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Technology
Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules
The deal paves the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and has spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.
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Politics
California faces record $68 billion budget deficit, analyst says
The nation's most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth largest in the world — has been struggling with the rising prices of most goods and services.
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World
Putin will seek another presidential term, aiming to extend his grip on Russia
Vladimir Putin moved to prolong his repressive and unyielding presidency for at least another six years, announcing his candidacy in the election next March that he is all but certain to win.
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Politics
House votes to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling fire alarm
Since January, the chamber has seen the removal of a member from a committee, the first ouster of a speaker in history and the expulsion of a lawmaker for only the third time since the Civil War.
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National
White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
Administration officials indicated Wednesday the process will continue into next year, targeting March to implement the rule, according to an updated regulatory agenda posted online.
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Technology
Here are the 25 most-viewed articles on Wikipedia in 2023
English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia.
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National
An atmospheric river is soaking the Pacific Northwest with record-breaking rain
The conditions closed rail links, schools and roads in some areas. Amtrak said no passenger trains will run between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, until Thursday because of a landslide.
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Politics
The U.S. is running out of money for Ukraine, the White House warns
Kyiv's war effort to defend itself from Russia's invasion may grind to a halt without tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance, the Biden administration told Congress.
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World
Divers find wreckage and remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan
The CV-22 Osprey carrying eight American personnel crashed last Wednesday off Yakushima island during a training mission.
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National
Alaska Airlines to buy Hawaiian Airlines in deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
Alaska Airlines said it agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, including debt, putting it on track for a potential clash with a Biden administration.