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In South Korea, deepfake porn wrecks women's lives and deepens gender conflict
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South Korea is fighting a deluge of non-consensual, explicit deepfake videos and images primarily targeting women online. Observers say most suspected perpetrators are teenage boys, many of whom …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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10/2/24
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ChatGPT maker OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in fresh funding as it moves away from its nonprofit roots
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OpenAI says it has raised $6.6 billion in venture capital investments as part of a broader shift by the ChatGPT maker away from its nonprofit roots. Led by venture capital firm Thrive Capital, the …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
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10/2/24
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Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
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Authorities say heavy smoke is causing low visibility along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta from chemicals spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility. Emergency officials warn that smoke from the …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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10/2/24
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Dockworkers join other unions in trying to fend off automation, or minimize the impact
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The massive port workers’ strike is highlighting a fear held by many workers that they will be replaced by machines. The International Longshoremen’s Association represents approximately 45,000 …
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By CATHY BUSSEWITZ
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10/2/24
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Quality ratings hit to key Medicare plan shakes Humana stock
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Shares of Humana have tumbled after the health insurer said a Medicare Advantage quality rating drop will hurt future bonus payments the company receives. The insurer said the share of its customers …
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10/2/24
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The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how
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Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas. At issue …
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By PAUL WISEMAN
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10/2/24
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Helene's flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
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Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. A Tennessee Bureau of …
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and CEDAR ATTANASIO
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10/2/24
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Tesla posts first quarterly increase in deliveries, but shares slump with investors hoping for more
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Low interest financing, sweet lease deals and free charging boosted Tesla’s global deliveries in the third quarter, the first increase this year for the electric vehicle maker. Tesla’s deliveries …
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10/2/24
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Michael Jordan's 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model
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NASCAR is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit from two of its teams, including one co-owned by Michael Jordan. The suit seeks unspecified damages and says the charter system limits competition by …
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By JENNA FRYER
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10/2/24
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4 candidates to lead Britain's defeated Conservatives bash Labour, and each other
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The four contenders to lead Britain’s Conservative Party have taken turns to argue why they have what it takes to lead the right-of-center party back from a catastrophic election defeat. Former …
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By JILL LAWLESS
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10/2/24
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UK leader Starmer is on a 1-day visit to EU headquarters hoping to heal ties battered by Brexit
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Brussels on a mission to try to improve tattered ties with the European Union. London's relations with the EU went off the rails as the UK left the world's …
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10/2/24
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Hong Kong share soar, while other Asian markets sink as tensions escalate in the Middle East
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Hong Kong share have soared while other Asian markets retreated on as tensions escalate in the Middle East. Oil prices extended gains after Iran fired dozens of missiles into Israel, potentially …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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10/2/24
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the vice presidential debate
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The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, on Tuesday engaged in a fast-moving, largely civil debate on a wide range of issues. Here’s a look at some false …
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10/2/24
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Palestinians in West Bank risk crossing Israel's separation barrier to flee failing economy
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A year of war in the Gaza Strip has reverberated across the West Bank, where the World Bank warns the economy is at risk of collapse because of Israeli restrictions barring Palestinian laborers from …
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By JACK JEFFERY
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10/2/24
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Countries, businesses and trade officials urge EU to rethink deforestation regulation
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A growing number of governments, international trade organizations and businesses are urging the European Union to reconsider a deforestation regulation set to take effect in December. Critics of the …
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By VICTORIA MILKO
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10/1/24
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French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast
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Officials say that France’s TotalEnergies and U.S. hydrocarbon company APA Corp. plan to invest $10 billion to extract oil off the coast of Suriname in a historic investment for the South American …
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By GEROLD ROZENBLAD
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10/1/24
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Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
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The International Olympic Committee’s three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. TThis leaves the IOC without a Japanese sponsor with …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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10/1/24
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Nike's quarterly sales and profits slump as it faces shoppers' sluggish demand for its products
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Nike has reported a slump in sales and profits for its fiscal first quarter as the sportswear giant wrestles with shoppers’ sluggish demand for new sneaker models. The lackluster results Tuesday …
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By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
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10/1/24
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Details from New Mexico's lawsuit against Snap show site failed to act on reports of sextortion
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Snapchat has failed to act on rampant reports of child grooming, sextortion and other dangers to minors on its platform. That's according to a newly unredacted complaint against the company filed by …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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10/1/24
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After Helene's destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what's next
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Several businesses from a quaint mountain town in the Blue Ridge Mountains are concerned how Tropical Storm Helene's devastation in western North Carolina will affect the local economy. The town of …
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By MAKIYA SEMINERA
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10/1/24
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