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Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers

A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools ...

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Britain will lower its voting age to 16 in a bid to strengthen democracy

LONDON – Britain will lower the voting age from 18 to 16 by the next national election as part of measures to increase democratic ...

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Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect

DAMASCUS – Syrian government forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida Thursday following days of vicious clashes with militias of the Druze ...

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First the shoes went back on. Now, at US airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand

WASHINGTON – Travelers giddy about being able to keep their shoes on while walking through TSA checkpoints at the airport again may have something ...

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Spidercam technology brings golf’s oldest major into the modern world

PORTRUSH – The oldest major championship has taken a step into the modern world by using a technological feature that British Open organizers hope ...

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An Idaho judge has lifted a sweeping gag order in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case

BOISE, Idaho – An Idaho judge lifted a sweeping gag order Thursday in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder case. Bryan Kohberger avoided a potential death ...

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Wall Street ticks toward a record as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally

BANGKOK – Wall Street is ticking toward a record on Thursday following some better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit ...

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Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte’s home burglarized during All-Star break

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – A home belonging to Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte was burglarized during the Major League Baseball All-Star break, according to police. ...

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Steve Miller Band cancels tour, saying extreme weather is a safety concern

Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to ...

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Funders commit $1B toward developing AI tools for frontline workers

A coalition of funders, including the Gates Foundation and Ballmer Group, will spend $1 billion over 15 years to help develop artificial intelligence tools ...

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