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Month: November 2024

At an art festival in Dakar, artists from both sides of the Atlantic examine the legacy of slavery

Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Art, or Dak’Art, has opened in the Senegalese capital. The international arts festival, founded in 1989 by the government, has over the years become one of the most important platforms promoting African artists. Organizers say the theme of this year’s edition is “Wake.”

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Champions Trophy host Pakistan says it’s not been told India wants to play cricket games elsewhere

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A top official of the Pakistan Cricket Board declined to confirm media reports that India has decided against playing any games in host and arch-rival Pakistan during next year’s Champions Trophy. PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi told reporters in Lahore, “My view is if there’s any problems, they (India) should tell us

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Ranked voting will determine the winner of Maine’s 2nd Congressional District

Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The ranked choice voting process in Maine will now determine the winner of a key congressional race. Ballots from across Maine’s 2nd Congressional District are being transported to the state capital, where they’ll be re-scanned into a computer next week. Republican challenger Austin Theriault’s campaign voiced support for the

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AI robot’s portrait of Alan Turing that ‘challenges what it is to be human’ sets record, selling for $1.08 million

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — An AI robot’s painting of British computer scientist and codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1.08 million, becoming the most valuable artwork by a humanoid robot ever to change hands at auction and raising new questions about the role of artificial intelligence in art. The sale price far exceeded

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Los planes de deportación masiva de Trump son costosos. Este es el motivo

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump promete que expulsará a millones de inmigrantes indocumentados de EE.UU. cuando regrese al poder. En los meses desde que los partidarios entusiastas agitaron carteles de “deportación masiva ahora” en la Convención Nacional Republicana, Trump y sus representantes han ofrecido varias visiones de cómo lograrían este objetivo. Pero

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