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☆ A high school employee was arrested after a deepfake AI recording imitating the school's principal making racist and antisemitic comments circulated online
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A high school athletics director was arrested after a deepfake of the school's principal was shared online. The deepfake recording imitated Eric Eiswert making racist and antisemitic remarks. AdvertisementA Maryland high school athletics director, Dazhon Darien, has been arrested and charged with stalking and theft after an AI deepfake audio recording of the school's principal, which included racist remarks, was shared online. AI deepfakes are a growing concernPolice used forensic analysis to determine that the recording was made using AI. There are also fears that AI deepfakes could threaten free and fair elections as it becomes easier for people to spread misinformation.

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☆ A Situation Room scramble, daily calls and political intrigue: Inside the White House response to the Key Bridge collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Kayla Tausche | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

ET, overnight staffers in the White House Situation Room began frantically reaching out to senior officials to notify them of the collision – and collapse – of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Jen Daskal, the deputy homeland security adviser, began preparing a briefing for President Joe Biden. Two Oval Office meetings were convened as staff at various levels began trickling into the White House. Seven barges and nine tugboats have deployed to the area, according to Tom Perez, the White House director of intergovernmental affairs. In another case – that of Moore and Perez – the two have already opposed each other on the ballot.

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☆ The bridge collapse in Baltimore is a 'developing mass casualty event,' first responders say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was struck by a ship on Tuesday morning. A representative for the Baltimore Fire Department called the situation a "developing mass casualty event." AdvertisementThe collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a "developing mass casualty event," a representative for the Baltimore Fire Department said on Tuesday morning. I-695 Key Bridge collapse due to ship strike," the Maryland Transportation Authority wrote on X shortly after. Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski, Jr. said in an X post that the authorities "are closely monitoring the ongoing situation at the Key Bridge."

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☆ The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a large ship, videos show
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early on Tuesday morning. Vessel tracking maps as of 2:50 a.m. showed Coast Guard vessels moving toward the Dali, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship. AdvertisementBaltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning after it was struck by what appeared to be a large cargo ship. A representative for the Baltimore Police Department told ABC News that "at 1:35 a.m., Baltimore City police were notified of a partial bridge collapse, with workers possibly in the water, at the Francis Scott Key Bridge." AdvertisementThe Francis Scott Key Bridge opened in March 1977 as the final link in the Baltimore Beltway, according to the MDTA.

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On top of the GOP gubernatorial primary in Kentucky, there are other contests taking place on Tuesday that could provide some clues about 2024 — even though it’s hard to draw too many lessons from individual races. Voters are also heading to the polls in Pennsylvania, which is hosting a crowded Democratic primary for Philadelphia mayor. Two races will also provide some insight into voter attitudes in two key counties in two crucial battlegrounds. In other Pence news, he will attend Iowa GOP Sen. Joni Ernst’s “Roast and Ride” event next month, per Fox News (former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley is also attending). Jumping in: Former state Rep. Leslie Love jumped into the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan on Monday.

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