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By MATT O’BRIEN, Associated Press Technology WriterHours after returning to the White House, President Donald Trump made a symbolic mark on the future of artificial intelligence by repealing former President Joe Biden’s guardrails for the fast-developing technology.But what comes next from Trump and how it will diverge from how his predecessor sought to safeguard AI technology remains unclear. The new administration didn’t respond to requests for comment about the repealed Biden policy and even some of Trump’s most enthusiastic tech industry supporters aren’t so sure.“I think that the previous order had a lot in it,” said Alexandr Wang, the CEO…
Joe Biden ostensibly ran for president more than four years ago promising to bring America back to normalcy. He presented himself as a defender of American political norms.It was bad enough last month when Biden issued a blanket pardon for his son, Hunter, for federal crimes he may have committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024. But on his way out of the presidency, Biden went further and granted sweeping pardons to figures like Anthony Fauci and members of Biden’s family.Presidents of course have the pardon power thanks to the Constitution. And many presidents have used that power…
Picture this scenario: a black activist is assassinated in cold blood by a white supremacist. Following the heinous crime, there is an outpouring of malice for the victim, and of admiration for the perpetrator. The white supremacist becomes an internet sensation and a meme. People rush to victim-blaming: “Well, he’s black, and we all know what such people have done.” More moderate commentators are quick to assure us that every murder is to be condemned, but point out that the lack of sympathy for the victim highlights a widespread rage against black criminality.How would you react to the above scenario?…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States illegally.Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” After he returned to the White House, Trump said,…
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis WriterMELBOURNE, Australia — Ben Shelton’s Australian Open quarterfinal foe, Lorenzo Sonego, produced the shot of the tournament – diving to his left for a volley with so much spin that the ball bounced on one side of the net, then floated back over to the other – but it was the American who ended up with the victory on Wednesday (late Tuesday night PT).The left-handed Shelton did some entertaining of his own, including earning cheers by doing a couple of push-ups after tumbling in the concluding tiebreaker, and reached his second Grand Slam semifinal at…
SAN JACINTO — Riverside County sheriff’s investigators Tuesday were seeking the public’s help locating a man possibly involved in a fatal attack on another man and a teenager in San Jacinto. (Image courtesy Riverside County Sheriff’s Office) Jonathen Elijah Amezola of Corona is a person of interest in the Jan. 12 shooting, according to the sheriff’s department. The agency posted Amezola’s picture and description on its social media channels, saying only that he had been connected to the deadly attack in a neighborhood, where patrol deputies were called to investigate a firearm assault. Officials previously said it happened in the…
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — For Marco Rubio, the easy part is over. He was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state with unanimous support, Democrats joining Republicans in praising his acumen and judgment.Now comes the task that will make or break his tenure: retaining the full backing of his new boss, Donald Trump.The 53-year-old Rubio is coming into the job with more experience than President Trump’s previous secretaries of state, having spent the last 14 years in the Senate becoming intimately acquainted with U.S. foreign policy from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East…
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis WriterMELBOURNE, Australia — Iga Swiatek’s latest lopsided win at the Australian Open came via a 6-1, 6-2 score in the quarterfinals against No. 8 seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday (Tuesday night PT).The second-seeded Swiatek not only has not dropped a set so far in the tournament, but also has lost a grand total of only 14 games as she seeks her first title at Melbourne Park and sixth Grand Slam trophy overall. The last woman to make it to the Australian Open semifinals having ceded fewer than 15 games was Maria Sharapova back in 2013.“I’m…
By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated PressPresident Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain – including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if TikTok’s China-based parent would be amenable to selling the popular social media platform.In an executive order signed on Monday, Trump instructed the U.S. attorney general to not enforce the ban for 75 days while his administration determines “the appropriate course forward in an orderly way that protects national security while avoiding an abrupt shutdown” of TikTok.Under a federal…
LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin has a method to his big man rotation and, frankly, he doesn’t care if you believe there’s really a succinct plan or not.When the UCLA men’s basketball coach chose not to play Aday Mara at all on Friday because he felt William Kyle III’s athleticism could better match Iowa’s quickness, it wasn’t because Mara had played himself out of the rotation.“I love Aday,” Cronin said then.Cronin gave Kyle the first crack in the Bruins’ game against Wisconsin on Tuesday night, but after Kyle was slow to close out on a pair of 3-point shots, both…