By HOLLY RAMER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump is aiming for a commanding victory Tuesday in New Hampshire, securing a sweep of the first two Republican primary races that would make a November rematch with President Joe Biden look more likely than ever. The biggest question is whether Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The influx of generative artificial intelligence software is transforming small businesses. Small business owners are using A.I. tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and others to check grammar in emails, punch up marketing copy and research business plans. What’s more, bigger companies are developing tools
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Agua Caliente’s 3rd annual Polo and Balloon Classic event will begin next Wednesday, January 31. The event celebrates the game of polo while featuring local artists and designers. On January 31, attendees will be able to mingle with polo players at a cocktail party at CODA Art Gallery on El Paseo. The event will feature
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump, Nikki Haley and their allies have traded sharp attacks on New Hampshire airwaves ahead of the second nominating contest in the Republican presidential primary. Haley and groups supporting her White House bid have invested heavily in the Granite State, spending roughly twice as much on
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance. The invitation comes as Hungary and Turkey remain the only NATO members not to have ratified Sweden’s bid
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA TOUR FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN Site: San Diego. Courses: Torrey Pines GC. South (Yardage: 7,765. Par: 72) and North (Yardage: 7,258. Par: 72). Prize money: $9 million. Winner’s share: $1.62 million. Television: Wednesday-Thursday, 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5-8 p.m. (CBS); Saturday, 2-4 p.m. (Golf Channel), 4-8
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors, turning their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential DEA information. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan filed court
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its record heights Tuesday as earnings reporting season for big U.S. companies gets going. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 144 points, or 0.4%, a day after topping 38,000 for
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its pastor was charged with violating city ordinances when he opened up the sanctuary around the clock for homeless people and others to find shelter. Police this month filed 18 criminal
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chanel’s Spring Couture show transformed Paris’ Grand Palais Ephemere into a stage of fashion fantasy. A giant pair of scissors marked the entrance, signaling an evening of surreal elegance. The event centered around the theme of the button, celebrated with a captivating film and a dramatic
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday made his first public appearance since he was hospitalized over complications of a procedure to treat prostate cancer, delivering opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Speaking from a nondescript white room with the Department of Defense seal
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts. It would be the first execution attempt with the method in the United States. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening at a south Alabama
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and Ireland are braced for more strong winds and heavy rainfall as Storm Jocelyn approaches, just hours after deadly storm Isha swept the region on Sunday and Monday, leaving tens of thousands without power and leading to at least four deaths. Storm Jocelyn is expected to
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief and the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Croatia have told Bosnia to press on with reforms and seize a chance to begin accession negotiations with the European Union before the 27-nation block holds a parliamentary vote in June. The officials said that while Bosnia has made
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Yuval Noah Harari has another grand theme for his next book: Information. Harari’s “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” will be published Sept. 10. Harari is known for such broad and accessible historical works as “Sapiens”
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A leading Catholic charity is making an urgent appeal to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a planned execution this week using nitrogen gas. The Sant’Egidio Community says the method is “barbarous” and would bring “indelible shame” to the state. Sant’Egidio has lobbied for decades to
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