Bodies of missing Massachusetts men found in storage unit, one dismembered

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Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation
The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday. EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the ability of a new generation of AI chatbots to create complex content and visuals in seconds raises “fresh challenges for the fight against disinformation.” Jourova said she asked Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok and other tech companies that have signed up to the 27-nation bloc's voluntary agreement on combating disinformation to dedicate efforts to tackling the AI problem.
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Rather than overnight cooking, these pork chops are ready in just over half an hour. A blend of rosemary, fennel seed, red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper, blitzed in a spice grinder to a fine powder, seasons the meat with herbaceous flavor. To balance the richness of the pork, we top it with a bright, quick salad of parsley, scallions and sliced fennel bulb, simply dressed with more lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil and the remainder of the spice blend.
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France announces massive state aid to chips factory
France is ploughing 2.9 billion euros ($3.1 billion) of public money into a factory to make microchips, officials said on Monday, heating up a global race for the lucrative market.The funding would go towards a 7.5-billion-euro project announced last year to be run by European multinational STMicroelectronics and US company GlobalFoundries.
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Prince Harry to make history with UK court testimony
Prince Harry was the target of illegal information-gathering even as a young schoolboy, his lawyer told a London court Monday in his case against a tabloid newspaper publisher.- Tapping claims - The MGN case centres on claims its tabloids conducted unlawful information-gathering, including voicemail tapping, to obtain stories about Harry and other high-profile figures.
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UK to house hundreds more migrants on barges, Sunak says
The U.K. government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Monday, as he unveiled the latest migration figures that he said showed that his plans to crack down on small boat crossings on the English Channel are working. Two more barges will house about 1,000 migrants, Sunak said, alongside one that's set to be docked in Portland in southern England within the next two weeks. The move is meant to help save millions in taxpayers' money currently spent to house asylum-seekers in hotels across the country.
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US and India agree defence industry cooperation plan
The United States and India agreed a roadmap for military industrial cooperation Monday, as New Delhi seeks to reduce its reliance on key arms supplier Russia in the face of tensions with China.Moscow and New Delhi have been allies for decades, with Russia by far India's biggest arms supplier.
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Scrambled F-16s, a sonic boom and plane crash mystery in Virginia: What we know
A sonic boom startled residents across Washington and parts of Maryland and Virginia as fighters pursued an unresponsive plane on Sunday.
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Cancer vaccines poised to unlock 'new treatment paradigm' with Merck/Moderna data
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Florida woman charged after car catches fire with kids inside while she was allegedly shoplifting: Police
A Florida woman was charged after her car caught on fire, with children inside, while allegedly shoplifting at a mall, according to an arrest report.
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How building more backyard homes, granny flats and in-law suites can help alleviate the housing crisis
A newly built accessory dwelling unit in Los Angeles. Alisha Jucevic/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesTo many people, the image of a nuclear family in a stand-alone house with a green lawn and white picket fence still represents a fulfillment of the American dream. However, this ideal is relatively new within a broader history of housing and development in the U.S. It’s also a goal that has become increasingly unattainable. As professors of architecture, we explore how cities change over time
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How hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologize for it
Rapper Offset apologized over a homophobic slur. Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty ImagesIn the 2018 song “Boss Life,” the rapper Offset, part of the multiplatinum-selling rap group Migos, rhymed: “I do not vibe with queers.” Such casual use of a perceived anti-gay slur is not uncommon in the history of hip-hop. But the discussion that Offset’s lyrics provoked gave an insight to how the genre is evolving. Addressing claims of homophobia, the rapper wrote on Instagram: “I didn’t write the
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Is there life in the sea that hasn't been discovered?
The Rose-veiled fairy wrasse, a small reef fish discovered in 2022. Luiz A. Rocha/Wikimedia Commons Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Is there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered? – Haven W., age 12, McKinney, Texas Imagine going to a place on Earth where no one has ever been. There are many locations like that in the ocean, which covers more than 70% of our planet. In th
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Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers are studying how it causes cancer
One symptom of arsenic poisoning is the growth of plaques on the skin called arsenical keratosis. Anita Ghosh/REACH via Flickr, CC BYArsenic is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth’s crust. Exposure to arsenic, often through contaminated food and water, is associated with various negative health effects, including cancer. Arsenic exposure is a global public health issue. A 2020 study estimated that up to 200 million people wordwide are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water a
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Saying that students embrace censorship on college campuses is incorrect -- here's how to discuss the issue more constructively
It's not true that college students reject challenging ideas wholesale and oppose conservative views. SDI Productions/E+/Getty ImagesThe claim that college students censor viewpoints with which they disagree is now common. Versions of this claim include the falsehoods that students “shut down” most invited speakers to campuses, reject challenging ideas and oppose conservative views. Such cynical distortions dominate discussions of higher education today, misinform the public and threaten both de
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Sudan’s war is wrecking a lot, including its central bank – a legacy of trailblazing African American economist and banker Andrew Brimmer
Andrew Brimmer gets sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board. President Lyndon Johnson, right, Brimmer's wife and daughter look on. Robert L. Knudsen via Wikimedia CommonsThe war in Sudan between two rival generals for control of the country is devastating in so many ways. Hundreds of civilians have been killed, thousands injured and more than 1 million people are now homeless. The fighting is even wreaking havoc on the country’s central bank. In late April 2023, a video surfaced of a b
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Baseless anti-trans claims fuel adoption of harmful laws – two criminologists explain
Kansas legislators Brenda Landwehr, left, and Chris Croft confer during a vote on an anti-transgender bathroom bill, which both support. AP Photo/John HannaIt has been seven years since North Carolina made headlines for enacting a “bathroom bill” – legislation intended to prevent transgender people from using restrooms that align with their gender identity. After boycotts threatened to cost the state more than US$3.7 billion, legislators repealed the law in 2017. Since then, however, religious a
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Charities can get a 6% donations boost when Charity Navigator gives them more stars – but to get there, they might game the system
Getting all four stars has its rewards. ikonacolor/iStock via Getty Images Plus CC BY-ND With multitudes of worthy charities to choose from – and the possibility that a poorly run or fake nonprofit might trick you into thinking it’s a good cause – it’s sometimes hard to know which ones to support. That’s why many donors rely on ratings from groups like Charity Navigator, GuideStar and the BBB Wise Giving Alliance to make more-informed choices. As a nonprofit researcher, I wanted to see if it was
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Birth of a story: How new parents find meaning after childbirth hints at how they will adjust
Having a new baby can upend everything about your old life. Cavan Images/Cavan via Getty ImagesGather a group of new parents and the conversation will likely turn to their childbirth stories – ranging from the joyful to the gnarly to the positively traumatic. Birth story podcasts and websites feature a curated range of birth experiences, and you can buy embossed leather “birth story” journals as a baby shower gift. People are fascinated by this pivotal, emotionally complex and literally life-and
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The Japanese brand outfitted its buzzy sports watch with a slew of jaunty dials—and it's still a crazy steal.
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