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Klobuchar: Gaetz is an ‘absurd’ choice for attorney general

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) was an “absurd” choice for President-elect Trump's attorney general, during a Friday appearance on CNN. “This is an absurd choice ...

Politics - The Hill - November 15

Beware midnight opinions from Biden's solicitor general

The Biden administration should resist this temptation and hold off filing invited solicitor general briefs — which are often given a long timeline for filing anyway — leaving it to the incoming ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad

Coca-Cola is facing backlash online over an artificial intelligence-made Christmas promotional video that users are calling “soulless” and “devoid of any actual creativity.”

Greeks go on general strike demanding higher pay

Ships docked at Greek ports, and railway and bus services were disrupted on Wednesday as workers joined a nationwide strike to demand higher pay.

Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee

President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.

Matt Gaetz withdraws as Trump’s nominee for US attorney-general

Former congressman says controversy around his nomination had become a ‘distraction’

Business - Financial Times - Yesterday

Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has withdrawn his nomination to be Attorney General for President-elect Trump.

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Matt Gaetz withdraws from attorney general consideration

Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, has announced he is withdrawing from consideration. This comes after Gaetz visited Capitol Hill to rally ...

Friday Briefing: Gaetz Ends Bid for Attorney General

Plus, bathing in crude oil.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

Gaetz Withdrew From Attorney General Consideration

Also, Putin said Russia struck Ukraine with a new missile. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Matt Gaetz Withdraws as Trump’s Pick for Attorney General

Mr. Gaetz has consistently denied the allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use, but his prospective nomination ran into trouble in the Senate.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

Trump picks Pam Bondi for next attorney general

President-elect Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next nominee to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ). Bondi was a swift pick just hours after former Rep. Matt ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Trump taps Pam Bondi for attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump announced that his new pick for attorney general is Pam Bondi. Bondi previously served as Florida’s attorney general.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

What Bondi Might Do as Attorney General

Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Justice Department fought to overturn the Affordable Care Act, and has lobbied for Amazon, Uber and General Motors.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

The rise of Pam Bondi, longtime Trump ally who is new pick for attorney general

The 59-year-old was the first woman to head Florida's justice system and she is a longtime Trump ally.

Generative AI: Separating Hype From Reality

The technology may transform business. But it clearly isn’t there yet.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

U.S. accuses former Colombia general of extrajudicial killings

Former general Mario Montoya and his family are barred from traveling to the U.S., Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

Vardy best England striker of his generation - Maresca

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says Leicester City's Jamie Vardy is England's best striker in his generation before his side's trip to his former side.

Republican blocks promotion of general involved in Afghanistan withdrawal

Markwayne Mullin stalls promotion of Lt Gen Christopher Donahue, photographed as last US soldier to leave. The US general who was photographed as the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan is ...

World - The Guardian - 20 hours ago

What Generation Alpha wants to learn about money

A sense of the challenges ahead mean primary and secondary schoolchildren are eager for financial literacy

World - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

This Toad Is So Tiny That They Call It a Flea

A “toadlet” in Brazil is the second-smallest vertebrate known to exist on the planet.

Science - The New York Times - October 29

Democrats call for investigation into grocery prices

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are calling on administration officials to investigate Albertsons and other major grocery chains for “predatory practices” they say ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Haley: Support for Trump an 'easy call'

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley outlined the case for former President Trump in an op-ed targeting undecided moderate voters on the Sunday before the election. In her Wall ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Call for 'immediate action' to tackle shoplifting

Cases are under-reported and "immediate action" is needed to tackle the crisis, a Lords review finds.

Kremlin denies Trump-Putin call

The Kremlin on Monday denied that President-elect Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call following the U.S. presidential election last week. The denial came after reporting ...

Politics - The Hill - November 11

Trump and Putin, Call Me Maybe?

Plus, Bishop calls on Archbishop to resign over Church abuse scandal.

Former Sabres Defender Calls It A Career

This former Buffalo Sabres defenseman is moving on from professional hockey.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 15

The dark sky over an urban park in central Mexico attracts stargazers who worry it might not last

As night descended in an ecological park in central Mexico, tiny stars appeared in the sky one by one, aligning into constellations

Tech - ABC News - October 25

Judge vs. Ohtani in the World Series is a once-in-a-generation event

Two larger-than-life superstars sharing baseball's biggest stage rarely happens.

Sports - ESPN - October 25

Seth Meyers on ex-president’s alleged admiration of Nazi generals: ‘Trump is a fascist’

Late-night hosts discuss an interview in which former Trump chief of staff John Kelly said ex-president expressed respect for Hitler and his generals. Late-night hosts talk the former White House ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

DeepMind and Hugging Face release SynthID to watermark LLM-generated text

SynthID makes subtle changes to LLM-generated text to create a statistical signature while preserving the quality of the output.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 25

Generation Z: Sue Johnston is the greatest zombie to grace our screens in decades

When an army van full of toxins crashes into a care home, all the boomers become biters – and it’s kids’ blood they’re after. The undead are back, baby!. There was a sustained moment throughout the ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Generative AI isn’t coming for you — your reluctance to adopt it is

Adaptability and willingness to embrace change are keys to staying relevant. Don't be afraid of generative AI; make it work for you.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 27

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