Concerns about pre-election polarization due to online bickering in BC
The BC New Democrats and the BC Conservative Party are engaging in increasingly fierce attacks on social issues that some say are reminiscent of American-style culture wars. Premier David Eby has attacked British Columbia’s Conservatives over the issues of abortion,…
Trump and Harris will enter the election campaign after the debate to use the momentum
The clock is ticking for both presidential candidates, with election day less than two months away. Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in North Carolina, while former President Donald Trump visited Arizona on Thursday. Both candidates embarked on a tour…
RFK Jr. suspends election campaign, plans cooperation with Trump
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he would withdraw his election bid in swing states. He pledged to work with former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, on issues where they share common views. He spoke…
Republicans demand Walz corrects military service statements
More than 50 Republican members of Congress on Wednesday demanded that Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz come clean about his military service. Republican Rep. Brian Mast of Florida wrote the letter and dozens of other Republicans, all veterans, co-signed…
Group protests against expansion of I-526 ahead of November sales tax vote
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – Opponents of the expansion of Interstate 526 are launching a campaign to make their voices heard ahead of a vote on the Charleston County sales tax that would fund the project, even as other groups support…
bne IntelliNews – OpenAI claims it has banned “Iranian influence operations” using its technology
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced on August 16 that it had disrupted an alleged “covert Iranian influence operation” using its popular ChatGPT software to generate content designed to influence public opinion ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The company said…
bne IntelliNews – OpenAI claims it has banned “Iranian influence operations” using its technology
Artificial intelligence company OpenAI announced on August 16 that it had disrupted an alleged “covert Iranian influence operation” using its popular ChatGPT software to generate content designed to influence public opinion ahead of the U.S. presidential election. The company said…
Fairfax County families launch campaign against proposed food tax
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Families in Fairfax County are fighting back with a new campaign to stop county leaders from passing a grocery tax that residents voted against in 2016. According to a press release from Fairfax Families and…
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Wednesday, August 14, 2024 10:20:35 AM ET Adjo Honsou, an amateur chef from St. Louis, Missouri, was named the winner of Season 3 of THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE last night in the season finale, which premiered on PBS. 10:19:28 AM…
Secret Service apologizes after unauthorized entry into Pittsfield salon, officials say
WRGB- The United States Secret Service is apologizing to a Pittsfield business owner after a camera caught agents entering her salon without permission. Surveillance video shows someone grabbing a chair and taping over the camera in what appears to be…