JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli police said on Saturday they have arrested 42 people following a deadly shooting at an east Jerusalem synagogue, including members of the Palestinian gunman’s family. “The…
OMG! What will happen when AI makes BuzzFeed quizzes?
SAN FRANCISCO – If you read BuzzFeed between 2014 and 2019, chances are high that you took a quiz. You selected a picture of your favourite puppy, your ideal house…
UN raises concerns about Zaporizhzhia plant following near-daily artillery barrage
KYIV – United Nations inspectors at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine say explosions from the artillery war being waged nearby rattle the facility almost daily, raising concerns…
Oregon man accused of torture may be using dating apps to avoid capture
GRANT PASS, Oregon – A man who the authorities said tortured a woman this week in Oregon and held her captive before fleeing into the wilderness has been using dating…
Yoshimitsu Yamada, who brought aikido to the US, dies at 84
NEW YORK – Yoshimitsu Yamada, who more than anyone else was responsible for bringing the defensive martial art known as aikido to the United States, died on Jan 15 in…
US secures deal with Netherlands, Japan on China chip export limit: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON – The United States has secured a deal with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict exports of some advanced chip-making machinery to China in talks that concluded on Friday,…
Top French university bans use of ChatGPT to prevent plagiarism
PARIS – Sciences Po, one of France’s top universities, has banned the use of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-based chatbot that can generate coherent prose, to prevent fraud and plagiarism. ChatGPT…
US police release video that shows Memphis cops kicking, beating Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS – The city of Memphis released graphic video footage on Friday of the violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and the five police officers charged with…
Is Canada’s military ready for the challenges ahead? ‘No,’ says defence chief
Canada’s military is not ready for the challenges the future holds as the global security situation continues “deteriorating,” warned Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre. In an interview…
Man who assaulted Capitol police officer Sicknick sentenced to 80 months in prison
WASHINGTON – The man who carried out a pepper-spray attack on a US Capitol police officer who died the day after the Jan 6, 2021, riot was sentenced to 80…