Hyundai and Kia are rolling out software updates to stem a raft of auto thefts related to a TikTok challenge that authorities believe has led to at least 14 reported crashes and eight fatalities. The updates are free for millions of vehicles that are missing a key anti-theft device, an …
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Theirs is the most improbable of love stories — but the heart works in mysterious ways. Taylor Givens, 29, and Collin Kobelja, 34, received heart transplants on the same day at Virginia’s Inova Fairfax hospital in 2011 and were recovering in neighboring rooms. It was Givens’ first transplant after she …
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Washington — Another intruder has breached one of the nation’s most sensitive military bases — the home of Air Force One — and this time a resident opened fire on the trespasser, Joint Base Andrews said in a statement late Monday. During the incident, which occurred at about 11:30 a.m. …
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Google-parent Alphabet is rolling out an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot dubbed “Bard” as it competes with the fast-emerging ChatGPT, backed by rival Microsoft. In a blog post on Monday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is sharing Bard with “trusted testers ahead of making it more widely available to the …
Read More »The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office said Monday that more charges could be filed as part of the “ongoing investigation” into the death of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died in Memphis three days after being beaten at a traffic stop on Jan. 7. Five Memphis police officers involved …
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Washington — Lawmakers return to the Capitol this week confronted with a new round of appeals for police reform following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis police. Five officers have been fired and charged with murder after video showed them repeatedly punching and kicking the 29-year-old while he was …
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Less than one month into 2023, the United States has already seen 39 mass shootings, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive, and more than 60 people have been killed in those attacks. The archive defines a mass shooting as an incident where at least four victims are …
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The Department of Justice and eight states sued Google on Tuesday, claiming the internet giant has an illegal monopoly over online advertising. It’s the fifth federal antitrust suit against the Alphabet-owned company since 2020, when the DOJ sued it over what the government claims is a monopoly in search. By …
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Elon Musk took the witness stand Friday to defend a 2018 tweet claiming he had lined up the financing to take Tesla private in a deal that never came close to happening. The tweet in which Musk claimed he had “funding secured” resulted in a $40 million settlement with securities …
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Model Chrissy Teigen announced Thursday that she gave birth to her third child with singer John Legend. Esti Maxine Stephens was born Jan. 13, the couple said in separate Instagram posts. “The house is bustling and our family could not be happier,” Teigen wrote. “We are in bliss.” “I’m in …
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