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'Godfather of AI' quits Google, warns of dangers the tech brings

WASHINGTON: A computer scientist often dubbed "the godfather of artificial intelligence" has quit his job at Google to speak out about the dangers of the technology, US media reported Monday.

Bangkok Post

The Nationals’ Home Run Celebration Will Have You Feeling Extremely Patriotic

The Founding Fathers would certainly approve of Washington’s latest home run tradition.

Sports Illustrated

‘Ironclad’: Biden, Marcos Jr affirm US-Philippines security ties

Two leaders agree to deepen military relationship amid heightened tensions in Asia Pacific, China pressure.

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Lawsuit demands release of Prince Harry's US visa records after drug admissions

The Duke of Sussex's visa is facing further scrutiny after the Washington-based thinktank, the Heritage Foundation, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security

Daily Mirror

Journalists reporting on the Voice to Parliament do voters a disservice with 'he said, she said' approach

For much of the past two decades, polarisation and hyper-partisanship have weakened Western democracies, most notably in the United States and Britain. Australia has not escaped, although the consequences here have been nothing as compared with Brexit or the insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2021.

The Conversation

Biden should invite Israeli PM to White House, McCarthy says

The U.S. should invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for an official visit, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Monday, as a customary invitation has not been extended in the five months since Netanyahu's election.

Reuters

Armenian, Azerbaijani ministers hold talks in US over Karabakh dispute

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan in Washington on Monday as part of efforts to ease friction between the South Caucasus rivals.

Reuters

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Winners and losers following the Bears 2023 draft

Who got a boost from the Bears draft class and who could lose their spot? Here are our winners and losers following the Bears 2023 draft.

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Binance says it's victim of a ChatGPT smear campaign in the Washington, DC halls of power

The company says someone is using AI-generated stories to smear it in the highest halls of power.

Fortune

Just How Bad was that New York Times Piece on Supreme Court Justices Teaching at Scalia Law?

This bad: The documents show how Scalia Law has offered the justices a safe space in a polarized Washington — an academic cocoon filled with friends and former clerks, where their legal views are celebrated, they are given top pay and treated to teaching trips abroad, and their personal needs…

Reason

Commanders sign another Penn State wide receiver

Tinsley has an excellent shot at making Washington's roster.

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Amid China pressure, US and Philippines recommit to security alliance

President Joe Biden told his counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday that the U.S. commitment to the defense of its ally was "ironclad," including in the South China Sea where Manila is under pressure from China.

Reuters

Biden to host Philippines leader as tensions grow with China

President Joe Biden is set to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines as concerns grow about China's harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Marcos Jr treads a fine line over military ties as he heads to US

Philippines president has tilted towards US since taking office a year ago, but is keeping Beijing close.

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Boy dies at school after being impaled on goal post in freak accident during gym class

Brayden Bahme, 16, was running during a gym class when he fell over and impaled his eye on a goal post, according to officials at Cheney High School in Washington, USA

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on US-China chip wars: no winners in zero-sum battles

Editorial: UK policy is to ensure its industry doesn’t suffer collateral damage in the contest for tech supremacy

The Independent UK

Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China

President Joe Biden is set to meet President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as concerns grow about China's harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea

Asharq Al-Awsat

Philippine Leader Travels to US to Bolster Ties amid China Tensions

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos left Manila on Sunday for a visit to the United States as he seeks to bolster ties with Washington amid growing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea. Marcos's visit comes as the United States had called on Beijing to stop "provocative and unsafe…

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Biden makes fun of his age at the White House Correspondents' dinner

The president leaned on self-deprecation at the Washington, D.C., soiree and took jabs at Fox News and Don Lemon. Headliner comedian Roy Wood Jr. roasted scandal-plagued media figures and politicians.

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘I Call It Being Seasoned’: Biden Laughs off Age Gags at Comedy Roast

US President Joe Biden took it on the chin Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner as he laughed gamely through sharp jokes about his age, and hit back with a few of his own. Washington's political and media elites gathered for their annual big-night-out in the US capital…

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US Confiscates Iran Oil Cargo on Tanker

The US confiscated Iranian oil on a tanker at sea in recent days in a sanctions enforcement operation, three sources said, and days later Iran seized another oil-laden tanker in retaliation, according to a maritime security firm. The cargo seizure is the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran after years…

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US says China intimidates Philippine vessels in South China Sea

US warns that attack on Philippine vessels or aircraft in the Pacific would trigger a defence response from Washington.

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Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson heading to the Washington Commanders as UDFA

Michigan State football safety Xavier Henderson heading to the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent.

Radio France Internationale

Construction of China's fifth base in the Antarctic worries west

For the first time since 2018, China is increasing its Antarctic footprint. A Washington-based think tank says Beijing has resumed construction of its fifth station at the South Pole, worrying western governments.

Bangkok Post

Biden to attend Pacific summit in Papua New Guinea

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will meet 18 leaders from the South Pacific when he visits Papua New Guinea in May, a top regional diplomat said onnSaturday, as the United States and China vie for influence.

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