By FRANCES D’EMILIO and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach as it investigates a possible violation of stringent European Union data protection rules. The government’s privacy watchdog said Friday that it’s taking provisional action “until ChatGPT respects privacy.”
Continue Reading By WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Hundreds of young people gathered on the lawn of the Vermont Statehouse on Friday as part of a nationwide series of events to build support for transgender rights amid what they denounced as an increasingly hostile climate. Chanting, “We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it!”
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Hace pocos días empezó la primavera boreal. Sin embargo, España enfrenta uno de los peores meses de marzo que se recuerden debido a los incendios que devoran los bosques del país. Entre los focos que más preocupan actualmente se encuentran aquellos que están arrasando el Principado de Asturias, donde hasta
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Researchers in New York developed a virtual reality maze for mice in an attempt to demystify a question that’s been plaguing neuroscientists for decades: How are long-term memories stored? What they found surprised them. After forming in the hippocampus, a curved structure that lies deep within the brain, the mice’s memories
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ABC 17 News is interviewing each of the seven candidates running for three open spots on the Columbia Board of Education. At least two of them will be new members — only one incumbent is in the race.
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and is urging travelers to certain countries to take precautions. The CDC is also taking steps to keep infections from spreading to the United States. Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania are
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La orca conocida como Lolita parece estar a un paso de regresar a su hábitat natural en el noroeste del Pacífico, después de actuar en una atracción turística de Miami durante décadas. El animal fue sacado del océano en 1970. Pero después de una larga disputa sobre a dónde pertenece, funcionarios
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN These days, many people find it hard to unplug. Inflation, global warming and gun violence are on the rise. Bullies proliferate on social media. The 24/7 news cycle constantly blares distressing news, and people often face difficult personal or professional situations. About half of Americans said they experienced stress within
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN Most of the big cats at Carole Baskin’s Florida animal sanctuary profiled in Netflix’s “Tiger King” series will be moving to a sanctuary in Arkansas and Big Cat Rescue’s land will eventually be sold. “Big Cat Rescue has entered into an agreement with Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, an accredited sanctuary in
Continue ReadingInterview by Amanda Davies, CNN CeCé Telfer calls it the moment her dreams seemed to be shattered as she questioned whether years of “blood, sweat and tears” were in vain. Last week, governing body World Athletics (WA) announced it would be prohibiting athletes who have gone through what it called “male puberty” from participating in
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Lindsay Isaac and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia could place powerful strategic nuclear weapons in Belarus, on top of the tactical nuclear warheads Moscow is already planning to deploy there, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a national address on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that Moscow would complete the
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Associated Press (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided at Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis clinic. The organization revealed the investigation Friday in court documents as part of a lawsuit against the attorney general. The attorney general says Planned Parenthood does not follow standard-care practices for
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The US has bolstered its military forces in the Middle East following a series of attacks on US troops in Syria attributed to Iranian-affiliated militias, the Pentagon said Friday. A squadron of A-10 attack aircraft are deploying to the region ahead of a scheduled deployment. The deployment of the attack aircraft
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El torbellino de implicaciones políticas, legales e históricas sin precedentes que ha provocado la acusación contra Donald Trump alcanzó un punto álgido este martes luego del arresto del expresidente en Nueva York y su declaración de inocencia ante una corte de Manhattan. Donald Trump fue acusado de 34 cargos en Nueva
Continue Reading ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to keep training camp at Division II Missouri Western State University through the 2024 season. Chiefs coach Andy Reid has long been a proponent of sequestering his teams on college campuses to help build unity. The Missouri Western facility is about an hour north
Continue Reading ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to keep training camp at Division II Missouri Western State University through the 2024 season. Chiefs coach Andy Reid has long been a proponent of sequestering his teams on college campuses to help build unity. The Missouri Western facility is about an hour north
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Cardinal Health is permanently closing its factory and will lay off 131 employees by the end of June, according to a letter sent to Moberly officials.
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Shaka Smart was voted the AP men’s basketball coach of the year after leading Marquette to regular-season and Big East Tournament titles. He received 24 of 58 votes from a national panel to beat out Kansas State coach Jerome Tang, who had 13 votes, and Kelvin Sampson of Houston,
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Shaka Smart was voted the AP men’s basketball coach of the year after leading Marquette to regular-season and Big East Tournament titles. He received 24 of 58 votes from a national panel to beat out Kansas State coach Jerome Tang, who had 13 votes, and Kelvin Sampson of Houston,
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council on Friday approved an agreement with the state to revamp policing, nearly three years after a city officer killed George Floyd. The state Department of Human Rights issued a blistering report last year that said the police department had engaged in a pattern
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