“Horrendous”: Black Men Tortured By White Mississippi Police “Goon Squad” React to Guilty Pleas
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Nina Turner: Ohio Voters Have Rejected GOP Power Grab In Victory for Democracy & Abortion Access
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‘ChatGPT, tell me a story’: AI gets literary
Innovation The Explainer ‘ChatGPT, tell me a story’: AI gets literary | Artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT can now produce convincingly human-sounding essays with minimal effort from users. It’s a massive timesaver – and an ethical quandary. How does ChatGPT work? ChatGPT is currently available for free at OpenAI’s website. About 100 million people used…
Why EPA’s science and tech office no longer has ‘science’ in its mission
Why EPA’s science and tech office no longer has ‘science’ in its mission Its mission statement used to describe an agency responsible for developing ‘sound, science-based standards.’ But the word ‘science’ has recently vanished. | View caption Hide caption The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is emerging as one of the government entities most targeted by the…
Death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman
First Look Death sentence for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman A federal jury recommended Wednesday that 50-year-old Robert Bowers be sent to death row for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. A judge must formally impose the sentence. | View caption Hide caption | The gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s…
Mystery shrouds deaths of 3 people as woman who served meal denies wrongdoing
The death of three people who may have eaten poisonous mushrooms continues to be shrouded in mystery. Erin Patterson, the woman who served four family members the meal thought to contain the fungi in late July, has tearfully denied any wrongdoing while police carry on with their investigation. On July 29, the woman invited over…
Tampa mayor finds big catch off Florida Keys: 70 pounds of cocaine
The mayor of Tampa, Florida, found a big catch of another sort while she was fishing off the Florida Keys: 70 pounds of cocaine floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Mayor Jane Castor made the discovery July 23 on a fishing trip with her family. Castor, a longtime Tampa police officer and the city’s first female…
South Korea begins evacuating Scouts as Tropical Storm Khanun nears
Buses began moving tens of thousands of Scouts to inland venues Tuesday ahead of a tropical storm, bringing an effective end to a World Scout Jamboree that had already struggled with heat, hygiene and land use controversies. Known for its insatiable desire to host international events, the South Korean government scrambled to keep the Jamboree going as thousands…
Where will inflation go next?
For many Americans enduring higher prices, easing inflation was on the wishlist for 2023 — and as of July, it’s looking like that dream just might come true. Inflation dropped to 3% in June, reaching its lowest level since May 2021 and marking the 12th month in a row that inflation has eased, based on the…