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Denmark seeks to make it illegal to spread deepfake images, citing concern about misinformation
Denmark is taking steps toward enacting a ban on the use of “deepfake” imagery online, saying such digital manipulations can ...
Housing red flag: Data show increase in cancellations of home purchase agreements versus a year ago
The latest sign of trouble in the U.S. housing market: A pickup in home purchase agreements falling through before they're ...
USNS Harvey Milk is renamed after a WWII sailor in the latest Pentagon diversity purge
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who ...
Supreme Court doesn’t rule on Louisiana’s second majority Black congressional district
The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering ...
How do you make a ‘Jurassic World’ movie? With these ‘commandments’
If you're going to let dinosaurs run amok, it's good to have some ground rules. That's how screenwriter David Koepp saw it, ...
Supreme Court meets Friday to decide 6 remaining cases, including birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court is meeting Friday to decide the final six cases of its term, including President Donald Trump's bid to ...
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public ...
S&P 500 rises at the open and could be headed for an all-time high
Stocks rose in morning trading and put Wall Street on track to finish the strong week at an all-time high. The S&P 500 rose 0 ...
Supreme Court preserves key part of Obamacare coverage requirements
The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Act’s preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, ...
Key inflation gauge rose last month while Americans cut back on spending
A key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans also cut ...
New Caribbean nonstop: BWI to Anguilla this winter
BermudAir will launch seasonal nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to the British territory of Anguilla this winter.
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Netanyahu denounces report that Israeli soldiers have orders to shoot at Palestinians seeking aid
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz emphatically rejected a report in the left-leaning Israeli daily Haaretz on Friday, which claimed Israeli ...