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Spain's turmoil is in the past as La Roja face Sweden in the Women's World Cup semifinal 08/14/2023 02:43am • AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) ��� Spain is just one win away from the Women's World Cup final, less than a year after more than a dozen players staged a mutiny and stepped away from the team. La Roja will face Sweden in a semifinal match on Tuesday at Auckland's Eden Park, with the winner advancing to Ecuador was calm and peaceful. Now hitmen, kidnappers and robbers walk the streets 08/14/2023 12:13am • GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) ��� Belen Diaz was walking home from college one evening when a motorcycle carrying two men made a menacing U-turn. Terrified that she was about to be robbed for the eighth time in three years, the teaching student banged on a cab window until the driver drove her home. Diaz Today in History: August 14, McVeigh sentenced to death 08/14/2023 12:00am • Today in History Today is Monday, Aug. 14, the 226th day of 2023. There are 139 days left in the year. Today���s Highlight in History: On Aug. 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. On this date: In 1848, the Oregon Te The Most Popular Ages to Collect Social Security 08/13/2023 08:00pm • If you qualify for Social Security retirement benefits you can sign up to begin getting them any time after age 62. While it may sound appealing to start collecting the money as soon as possible, your monthly payments will be larger if you delay claiming them. According to 2022 data from the Social What Is a Social Security Award Letter? 08/13/2023 08:00pm • A Social Security award letter is the document used to notify you that your application for Social Security benefits has been approved and you will receive payments. The Social Security Administration also issues another type of document, a benefit verification letter, which includes more details ab Don't expect quick fixes in 'red-teaming' of AI models. Security was an afterthought 08/13/2023 05:20pm • BOSTON (AP) ��� White House officials concerned by AI chatbots' potential for societal harm and the Silicon Valley powerhouses rushing them to market are heavily invested in a three-day competition ending Sunday at the DefCon hacker convention in Las Vegas. Some 2,200 competitors tapped on laptops s Polish government plans referendum asking if voters want 'thousands of illegal immigrants' 08/13/2023 01:45pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� Poland���s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting ���thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa��� as part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister said Sunday, as his conservative party seeks to hol As free press withers in El Salvador, pro-government social media influencers grow in power 08/13/2023 12:07am • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) ��� Douglas Guzm��n's TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos showcasing his favorite parts of his country. That changed about a year ago, as rights groups, civil society and even some officials criticized El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele for viola Biden's reelection bid faces vulnerabilities in wake of special counsel appointment 08/12/2023 01:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As he gears up for reelection, President Joe Biden is already facing questions about his ability to convince voters that the economy is performing well. There's skepticism about the 80-year-old president's ability to manage a second term. And on Friday, Biden faced a fresh setback Ecuador holds 6 Colombians in slaying of presidential candidate as violence weighs on nation 08/11/2023 08:02pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) ��� Ecuador will hold six Colombian men for at least a month as the country probes their involvement in the slaying of a presidential candidate whose life���s work was fighting crime and corruption, the national prosecutor's office said Friday. A public ceremony to mourn Fernand WTOP ���s Top Fans Sweepstakes 08/11/2023 01:36pm • WTOP ���s Top Fans Sweepstakes Official Rules �� NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. �� BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES. �� Eligibility: The WTOP���s Top Fans Sweepst Trump says he won't sign Republican loyalty pledge, flouting debate requirement 08/11/2023 01:14pm • Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he won't sign a pledge to support the Republican nominee if he loses the GOP presidential primary, flouting a requirement for appearing in the first debate later this month. ���Why would I sign it?" Trump said in an interview on the conservative cable net Foundations seek to advance AI for good ��� and also protect the world from its threats 08/11/2023 11:32am • While technology experts sound the alarm on the pace of artificial-intelligence development, philanthropists ��� including long-established foundations and tech billionaires ��� have been responding with an uptick in grants. Much of the philanthropy is focused on what is known as technology for good Killing of Ecuador candidate deepens country's sense of vulnerability to crime 08/11/2023 02:51am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� The brazen assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio at a crowded political rally Wednesday night deepened the country's sense of vulnerability to the crime that's spread across the country in recent years. After multiple threats for his stance a 53 people have died from the Maui wildfires, governor says, and historic Lahaina has burned down 08/11/2023 01:38am • LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) ��� A search of the wildfire devastation on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of obliterated neighborhoods and landmarks charred beyond recognition, as the death toll rose to at least 53 and survivors told harrowing tales of narrow escapes with only th