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Amazon unveils a 'smarter and more conversational' Alexa amid AI race among tech companies 09/20/2023 03:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features to better compete with other tech companies who've rolled out flashy chatbots. During a demonstration at the company's second headquarters in Arlin Body camera footage shows Cavs exec Altman being told he nearly caused accident before OVI arrest 09/20/2023 03:31pm • CLEVELAND (AP) — Body camera footage of Cavaliers executive Koby Altman undergoing field sobriety tests shows him being told by officers that he nearly caused an accident last week before he was arrested and charged with driving while impaired. On Wednesday, the Cavaliers issued a new statement ab Text of the policy statement the Federal Reserve released Wednesday 09/20/2023 03:21pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Below is the statement the Fed released Wednesday after its policy meeting ended: Recent indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have slowed in recent months but remain strong, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation r Six Palestinians are killed in latest fighting with Israel, at least 3 of them militants 09/20/2023 02:34pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank and unrest in the Gaza Strip killed six Palestinians, Palestinian health officials said Wednesday, the latest spike in a wave of violence that has roiled the region for more than a year. At least three of those killed we Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime 'Stop Making Sense' 09/20/2023 12:36pm • TORONTO (AP) — You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense” playing and the members of Talking Heads in the audience. That was the once-in-a-lifetime scenario when the new 4K restoration of “Stop Making Sense” premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festiv Talking Heads on the once-in-a-lifetime 'Stop Making Sense' 09/20/2023 12:34pm • TORONTO (AP) — You may find yourself in a movie theater with “Stop Making Sense” playing and the members of Talking Heads in the audience. That was the once-in-a-lifetime scenario when the new 4K restoration of “Stop Making Sense” premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festiv California truck drivers ask Gov. Newsom to sign job-saving bill as self-driving big rigs are tested 09/20/2023 12:29pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the roads. The legislation would ban self-driving trucks we Autopsy finds man who was punched at New England Patriots game before he died had medical issue 09/20/2023 12:04pm • BOSTON (AP) — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue, authorities in Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Police and safety personnel responded to th Millennial Money: 5 options if you’re crushed by student loan and credit card debt 09/20/2023 10:13am • The return of federal student loan payments in October has the potential to derail your finances, especially if you’re already struggling with credit card payments. One in five student loan borrowers have risk factors that suggest they could struggle with student loan payments when they resume, Sikh separatism has long strained Canada-India ties. Now they're at their lowest point in years 09/20/2023 09:20am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Relations between Canada and India have sunk to their lowest point in years as the two countries swap accusations and expel each other's diplomats over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader. Experts said it remains to be seen if it will create a lasting rift between the two U.S. England's National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors' strike escalates 09/20/2023 07:16am • LONDON (AP) — Britain's state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England on Wednesday as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint strike action. Tens of thousands of so-called junior doctors walked off th Japanese crown prince visits Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations 09/20/2023 05:36am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday for a five-day visit marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as Tokyo pushes to deepen ties with Southeast Asia and other developin Chinese officials voice faith in economy and keep interest rates steady as forecasts darken 09/20/2023 05:07am • Leading Chinese planners voiced confidence on Wednesday in the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy, holding key interest rates steady amid signs of improvement in some areas such as services. The upbeat tone of officials speaking at a news conference in Beijing was in contrast to forec Will this computer lab do for the DC area what the PC did for Silicon Valley? 09/20/2023 04:41am • Quantum computing is the next big technological breakthrough and will likely be used to radically define people's lives, helping to solve problems and make technology even smarter. But it's not like the regular computer that you're used to. In fact, there's only a handful of legitimate quantum co DC delays implementing fines for using bus lanes, extends warning period indefinitely 09/19/2023 10:12pm • Drivers in D.C. will not receive hefty fines for blocking red-painted bus lanes in the city — at least, not yet. A new bus lane ticketing system was expected to be implemented on Monday, which followed a 45-day period of time during which drivers were issued warnings instead of fines. Howeve