It followed a day of tornadoes and deadly accidents in the South and blizzards in the Midwest and Northwest.
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AI-powered misinformation is world’s biggest short-term threat, Davos report says
The World Economic Forum says false and misleading information supercharged with cutting-edge artificial intelligence is the top immediate risk to the global economy.
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Armed men storm Ecuador TV studio during live broadcast as attacks in the country escalate
Authorities haven’t said who was behind the attack, or a series of other violent incidences, but they follow the apparent escapes from prison of two powerful gang leaders.
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Aaron Rodgers denies implying comic Jimmy Kimmel was tied to Jeffrey Epstein
The New York Jets quarterback returned to ESPN’s ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ on Tuesday and addressed comments he made the week before that set off a feud with the comic.
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Firefighters investigate cause of suspected gas explosion at historic Texas hotel that injured 21
Authorities believe it was a gas leak but the investigation is ongoing.
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ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors over copyrighted works
OpenAI says ‘training AI models using publicly available internet materials is fair use’ while the attorney representing the newspaper and various authors argues the tech company is building its product ‘on the back of other peoples’ intellectual property.’
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Defense secretary kept prostate cancer, surgery complications a secret from everyone
For days, the DOD said Lloyd Austin was at Walter Reed for an ‘elective medical procedure,’ and not prostate surgery.
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Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state
The U.S. secretary of state says five Middle Eastern nations have agreed to begin planning for the reconstruction and governance of Gaza once the war ends.
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Earth shatters global heat record in 2023, flirting with warming limit, European agency says
The climate agency Copernicus says last year was 2.66 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than pre-industrial times.
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Sprawling storms wallop U.S. with tornado reports, damage and heavy snow
At least 3 deaths were attributed to the storm pummeling the South.