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Donald Trump asks New York’s high court to intervene in fight over gag order in hush money trial 05/15/2024 07:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is seeking to have New York’s highest court intervene in his fight over a gag order that has seen him fined $10,000 and threatened with jail for violating a ban on commenting about witnesses, jurors and others connected to his hush money criminal trial. The former pr Investigation continues into 4 electrical blackouts on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse 05/15/2024 07:22pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — The electrical blackouts experienced by the container ship Dali before it left Baltimore’s port were “mechanically distinct from” those that resulted in the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge hours later, according to congressional testimony Wednesday. “Two we Sudan's people are trapped in `inferno of brutal violence' as famine and fighting close in, UN says 05/15/2024 07:08pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Sudanese people “are trapped in an inferno of brutal violence” with famine, disease and fighting closing in and no end in sight, the top U.N. humanitarian official in the war-ravaged country said Wednesday. Clementine Nkweta-Salami told a U.N. press conference that � Democrats raise concerns about Republicans meddling in a competitive Oregon primary 05/15/2024 06:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A new political action committee has begun pouring money into a key Oregon swing district just days before the Democratic primary there, raising questions about whether Republicans are trying to tilt the scales in the contest. The primary features Janelle Bynum and Jamie McLeod- Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote 05/15/2024 06:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander. The order allows the use of a map that has majority Blac Senators urge $32 billion in emergency spending on AI after finishing yearlong review 05/15/2024 05:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of four senators led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is recommending that Congress spend at least $32 billion over the next three years to develop artificial intelligence and place safeguards around it, writing in a report released Wednesday that the U.S. need Oklahoma begins quest for unprecedented 4th straight softball title at regionals 05/15/2024 05:28pm • Oklahoma begins its quest for an unprecedented fourth consecutive national softball title on Friday. Coach Patty Gasso's Sooners appear to have a shot. They have claimed the No. 2 overall seed and beat No. 1 seed Texas for the Big 12 Tournament title. The Sooners (49-6) open regional play Friday nig In first AI dialogue, US cites 'misuse' of AI by China, Beijing protests Washington's restrictions 05/15/2024 04:57pm • GENEVA (AP) — U.S. officials raised concerns about China's “misuse of AI” while Beijing's representatives rebuked Washington over "restrictions and pressure" on artificial intelligence, the governments said separately Wednesday, a day after a meeting in Geneva on the technology. Summaries of t Purple Patch restaurant an homage to beloved Filipino culture in heart of DC 05/15/2024 04:31pm • (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — In the heart of Washington, D.C., in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, stands Purple Patch, a Filipino American restaurant that embodies the rich tapestry of Patrice Cleary's heritage. Cleary, a self-taught chef, a mother, a daughter, and a former Marine, is a fir #MeToo struggled to find traction in France. Then Judith Godrèche came forward 05/15/2024 04:17pm • CANNES, France (AP) — Before Judith Godrèche kickstarted a #MeToo wave in the French industry, she was one of the first prominent actors to go on the record against Harvey Weinstein. Godrèche was 24 and attending the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of her film “Ridicule.” Weinstein, w 'Furiosa' debuts in Cannes, giving Anya Taylor-Joy a megawatt movie-star moment 05/15/2024 03:57pm • CANNES, France (AP) — “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolled into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller's dystopia-on-wheels to the French Riviera festival and lending Anya Taylor-Joy a fairy tale moment on the Cannes red carpet. Taylor-Joy, with her first film in Cannes, br Top US and Chinese officials begin talks on AI in Geneva 05/15/2024 03:41pm • GENEVA (AP) — Top envoys from the U.S. and China huddled in closed-door talks in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss ways to ensure that emerging artificial intelligence technologies don't become existential risks. The talks, which Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed to launch in last 2023, are m Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic 05/15/2024 01:43pm • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet France says it will impose a state of emergency in French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days 05/15/2024 12:56pm • PARIS (AP) — France says it will impose a state of emergency in French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days. Brunson scores 44, Knicks beat Pacers 121-91 to move a win away from conference finals 05/15/2024 09:12am • NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have one more step to climb to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. Jalen Brunson, after a couple rough games, looks ready to take it. Brunson scored 44 points, reaching 40 for the fifth time in this postseason, and the Knicks beat