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Thai prime minister promises investigation after activist died in detention 05/15/2024 05:39am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Thailand���s prime minister on Wednesday offered his condolences to the family of a young activist who died in detention after a monthslong hunger strike, amid a public debate on the country���s justice system. Netiporn ���Bung��� Sanesangkhom, 28, died on Tuesday after suffering ca A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike 05/15/2024 01:32am • BANGKOK (AP) ��� A young activist in Thailand who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country���s monarchy system died Tuesday in a prison hospital, officials said. The death sparked fresh calls for reviewing the judicial process that allows political offenders ac Newgarden focused only on defending Indy 500 win. Has moved past Penske cheating scandal 05/14/2024 09:17pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Josef Newgarden is focused only on defending his Indianapolis 500 victory. If the recent Team Penske cheating scandal has stained his reputation, the two-time IndyCar champion doesn't really care. It was business as usual for Newgarden on Tuesday's opening day at Indianapolis M 8 Best Quantum Computing Stocks to Buy in 2024 05/14/2024 08:00pm • While the financial markets are consumed with all things artificial intelligence, many investors are missing the boat on the next massive technology breakthrough -- quantum computing. Quantum computers handle scientific calculations that otherwise could take millions of years to solve using traditio 12 Best Discount Shopping Apps 05/14/2024 08:00pm • Saving money never goes out of style, and discount shopping apps can help keep cash in your wallet. 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Michael Cohen 's testimony this week has linked Trump to all aspects of a hush money scheme that prosecutors say was aimed at stifli Montgomery County students will have the chance to decorate their graduation caps 05/14/2024 03:42pm • Graduates at all public high schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be allowed to add their own personal touch to the top of their graduation caps. The decision was made to answer what some considered an equity issue as 17 high schools forbid the practice while others allowed the decorating of K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals 05/14/2024 12:47am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are increasingly channeling their millions-strong online community into climate and environmental activism, protesting business deals linked to coal power, urging K-pop entertainers to cut waste and raising awareness about climat The EU is angry that Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest and wants to know why 05/13/2024 11:01pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� The Eurovision song contest continued to spawn unprecedented controversy, days after the winner was crowned, with the 27-nation European Union lambasting organizers for their ���incoherence��� in banning its flag from the concert hall during the final. In an unusually sharp letter OpenAI launches GPTo, improving ChatGPT's text, visual and audio capabilities 05/13/2024 05:43pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� OpenAI's latest update to its artificial intelligence model can mimic human cadences in its verbal responses and can even try to detect people's moods. The effect conjures up images of the 2013 Spike Jonze move ���Her,��� where the (human) main character falls in love with an All things no-go? The ticketing nightmare behind Maryland's premier indie music festival 05/13/2024 06:34am • The All Things Go music festival, hosted at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, has only grown since its inception in 2014. Now, it's bursting out of its 40-acre cage and seems like a whole different animal for potential festivalgoers. This year's festival sold out altogether sh Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home 05/12/2024 08:06pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Swiss Eurovision fans were getting ready Sunday to give a hero's welcome to singer Nemo, who won the 68th Eurovision Song Contest with ���The Code,��� an operatic pop-rap ode to the singer���s journey toward embracing a nongender identity. The singer, who is Swiss but currently live 20 Certification Programs for Careers That Pay Well 05/12/2024 08:00pm • Certificate programs, often offered by colleges, provide training in specific fields that can help jump-start a career. 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