Day: August 10, 2023

Environmental activists angry with Biden after he said he’d ‘practically’ declared climate emergency

5:15 pm August 10, 2023

President Biden reportedly “outraged climate activists” by saying he’d declared a national emergency on the climate crisis without taking the formal steps that would unlock newfound power for his administration to fight climate change. “Practically speaking, Biden has devastated communities and wildlife by backing disastrous carbon bombs from Alaska to Appalachia,” Kassie Siegel, director of […]

Grocery store AI app suggests bizarre, sometimes dangerous recipes, users report

5:13 pm August 10, 2023

A New Zealand supermarket ran into some trouble when its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) meal plan app produced recipes ranging from “disgusting” to outright dangerous. Local food retailer Foodstuffs launched a ChatGPT-3-powered meal planning tool through its supermarket chain Pak‘nSave. The “Savey Mealmaker” app aims to encourage shoppers to “shop their fridge first before returning […]

Trump, aide Walt Nauta plead not guilty to new charges in classified docs case

4:18 pm August 10, 2023

Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to new charges related to classified documents found at Mar-a-Lago, the second time in one week he’s denied allegations brought by federal prosecutors as he remained the GOP front-runner for the White House in 2024. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shaniek Mills Maynard formally accepted the plea from Trump, […]

NYC teen jumps off waterfall, drowns following spate of rescues at popular swimming hole

4:18 pm August 10, 2023

A Brooklyn teenager has died in an apparent drowning after authorities say he jumped from a popular waterfall in upstate New York, where officials have made multiple rescues in recent weeks. The 16-year-old boy, whose name was not publicly released, was swimming Tuesday afternoon with a group of friends at the base of the waterfalls […]

Biden seeks to assist New Mexico residents sickened by nuclear testing radiation

4:14 pm August 10, 2023

President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing, including in New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was tested in 1945. Biden brought up the issue while speaking Wednesday in Belen at a factory that produces wind towers. “I’m prepared […]