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Taiwan reports record incursions as China holds large military exercise

Taiwan reports record incursions as China holds large milit exercise

October 14, 2024

South Korea’s presidential candidates pledge to nurture AI economy
SEOUL — South Korea’s presidential candidates have pledged to nurture an artificial intelligence economy, promising to develop the country’s own large language model (LLM) to let people use generative AI services for free. Lee Jae-myung of the liberal opposition Democratic Party said that, if he wins the June 3 election, his administration would support South…
CDC’s childhood lead program is still defunct, despite Kennedy’s claims
The federal government’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is not operating, despite Health and Human Services Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims that it’s being funded. The program’s 26 staffers were placed on administrative leave in April, with terminations set for June 2, as part of a broader restructuring of federal agencies within the Department…
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What we know about the suspect in the Capital Jewish Museum shooting
Federal officials are reviewing writings that they say may be those of the man charged Thursday in the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., as they investigate whether the attack was motivated by antisemitism. Washington police identified the suspect as Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, who they say shouted “Free, free…
Tuxedos, luxury SUVs and protesters
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RFK Jr. on chemicals, sick kids and that swim in contaminated water
As the Trump administration pushes for deep cuts in federal health agencies, Robert F Kennedy Jr. has produced a 72-page summ on the environmental toxins, chemicals and ultraprocessed foods he said are causing an “existential crisis” in the United States. In an interview Thursday afternoon with Tom Llamas, senior national correspondent for NBC News and…
Biden-era Pepsi price discrimination lawsuit dropped by FTC
The Federal Trade Commission voted to dismiss a lawsuit filed in the last days of the Biden administration that accused PepsiCo of offering sweetheart pricing to big retailers. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson dissented to the suit when it was filed in Janu, when he was one of the regulator’s commissioners. Now the agency’s leader, Ferguson…
Memorial Day weekend on track to break travel records
Summer’s unofficial kickoff is here and Americans are wasting no time getting out of town. From crowded airports to congested highways, Memorial Day travel is heating up, thanks in part to a dip in gas prices. A record 45.1 million people are expected to travel between Thursday May 22 and Monday May 26, breaking the…