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Atlanta (AFP) - Donald Trump launched another expletive-laced attack on Joe Biden as he addressed an influential gun group Saturday, while the incumbent president warned in the crucial swing state of Georgia that his "unhinged" challenger is a threat to US democracy. Trump was in Dallas, Texas, where he received the endorsement of the politically powerful National Rifle Association. In a rambling speech to thousands of NRA members, Trump said Biden is "the worst president in the history of our country by far" and branded the Democrat as "full of bullshit." "You're fired, get out of here Joe!"...
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US President Joe Biden's security adviser Jake Sullivan is to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend. National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby announced in Washington on Friday that Sullivan is scheduled to meet Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, on Saturday. At the meeting Sullivan is expected to discuss ongoing efforts to achieve a lasting peace and security in the region. On Sunday, Sullivan is to travel on to Israel and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Kirby, the talks will focus on the war in the Gaza S...
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US President Joe Biden's security adviser Jake Sullivan is to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend. National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby announced in Washington on Friday that Sullivan is scheduled to meet Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, on Saturday. At the meeting Sullivan is expected to discuss ongoing efforts to achieve a lasting peace and security in the region. On Sunday, Sullivan is to travel on to Israel and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Kirby, the talks will focus on the war in the Gaza S...
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Houston (AFP) - The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday. The three additional deaths came after Houston, the fourth-largest US city, was hit Thursday by heavy rain and winds up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour, leaving downtown streets covered in glass from blown-out windows. Downed trees and power lines littered residential areas and the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in the suburb of Cypress. According to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the new victims included an 85-year-old woma...
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San Francisco (AFP) - OpenAI on Friday confirmed that it has disbanded a team devoted to mitigating the long-term dangers of super-smart artificial intelligence. OpenAI weeks ago began dissolving the so-called "superalignment" group, integrating members into other projects and research, according to the San Francisco-based firm. Company co-founder Ilya Sutskever and team co-leader Jan Leike announced their departures from the ChatGPT-maker this week. The dismantling of an OpenAI team focused on keeping sophisticated artificial intelligence under control comes as such technology faces increased...
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US President Joe Biden's security adviser Jake Sullivan is to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel this weekend. National Security Council Communications Director John Kirby announced in Washington on Friday that Sullivan is scheduled to meet Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, on Saturday. At the meeting Sullivan is expected to discuss ongoing efforts to achieve a lasting peace and security in the region. On Sunday, Sullivan is to travel on to Israel and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to Kirby, the talks will focus on the war in the Gaza S...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing shareholders voted Friday to back outgoing CEO Dave Calhoun's pay deal and reelection to the board, in an endorsement of company leadership as it faces heavy scrutiny over safety problems. The company announced the preliminary vote results at its annual meeting, saying all 11 directors had been reelected and that shareholders backed Calhoun's planned $33 million compensation package. Advisory services firm Glass Lewis had urged shareholders to reject Calhoun's nomination, while Investor Shareholder Services (ISS) had recommended a "no" vote on Calhoun's compensation pac...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - A lawyer who was the architect of a plan to subvert the 2020 election and return Donald Trump to the White House denied all charges against him when he appeared in an Arizona court Friday. John Eastman is the first of 18 people charged in the battleground state to appear in court over the scheme to empanel fake electors to support their favored candidate. Others include Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, one-time Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorney Jenna Ellis and campaign adviser Boris Epshteyn. Eastman on Friday entered not guilty pleas to ...
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New York (AFP) - Workers at Mercedes-Benz's Alabama facilities have rejected a union drive in a setback to the United Auto Workers' ambitious campaign to organize the American South, according to results released Friday by US authorities. A preliminary tally had 2,642 voting against unionization and 2,045 in favor, a margin of 56 to 44 percent, according to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw a five-day vote at the Mercedes auto manufacturing plant and battery complex near Tuscaloosa. Led by President Shawn Fain, the UAW had high hopes for a second victory after winning an April ...
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New York (AFP) - Music streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a US federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers and publishers by tens of millions of dollars. The lawsuit against Spotify USA was filed in New York on Thursday by the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit that collects and distributes royalties owed from music streaming services. The suit alleges that Spotify on March 1, without advance notice, reclassified its paid subscription services, resulting in a nearly 50 percent reduction in royalty payments to MLC. "The financial consequences of Spotify...
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