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Tennessee election officials iron out touch screen issues with unlikely tool

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Transcript: Rep. Maxwell Frost on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 13, 2024

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Transcript: Sen. Raphael Warnock on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 20, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. Raphael Warnock, Democrat of Georgia, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Oct. 20, 2024.

Transcript: Rep. Mike Lawler on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 20, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Oct. 20, 2024.

Full transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by NBC News' Hallie Jackson

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Transcript: Sen. JD Vance on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 27, 2024

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Transcript: Former Rep. Liz Cheney on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 27, 2024

The following is a transcript of an interview with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Oct. 27, 2024.

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Nvidia just dropped a new AI model that crushes OpenAI’s GPT-4—no big launch, just big results

Nvidia quietly launched a groundbreaking AI model that surpasses OpenAI’s GPT-4 and Anthropic’s Claude 3.5, signaling a major shift in the competitive landscape of artificial intelligence.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 17

Amazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and Google

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Business - CNBC - October 22

OpenAI scientist Noam Brown stuns TED AI Conference: ’20 seconds of thinking worth 100,000x more data’

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Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

OpenAI CEO responds to report of GPT-5 Orion coming later this year: ‘Fake news out of control’

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Family rushed to hospital after eating toxic mushrooms

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11 hospitalized in Pennsylvania after eating wild mushrooms

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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital ignites devastating fire

The Israeli military has launched a series of deadly strikes in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, including on a flour distribution center, a school and a hospital where displaced Palestinians ...

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