IN THE PAPERS - Wednesday, 20.10.2021: From rising prices to damning archives, we see how the press is covering France’s petrol industry. We also look at what’s behind China’s orbiting missile “experiment”. The papers are also discussing how orbiting satellites have discovered methane leaks in Russia. Finally, the press is covering some hopeful climate news.
The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to reign in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm, including manufactured videos or deepfakes. The vote was held despite concerns the bill might stifle innovation, become a burden for small businesses and make the state an outlier. The bill passed 24-12 after a lengthy debate.
Amidst a backdrop of declining earnings and net interest margins, CATY revises loan growth and deposit strategies to bolster financial stability.
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A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Derby, Ct., Alderman Gino DiGiovanni Jr. to 10 days in jail and ordered him to pay $500 restitution for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Ethnobotanist, researcher and community activist Styawat Leigh Joseph of Squamish First Nation has created a new guide to Indigenous plants. It’s in an illustrated card deck format and is based on her doctoral work on Indigenous plants and their uses. Illustrations are by Indigenous artists Sarah Jim and Ocean Hyland. The Held by the Land Deck includes 45 cards describing plants and their properties and comes with a 48-page guidebook that shares plant stories and traditions, along with recipes
Filmmaker panels, animation workshops and more than 40 films will be showcased at the Dreamspeakers International Indigenous Film Festival in Edmonton from April 26 to April 28. This year the festival is again also offering many events on the Dreamspeakers digital platform https://dreamspeakers.org/ from April 29 to May 6. For more than 30 years, the festival has been held to celebrate Indigenous artists of film, video, radio and new media from around the world. Included this year are creators f
Former UC Santa Cruz student accused of killing girlfriend deemed fit to stand trial
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Baltimore's Gunnar Henderson continued his hot streak at the plate Wednesday against the Los Angeles Angels. The shortstop's biggest play, though, was defensively when he tagged out Jo Adell at second base after a great throw by catcher James McCann for the final out as the Orioles held on for a 6-5 victory. Adell drew a walk with two outs, but was caught stealing as he tried to get into scoring position as the potential tying run after the Angels trailed 6-0 going into th
Some would consider it a win for the residents of Arvin, after city officials voted to eliminate the assistant city manager position. 23ABC's Priscilla Lara spoke to council members to see what influenced their decision.
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Decision on immunity question could impact what charges Trump faces, and whether they are heard in court before November presidential election
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government's plan to let people grow cannabis in their homes is being accompanied by a temporary pause on approval of some new retail outlets. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe introduced a bill Wednesday that would lift the province's ban on homegrown recreational cannabis. The change would leave Quebec as the only province with a ban. All other provinces leave the matter to federal law, which allows a maximum of four plants per household. "I want to emphasize that as we imple
A Peruvian judge has ordered 18 months of preventative detention for an Iranian and two Peruvian men while they are investigated for allegedly attempting to kill two Israelis living in the South American country. The ruling by Magistrate Miguel Quevedo was handed down Tuesday but released Wednesday. The judge said the motive for the unsuccessful alleged killing plot was unclear, but police and prosecutors in Peru have said the Iranian, Majid Azizi, could be a member of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, which is responsible for intelligence work outside Iran.
Derrick Dunlap was pulled over in Texas because the light over his license plate was too dim — and the interaction was caught on video.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Connor Wong homered twice and Rafael Devers connected for a homer in his return to Boston's lineup, sending the banged-up Red Sox to an 8-0 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night. Wong hit leadoff homers in the second and sixth innings off Carlos Carrasco (1-2). He added an RBI single in the ninth and had four hits. Devers, who missed the previous five games with a bone bruise in his knee, homered in the fifth as the Red Sox piled up 16 hits and cooled off baseball'
Susan Carter and her 10-year-old daughter Alex Carter had been missing since 2000. Their bodies were found mere hours after the man who confessed to killing them died in custody
The rally attempt paused Wednesday as Nvidia reversed lower. Meta, Chipotle and ServiceNow led key earnings late.
Gunnar Henderson and the Orioles take on Mike Trout and the Angels on Arpil 24th, 2024
Oil prices eased in early trade on Thursday as concerns about a potential slowdown in the U.S. economy amid prospects for delayed interest rate cuts outweighed worries over the risk of expanding conflict in the Middle East. "Tensions between Iran and Israel have eased, but Israeli attacks on Gaza are expected to worsen, and the risk of conflicts spreading to neighbouring countries is underpinning oil prices," said Toshitaka Tazawa, an analyst at Fujitomi Securities Co Ltd.
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