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Vienna conference urges regulation of AI weapons

Vienna conference urges regulation of AI weapons

The world should establish a set of rules to regulate AI weapons while they're still in their infancy, a global conference said on Tuesday, calling the issue an "Oppenheimer moment" of the time.

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Atletico hit with partial stadium closure after racist abuse

Atletico hit with partial stadium closure after racist abuse

Atletico Madrid must partially close their stadium for two La Liga matches after Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams suffered racial abuse there, the Spanish football federation said Tuesday.

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Judge threatens Trump with jail over gag order violations

Judge threatens Trump with jail over gag order violations

The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could see him thrown in jail.

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Blinken tells Hamas to accept truce deal as Israel PM warns of Rafah offensive

Blinken tells Hamas to accept truce deal as Israel PM warns of Rafah offensive

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Hamas to accept a truce in Gaza, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to launch a military offensive on Rafah "with or without" a deal.

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Milei's liberalization reforms get a provisional green light

Milei's liberalization reforms get a provisional green light

Argentine lawmakers gave approval in principle Tuesday for a swath of liberalizing reforms eyed by President Javier Milei in a rare legislative boost for his budget-slashing agenda.

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Trump sets out stark vision for second term in Time interview

Trump sets out stark vision for second term in Time interview

Donald Trump set out a stark vision for an authoritarian second term in an interview with Time magazine published Tuesday, ranging from possible mass deportations of migrants by the US military and detention camps to pregnancy monitoring to enforce abortion bans.

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LIV Golf books Individual Championship for September in Chicago

LIV Golf books Individual Championship for September in Chicago

LIV Golf will stage its 2024 Individual Championship event in Chicago on September 13-15, the Saudi-backed series announced on Tuesday.

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Haiti ex-senate president named transition council head

Haiti ex-senate president named transition council head

Haiti's transitional ruling council, which is leading the Caribbean nation following the resignation of its prime minister amid a wave of gang violence, chose politician Edgard Leblanc Fils as its head on Tuesday.

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Tesla to cut hundreds more jobs in Musk cost push: report

Tesla to cut hundreds more jobs in Musk cost push: report

Tesla plans hundreds of additional job cuts beyond a recent company-wide layoff as it cracks down on costs in a tough electric vehicle market, according to a US media report.

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Gaza boycott continues to weigh on McDonald's sales

Gaza boycott continues to weigh on McDonald's sales

McDonald's reported a modest increase in quarterly profits Tuesday despite a boycott stemming from the Middle East conflict expected to drag on sales for the foreseeable future.

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