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Month: October 2023

Can the new film ‘Uncharitable’ change people’s minds about overhead at nonprofits?

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new documentary “Uncharitable,” from “Paris Trout” and “Losing Isaiah” director Stephen Gyllenhaal, puts the long-running debate in the nonprofit sector over the role of overhead back in the spotlight. It tells the story of longtime advocate Dan Pallotta, who pioneered the idea of fundraising through

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House Republicans drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker, stumbling back to square one

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans abruptly dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel. The outcome left

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Australia decides against canceling Chinese company’s lease of strategically important port

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has decided against canceling a Chinese company’s 99-year lease on strategically important Darwin Port despite U.S. concerns that foreign control could be used to spy on its military. The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet said on Friday after an investigation of the

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Rebel ambush in Indonesia’s restive Papua region kills a construction worker and injures 3 others

By ALFIAN KARTONO Associated Press JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province have killed a construction worker and seriously injured three others in an attack at a construction site. Nineteen other workers were unharmed “but experienced trauma” from the attack, which occurred on Thursday, according to a statement from a police spokesperson.

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The leaders of Ukraine and Russia assess resources as their war heads toward another winter

By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke by phone with President Joe Biden about future U.S. support for Ukraine. Zelenskyy said late Thursday he spoke to Biden by phone about “a significant support package.” The U.S. president is expected to ask Congress on Friday for billions

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Health providers say AI chatbots could improve care. But research says some are perpetuating racism

By GARANCE BURKE and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hospitals and health care systems are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help summarize doctors’ notes and analyze health records. But a new study led by Stanford School of Medicine researchers cautions that popular chatbots are also perpetuating racist, debunked medical ideas. That

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Philippine military ordered to stop using artificial intelligence apps due to security risks

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief has ordered all defense personnel and the 163,000-member military to refrain from using digital applications that harness artificial intelligence to generate personal portraits, saying they could pose security risks. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. issued the order in an Oct. 14 memorandum, as Philippine forces have been

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Britain’s opposition Labour Party wins 2 big prizes in momentum-building special elections

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has decisively won two special elections. They snatched seats in Parliament that were long rock-solid bastions of the governing Conservatives. Results early Friday showed that voters in Tamworth, central England and Mid-Bedfordshire, north of London, switched from Conservatives to Labour in almost

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