Artificial intelligence is easily the biggest buzzword for world leaders and corporate bosses diving into big ideas at the World Economic Forum’s glitzy annual meeting this week.
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Airstrikes on Yemen bring new level of chaos to shipping in southern Red Sea
The U.S. and U.K.’s decision to hit back at Houthi militants has only escalated the chaos across the shipping industry, underscoring the threat of an enduring supply-chain crisis as vessels navigate the crucial trade route.
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First-ever experiment shows how pigs might help people with liver failure
The FDA is considering whether to allow a small number of Americans who need a new organ to volunteer for rigorous studies of either pig hearts or kidneys.
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Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day to sing during Super Bowl pregame
McEntire will sing the national anthem, while Post Malone will perform ‘America the Beautiful.’
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Nevada high court says it won’t reconsider ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor’s case
Nathan Chasing Horse had requested the dismissal of an indictment that accuses him of leading a cult, taking underage wives, and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls.
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Netanyahu opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel would never have ‘genuine security’ without a pathway toward Palestinian independence.
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U.S. forces again strike Houthi sites in Yemen as Biden says action hasn’t yet stopped ship attacks
The latest strikes destroyed 2 Houthi anti-ship missiles that ‘were aimed into the southern Red Sea and prepared to launch,’ U.S. Central Command said.
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Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in New York courtroom
A Trump attorney tried to show the jury that E. Jean Carroll has achieved the fame, if not the fortune, she desired after the publication of a memoir accusing Trump of raping her in the 1990s.
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Police response to Uvalde shooting riddled with ‘cascading failures,’ DOJ says
The report identifies a vast array of problems from failed communication and leadership to inadequate technology and training that contributed to the crisis lasting far longer than it should have.
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Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border
The flare-up comes as the Middle East remains unsettled by Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and on the heels of Iranian airstrikes late Monday in Iraq and Syria.