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The benefits of artificial intelligence are manifest and manifold, but can we recognize the drawbacks … and avoid them in time?   In this episode, recorded before a live audience at the Seattle meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, we discuss who is making the ethical decisions about how we use this powerful technology, and a proposal to create a Hippocratic Oath for AI researchers. Guests: Oren Etzioni – CEO of The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Mark Hill ... Читать дальше...

AMMAN — Qatar has extended an offer of an additional 10,000 jobs for Jordanians in the Gulf state market, the Labour Ministry announced on Monday. 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., made a visit to San Francisco’s Chinatown on Monday to assuage concerns about the coronavirus as tourism to the city’s famed neighborhood has declined in recent weeks.

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers on Monday scheduled a confidence vote for the government of prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi later this week, as the US called for the premier to protect its troops.

Tottenham Hotspur have endured a rather stop-start season this year, hampered by a change of manager and a vast array of injuries to key players. The Lilywhites find themselves out of the Carabao Cup, behind in their Champions League round of 16 match, scraping their way through the FA Cup, and out of the top four in the Premier League. We wanted to take a look through the Spurs squad, rating each of them for their season performance so far: Hugo Lloris – 7 – Mistakes in him,... Читать дальше...

Italy coronavirus deaths now stand at 7, with 220 people infected. Italian villages are now on lockdown in Europe's worst flare-up of COVID-19.

The coronavirus is quickly approaching pandemic status as it spreads across the globe, but President Donald Trump’s administration is a little confused about what to do if tweets from his government officials are any indication. As one political staffer captured, acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Ken Cuccinelli, asked Twitter how he […]

The Russian president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, on Friday said that the Kremlin is bracing for the appearance of additional ‘paranoid’ claims of Russia’s attempts to interfere in the upcoming US presidential vote, adding that the allegations, when they arrive, will consist of lies, falsehoods and fake news.

AMMAN — The Senate on Monday approved the Lower House’s decision on the public-private partnerships law during its session headed by Senate President Faisal Fayez.

Despite the government's bluster about building the country into a startup nation as part of the Thailand 4.0 scheme, startup funding has been lacklustre the past few years as Thailand remains bereft of the unicorns found in Asean competitors Singapore and Indonesia.

• Carlton Morton and Diamond Jack quickly took to each other on "Love is Blind" — a Netflix reality dating show that challenges 30 men and women to fall in love without seeing their date. 
• After only 10 days of "pod' speed dates the two got engaged — but Morton had yet to tell his fiancé that he identifies as bisexual, and has had relationships with men. 
• Morton came out to Jack during the couples' group trip to Mexico. Jack reacted with shouting, name-calling, and tossing her engagement ring into a pool. Читать дальше...

Thousands of people filled the Staples Center on Monday to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant, and as his wife delivered an emotional eulogy, there couldn't have been a dry eye in the house.

AMMAN — The first regional conference for "Female military personnel and gender in the security sector" kicked off on Monday in Amman, witnessing the participation of representatives from NATO, the UN and security bodies.

When it comes to judging the most beautiful engagement ring ever, beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder. However, we've created a list of 20 of the most beautiful engagement rings in the public eye. Browse for inspiration, and see what they all have in common. We'll give you a hint: size matters!

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Michelle Marlow, 47, of Glens Falls is accused of using credit cards given to her by her employer for personal purchases totaling over $80,000.

Deontay Wilder's suffered his first loss thanks to Tyson Fury.
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Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after a 2010 conviction of blasphemy, said Monday that she was seeking political asylum from the French government.

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Kid on the internet: "I like turtles." These turtles: "We like ourselves too."

Get ready for some fuzzy creatures to make you feel all warm and fuzzy.

By now you’ve likely heard about New York’s single-use plastic bag ban going into effect on March 1st. But, with so many things we use and even wear containing plastic, what are manufacturers doing to get “greener”?