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Anthropic CEO says AI advance is outpacing safeguards, calls to 'slow the pace'
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, proposed a three-step plan to balance the rate that aims to ensure safety while still achieving the benefits of the technology.
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Chinese national accused of illegally modifying DHS computers at border stations
Liu is charged with theft and damage of government property in a case involving 46 altered computers at three Maine border facilities.
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Man accused of throwing rocks at federal officers sentenced to 3 years in federal prison
Prosecutors say Elpidio Reyna, 40, threw rocks at federal officers leaving a command post in Paramount, California. One officer was injured and a window was shattered, according to Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California.
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Iowa legislation seeks to bans teaching gender-neutral words in foreign language classes
Sponsoring laws says he introduced the bill after hearing concerns from some teachers.
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Inflationary woes: More chain stores closed in 2023, continuing into 2024
Sears, once the largest retailer in the world with more than 700 stores in the U.S., shuttered hundreds of locations. Now, only 12 stores remain open.
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In-N-Out announces first restaurant closure ever, citing Oakland crime
The company also noted that the decision was not driven by financial concerns, and that safety was the overriding issue.
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Washington legislation would ban student cell phones in most cases
The legislation cites a study from the London School of Economics that found the mere presence of a smartphone by a neighboring student, lowers the test for a non-phone student in test scores by about 16%.
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Wisconsin Republicans want vote on 14-week abortion ban
Evers has already vowed not to sign the plan.
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Younger son of Martin Luther King Jr. dies of cancer at 62
Dexter Scott King was named for the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Alabama where his father, the civil rights leader, once served as pastor
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Texas Bus company files lawsuit against Chicago over migrant drop off ordinance
The new ordinance includes provisions mandating that bus companies provide advance notice about arrivals and receive approval from the city before dropping off arrivals at the city’s designated landing zone.
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California’s unemployment climbs to 5.1%, employers add 23,400 nonfarm new hires
The national unemployment rate was 3.7% in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro visit Auschwitz, discuss rise in antisemitism
"In the circles that I move, I see almost no antisemitism," Musk said. "Two-thirds of my friends are Jewish."
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Malliotakis, Staten Island leaders rip Adams' migrant relocation plan
New York City has had an influx of more than 130,000 migrants over the past year, with about 70,000 under the city's care.