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☆ US announces new visa restriction policy for those who have assisted fugitives
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials and agents who assist fugitives in evading the U.S. justice system. "The Department of State is committed to deterring and promoting accountability for extraordinary foreign government involvement in aiding fugitives to evade the U.S. justice system," Blinken said in the statement. The State Department did not immediately reply to questions on whether the new policy was aimed at specific countries or if anyone had yet been targeted under it. "The loss of Fallon to her family and loved ones can never be erased, but this new State Department policy named for this young Portlander killed by a foreign national establishes genuine accountability for any foreign official who assists fugitives fleeing U.S. Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Costas Pitas Editing by Leslie Adler and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fallon, Antony Blinken, Smart's, Blinken, Ron Wyden, Michael Ratney, Wyden, Portlander, Daphne Psaledakis, Costas, Leslie Adler, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S . State Department, Wednesday, of State, Oregonian, The State Department, Oregon, State Department, Department, Thomson Locations: Oregon, United States, Saudi Arabian, Saudi, U.S, Saudi Arabia, America

Teixeira has been held in federal prison in Plymouth County, south of Boston, while waiting trial. Prosecutors say Teixeira leaked classified documents to a group of gamers on the messaging app Discord. The leaked documents on Discord held highly classified information on allies and adversaries, with details ranging from Ukraine's air defenses to Israel's Mossad spy agency. President Joe Biden has ordered an investigation into why the alleged leaker had access to the sensitive information. Reporting by Rami Ayyub and Kanishka Singh; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Jack Douglas Teixeira, Teixeira, Teixeira's, Jack, Joe Biden, leaker, Rami Ayyub, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Oatis, Alistair Bell Organizations: An Air National, Prosecutors, WikiLeaks, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Worcester , Massachusetts, Ukraine, Plymouth County, Boston

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, June 21 (Reuters) - The death toll from a riot at a women's prison in Honduras rose to 46, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, as anxious relatives demanded information about the fate of incarcerated family members. Relatives of inmates gathered at the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social, the 900-person women's penitentiary around 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the capital city Tegucigalpa, where gang violence erupted a day earlier. Identifying victims is a challenge, as many of which were "charred or reduced" to ash, according to Yuri Mora, spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office. The riot had been planned by gang members with guards' knowledge, Honduran President Xiomara Castro said on Twitter on Tuesday, saying she would take "drastic measures" to address the deaths. [1/5]Security forces operate outside the Centro Femenino de Adaptacion Social (CEFAS) women prison following a deadly riot in Tamara, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, June 20, 2023.

Persons: Yuri Mora, Xiomara Castro, Angel Garcia, Fredy Rodriguez, Garcia, Mara Salvatrucha, Miguel Martinez, Julissa Villanueva, El, Gustavo Palencia, Brendan O'Boyle, Valentine Hillaire, Daina Beth Solomon, Alistair Bell Organizations: Centro Femenino de, Twitter, Security, REUTERS, Central America, Thomson Locations: TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Tamara, Los Angeles, Central, El Salvador

☆ U.S. urges China military dialogue despite rebuff to Blinken
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | Thomson Reuters | Humeyra Pamuk Is A Senior Foreign Policy Correspondent Based In Washington Dc. She Covers The U.S. State Department | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We remain willing and able at all levels to meet and call on China to respond appropriately to that." Blinken told a press conference in London that he had made those concerns clear to his Chinese counterparts. China cited U.S. sanctions as an obstacle to military dialogue which Blinken said he had repeatedly raised with his hosts and would continue to push for. China's defence minister Li earlier this month declined an invitation to meet U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at an international security summit. Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Blinken, Antony Blinken's, Sarah Beran, Beran, we've, Li Shangfu, East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink, Kritenbrink, Joe Biden, Janet Yellen, Gina Raimondo, China's, Li, Lloyd Austin, Humeyra Pamuk, Andrew Cawthorne, Alistair Bell Organizations: White, National Security Council, Taiwan Affairs, Wall Street Journal, Chinese Defence, Washington, U.S, U.S . State Department's, East Asia, U.S ., Ukraine, Defense, Thomson Locations: Beijing, U.S, China, BEIJING, United States, Cuba, Taiwan, London, U.S .

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 (Reuters) - The risks of artificial intelligence to national security and the economy need to be addressed, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, adding he would seek expert advice. "My administration is committed to safeguarding Americans' rights and safety while protecting privacy, to addressing bias and misinformation, to making sure AI systems are safe before they are released," Biden said at an event in San Francisco. Biden met a group of civil society leaders and advocates, who have previously criticized the influence of major tech companies, to discuss artificial intelligence. Biden has also recently discussed the issue of AI with other world leaders, including British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak whose government will later this year hold a first global summit on artificial intelligence safety. Biden is expected to discuss the topic with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ongoing U.S. visit.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Tristan Harris, Joy Buolamwini, Rob Reich, Rishi Sunak, Narendra Modi, Trevor Hunnicutt, Kanishka Singh, Chris Reese, Alistair Bell, Matthew Lewis Organizations: FRANCISCO, Center for Humane Technology, Stanford University, Regulators, British, Indian, European Union, European Commission, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, U.S

☆ British supermarket Morrisons cuts prices of nearly 50 products
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - British supermarket Morrisons said on Monday it was cutting the prices of 47 products by an average of over 25%, in another sign that a surge in inflation might be set to abate. Morrisons, Britain's fifth largest supermarket group, said products subject to the latest price cuts included beef mince, ham, tomatoes, spinach and wholemeal pittas. On Friday, market leader Tesco (TSCO.L), said Britain's food inflation has peaked. 2 Sainsbury's (SBRY.L) reduced the price of toilet paper, and upmarket grocer Waitrose reduced the price of over 200 products. EXPLAINER-Why is UK food inflation so stubbornly high?

Persons: Rishi Sunak's, Kantar, James Davey, Alistair Bell Organizations: British, Morrisons, Bank of England, Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Thomson

[1/3] The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022. "Core inflation is not coming down like I thought it would," Federal Reserve Gov. The U.S. economy was "still ripping along for the most part," he said, with the underlying pace of price increases "moving sideways." The Fed this week ended its run of 10 consecutive rate hikes when policymakers decided to keep the benchmark overnight interest rate in a range of from 5% to 5.25%. Though Fed chair Jerome Powell at a press conference Wednesday said no decision had been made about the upcoming July Fed meeting, investors and other analysts broadly expect the Fed to resume rate increases.

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☆ Musk: Tesla's value is based primarily on vehicle autonomy
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Tesla Inc FollowPARIS, June 16 (Reuters) - Tesla's (TSLA.O) market value is essentially based on vehicle 'autonomy', said Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday, and Musk added that he "did not expect that Tesla would be at this level" regarding the company's stock market value. "The value of the company is primarily on the basis of autonomy," Musk told the Paris VivaTech event. "That's really, I think, the main driver of our value." Tesla says that what it calls “Full Self-Driving” software does not make its vehicle autonomous and requires driver supervision. "Although I've said this before, I think we will solve autonomy soon," the billionaire said at the event.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Tesla, I've, Sudip Kar, Gupta, Mathieu Rosemain, Gilles Guillaume, Hyunjoo Jin, Alistair Bell Organizations: Tesla, Paris, Thomson

☆ Pentagon chief expresses optimism over eventual China talks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed optimism on Friday that he would eventually hold talks with his Chinese counterpart after being snubbed by Beijing during an event in Singapore earlier this month. Relations between the United States and China are increasingly acrimonious, with friction over issues from Taiwan and China's military activity in the South China Sea to U.S. efforts to hold back China's semiconductor industry. Austin said he has not reached out since China declined to hold formal talks with him at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's top security summit, in Singapore. And we will continue to work to make sure that we have open lines of communication," Austin said. Reporting by Andrew Gray, Sabine Siebold and Phil Stewart Editing by Alistair BellOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Lloyd Austin, we're, Austin, Austin's, Antony Blinken, Biden, Jake Sullivan, China's, ramping, I've, Andrew Gray, Sabine Siebold, Phil Stewart, Alistair Bell Organizations: . Defense, NATO, U.S, House, Tokyo . Relations, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, Beijing, Singapore, Brussels, China, Tokyo, United States, Taiwan, South, U.S

☆ Analysis: Biden's IRA climate bill won't cut deficit as expected
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

The White House estimated, and independent budget analysts agreed, it could cut the deficit by $300 billion over the next decade. The tax credits have been massively popular with companies, spurring new investments and boosting job growth, environmental benefits -- and the price tag. The bill will add $750 billion to the nation’s deficit over ten years, according to Smetters. White House officials say revenue will outpace original congressional estimates, and they point to the millions of jobs the IRA is expected to create. “We’re going to have more deployment and achieve more emissions reductions than we initially thought,” the White House official said.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ”, Kent Smetters, Goldman Sachs, Joe Manchin, Manchin, we've, Joe Biden’s, Tesla, Smetters, ” Smetters, “ We’re, Merck, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, Alistair Bell Organizations: White House, Penn Wharton Budget Model, White, Congressional, Credit Suisse, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, U.S, Democrat, Credit, Office, University of Pennsylvania, European Union, EV, Biden, Republicans, CBO, Amazon, Pepsi, Home, Thomson Locations: U.S, Japan

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. rights groups plan protests next week against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington over what they call India's deteriorating human rights record, even though experts do not expect Washington to be publicly critical of New Delhi. Washington hopes for closer ties with the world's largest democracy, which it sees as a counterweight to China, but rights advocates worry that geopolitics will overshadow human rights issues. The United States has said its human rights concerns related to India include the Indian government's targeting of religious minorities, dissidents and journalists. In a letter to Biden, Human Rights Watch's Asia Division director Elaine Pearson urged the White House to raise concerns, both publicly and privately, about human rights in India during Modi's visit. Advocacy groups have also raised concerns over alleged human rights abuses under Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday he is running for president, joining a host of Republican candidates vying for the 2024 nomination days after front-runner Donald Trump faced federal charges in his city. Suarez, 45, released a campaign video titled "I'm Running," which showed him jogging around the south Florida city. "Being the only Hispanic candidate from either party allows me to connect with a growing segment of our population," Suarez said. Suarez has had thorny relationships with both Trump and DeSantis. He did not support Trump in his 2020 re-election bid and was critical of some of DeSantis' COVID pandemic-era policies.

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☆ U.S. House Republicans target deeper spending cuts, raising shutdown threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( David Morgan | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

That is about $120 billion below the $1.59 trillion set out in the debt ceiling bill negotiated by Biden and McCarthy. The targets would maintain defense spending at the $866 billion level agreed in the debt ceiling legislation. "The debt ceiling bill set a ceiling, not a floor, for fiscal year 2024 bills. Lower spending levels could make it harder for the House to reach agreement with the Democratic-led Senate. Federal agencies could have to shut down if the two chambers are unable to agree to spending levels by October.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Biden, McCarthy, Kay Granger, Rosa DeLauro, Democratic appropriator, Steve Womack, David Morgan, Andy Sullivan, Alistair Bell Organizations: Democratic, Republicans, Food and Drug Administration, Reuters, Republican, Thomson Locations: China

☆ Ahead of Modi visit, journalists' group urges US to press India on media crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to urge India to end a media crackdown and release six detained journalists. A statement from CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg ahead of a state visit to Washington next week by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there had been an increasing crackdown on India’s media since he came to power in 2014. "Journalists critical of the government and the BJP party have been jailed, harassed, and surveilled in retaliation for their work," Ginsberg said. It highlighted harassment of domestic and foreign media, including through raids and retaliatory income tax investigations launched into critical news outlets. The CPJ also cited a media crackdown in Kashmir, including the use of preventative detention, terrorism and criminal cases, travel bans and raids.

Persons: Jodie Ginsberg, Narendra Modi, Ginsberg, – Aasif Sultan, Gautam Navlakha, Sajad Gul, Fahad Shah, Rupesh Kumar Singh, Irfan Mehraj –, Modi, CPJ, David Brunnstrom, Alistair Bell Organizations: Protect Journalists, Indian, BJP, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: India, Washington, United States, Delhi, Mumbai, Indian, Jammu, Kashmir

Trump has long accused it and the U.S. Justice Department of being out to get him. Trump's closest rival for the nomination, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, decried the "weaponization" of federal bureaucracy after Trump's indictment. Haley said Trump had acted recklessly, although she also said the FBI and Justice Department had "lost all credibility with the American people." None of the Republican president campaigns responded to requests for comment about their criticism of federal law enforcement and calls for an overhaul. A spokesman for the Justice Department, which oversees the FBI, declined to comment.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kyle Kondik, University of Virginia Center for Politics . Trump, Trump's, Hillary Clinton, James Comey, Clinton, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Biden, Christopher Wray, Timothy Naftali, Naftali, Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, Nikki Haley, Haley, Bill Bowen, Bowen, Tim Reid, Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery, Ross Colvin, Alistair Bell Organizations: Republicans, Republican, Trump, U.S . Justice Department of, University of Virginia Center for Politics ., Reuters, White, FBI, Justice Department, Democratic, Department, New, South Carolina, Republican National Committee, U.S . Capitol, Thomson Locations: Russia, Florida, New Jersey, Arkansas, Portsmouth , New Hampshire

But his defense team is still evolving after at least three key members left in recent weeks. Trump has also sought to add a Florida-based criminal defense lawyer to his team in the days since his indictment, according to sources familiar with the conversations. Kise, a former Florida solicitor general who has primarily handled civil cases, was brought on to Trump’s team last year after the FBI seized classified documents kept at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Trump has struggled in recent weeks to bolster his defense team as the documents investigation intensified. The day the indictment was unsealed, the pair abruptly announced their resignation from Trump’s legal team.

Persons: Donald Trump, Todd Blanche, Chris Kise, Jim, John Rowley –, Blanche, Kise, Trump, Lindsey Halligan, Rowley, Evan Corcoran, Halligan, Tim Parlatore, Boris Epshteyn, Parlatore, Epshteyn, Trump’s, Andrew Goudsward, Sarah N, Lynch, Jacqueline Thomsen, Karen Freifeld, David Bario, Alistair Bell Organizations: Trump, FBI, Trump's, New, Reuters, U.S . Justice Department, CNN, Epshteyn, Thomson Locations: Miami, Florida, Lago, New York, Manhattan, Epshteyn, Washington

☆ 'Speedy trial' promised by special counsel in Trump case may not go so fast
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The U.S. Constitution guarantees criminal defendants the right to a speedy trial, and defendants in federal cases are allowed to have a trial start as soon as 70 days from the time they are indicted. Smith's pledge for a speedy trial makes sense because he doesn't want to interfere with the election process, said defense attorney Mark Zaid. The reality is the Trump team will be controlling much of the timing of the litigation." Espionage Act cases like Trump's cases are especially complex because some of the key evidence presented during a public trial is classified. These CIPA procedures will require Trump's defense team to obtain security clearances in order to view classified materials.

Persons: Perkins, Jack Smith, Donald Trump, Stephanie Siegmann, Hinkley Allen, Trump, Smith's, Mark Zaid, CIPA, Kel McClanahan, David Aaron, Sarah N, Lynch, Amy Stevens, Alistair Bell Organizations: WASHINGTON, Attorney's, Republican, Trump, Department, Thomson Locations: Miami, Boston, The U.S

☆ Flight training for Chinese military pilots targeted in latest US export crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Karen Freifeld | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 12 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Monday added 43 entities to an export control list, including Frontier Services Group Ltd, a security and aviation company previously run by Erik Prince, for training Chinese military pilots and other activities that threaten U.S. national security. The Test Flying Academy of South Africa, a flight school under scrutiny by authorities in Britain for recruiting British ex-military pilots to train Chinese military fliers, was also added to the U.S. Commerce Department's Entity List. The aviation-related companies were listed for providing training to Chinese military pilots using Western and NATO sources, according to a rule posted for the Federal Register. Thirty-one Chinese entities in total were added to the list, some for acquiring U.S.-origin items in support of China's military modernization, such as hypersonic weapons development. Nine Chinese and Pakistani companies were added based on their contributions to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program and other weapons contributions.

Persons: Biden, Erik Prince, Prince, Karen Freifeld, Chris Sanders, Alistair Bell Organizations: Frontier Services Group Ltd, Flying Academy of South, U.S . Commerce, Frontier Services Group, United, United Arab Emirates, Federal Register, U.S, Shanghai Supercomputing Technology, Solutions, Thomson Locations: U.S, Flying Academy of South Africa, Britain, China, Kenya, Laos, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, United Kingdom, Xinjiang, China's, Latvia

☆ Convicted 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski dead at 81
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Alistair Bell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

[1/2] Theodore Kaczynski is led out of federal court where he was charged with a single federal weapons violation April 4,1997. June 10 (Reuters) - Ted Kaczynski, former math professor and "twisted genius" who came to be known as the Unabomber when he carried out a 17-year spree of mysterious bombings that killed three people and baffled the FBI, died on Saturday at the age of 81. Kaczynski's younger brother, David, tipped off police that the author's ideas sounded like those of Ted. In 1980, Kaczynski sent a package bomb that exploded and injured United Airlines President Percy Wood at his Illinois home. Kaczynski detailed how modernization has destabilized society, subjected humans to indignities and "inflicted severe damage on the natural world."

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[1/3] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brian SnyderWASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The indictment of former President Donald Trump on multiple charges related to his handling of classified documents on Thursday has thrust the Justice Department back into the center of the Republican presidential primary campaign. In a video posted on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, he reiterated previous assertions that the Justice Department has been weaponized for political ends. But he has shied away from promoting more aggressive reforms at the Justice Department. In a statement on Thursday night, he lambasted the Justice Department, calling it part of a "federal police state."

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June 9 (Reuters) - Here is a look at the charges former President Donald Trump faces and his possible defenses over what prosecutors say was his illegal retention of classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021. In January 2022, Trump agreed to return 15 boxes of records to the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, and officials discovered in them more than 700 pages of records marked as classified. The Justice Department issued a grand jury subpoena in May 2022 asking Trump to return any other classified records. WHAT CHARGES DOES TRUMP FACE? Unlike Trump, Biden and Pence immediately returned the records and cooperated with efforts to search for additional documents.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, Biden, Pence, Jack Queen, Noeleen Walder, Howard Goller, Alistair Bell Organizations: White House, TRUMP, U.S . National Archives, Records Administration, The Justice Department, FBI, Biden, Trump, The Justice, Thomson Locations: Florida, New York

☆ Top US congressional Democrats urge to let Trump indictment case 'proceed peacefully'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Kanishka Singh | Thomson Reuters | Kanishka Singh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Reuters In Washington Dc | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Trump on Friday, accusing him of risking some of the country's most sensitive security secrets after leaving office in 2021. This indictment must now play out through the legal process, without any outside political or ideological interference," Schumer and Jeffries said in a joint statement. "We encourage Mr. Trump's supporters and critics alike to let this case proceed peacefully in court," their joint statement added. Biden and the top congressional Democrats, Schumer and Jeffries, did not take direct aims at Trump on Friday over the indictment related to the former president's handling of classified documents. Republicans have alleged, without evidence, that the investigation into Trump, who is running to unseat Biden from the White House in 2024, is politically motivated.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, Schumer, Jeffries, Trump's, Joe Biden, General Merrick Garland, Department's, Republican Trump, Biden, Kanishka Singh, Jasper Ward, Alistair Bell Organizations: Democratic U.S, Representatives Democratic, Trump, Republican, White House, Republicans, Justice Department, Thomson Locations: Washington

Republican hopefuls have alleged, without evidence, that the investigation into Trump, who is running to unseat Biden from the White House in 2024, is politically motivated. As the charges against Trump were unsealed, Biden was in North Carolina, where he was discussing his economic agenda and had plans to meet with military members. BIDEN, TRUMP IN SWING STATENorth Carolina is a key political swing state that Republicans are courting this weekend during a state convention. North Carolina, with 15 electoral votes, is an important political swing state that Trump won, though only with a slim margin, in 2020. He leads the North Carolina Republican field with 44% of the vote, followed by DeSantis at 22%, the poll shows.

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☆ U.S. Congress to consider two new bills on artificial intelligence
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. senators on Thursday introduced two separate bipartisan artificial intelligence bills on Thursday amid growing interest in addressing issues surrounding the technology. Lawmakers are beginning to consider what new rules might be needed because of the rise of AI. "We cannot afford to lose our competitive edge in strategic technologies like semiconductors, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence to competitors like China," Bennet said. Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he had scheduled three briefings for senators on artificial intelligence, including the first classified briefing on the topic so lawmakers can be educated on the issue. read moreThe briefings include a general overview on AI, examining how to achieve American leadership on AI and a classified session on defense and intelligence issues and implications.

Persons: Gary Peters, Mike Braun, James Lankford, aren't, Braun, Michael Bennet, Mark Warner, Todd Young, Bennet, Chuck Schumer, Diane Bartz, David Shepardson, Alistair Bell Organizations: Homeland Security, Republican, Global, Thomson Locations: United States, China

He said the United States has had "real concerns" about China’s relationship with Cuba and was closely monitoring it. Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, a U.S. Defense Department spokesperson, said: "We are not aware of China and Cuba developing a new type of spy station." If such a facility is built, the Chinese will use Cuba "as a beachhead for collection against the United States," said Daniel Hoffman, a former senior CIA undercover officer. Cuba, an old Cold War foe of the United States, has long been a hotbed of espionage and spy games. It backed down and removed the missiles, but it is widely regarded as the moment when the United States and the Soviet Union came closest to a nuclear confrontation.

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