Day: August 22, 2024

Wyoming man running as bot concedes race, launches ‘alliance’ to inject AI into politics

9:31 pm August 22, 2024

Victor Miller, who had been running as an artificial intelligence-powered bot named “VIC” [Virtual Integrated Citizen] in Wyoming’s capital city, conceded his bid to make technological political history on Wednesday. Miller received 327 votes, or about 3% of the total cast, in Cheyenne’s nonpartisan mayoral primary on Tuesday night, according to Laramie County records. On […]

Russia looks to downplay Ukraine invasion as ‘new normal’ while Putin fails to stop war on home turf: report

9:28 pm August 22, 2024

Officials in the Kremlin are scrambling to downplay Ukraine’s invasion into the Kursk region as Russian President Vladimir Putin has failed for a second week to stop Kyiv’s advances on his home turf, according to a report by independent Russian news outlet Meduza. The report, which first emerged last week, claimed that sources in the […]

Trump team calls out Walz for ‘weird flex’ after veiled Vance reference at DNC

9:15 pm August 22, 2024

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign called out a veiled dig at running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at the Democratic National Convention. Walz, who formally accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination Wednesday night, addressed the United Center in Chicago by speaking of his upbringing in the Midwest. “Now, I […]

DNC in Chicago: 13 shot, 1 dead in Windy City violence on day 3 as police contain chaos near convention site

8:59 pm August 22, 2024

The Chicago Police Department recorded nine shootings involving 12 victims, one of whom died on Wednesday, and a stabbing on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in the city. The violence comes as police have managed to mostly contain the chaos in and around the convention site. That compares to five shootings involving […]

Army, sheriff’s office blamed for missing warning signs of Maine mass shooter Robert Card: report

8:55 pm August 22, 2024

The Army Reserve and Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) share blame for not noticing problematic behavior from Maine mass shooter Robert Card. That is the conclusion of the final report by an independent commission to investigate the facts of the tragedy in Lewiston obtained by Fox News on Tuesday. The independent commission, which held more […]