The shift in policy is part of a broader attempt in the technology industry to provide more safeguards for artificial intelligence usage.
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Union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and the country’s biggest farmworker union over how a group of workers organized under a recently enacted labor law.
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U.S. says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
The pronouncements are part of last-ditch push for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government to rethink their public commitments to invade the city in an effort to eradicate Hamas.
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Netanyahu says Israel ‘will stand alone’ if it has to after Biden threatens to withhold arms
The ultranationalist prime minister’s remarks indicated that Israel might proceed with an invasion of the packed Gazan city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally.
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Despite numbers showing a healthy economy overall, lower-income spenders are showing the strain
Remarkably resilient spending by U.S. consumers overall has been one of the main reasons the economy has avoided a recession, at least so far.
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Harvey Weinstein won’t be sent back to California while he awaits New York rape retrial
Weinstein’s attorney said California first needs to produce a warrant.
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Trump’s hush money trial hinges on business transactions, not on Stormy Daniels’ shocking testimony
Trump’s lawyers have sought to paint the adult film actor as a liar and extortionist who’s trying to take down Trump after drawing money and fame from her story about him.
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Spike in road fatalities prompts Maine officials to urge driver safety
So far this year, 42 people have died on Maine roads, an increase over 29 deaths at this time in 2023, but the numbers have seesawed up and down since 2020.
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Biden says U.S. won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah
The president said the U.S. is committed to provide defensive weapons, but won’t ship offensive weapons out of concern for the more than 1 million civilians sheltering in Rafah on the Gaza Strip.
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House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Johnson
Maine Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden voted with the majority as Republicans tried to oust their own speaker, stirring an unheard-of level of party turmoil with a move rarely seen in U.S. history.