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OpenAI suspends bot developer for Congressman Dean Phillips- The Washington Post

21 Jan 2024

(Reuters) – Microsoft-backed OpenAI has banned the developer of a bot mimicking Democratic presidential hopeful Congressman Dean Phillips, the first action the ChatGPT maker has taken in response to what it sees as a misuse of its artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a political campaign, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. “We recently removed a …

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Haley targets Trump’s affinity for dictators during final sprint in New Hampshire

21 Jan 2024

By James Oliphant and Nathan Layne PETERBOROUGH/MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley accused Republican rival Donald Trump of being “obsessed” with dictators and too old to lead on Saturday in a final stretch of campaigning in New Hampshire ahead of Tuesday’s presidential nominating contest. The former U.S. president ramped up his …

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US-Mexico immigration coordination producing results, official says

21 Jan 2024

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A high-level U.S. State Department meeting with Mexican officials on Friday lauded progress following a crackdown on illegal immigration, a State Department spokesman said on Saturday. A crackdown on migrant smuggling networks, train and bus routes has produced results, Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement. …

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US judge condemns FBI while ordering release of man in ‘Newburgh Four’ case

20 Jan 2024

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man convicted in 2010 of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues and a Jewish community center, and shoot down military planes, was ordered to be released from prison by a judge who said the defendant was part of a group manipulated by the FBI. Four men, who …

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Condemned Alabama prisoner asks US Supreme Court to stop rare second execution attempt

20 Jan 2024

By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – An Alabama death row prisoner who survived a botched execution attempt by lethal injection asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to halt the state’s planned second attempt next week, this time by the novel method of asphyxiation with nitrogen gas. Lawyers for Kenneth Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed …

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Trump to stay on Washington state ballot; third-party group asks DOJ to probe Democrats

20 Jan 2024

(This Jan. 18 story has been corrected to rectify the name of Washington’s capital city from Columbia to Olympia in paragraph 7) By Joseph Ax and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – Donald Trump can remain on Washington state’s Republican presidential primary ballot, a judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting the latest effort to disqualify the former president …

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Biden cancels nearly $5 billion more in student debt relief

20 Jan 2024

By Andrea Shalal (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday announced student debt cancellation of nearly $5 billion for an additional 74,000 borrowers, including more than half who earned forgiveness after 10 years of public service as teachers, nurses and firefighters. The White House announcement brings the total loan forgiveness approved by the Biden-Harris administration …

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US Senator Tim Scott endorses ex-rival Trump in blow to Haley

20 Jan 2024

By Gram Slattery CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Tim Scott, who had campaigned against Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination, endorsed his former rival at a rally in New Hampshire on Friday night, dealing a blow to Trump’s top remaining primary competitor, Nikki Haley. The move by Scott comes just four days before …

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Florida police clear state’s ousted GOP chairman in sexual battery investigation

20 Jan 2024

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Police in Florida said on Friday they have cleared the ousted chairman of the state’s Republican Party on sexual battery allegations but asked prosecutors to review their investigation of a possibly illegal recording of a sexual encounter. Christian Ziegler was accused in October of rape by a woman who previously …

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Uvalde DA investigates police over failures in mass shooting – report

20 Jan 2024

(Reuters) – A prosecutor in Uvalde, Texas, has convened a grand jury to investigate whether police were criminally liable for failing to promptly storm a classroom in a 2022 mass shooting that killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers, Texas media reported. District Attorney Christina Mitchell said the grand jury would review evidence and weigh possible …

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