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Russia and Iran may fuel violent post-election protests in the US, intelligence officials warn

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and Iran may try to encourage violent protests in the U.S. after next month’s election, senior intelligence officials warned Tuesday in a declassified memo, citing two recent examples of foreign intelligence agencies seeking to sow discord ahead of the vote. The memo, released Tuesday by the Office of the

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ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure musicians sign AI protest letter against ‘unlicensed use’ of works

LONDON (AP) — Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a protest letter against the mining of their artistry to build artificial intelligence tools. Thousands of artists signed the letter released Tuesday — the latest public warning about AI tools that can spit out synthetic images, music and

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Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican attempt to quickly reinstate invalidated election rules

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by national and state Republicans to immediately reinstate recently passed election rules that a judge had ruled were invalid. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox last week ruled that the State Election Board didn’t have the authority to adopt the new

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Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including ‘lazy,’ a racist trope against Black people

Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms — and repeatedly questioning her intelligence and stamina. At an event in Miami aimed at courting

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