Head Coach Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns talks to media after the game against the Denver Nuggets during Game 3 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals NBA 2023 Playoffs on May 5, 2023 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOTO BY BARRY GOSSAGE/ NBAE VIA GETTY IMAGES /AFP DETROIT: The …
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MANILA, Philippines — The looming storm thankfully bypassed Metro Manila, and Toast Wedding Fair shone brightly under clear skies, captivating approximately 5,000 guests and featuring over a hundred exhibitors at the SMX Convention Center last May 27 and 28. From stunning gowns and captivating floral arrangements, to delectable cakes and …
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U.S. Justice Department prosecutors have obtained an audio recording of former president Donald Trump from after he left office in which he talks about holding onto a classified Pentagon document related to a potential attack on Iran, according to media reports. July 2021 recording concerns Pentagon document on Iran, per …
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A pre-dawn Russian missile attack on Ukraine's capital killed three people, including a nine-year-old and her mother, officials said, and inflicted the highest casualty toll from a single attack on Kyiv over the past month. 10 wounded in the deadliest of a string of attacks on the Ukrainian capital in …
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Tree diversity is declining in forests around the world, but advocates are urging better management practices in the wake of new research that shows diverse species can increase a forest's carbon storage ability. Study is first to demonstrate tree diversity can increase soil carbon in natural forests The Prairies Climate …
Read More »Ron DeSantis Pushed Elon Musk’s Twitter to Its Breaking Point
Photograph: Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg/Getty Images Vittoria ElliottAarian Marshall Business May 24, 2023 10:27 PM Ron DeSantis Pushed Elon Musk’s Twitter to Its Breaking Point Launching his White House bid on the social network revealed the technical and political limitations of Musk’s platform. Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, surely hoped …
Read More »Sam Altman’s World Tour Hopes to Reassure AI Doomers
Photograph: Win McNamee/Getty Images Morgan Meaker Business May 24, 2023 3:14 PM Sam Altman’s World Tour Hopes to Reassure AI Doomers On a stop in London, the OpenAI CEO called for balanced regulation and warned of the risks of deepfake disinformation. The excitement around the London arrival of OpenAI CEO …
Read More »Why Fake Drake and AI-Generated Music Are Here to Stay
By Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode Culture May 24, 2023 7:00 AM Why Fake Drake Is Here to Stay We talk to Puja Patel, editor in chief of Pitchfork and cohost of The Pitchfork Review, about how AI is taking over our feeds and where it goes from here. PHOTO …
Read More »Tenants in this Toronto highrise are sick of rent hikes, so they’ve stopped paying
The residents of 33 King St., near Weston Road, are withholding rent from their corporate landlord Dream Unlimited, demanding the company commit to no more above-guideline rent increases. Building owner Dream Unlimited says it's doing 'critically necessary' restoration work About 200 residents of a west-end Toronto highrise have decided to …
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