‘AI Obama’ and fake newscasters: How AI audio is swarming TikTok
In a slickly produced TikTok video, former President Barack Obama — or a voice eerily like his — can be heard defending himself against an explosive new conspiracy theory about the sudden death of his former chef.
Where German cars falter, e-bikes gain in power
MUNICH — Germany’s automakers are facing steep challenges as they convert to battery-powered lineups and confront rising competition from China. But business is booming in another corner of the German transport industry: e-bikes.
As Trump prosecutions move forward, threats and concerns increase
At the federal courthouse in Washington, a woman called the chambers of the judge assigned to the election interference case against former President Donald Trump and said that if Trump were not reelected next year, “we are coming to kill you.”
IRS deploys artificial intelligence to catch Tax evasion
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has started using artificial intelligence to investigate tax evasion at multibillion-dollar partnerships as it looks for ways to better police hedge funds, private equity groups, real estate investors and large law firms.
Rodgers’ season ends early with torn achilles tendon
Aaron Rodgers got the news on Tuesday that was widely feared since he departed the New York Jets’ Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills: He had torn his left Achilles tendon and will miss the season, the league said in a social media post.
After losing their homes, Lahaina parents try to save their school community
KAANAPALI, Hawaii — The flames that ripped through Lahaina needed only a few hours to take nearly everything from Aina Kohler. Her house. Her surfing school and cafe. And her parents’ home, where she was raised.
Lahaina inferno began after firefighters departed a ‘contained’ scene
More than eight hours before a deadly fire swept through the Hawaiian town of Lahaina on Aug. 8, a small brush fire broke out on the edge of a residential neighborhood located a little more than 1 mile away from the town’s historic waterfront.
8 men are convicted in 2016 terrorist bombings in Brussels
BRUSSELS — Eight men were found guilty Tuesday of having organized a series of bombings in Brussels in March 2016 that amounted to the deadliest terrorist assault in Belgium’s history.
Macron’s Lesson After Riots? France Needs Order ‘at Every Level’
PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron issued a firm call to restore “order” in France on Monday, in a televised interview that came at the end of a 100-day period that he had set to exit the turmoil caused by his decision to raise the retirement age to 64.
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Turmoil in Florida’s new State Guard, as some recruits quit
What Really Happened in the Midterms?
More than eight months later, all the data from the 2022 midterm elections is — finally — final. The two most rigorous reports, from the Pew Research Center and Catalist, are finished.
Hurricane Calvin Strengthens to a Category 3 and Heads Toward Hawaii
A powerful hurricane that formed in the Pacific Ocean this week strengthened into a Category 3 storm on Friday, but it is expected to weaken before coming close to Hawaii, forecasters said.
NATO’s Welcome Party for Sweden Is Back on Ice
ISTANBUL — For months, NATO leaders had hoped that when they convened for their annual summit next week, they could use the occasion to welcome Sweden as the alliance’s newest member.
Hong Kong wants more tourists, but mostly ‘good quality’ ones, please
One by one the tour buses descended on the blue collar neighborhood in Hong Kong known as To Kwa Wan — literally translated as Potato Bay — unloading throngs of travelers from mainland China outside large restaurants where a quick lunch awaited them inside.
The TikTok hawks: House hearing hysterics obscure broader social media problems
The ubiquitous social video app TikTok did not have a great day as CEO Shou Zi Chew was dragged before Congress to ostensibly testify, but really be berated, by lawmakers out for blood. In more than five hours of testimony, they painted the company as some sort of nefarious Chinese government sleeper agent, plotting against an unsuspecting public.
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Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get more snow
In Ukraine war, talking about peace is a fight of its own
WASHINGTON — As the fight in Ukraine has dragged on for the past year, another battle has unfolded in parallel: a war of words between Russia and the West over who is more interested in ending the conflict peacefully.
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Justice Thomas wrote of ‘crushing weight’ of student loans
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Biden reaffirms support for Ukraine
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Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights
