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A.I.-Powered Painting of Alan Turing Sells for $1.1 Million

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 1:39pm
The portrait depicts the British mathematician Alan Turing as the god of artificial intelligence. Its creator is a robot named Ai-Da that resembles a woman with a bob haircut.
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Party Whose Leader Is Known for Antisemitism to Join Lithuanian Government

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 1:15pm
A new coalition includes a party led by a politician notorious for antisemitic remarks, another blow to the longstanding refusal by Europe’s mainstream parties to join with those seen as extremist.
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California Shifts Rightward on Crime in an Election Fueled by Frustration

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 1:12pm
Voters in the Democratic-run state overwhelmingly approved a measure to impose harsher sentences for crimes and were on their way to ousting two progressive district attorneys.
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Vanessa Bell, of the Bloomsbury Group, Gets a Show of Her Own

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 1:02pm
Vanessa Bell is often best remembered for the creative milieu she cultivated, but a new exhibition of her work makes a case for her as a groundbreaking artist.
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Russia Hits Ukraine with Drones, Missiles Overnight

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:55pm
Millions trek to shelters nightly or take their chances at home as unceasing missile and drone attacks drag on. Some Ukrainians are looking — with hope or sarcasm — to Trump for respite.
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Playing Out a Dream, a Long, Long Way From Home

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:52pm
An academy of a team in England’s lower leagues offers Americans at the end of their collegiate eligibility a chance to continue their soccer careers.
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Pelosi Laments Biden’s Late Exit and the Lack of an ‘Open Primary’

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:50pm
“Had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other candidates in the race,” the former House speaker said in an interview with The New York Times, suggesting she had anticipated an “open primary.”
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Mountain Fire in Ventura County Destroys Homes and Forces Thousands to Evacuate

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:50pm
The fast-moving Mountain fire forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed neighborhoods in the hilly communities of Ventura County. “We figured we were trapped,” one resident said.
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What a Second Trump Term Could Mean for Your Money

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:43pm
Here’s what the president-elect has said he might do with your taxes, student loans, Social Security and more.
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The Age of the Pogrom Returns

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:31pm
The attack on Israeli soccer fans comes after years of rising antisemitism in Europe, much within Muslim communities.
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House Committee Targets Chip Technology Firms for China Ties

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:24pm
It requested information from a handful of firms that make chip manufacturing possible about their commercial ties to China.
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Keens Steakhouse Is a Shrine to a Bygone New York

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 12:15pm
Keens, a fixture in midtown Manhattan since 1885, is a shrine to a bygone city.
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Judge Tosses Out Biden Program For Undocumented Spouses

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 11:50am
The ruling issued by a federal judge in Texas struck down a new initiative aimed at helping undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens stay in the country.
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Notre-Dame’s Bells Ring Together for First Time Since Fire

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 11:20am
The sound of Notre-Dame’s bells pealed throughout Paris for the first time since 2019 — a symbol of rebirth as it prepares to reopen next month.
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Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:52am
Early in the internet era, he was also behind other AOL messages, including “Welcome!” “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day,” he once said.
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Former Adams Aide Is in Plea Talks in Federal Witness Tampering Case

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:44am
Mohamed Bahi was accused of tampering with witnesses and destroying evidence in the corruption investigation into Mayor Eric Adams and his campaign fund-raising.
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Trump’s Supreme Court Agenda Is Likely to Include Legal U-Turns

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:39am
In recent years, new administrations have not been shy about disavowing positions taken by their predecessors.
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Ireland to Hold Snap General Election: What to Know

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:28am
The Republic of Ireland will hold a general election on Nov. 29, after Prime Minister Simon Harris dissolved parliament on Friday.
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Trump Flipped Hispanic South Texas

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:27am
Donald J. Trump’s biggest gains were along the Texas border, a Democratic stronghold where most voters are Hispanic. He won 12 of the region’s 14 counties, up from five in 2016.
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Richard Pazdur, FDA Cancer Chief, Discusses 25 Years of Innovation

Fri, 11/08/2024 - 10:04am
Dr. Richard Pazdur for 25 years has overseen innovations in the treatment of deadly diseases at the agency.
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