Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
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Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment

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LONDON — Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment as negotiators try to hammer out the final details this week — talks complicated by the sudden rise of generative AI that produces human-like work. First suggested in 2019, the EU’s AI Act was expected to be the…

Unlikely top-6 Jonny Brodzinski shines in role against Sharks
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Unlikely top-6 Jonny Brodzinski shines in role against Sharks

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Over the first three years and 44 games of his Rangers career, Jonny Brodzinski’s most common linemates were Barclay Goodrow, Sammy Blais. Julien Gauthier, Ryan Reaves — bottom-sixers by any other appellation. The life of an emergency call-up. But for the final two periods of Saturday’s 4-3 victory in Nashville, Brodzinski skated on the right…

‘Our heart is captive in Gaza’: Families of Israeli hostages plead for return of loved ones
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‘Our heart is captive in Gaza’: Families of Israeli hostages plead for return of loved ones

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At 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, the piercing sound of sirens woke up Naama Weinberg in her Tel Aviv apartment. As she always did when sirens warned of an incoming missile attack, she immediately checked her family’s WhatsApp group chat for messages from relatives living in a kibbutz near the Gaza border. “Please pray for…

Undefeated Florida State is left out of 4-team College Football Playoff
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Undefeated Florida State is left out of 4-team College Football Playoff

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Florida State coach Mike Norvell watches during the second half of the team’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Louisville on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. Erik Verduzco/AP hide caption toggle caption Erik Verduzco/AP Florida State coach Mike Norvell watches during the second half of the team’s Atlantic Coast Conference…

NFL official suffers gruesome leg injury after Saints’ Alvin Kamara gets pushed out of bounds
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NFL official suffers gruesome leg injury after Saints’ Alvin Kamara gets pushed out of bounds

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An NFL official was unfortunately in the wrong place on the sideline during the game between the New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions on Sunday as he suffered a gruesome leg injury that was shown on the broadcast. Saints running back Alvin Kamara took a speed option flip from Derek Carr on 3rd-and-3 and was…

At Least Four Dead, Two Officers Injured in NYC Mass Stabbing
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At Least Four Dead, Two Officers Injured in NYC Mass Stabbing

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At least four people were killed, and two officers were injured, in a mass stabbing Sunday at a home in New York City, according to reports. The New York Post reported five dead and ABC 7 noted at least four dead. A girl called 911 shortly after 5 a.m. to report that her cousin, 38-year-old Courtney Gordon,…

Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash plumes and blanketing several villages
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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano erupts, spewing ash plumes and blanketing several villages

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PADANG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted Sunday, spewing white-and-gray ash plumes more than 3,000 meters (9,800 feet) into the air and sending hot ash clouds several miles away. There were no immediate report of casualties, said Ahmad Rifandi, an official with Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center at the…

What Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper wants in his next head coach
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What Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper wants in his next head coach

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The Carolina Panthers thought Frank Reich would be a good fit for Bryce Young, the team’s No. 1 overall pick from last year’s draft. That combination went about as poorly as possible, with Reich fired just 11 games into his tenure with Carolina. But according to ESPN, Panthers owner David Tepper will look for another…

Philippine president says ‘foreign terrorists’ behind bomb that killed 4 during mass
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Philippine president says ‘foreign terrorists’ behind bomb that killed 4 during mass

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In this handout photo provided by the Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur – Public Information Office, law enforcers conduct an investigation at the site of an explosion in Marawi city, southern Philippines on Sunday Dec. 3, 2023. Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur – Public Information Office/AP hide caption toggle caption Provincial Government of…

NFL Week 13 preview: Eagles and 49ers headline docket with NFC championship rematch
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NFL Week 13 preview: Eagles and 49ers headline docket with NFC championship rematch

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How is it December already?  While the days, weeks and months seem to tick by, there’s no other better time than to get the snacks ready, maybe pour yourself some hot cocoa and curl up in front of the TV for an important NFL Sunday and Monday slate of games that will have a playoff…