nawaz Sharif faces a difficult path to power. Independent candidates backed by his

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Ex primer ministro de Pakistán dice que su partido fue el más votado en las elecciones, aunque no alcanzó la mayoría

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El ex primer ministro paquistaní Nawaz Sharif afirmó este viernes que su partido surgió como el más votado en las elecciones, incluso cuando los independientes afiliados al líder encarcelado Imran Khan llevaban la delantera y estallaron protestas por los retrasos en el conteo. Aún no se ha publicado el resultado final de

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DNC files federal complaint alleging RFK Jr.’s super PAC is working too closely with his campaign

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, accusing presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. of a “ballot access scheme.” It argues that constitutes illegal coordination with a super PAC supporting Kennedy’s independent bid for the White House. In a complaint filed Friday,

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Calmer weekend weather awaits

High pressure will build in across the region today, drying out the last few pockets of rain and snow, and slowly warming us up, too. Despite the modest warming trend we will remain below our seasonal normals through the weekend. We’re getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, so break out your red and

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Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo spar at the UN over the latter’s ban of the Serbian dinar

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Serbia’s president has accused Kosovo’s government at a heated U.N. meeting of banning the use of the Serbian currency in areas where minority Serbs live in Kosovo with the ultimate goal of making living conditions unbearable for them and expelling them. Kosovo’s prime minister retorted

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