The new Grammy AI protocols were announced three days after Paul McCartney shared that “the last Beatles record” had been composed using artificial intelligence to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo.
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Far-right figure ends divisive crowdfunding for police officer who shot boy, triggering riots
Jean Messiha hailed in a tweet what he called an “historic symbol of national generosity” while announcing the closing of the crowdfunding campaign at midnight Tuesday for the family of the jailed officer, identified only as Florian M.
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Macron pledges to repair riot-damaged schools and town halls
Emmanuel Macron pledged swift government support to help mayors rebuild schools, libraries and town halls destroyed during a week of violence that swept across France after the police shooting of a teenager. Thousands of insurance claims have started to pour in as small business owners seek to repair stores and offices attacked during the riots, […]
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Israeli troops begin leaving Jenin camp, hours after Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel Aviv
The large-scale raid by Israel comes amid a more than yearlong spike in violence that has created a challenge for Netanyahu’s far-right government.
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China restricts exports of high-tech metals in a slap at Washington ahead of Yellen’s visit
China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing this week.
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Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over map showing China’s territorial claim
The map shows China’s ‘nine-dash line,’ which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.
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Venus Williams falls early in her first match at her 24th Wimbledon and loses to Elina Svitolina
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams has lost in the first round of her 24th appearance at the All England Club
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10 states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves
State officials say that the EPA’s standards aren’t good enough and that the agency’s testing and certification program is so ineffective that it has failed to ensure even those standards.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is making a long-awaited trip to China this week
Yellen, who has called the notion of an economic decoupling from China ‘disastrous,’ has frequently said in the past year that she would like to visit China.
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Cleanup begins after asphalt binder spill into Montana’s Yellowstone River after train derailment
Officials with the Environmental Protection Agency said cleanup efforts began on Sunday, with workers cooling the gooey material with river water, rolling it up, and putting the globs into garbage bags.