IBM computer struggles in Cambridge debate on the dangers of AI
IBM’s fast-talking AI machine was the major attraction of a sell-out debate at Cambridge University on Thursday. But while it might have been…
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Iran warns security forces may act against gas price protests
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazil has said security forces will act against those protesting a nationwide increase in gas prices…
Continue Reading The world’s best pension system is being pushed to the brink
Record low interest rates are forcing the world’s best pension system to take drastic action aimed at staving off cuts to payouts that were…
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5 things to know for November 22: Impeachment, immigration, Israel, Colombia, WeWork
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving season without some serious travel complications, and it looks like two big storms are ready to snarl holiday…
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Driver hospitalized after crashing into El Paso police squad car
EL PASO, Texas — A driver was taken to the hospital after their car collided with an El Paso Police Department cruiser late Thursday night,…
Continue Reading China tells gaming arcades to ban children outside school holidays
China is taking steps to curb online gaming addiction by ordering arcades and computer cafes to deny access to minors outside public holidays. From…
Continue Reading In separate cases, two boys in India fell into big pots of hot stew. Both died of burns
A three-year-old boy has become the second child to die of burn injuries in southern India this month after both fell into large cooking pots of hot…
Continue Reading Huawei will soon be able to buy from some US suppliers again
Huawei suppliers in the United States are about to find out whether they can restart sales to the beleaguered Chinese company. The US Department of…
Continue Reading Remains of missing woman identified. She was lured to desert by boyfriend and then he killed her, police say
Nevada authorities have identified the remains of a missing Pennsylvania woman whose body was found after a family pulled over near a desert. The…
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Thursday night football scores; area round of the state playoffs
Wichita Rider 63 Hanks 27 Clint 15 Springtown 53 Mountain View 0 Decatur…
Continue Reading The case for taking better notes
This story was originally published in the November 22 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
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Asian markets broadly rise on trade deal optimism
Asian markets have been see-sawing this week on signals from US-China trade negotiations, and mostly edged up on Friday after fresh signs that the…
Continue Reading The Department of Justice says a Chicago gang leader was radicalized by ISIS
He is the purported leader of the “AHK Street Gang,” a gang in the Chicago area that traffics various narcotics throughout the city…
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‘Speak English, we’re in America,’ Socorro High substitute teacher is caught on video telling Hispanic student
SOCORRO, Texas — A substitute teacher who filled in earlier this week at Socorro High School is now under investigation after a video surfaced of…
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Thousands of Las Cruces students to receive meals for Thanksgiving break
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — 17,000 Las Cruces elementary and middle school students will receive breakfast and lunch meals for Thanksgiving break.…
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Los ganadores y perdedores del quinto debate demócrata, según Chris Cillizza
(CNN) — El quinto debate demócrata de la campaña presidencial de 2020 ya está en los libros. Con solo seis candidatos calificados para el…
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Girl’s sudden death after becoming ill at northeast El Paso school under investigation
EL PASO, Texas — Officials said they were looking into the cause of an elementary student’s sudden death just hours after falling ill at her…
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Lobos edge out Aggies 78-77 to end streak in ‘Battle of I-25’
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State was denied its attempt at a sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over New Mexico on Thursday…
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Father of El Paso teacher hopes ‘eternity in hell’ awaits her killer after he’s sentenced to 10 years in prison
EL PASO, Texas — A man accused of striking an El Paso elementary school teacher with his car and killing her pleaded guilty in a deal with…
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Horizon City school honors former student, youngest victim of Walmart mass shooting
HORIZON CITY, Texas — Frank Macias Elementary School honored one of their own Thursday. Javier Amir Rodriguez was only 15 when his life was…
Continue Reading ‘Chickenization’ program gives chicks to kids to fight internet addiction
A city in Indonesia hopes nature can save kids from internet addiction. But can chicks and trees really replace iPhones and smart TVs? The city of…
Continue Reading University provost says this professor’s views are ‘racist, sexist and homophobic’ — but says he won’t be fired
Indiana University has received hundreds of requests calling for a controversial professor to be fired, and a provost has called his views…
Continue Reading The first Shanghai-made Teslas are now rolling out across China
Tesla fans in China can now take a test drive in a Model 3 made in Shanghai. The first Chinese-made Tesla cars started arriving Friday in the…
Continue Reading Browns’ Myles Garrett insists Steelers’ Mason Rudolph used a racial slur. The Steelers quarterback denies it
Saying “I know what I heard,” suspended Cleveland Browns player Myles Garrett on Thursday stood by his allegation that Pittsburgh…
Continue Reading This could be the defining moment of America’s entire impeachment drama
This story was originally published in the November 20 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global…
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FedEx truck crash along rainy I-10 in west El Paso backs up traffic for several hours
EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck crash on a wet and slick Interstate-10 in west El Paso backed up traffic for miles for several hours on Thursday…
Continue Reading China releases ‘confession’ tape of British consular worker who claimed torture
Authorities in China have released what they say is a confession by detained former British consular employee Simon Cheng, who earlier this week…
Continue Reading Las Vegas police shoot man accused of attacking officers in a restricted area at McCarran International Airport
Police in Las Vegas shot a suspect who entered a restricted area at McCarran International Airport, where he attacked officers, authorities said…
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2 semi-truck crashes along slick Transmountain Road snarl commute traffic; at least 1 hurt
EL PASO, Texas — Two separate but nearby semi-truck crashes along a rain-slickened Transmountain Road late Thursday afternoon snarled traffic and…
Continue Reading Brick and mortar stores are hurting many retailers, but Nordstrom is pushing them as key to the company’s future
The growth of e-commerce has gutted many traditional retailers and led to the shuttering of brick-and-mortar stores. In response, many retail…
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