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How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know when AI is powerful enough to be dangerous? Regulators try to do the math

How do you know if an artificial intelligence system is so powerful that it poses a security danger and shouldn’t be unleashed without careful oversight? For regulators trying to put guardrails on AI, it’s mostly about the arithmetic.
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North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.'s request to remove his name from state ballots

North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr.'s request to remove his name from state ballots

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina judge refused to take Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Liberals sign school food deal with Newfoundland and Labrador

Liberals sign school food deal with Newfoundland and Labrador

OTTAWA — Newfoundland and Labrador is the first province to sign a deal with the federal Liberals to expand school food programs across the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. The province will receive approximately $9.
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Food for thought: N.B. Liberals promise free, low-cost food in schools if elected

Food for thought: N.B. Liberals promise free, low-cost food in schools if elected

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberals are promising to provide free or low-cost food at schools if they're elected this fall.
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US charges former Trump 2016 campaign adviser Dimitri Simes over work for sanctioned Russian media

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has charged a Russian-born U.S. citizen and former adviser to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign with working for a sanctioned Russian state television network and laundering the proceeds.
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Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North Carolina

Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North Carolina

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages investments in manufacturing and clean en
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Can Harris prosecute the political case against Trump? Key questions ahead of their debate

Can Harris prosecute the political case against Trump? Key questions ahead of their debate

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first — and perhaps, last — time on Tuesday night as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics.
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Virginia's conservative Black female lieutenant governor wants the top job

Virginia's conservative Black female lieutenant governor wants the top job

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears , the first Black woman to hold statewide office in Virginia's long history, has officially set her sights on the state's top political office.
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Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan

Harris visits New Hampshire to tout her small business tax plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris used a campaign stop in New Hampshire on Wednesday to propose an expansion of tax incentives for small businesses , a pro-entrepreneur plan that may soften her previous calls for wealthy Americans and la
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Biden promotes administration's rural electrification funding in Wisconsin

Biden promotes administration's rural electrification funding in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returns to southwest Wisconsin on Thursday to make good on his promise to provide new investments in rural electrification and other infrastructure improvements. Biden will be in Westby to announce $7.
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