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Wisconsin Assembly passes bills regulating AI use in elections and outlawing AI-produced child porn
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday passed bills to regulate artificial intelligence, joining a growing number of states grappling with how to control the technology as November’s elections loom. The Assembly approved a bipartisan measure to require political candidates and groups to include disclaimers in ads that use AI technology. Violators would face a $1,000 fine. Voters need …
Read More »US secretary of state assures Western Balkans of support for path toward European Union integration
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Albania on Thursday to reaffirm relations with a key partner in the region and assure Western Balkan countries of Washington’s support for their integration into the European Union. Blinken met with top officials and focused on the future of the Western Balkans as Albania and several neighbors seek to …
Read More »US company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back. NASA, the main sponsor with experiments on board, is hoping for a successful moon landing next week as it seeks to jumpstart the lunar economy ahead of astronaut missions. …
Read More »Moffatt, Records score 15, Colgate downs Holy Cross 85-55
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ryan Moffatt and Keegan Records both scored 15 points in Colgate’s 85-55 win over Holy Cross on Wednesday night. Moffatt added eight rebounds for …
Read More »Next stop Hollywood? Travis Kelce gets first producer credit on SXSW movie
Travis Kelce is already making moves in Hollywood. The Super Bowl champ has his first executive producer credit on a new film that will have its world premiere in March at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. “My Dead Friend Zoe” is described as a darkly comedic drama about a U.S. Army veteran, the dead best friend …
Read More »Turkey detains 4 as part of a probe into a gold mine landslide that left at least 9 missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday detained four people in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing, Turkish state media reported. The landslide struck the Anagold Madencilik company’s Copler mine in the town of Ilic in Turkey’s mountainous Erzincan province on Tuesday. A video, seemingly shot by …
Read More »Reciente ley de conscripción en Myanmar reclutará a 5.000 personas al mes. Muchos piensan huir
BANGKOK (AP) — El gobierno militar de Myanmar dijo el miércoles que reclutará a 60.000 hombres y mujeres jóvenes al año para realizar el servicio militar de acuerdo con su recién activada ley de conscripción, y que los llamados a filas comenzarán después del festival de abril que marca el Año Nuevo tradicional de ese país. La medida de conscripción …
Read More »Pirates announce deals with former All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal and left-hander Josh Fleming
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced one-year contracts with two-time All-Star catcher Yasmani Grandal and left-hander Josh Fleming as the team started spring training on Wednesday. Grandal gets a $2.5 million salary and Fleming receives a split contract calling for $850,000 while in the major leagues and $240,000 while in the minors. The 35-year-old Grandal was an All-Star …
Read More »Poland’s president meets Lockheed Martin CEO about further investment in military weapons
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president has met the CEO of U.S. manufacturer Lockheed Martin about strengthening security in the region and continued U.S. investment in Poland’s military weapons and equipment, the country’s National Security Bureau said Wednesday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the bureau said the talks between President Andrzej Duda and Jim Taiclet included “securing the …
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