Nation and World
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Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - BLETCHLEY PARK, England - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would "tip the balance in favor ...
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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japan...
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Putin signs a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban treaty
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of a global nuclear test ban, a move that Moscow said was needed to establish ...
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2 more killed as Russian artillery keeps on battering southern Ukraine's Kherson region
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russian shelling killed an 81-year-old woman in the yard of her home and a 60-year-old man in southern Ukraine's Kherson region Thursday, local authoriti...
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Pressure rises on Israel to pause fighting and ease siege as battles intensify near Gaza City
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops fought with Hamas militants on the edges of Gaza City on Thursday, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. After nearl...
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Volunteer medical students are trying to fill the health care gap for migrants in Chicago
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - Using sidewalks as exam rooms and heavy red duffel bags as medical supply closets, volunteer medics spend their Saturdays caring for the growing number of migrants arriv...
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Netanyahu has sidestepped accountability for failing to prevent Hamas attack, instead blaming others
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - A growing list of Israeli officials have accepted responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas' brutal attack on Israeli communities during the Oct. 7 incursion that trig...
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U.S. applications for jobless benefits inch higher but remain at historically healthy levels
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inched up last week but remains low by historical standards, even with the Federal Reserve's aggressive interest ra...
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Uber and Lyft will pay $328 million to settle wage theft claims in New York
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Uber and Lyft will pay drivers in New York a combined $328 million to settle wage theft claims and have agreed to establish a minimum wage and paid s...
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Alabama can execute inmate with nitrogen gas, state's highest court says
Nov 02, 2023 1:00 am - MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death s...