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☆ Child migrants drowned in the Rio Grande after Texas blocked Border Patrol from the area, congressman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Three migrants drowned after Texas authorities blocked Border Patrol. AdvertisementThree migrants, including two children, died in Texas on Saturday after state authorities blocked Border Patrol from accessing the area. But its attempts to phone the Texas Military Department (TMD), the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Department of Public Safety about the situation were fruitless, he added. 'The Texas governor's policies are cruel, dangerous, and inhumane'David ZalubowskiThe tragedy comes a day after it was alleged that Texas National Guard soldiers had been blocking US Border Patrol agents from accessing parts of the US-Mexico border. AdvertisementThe Department of Homeland Security, the Texas National Guard, and the Texas Military Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: Henry Cuellar, —, Cuellar, David Zalubowski, Greg Abbott, Luis Miranda Organizations: Service, Democratic, Twitter, Patrol, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Public, Border Patrol, The Justice Department, Justice Department, Texas Gov, Reuters, Department of Homeland Security, US, of Homeland Security, Business Locations: Texas, Rio Grande, Shelby, Eagle Pass, Grande, Mexico, Eagle

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. He relayed frustration over migrants illegally entering the U.S. through the border city of Eagle Pass and federal agents loading them onto buses. The weekend deaths once again escalated tensions between Texas and the Biden administration. Border Patrol must have access to the border to enforce our laws,” White House spokesman Angelo Fernández Hernández said in a statement Sunday. “However, the bottom line is that Border Patrol was barred from entering Shelby Park,” Cuellar said in a statement.

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☆ Weather delays Bills and Steelers game, N.Y. governor announces
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Madison Lambert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Buffalo Bills' NFL team's Highmark Stadium is covered in snow after a recent storm in Orchard Park, New York, on Nov. 21, 2022. The Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game has been postponed until Monday afternoon due to winter weather, New York Gov. In consultation with our emergency response teams, @BuffaloBills leadership, and the NFL, the Bills game will be postponed to 4:30 pm Monday," she said in a post on X. The NFL and the Bills said in a statement that the postponement was in the "best interest of public safety." Western New York is expected to be hit with a winter storm beginning around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, I've, Roger Goodell, Hochul Organizations: Buffalo Bills, NFL, The Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Gov, Bills, Pittsburgh, Super Locations: Orchard Park , New York, Buffalo, York, Erie County

FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida's Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train's route between Miami and Orlando. Friday's crash killed driver Lisa Ann Batchelder, 52, and passenger Michael Anthony Degasperi, 54, both of Melbourne. On Wednesday, 62-year-old Charles Julian Phillips was killed when the vehicle he was driving was hit by the train. Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey told reporters at the scene that the SUV tried to outrun the train. “I start by saying if the arm is down don’t go around,” Alfrey told Orlando television station WKMG.

Persons: Brightline, Lisa Ann Batchelder, Michael Anthony Degasperi, Charles Julian Phillips, Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey, ” Alfrey, “, Sarah Taylor Sulick, That’s Organizations: Transportation Safety, Associated Press, Melbourne police, Melbourne Mayor, Orlando, NTSB, “, Press, U.S, Caltrain Locations: LAUDERDALE Fla, Miami, Orlando, Melbourne, South Florida

CNN —Iceland’s National Commissioner of Police has ordered residents in the fishing town of Grindavík, first evacuated in November, to evacuate again by Monday night after volcanic fissures opened on roads in the area. The town is also home to Iceland’s famed Blue Lagoon, which draws tourists to its steaming geothermal water and is one of the country’s most visited attractions. The amount of magma had reached a level similar to when a previous eruption occurred in December, the agency said. But in the case of the latest eruption, magma could “migrate further south” – as compared to the previous eruption – and possibly reach Grindavík town. As such, the country is accustomed to volcanic eruptions, though they often occur in the wilderness, away from populated areas.

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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas congressman said Saturday that three migrants, including two children, drowned while trying to reach the U.S. near the border city of Eagle Pass, where the Biden administration says Texas has begun denying access to Border Patrol agents. An Abbott spokesperson referred questions to the Texas Military Department, which did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Saturday. Cuellar, whose district include the Texas border, said Mexican authorities alerted Border Patrol of the distressed migrants struggling in the river late Friday. The 50-acre park is owned by the city, but it is used by the state Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department to patrol border crossings. On Saturday, Texas submitted a response to the court that disputed claims that Border Patrol agents were denied access to the park.

Persons: —, Biden, Henry Cuellar, Greg Abbott's, Abbott, Cuellar, ”, Julio Vasquez Organizations: Border Patrol, U.S . Rep, U.S, Justice Department, Supreme, Shelby, Border, Republican Gov, Lone Star, Migrants, Texas Military Department, Texas National Guard, Shelby Park, Guard, Homeland Security, . Customs, Protection, of Public Safety, Patrol, National Guard Locations: BROWNSVILLE , Texas, Texas, Eagle, Mexico, Rio Grande

CNN —Nearly 900 people have been arrested in Ecuador since Tuesday in a national security operation to stop an outburst of gang violence, Ecuador’s presidency said. The presidency says 94 of the 859 people detained are members of what they call “terrorist” groups. Ecuador has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in a wave of violence beginning with the prison escape of one of Ecuador’s most powerful drug lords last weekend. The violence was triggered by the escape of high-profile gang leader Adolfo “Fito” Macías from a prison in Guayaquil on Sunday. Following Fito’s escape and the declaration, Ecuador’s prison agency reported incidents in at least six prisons in different provinces on Sunday.

Persons: Ecuador’s, Daniel Noboa, Noboa, ” Noboa, Adolfo “ Fito, CNN’s Jack Guy Organizations: CNN, Ecuadorian, Sunday Locations: Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Guayaquil, ”, United States, Europe

☆ An Iowa school principal talked down the school shooter and tried to distract him so students could escape, his daughter says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-06 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger was among those injured in the school shooting in Iowa. Marburger's daughter said he tried to distract the gunman to allow other students to escape. As her father recovers, Claire Marburger called for compassion toward the deceased gunman's family. AdvertisementAfter a school shooting in Iowa left two people dead and seven injured, the high school principal's daughter is commending her father's brave actions to distract the gunman. Among the injured was Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger, who the department said suffered multiple gunshot wounds and went to the hospital in critical condition.

Persons: Dan Marburger, Marburger's, Claire Marburger, —, Jolliff, Claire, Dylan, Butler, Claire Marburger's, Marburger Organizations: Perry High School, Service, Iowa Department of Public Safety, Facebook Locations: Iowa

Young voters could be pivotal in an election year where the race is expected to be very close between presumptive nominees Biden and Republican front-runner Donald Trump. While young voters tend to favor Democrats, even a small drop in turnout among those voters – or a shift toward Republicans – could make a dispositive difference in battleground states. Biden has a dramatic disadvantage, compared with Trump, on the economy, even as young voters report overwhelmingly that their own financial situations are solid. That's on track with Biden's performance among young voters in 2020, when exit polls showed Biden took 60% of the youth vote, compared to 36% of young voters who voted for Trump. The data on young voters reflects a trend other polling has shown throughout the campaign season: Americans are unhappy with the ways things are going and don't want a Biden-Trump rematch.

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☆ Former 'porn king' Ron Jeremy, who now suffers from severe dementia, will be released to a private residence — despite his accusers' objections
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Meghann Cuniff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron Jeremy will no longer be held in custody, despite the objections of his accusers. The former adult film star was previously indicted on more than thirty charges of sexual assault and rape. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Many of the women who accused Jeremy of rape or sexual assault also objected to the move. "We will not know where that private residence is and if he will be locked down in the private residence," Allred said in an interview.

Persons: Ron Jeremy, —, Jeremy, Robert Harrison, Gloria Allred, Allred, Ronald Jeremy Hyatt Organizations: Service, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, Hollywood, Angeles

BOSTON (AP) — At a moment of record visibility and influence for Black attorneys in the United States, debates over race, criminal justice and democracy are increasingly at the center of the public conversation. In wide-ranging interviews with The Associated Press, six sitting Black attorneys general discussed the challenges and opportunities of serving as the top law enforcement officer in their respective states. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the conversations:Black attorneys general are at the forefront of criminal justice reform effortsBlack attorneys general have emerged as some of the most prominent advocates of reform to the criminal justice system. Trump has lashed out at James, Bragg and Willis with language often evoking racist and stereotypical tropes, such as using terms like “animal” and “rabid.”Black Democratic attorneys general learn from and collaborate with one anotherThe interviewed attorneys general confirmed that they frequently call, text and communicate with one another. They also borrow tactics and policies from each other, several of the attorneys general said.

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☆ US lawmakers seek probe of Chinese drone maker Autel Robotics
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An Autel Robotics Dragonfish Pro drone, with an 18-mile range, is displayed during CES 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of 11 U.S. House lawmakers on Thursday asked the Biden administration to investigate and potentially sanction Chinese drone maker Autel Robotics, citing national security concerns. The Pentagon said it would respond to the lawmakers' letter. Another signer of the letter, Republican Representative Elise Stefanik, said, "Autel drones made in Communist China present an unacceptable national security risk and should not be allowed to operate in America." Over 50% of drones sold in the United States are made by DJI, and they are the most popular drones in use by public safety agencies, Republican lawmakers said earlier this year.

Persons: Steve Marcus, Biden, Mike Gallagher, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Autel, Elise Stefanik, Gallagher, Krishnamoorthi, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Mark Porter Organizations: Las Vegas Convention, REUTERS, Rights, House, Republican, Commerce , Defense, Treasury, Autel Robotics, Technology, Robotics, China's People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Pentagon, Commerce, Commerce Department, U.S . Interior Department, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, House China, Communist China, America, China, Xinjiang, Ukraine, The U.S, United States

☆ Trump will be final defense witness at New York fraud trial, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Trump will be the final witness for the defense on Dec. 11, in the trial brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing him and his co-defendants of falsely inflating Trump's assets for financial gain. Trump's adult son and co-defendant Eric Trump is scheduled to testify Dec. 6, defense attorney Christopher Kise said. Trump Sr., Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. denied wrongdoing when they were previously questioned on the witness stand by lawyers for the state. But that shift "cannot be ascribed to President Trump's re-posting of a photograph the Principal Law Clerk herself first published," they argued. Charles Hollon, an officer in the Judicial Threats Assessment Unit of the New York Court System's Department of Public Safety.

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WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities recovered the body of an 11-year-old girl Saturday evening from the debris of a landslide in southeast Alaska that tore down a wooded mountainside days earlier, smashing into homes in a remote fishing village. The girl, Kara Heller, was the fourth person confirmed killed by last Monday night's landslide. The girl's parents Timothy Heller, 44 and Beth Heller, 36, and her sister Mara Heller, 16, were discovered and confirmed dead in the initial days after the landslide. Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesDeSpain said the latest victim was found under debris in the slide area. Troopers had initially said a large-scale search and rescue mission wasn’t possible because the site was unstable and hazardous.

Persons: Kara Heller, Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara Heller, Heller, Derek, Otto Florschutz, Tim DeSpain, DeSpain Organizations: — Authorities, Alaska Department of Public Safety, Authorities, Troopers Locations: WRANGELL, Alaska, Wrangell, Juneau

Authorities on Friday identified those missing or killed in a southeast Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House last year. Timothy Heller, 44, and Beth Heller, 36 — plus their children Mara, 16; Derek, 12; and Kara, 11 — were at home Monday night when the landslide struck near the island community of Wrangell. Political Cartoons View All 1265 Images“As a 42-year commercial fisherman I have worn many hats,” he said. The Hellers ran a construction company called Heller High Water, said Tyla Nelson, who described herself as Beth Heller's best friend since high school. “The loss of even one child is a very difficult time, and having an entire family with three students is devastating,” Burr wrote.

Persons: Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara, Derek, Kara, Otto Florschutz, Florschutz's, Don Young, Florschutz, ”, ” Beth Heller, Tyla Nelson, Beth Heller's, Beth, Timothy, Nelson, Nelson sobbed, “, Bill Burr, ” Burr, Aaron Jacobs, Mason Villarma, ” Villarma, ___ Sinco Kelleher, Gene Johnson Organizations: U.S . House, Wrangell ., Alaska Department of Public Safety, Republican, U.S, Rep, Anchorage Daily, Wrangell School, Heller, National Weather Service Locations: Alaska, U.S, Wrangell, Wrangell's Port, Anchorage, Juneau . One, Juneau ., Honolulu, Bellisle, Seattle

☆ Five-member family identified among victims of Alaska landslide
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An aerial view of mud and forest debris that buried a stretch of the Zimovia Highway a day after a landslide struck an area of Wrangell, Alaska, U.S., November 21, 2023. The heavily wooded mountainside gave way on Monday night above the Zimovia Highway following a storm that lashed the region with heavy rain and high winds. The agency identified the three confirmed fatalities as Timothy Heller, 44; his wife, Beth Heller, 36; and their 16-year-old daughter, Mara. The third missing person was identified as 65-year-old Otto Florschutz, whose wife, Christina, 63, was found alive but injured on Tuesday morning. No one was home in the third house destroyed by the landslide, officials said.

Persons: Austin McDaniel, Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara, Derek, Kara Heller, Otto Florschutz, Christina, Steve Gorman, Leslie Adler Organizations: Alaska Department of Transportation, REUTERS Acquire, Public Safety Department, Thomson Locations: Wrangell , Alaska, U.S, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska Panhandle, Juneau, Los Angeles

☆ Iceland remains on eruption alert as seismic activity wanes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Johannes Birkebaek | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] General view of an area near to the evacuated town of Grindavik, in Iceland, November 17, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica/ File photo Acquire Licensing RightsCOPENHAGEN, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Icelandic authorities said on Friday they were still on alert for a volcanic eruption in the southwest Reykjanes peninsula, although the odds were falling after a drop in seismic activity. Iceland has been living with a high risk of an eruption since seismic activity and underground lava flows increased in the region near the capital Reykjavik in late October. "Seismic activity continues to decrease," it said, adding that "the likelihood of eruption decreases over time". Five ministers from the Icelandic parliament visited Grindavik on Friday, where evacuated residents have been allowed back since Thursday to pick up more personal belongings.

Persons: Marko Djurica, RUV, Vidir Reynisson, Johannes Birkebaek, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Grindavik, Iceland, Reykjavik, Hagafell

☆ Alaskan landslide rescuers bring in heavy machinery as hunt for missing enters ‘reactive’ phase
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Taylor Romine | Susannah Cullinane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The search for three people missing after a landslide covered an Alaskan highway on Monday is moving “from an active search to a reactive search,” Alaskan authorities said. Rescuers have so far found the remains of three people who died after the landslide hit the Zimovia Highway, near Wrangell, around 9 p.m. Monday evening. Authorities may restart the active search if new evidence shows the missing people might be in a specific area, they said. Authorities plan to release the names of those who died and the missing people on Friday, the department said in its Thursday release. Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration in Wrangell due to the effects of the landslide, his office posted on social media.

Persons: Willis Walunga, “, Andy Park, Barrett Salisbury, Mike Dunleavy Organizations: CNN, K9, Alaska Department of Public Safety, of Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Alaska State Troopers, Authorities, Alaska’s Department of Transportation, National Weather Service, Alaska Division, Geological, Geophysical Surveys, Alaska Gov Locations: Wrangell, State, Alaska, ”, Juneau

WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Searchers looking for three people who remain missing after a massive landslide that killed three others and injured a fourth have changed their strategy from holding an active search to a reactive search that will involve methodically clearing the highway, officials said Thursday. "During active search periods we have searchers in the field meticulously looking for missing persons," Austin McDaniel, a spokesperson with the Alaska Department of Public Safety, told the Associated Press. Rescue crews found the body of a girl in an initial search Monday night and the bodies of two adults late Tuesday. The state transportation department said on social media Wednesday that the process of clearing the highway would only begin once search and rescue efforts were complete. Saturated soil can give way when gusts blow trees on a slope, said Barrett Salisbury, a geologist with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources.

Persons: Austin McDaniel, McDaniel, Mason Villarma, ”, ” Villarma, Aaron Jacobs, Jacobs, Barrett Salisbury, — Organizations: Alaska Department of Public Safety, Associated Press, Juneau . Rescue, National Weather Service, Alaska Department of Natural Locations: WRANGELL, Alaska, Wrangell, Juneau, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, British

Canadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc speaks at a news conference in Ottawa on September 7. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press/AP/FILECanadian Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said his government is taking the vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing “extremely seriously,” and is receiving regular updates from US authorities, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and border service agencies. “This is obviously a very serious situation,” the minister said, but would not speculate on the “origin” of the incident or fatalities due to its "evolving" nature. He and the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will receive further updates in the “coming moments," he said. Trudeau echoed the minister's sentiments and said the explosion at is “obviously a very serious situation” and additional measures are being "contemplated and activated."

Persons: Dominic LeBlanc, Justin Tang, Leblanc, Justin Trudeau, Trudeau Organizations: Canadian Public, Canadian Press, Public, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Locations: Ottawa

☆ Three Killed After Landslide Strikes Alaska Town
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Johnny Diaz | More About Johnny Diaz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three people, including a girl, were killed and three others were missing after a landslide struck homes in southeast Alaska this week, the authorities said. The landslide took place at about 9 p.m. Monday local time in Wrangell, Alaska, where “the slide covered and effectively closed Zimovia Highway” at its 11th milepost, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said on Tuesday. The slide was estimated to be 450 feet wide when it crossed the roadway and smashed into three single-family homes. Wrangell is a coastal community of 2,000 residents in southeast Alaska. Rescue crews found the body of a girl in the initial search and a drone operator found the bodies of two adults on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Public Safety.

Organizations: Alaska Department of Transportation, Alaska ., Alaska Department of Public Safety Locations: Alaska, Wrangell , Alaska, Wrangell

☆ Opinion: Taking a trip to the firing range was something I’d never do before October 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Opinion Amy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

I put my clear plastic goggles back on and reenter the smoky range to learn how to shoot a gun. That’s how I found myself at Gun for Hire, a gun range and club in New Jersey, to learn how to shoot. (“I want you to get the feel for both guns,” Kedem said.) Kedem had told me I’d get used to the noise, and I did. If I came to the range a few more times, I know I could get the hang of shooting — and even excel at it.

Persons: Amy Klein, Amy Klein Mira Zaki I’ve, Maga, ”, “, Woody Allen, we’d, Hillel Norry, Beth David, ” Norry, he’s, —, Klein, Amy Klein Be, Kedem, Walther, ” Kedem, he’d, Yosi, I’ve, Ben Shapiro, Norry Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, FBI, Hire, ”, Factory, Glock, Columbia University Locations: Israel, New York City, New Jersey, Long, Snellville , Georgia, Manhattan, Israeli American, America, Chile

CNN —The two occupants of a car that exploded Wednesday at the US-Canada Rainbow Bridge border crossing are dead, a law enforcement source told CNN. The FBI, New York State Police and US Customs and Border Protection are on the scene investigating. A vehicle was trying to enter the US side of the border, according to a spokesperson for the Niagara Falls mayor’s office. Debris is scattered about inside the customs plaza at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in Niagara Falls, New York. There are four ports of entry between Canada and the US near Niagara Falls, according to US Customs and Border Protection.

Persons: Dominic LeBlanc, “, Derek Gee, ” Aaron Ferguson, CNN’s Laura Dolan Organizations: CNN, New York State, Public, FBI, New York State Police, US Customs, Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition, The Buffalo News Locations: Canada, New York, Buffalo , New York, Niagara Falls , New York, Niagara Falls

☆ Soccer clashes, Taylor Swift fan death tarnish Rio de Janeiro ahead of G20
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Gabriel Stargardter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

TV images showed Rio state cops beating Argentina fans with truncheons as chairs rained down upon them. On Wednesday, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Rio's state military police traded blame over arrangements for the mixed seating section of Brazil and Argentina fans where the trouble erupted. Rio's policing of high-profile soccer matches was already under scrutiny after the Copa Libertadores final this month. In October, three doctors enjoying a late-night beer along one of Rio's beaches were brutally murdered after being confused for rival gangsters. A few days later, militias set fire to dozens of Rio buses after police killed one of their bosses in an operation.

Persons: Ricardo Moraes, Taylor, Nilton Santos, Daniel Scioli, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Gabriel Stargardter, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Soccer, Estadio Maracana, REUTERS, DE, Police, year's, Olympic Games, Nilton, Argentina, Brazilian Football Confederation, CBF, Copa Libertadores, Boca Juniors, Fluminense, Thomson Locations: Brazil, Argentina, Rio de Janeiro, DE JANEIRO, Maracana, Rio, Copacabana, India, Rio's

NEW YORK (AP) — It's been quite a week for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI — and co-founder Sam Altman. And as he became Silicon Valley’s most sought-after voice on the promise and potential dangers of this technology, Altman helped transform OpenAI into a world-renowned startup. WHAT IS GENERATIVE AI? Unlike traditional AI, which processes data and completes tasks using predetermined rules, generative AI (including chatbots like ChatGPT) can create something new. Meanwhile, in the U.S., President Joe Biden signed an ambitious executive order last month seeking to balance the needs of cutting-edge technology companies with national security and consumer rights.

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