Red State,
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Brandon Morse
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Artificial Intelligence is a finicky thing. You can program it with an algorithm that makes it take on your point of view in conversations, sure, but the point of AI is for a created intelligence to operate independently. At some point, someone will find a way to make that artificial intelligence begin speaking for itself if it truly is an independent intelligence. Which is exactly what happened to ChatGPT.
For those unfamiliar with ChatGPT, it’s an AI advanced enough to write so succinctly and intelligently that it can pass legal exams from law schools. Its existence has created such a worry about education
Hot Air,
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Beege Welborn
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2/7/2023 10:04:16 PM
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Oh, my, gosh. I am enjoying Kevin McCarthy’s short rule as Speaker so much more than I ever thought I would! He has been the best, most delightful surprise so far and I am praying he keeps this up.
This latest stand of his is a perfect example. To be fair, McCarthy was warning the Chamber they were in his black books long before his agonizing marathon election to Speaker took place.
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is telling U.S. Chamber of Commerce board members and state leaders the organization must undertake a complete leadership change and replace current president and CEO Suzanne Clark, Axios has learned.
National Review,
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Brittany Bernstein
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2/7/2023 7:58:59 PM
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A suspected Chinese spy balloon that the U.S. military shot down off the Carolina coast last week was part of a larger surveillance program run by the People’s Liberation Army, according to a new report.
The program has collected information on military assets in a number of countries, including Japan, India, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines, U.S. officials reportedly told the Washington Post.
One official called the scheme a “massive effort” by China using an “unbelievably old technology” that it joined with “modern communications and observation capabilities” in an effort to gather intelligence on other countries’ militaries.
National Review,
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Ryan Mills
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2/7/2023 5:02:33 PM
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In the lead up to a likely reelection announcement this spring, President Joe Biden is expected to use his State of the Union speech tonight to try to reframe his presidency, and to paint himself as a moderate, a uniter, and a consensus builder rather than as a partisan fighter and one of the most left-wing presidents in modern times.
Biden will likely continue to highlight his administration’s bipartisan successes — including the $1.2 billion infrastructure bill he signed in November 2021 — and to tout the progress of his so-called “unity agenda,” a four-part agenda that he believes Americans from across the ideological spectrum can agree on — ending cancer,
CNN,
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Cheri Mossburg
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A fire from the battery of an electrical device aboard a United Airlines flight forced a Newark-bound plane to return to San Diego on Tuesday and sent four people to the hospital, officials say.
The flight crew aboard United Flight 2664 prevented the fire from spreading further, and the plane returned to the airport, according to a tweet from the San Diego Fire Department.
Emergency personnel responded and are currently treating passengers, said San Diego International Airport (SAN) spokesperson Sabrina LoPiccolo in a phone interview with CNN. Fire crews evaluated all passengers and crew, and four people were taken to the hospital. Two others declined further treatment
Guardian [U.K.],
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Alex Lawson
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BP has scaled back its climate ambitions as it announced that annual profits more than doubled to $28bn (£23bn) in 2022 after a sharp increase in gas prices linked to the Ukraine war boosted its earnings.
In a move that will anger campaigners, the oil and gas giant cut its emissions pledge and plans a greater production of oil and gas over the next seven years compared with previous targets.
The huge annual profit led to renewed calls for a toughened windfall tax, as oil companies reap rewards from higher gas prices while many households and businesses struggle to cope with a sharp rise in energy bills.
CNN,
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Hannah Ziady
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London - Tens of thousands of nurses and nearly 12,000 ambulance workers went on strike Monday over pay and working conditions in the biggest walkout in the 75-year history of Britain's National Health Service (NHS).
Escalating industrial action comes after years of falling wages, stretched budgets and staff shortages that have left the NHS in a state of crisis, with waiting times for treatment at a record high. At the same time, an aging population needs its services more than ever.
That unhappy mix is fueling a boom in demand for private health care from a much broader swathe of the UK population than ever before — a fundamental shift
CNN,
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Zachary Cohen
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2/6/2023 11:14:57 PM
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A US military intelligence report from last year that focused on China’s use of high-altitude balloons mentioned sightings in Hawaii and Florida during the Trump presidency, according to an excerpt of the report reviewed by CNN.
The April 2022 report, titled “People’s Republic of China High-Altitude Balloon,” found a Chinese spy balloon “circumnavigated the globe” in 2019 – while Donald Trump was president – at an altitude of roughly 65,000 feet, and “drifted past Hawaii and across Florida before continuing its journey,” the US Air Force document states.
The Air Force intelligence report is the first indication that the US military was aware of Chinese spy balloons well before the latest incident.
Fox News,
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Kristine Parks
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2/6/2023 12:47:22 PM
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., joined a chorus of Republicans and conservatives voicing outrage over a controversial performance during Sunday night's Grammys which featured a singer dressed as the Devil.
"Nonbinary" singer Sam Smith's duet with transgender artist Kim Petras for their song, "Unholy," featured Smith wearing Devil horns, while Petras gyrated in a cage against the backdrop of flames. Dancers dressed as demons bowed and crawled around Smith.
"This…is…evil," Cruz wrote in response to a tweet of the performance shared by conservative commentator Liz Wheeler. "Don't fight the culture wars, they say. Meanwhile demons are teaching your kids to worship Satan. I could throw up," she remarked.
CNN,
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Rhea Mogul
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2/5/2023 9:47:13 PM
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has hit southern Turkey, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said Monday.
The quake's depth is 24.1 kilometers (14.9 miles), located 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi, Gaziantep province, according to the USGS.
Strong aftershocks have been felt. Another earthquake of 6.7 magnitude struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers about 11 minutes after the first quake, some 32 kilometers (20 miles) northwest of the epicenter, the USGS said.Journalist Eyad Kourdi, who lives in the city of Gaziantep, told CNN there were up to eight "very strong" aftershocks in under a minute after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck, causing belongings
Time,
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Philip Elliott
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The Koch political machine, which fuels the most powerful donor network in conservative politics, is declaring itself as be part of the NeverTrump effort for 2024, aiming to deny former President Donald Trump a third nomination for the White House.
The declaration, released in a recent memo to staffers and activists, never explicitly mentions Trump, but it’s abundantly clear from the tone in Americans for Prosperity CEO Emily Seidel’s message that the grassroots behemoth she leads has no plans of being a passive player in Republican politics when it comes to the White House. “Our country must move past the current political situation—we’ve got to turn the page
ABC News,
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Gary Langer
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2/5/2023 10:18:00 AM
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Four in 10 Americans say they've gotten worse off financially since Joe Biden became president, the most in ABC News/Washington Post polls dating back 37 years. Political fallout includes poor performance ratings for Biden and a tight hypothetical Biden/Trump rematch next year.
Given disaffection with both leaders, a rerun of the 2020 presidential election is hardly enticing: Nearly six in 10 Democratic-aligned adults don't want to see Biden nominated again for the job, and half on the Republican side would rather not see Donald Trump as their party's nominee. If those were the choices and the election were today, the poll suggests it could be close: Among all adults, 48