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Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

Democrats escalate attacks on Trump after comedian calls Puerto Rico ‘floating island of garbage’

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stepped up their attacks on Donald Trump on Monday, a day after a comedian opening a rally for the…

Harris calls on the United States ‘to turn the page on hatred and division’

Harris calls on the United States ‘to turn the page on hatred and division’

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris told a Philadelphia church congregation that the United States is “determined to turn the page on hatred and division” as she began crisscrossing the…

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran’s…

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

By GARANCE BURKE and HILKE SCHELLMANN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its artificial intelligence-powered transcription tool Whisper as having near “human level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has a…

US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system

US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system

By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense…

NASA astronaut remains at hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

NASA astronaut remains at hospital after returning from an extended stay in space

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s…