- LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman warns against Elon Musk’s ‘conflict of interest’ in setting AI policies TechCrunch
- US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work The Associated Press
- FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Commerce & U.S. Department of State Launch the International Network of AI Safety Institutes at Inaugural Convening in San Francisco NIST
- With Musk in tow, Trump eyes changes to government policies on AI and its dangers CNN
- Why the U.S. Launched an International Network of AI Safety Institutes TIME
‘A new perch’: Trump loyalist Matt Gaetz confirms US Congress departure
In an interview, the scandal-plagued Gaetz reaffirmed his commitment to being a member of Trump's 'America First army'.
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In a new interview on Friday, Matt Gaetz revealed that he will not be returning to Congress next year.
Speaking to conservative talk show host Charlie Kirk, Gaetz, who withdrew his attorney general nomination yesterday, said:
“I’m still going to be in the fight, but it’s going to be from a new perch. I do not intend to join the 119th Congress,” CNN reports.
“There are a number of fantastic Floridians who’ve stepped up to run for my seat, people who have inspired with their heroism, with their public service. And I’m actually excited to see northwest Florida go to new heights and have great representation… I’m going to be fighting for President Trump. I’m going to be doing whatever he asks of me, as I always have. But I think that eight years is probably enough time in the United States Congress.”
“While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition.”
Continue reading...Putin says Russia will use new missile again in ‘combat conditions’
Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile
Jury convicts two for smuggling Indian family who froze to death crossing US-Canada border
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand were part of operation bringing increasing numbers of Indians into US
A jury has convicted two men of human smuggling charges after an Indian family froze to death attempting to cross the Canada-US border.
After a brief deliberation on Friday, a jury in Fergus Falls, Minnesota delivered the verdict in the case against Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national who used the alias “Dirty Harry”, and Steve Shand, 50, an American from Florida. Prosecutors say the pair were part of a broader criminal enterprise that helped migrants cross from Canada into the United States.
Continue reading...Plane passengers film Iceland volcano lava from above
Down below, a car park was swallowed up by lava and buildings were evacuated, but there was said to be no threat to air travel in the region.
Trump hush-money case sentencing postponed indefinitely
President-elect spokesperson hails ‘decisive win’ as Judge Juan Merchan declines to provide new sentencing date
The sentencing in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal hush-money case has been postponed indefinitely while attorneys on both sides argue over its future given his recent election victory.
Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump’s case, did not provide a new sentencing date in his one-page scheduling order on Friday.
Continue reading...From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine – CNN
- From a call with Putin to an experimental strike, a dramatic week transforms the war in Ukraine CNN
- A Relationship Surviving 1,000 Days of War NPR
- Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war The Associated Press
- Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,001 Al Jazeera English
- Russian Losses Approach Three Grim Milestones After 1000 Days of War Newsweek
Man City vs Tottenham: Pep latest, kickoff time, team news, where to watch
Pep Guardiola leads Man City out for the first time since signing a two-year extension when Tottenham visit on Saturday.
Dutch police find gnome made of MDMA during drug bust
Police say they tested the gnome after finding it among suspected narcotics.
Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.
Putin says Russia will use experimental missile again after Ukraine strike
Ukrainian president calls testing of nuclear-capable weapon on his country’s territory an ‘international crime’
Vladimir Putin has vowed to launch more strikes using an experimental intermediate-range ballistic missile as Ukraine decried the testing of the nuclear-capable weapon on its territory as an “international crime”.
Speaking at a defence conference on Friday, Putin contested US claims that Russia possessed only a “handful” of the high-speed ballistic missiles, saying that the military had enough to continue to test them in “combat conditions” and would put them into serial production.
Continue reading...Kyiv says Russian troops advancing fast as missile fears grow – Courthouse News Service
- Kyiv says Russian troops advancing fast as missile fears grow Courthouse News Service
- November 22, 2024 - Russia-Ukraine news CNN
- Thursday, November 21. Russia’s War On Ukraine: News And Information From Ukraine Forbes
- Ukraine frontline at risk of 'collapse' as Russian troops advance towards key town Sky News
- War update: 118 combat clashes at front, situation hottest in Pokrovsk, Kurakhove and Vremivka sectors Ukrinform
UK indicates it could arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant, as Hungary invites him to visit – The Times of Israel
- UK indicates it could arrest Netanyahu on ICC warrant, as Hungary invites him to visit The Times of Israel
- Who would arrest Netanyahu? ICC warrant divides the world NBC News
- Trump could sanction British lawyer leading Netanyahu ICC prosecution, reports say The Independent
- You Will Not Believe What Tom Cotton Just Suggested The New Republic
- Israelis unite behind their prime minister as Netanyahu faces an international arrest warrant CNN
Kendrick Lamar drops surprise album, GNX
Rapper caps off 2024 with release of 12-track album featuring guest spots from SZA and Kamasi Washington
Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise album called GNX.
The Pulitzer prize-winning rapper teased the release with a one-minute video before the 12-track album was then released.
Continue reading...Zimbabwe opposition leader found guilty of attending ‘unlawful gathering’
Court convicts Jameson Timba and 34 activists after five months in pre-trial detention.
Funerals held for 42 people killed by gunmen in Pakistan’s Kurram
Funerals have been held for 42 people killed when gunmen fired on a bus carrying Shia pilgrims in Pakistan’s Kurram.
Ice could add 600 beds to New Jersey detention center, documents show
ACLU obtains documents showing agency’s effort to expand state’s detention capacity for undocumented immigrants
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials could add 600 beds to detain unauthorized immigrants in New Jersey, according to new documents obtained by the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union on Friday.
An additional 600 detainees could mark a significant increase in the number of people held in New Jersey. The Elizabeth detention center – the only facility in the state that holds detainees – can currently accommodate up to 300 detainees, the Bergen Record reported in April. There were 285 detainees in the facility as of the end of October, according to data analyzed by the Guardian from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University.
Continue reading...MMA fighter Conor McGregor raped woman at Dublin hotel, jury finds in civil trial
McGregor ordered to pay nearly €250,000 in damages to Nikita Hand after he was accused of 2018 assault
A jury at a civil trial at Ireland’s high court has found that the Irish martial arts fighter Conor McGregor assaulted a woman who had accused him of raping her at a hotel in Dublin in December 2018.
McGregor was ordered pay nearly €250,000 (£210,000) in damages to Nikita Hand, who is also known as Nikita Ní Laimhín.
Continue reading...Too many buildings remain unsafe after Grenfell disaster, housing minister warns
Wajid Khan tells House of Lords remediation work is yet to start on half of properties with unsafe cladding
Far too many high and medium-rise buildings are still unsafe after the Grenfell disaster, with dangerous cladding remaining on at least 2,400 blocks, a housing minister has warned.
Wajid Khan, a Labour peer and housing minister, said on Friday that remediation work had not started at approximately 50% of properties being monitored for their unsafe cladding.
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