Iran has made it no secret that it plans to invest heavily in artificial intelligence (AI) to help better its military capabilities, but Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is now turning to Iran’s private sector in a move he thinks will boost his crippling economy. On Sunday, Raisi met with private sector companies to announce Tehran’s intent to invest in digital …
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The University of North Carolina continues to be a thorn in Michigan State’s side. The Tar Heels are now 7-0 against the Spartans in March Madness play after their 85-69 second-round victory Saturday. The Spartans were up 26-14 with 9:40 left in the first half, but UNC responded with a 29-5 run that carried into the second half to put …
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Jake Gyllenhaal walked the red carpet in a black suit and yellow tie with his girlfriend, Jeanne Cadieu, at the premiere of “Road House.” Cadieu wore a black dress with a plunging neckline, and a gold statement necklace. An insider confirmed the actor and Cadieu were in a relationship in December 2018, and soon after, the two were photographed together …
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Former President Donald Trump was a big winner this week, not only in the presidential primaries in a handful of states across the country, but also in a number of highly contested down-ballot showdowns. And victories by Trump-endorsed candidates in some high-profile Senate and House primaries delivered further proof of the former president’s immense sway over the GOP. “An endorsement …
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Four people were taken into custody for questioning after the deceased body of a 70-year-old woman was found stuffed inside a garbage bag inside a luxury apartment building in the Bronx in New York City. Police responded to the scene on Grand Concourse Avenue in Mott Haven just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, according to the New York Daily News. …
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The U.S. military will not be involved in the development of a port in the Philippines’ remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removing a potential source of friction with China over the U.S. presence in the region. The governor of the Batanes islands, less than 125 miles from Taiwan, said in August she had sought …
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. The vote in the Security Council became another showdown involving world …
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The House Judiciary Committee is suing Justice Department officials Mark Daly and Jack Morgan to enforce subpoenas for their testimony related to the Hunter Biden tax investigation as part of the broader House impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Daly and Morgan were both involved in the Hunter Biden tax investigation and in early decisions not to prosecute, Republicans have alleged. …
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An on-court scuffle during the Chicago Bulls-Houston Rockets game on Thursday night involving multiple players resulted in star players DeMar DeRozan and Dillon Brooks both being ejected. Houston ultimately won the game, 127-117. The clash took place in the third quarter, with 6:02 remaining and the Rockets leading 84-75. As Houston’s Jalen Green was carrying the ball up the court, …
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The number of migrant encounters at the southern border for February hit a new high for the month this year, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) figures released on Friday reveal, reversing a sharp drop in numbers in January. There were 189,922 migrant encounters along the border in February. That’s higher than the 156,000 in the same month in 2023. The …
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