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Pan American Games give Chile's Boric a break from political polarization 11/03/2023 01:26pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) ��� Chile���s President Gabriel Boric faces a deeply polarized country, rising crime and a divisive upcoming vote on a new constitution. But his life is like a dream while attending the Pan American Games in his country���s capital. Boric drew loud applause at the National Stad FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers 11/03/2023 05:52am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried���s spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry ��� a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president ��� hit rock bottom Thursday when a New York jury convicted him China and Southeast Asia nations vow to conclude a nonaggression pact faster as sea crises escalate 11/02/2023 10:36pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� Chinese and Southeast Asian diplomats renewed a vow to finalize a nonaggression pact for the South China Sea in three years, two regional diplomats said Thursday. The pledge came during a meeting last week in Beijing, where they expressed alarm over recent confrontations The 5 Best NYC Dinner Cruises for Food & Views 11/02/2023 08:00pm • When you're strolling the streets of Manhattan, it can be difficult to grasp the magnitude of the city, with its skyscrapers and densely packed landmarks. The solution? A boat ride. A breezy sail in New York Harbor can feature everything from an elegant dinner to a live jazz band to tacos and tequil School board candidate in Fairfax Co. back on the ballot after judge's ruling 11/02/2023 12:56pm • Follow WTOP���s coverage of the Virginia elections. The Fairfax County Office of Elections "requalified" Franconia District school board candidate Marcia C. St. John-Cunning after a new ruling about her campaign Wednesday. ���This decision is justice for the 3,000 residents who already exercis Executions in Iran are up 30%, a new United Nations report says 11/02/2023 12:33am • UNITED NATIONS (AP) ��� Iran is carrying out executions ���at an alarming rate,��� putting to death at least 419 people in the first seven months of the year, the United Nations chief said in a new report. That's a 30% increase from the same period in 2022. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Panama's Assembly looks to revoke contract for Canadian mining company after public outcry 11/01/2023 10:23pm • PANAMA CITY (AP) ��� Facing a second week of impassioned, nationwide protests, Panama's National Assembly has nearly passed a new law revoking a controversial mining contract in an environmentally vulnerable part of country. The bill passed a second debate late on Wednesday and now faces a final vo Some Republicans still press for changes to further protect Georgia voting system amid criticism 11/01/2023 07:31pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Some Republican lawmakers continued to press Wednesday for changes to protect Georgia's voting system from security weaknesses, but a deputy to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accused them of acting in bad faith and promoting lies that Georgia's 2020 election was stolen from D George Mason U. responds to video of woman tearing down posters of kidnapped Israeli children 11/01/2023 01:56pm • George Mason University responded on social media Tuesday to a video of a woman taking down and tearing up a poster "that appears to depict Israeli children kidnapped as part of the Israel-Hamas conflict." The video seems to have been recorded at the Virginia university's Fairfax location and has The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing 11/01/2023 02:13am • LONDON (AP) ��� The United Kingdom is hosting the AI Safety Summit, bringing politicians, computer scientists and tech executives to a site chosen for its symbolism: Bletchley Park, synonymous with codebreaking and the birth of computing. During World War II, a group of mathematicians, cryptographer Today in History: November 1, Clarence Thomas joins the Supreme Court 11/01/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Wednesday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2023. There are 60 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1991, Clarence Thomas took his place as the newest justice on the Supreme Court. On this date: In 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was established. In Editorial Roundup: United States 10/31/2023 06:28pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Oct. 26 The Washington Post on the economic ideas presented by GOP candidates for POTUS Republican candidates are trying to capitalize on discontent with ���Bidenomics.��� Despite strong job gains, cooling inflation, blockbuster third- Abuse victims say gun surrender laws save lives. Will the Supreme Court agree? 10/31/2023 12:09pm • As Janet Paulsen prepared to leave her husband, who had become increasingly volatile over their 15-year marriage, she slipped down to his gun safes one night while he slept to try to change the combination locks. ���There were 74 firearms in my house,��� said Paulsen, who was stunned by how many gun Cutting-edge AI raises fears about risks to humanity. Are tech and political leaders doing enough? 10/31/2023 09:58am • LONDON (AP) ��� Chatbots like ChatGPT wowed the world with their ability to write speeches, plan vacations or hold a conversation as good as or arguably even better than humans do, thanks to cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems. Now, frontier AI has become the latest buzzword as concerns gro Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo over Supreme Court justices' travel 10/31/2023 08:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Senate Democrats said Monday they plan to subpoena Republican megadonor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo for more information about their roles in organizing and paying for luxury travel for Supreme Court justices. The announcement by Democrats on the Senate J