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October 18, 2024

AI helps labor-short Japan keep nuclear plants safe
TOKYO — Japanese nuclear power plant operators are finding ways to incorporate artificial intelligence into safety processes, aiming to maintain safety standards as they grapple with a personnel shortage. In a March discussion forum with power companies, Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka suggested that AI could be used in inspections — to spot corrosion…
Upstate N.Y. man pleads guilty to ‘murder-for-hire’ plot involving pig farm
An upstate New York man pleaded guilty Wednesday to a “murder-for-hire” plot in which he paid a man he believed was a pig farmer to dispose of the victim’s body by feeding it to his pigs, federal officials said. Jeal Sutherland, 57, of Colonie, New York, arranged the murder of the father of a child…
Harvard scientist facing deportation is charged with smuggling
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born Harvard scientist, has been charged with smuggling biological material into the United States — an escalation in a case that has already raised legal and civil rights questions over her detention. Federal prosecutors allege that Petrova, 30, violated U.S. customs law by failing to declare preserved frog embryos in her luggage…
Trey Hendrickson’s stats say he’s one of the NFL’s best players. But do the Bengals want him?
Under the NFL’s sal cap, where all position groups are not compensated equally, value revolves around the quarterback — how well a player plays the position, protects it, or stops it. The Cincinnati Bengals have two of the league’s best at those skills. Yet two years after the team was quick to lock up quarterback…
Drummer for Lord Buffalo ‘forcibly’ removed from flight by immigration agents, band says
The drummer of Texas rock band Lord Buffalo was removed from a flight headed to Europe and detained by immigration authorities on Monday, the band said in social media posts on Wednesday. Yamal Said was “forcibly removed from our flight to Europe by Customs and Border Patrol” at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Monday,…
Transportation secret says the number of flights at Newark airport could be reduced
WASHINGTON — U.S. Transportation Secret Sean Duffy confirmed Wednesday that the number of flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport could be reduced and told lawmakers concerned about the deep staffing cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration: “We can do more with less.” Duffy also said he expects the agency to meet its…
HHS reinstates hundreds of health workers
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reinstated 328 federal employees who faced terminations, including those involved in screening for “black lung” disease in coal miners and for health issues in 9/11 first responders. The reinstated employees are part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a division of the…
Dollar’s share of foreign reserves sinks to new low while gold, yen rise
TOKYO — The dollar’s share of global foreign exchange reserves sank to its lowest year-end level on record in 2024 as countries increasingly broadened their holdings to rely less on a single asset. The greenback accounted for 57.8% of the world’s $12.36 trillion in reserves, according to International Monet Fund data, falling 0.6 percentage point on…
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok brings up South African ‘white genocide’ claims in responses to unrelated questions
Grok, the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk’s X.AI and integrated into the X social media platform, has in recent days begun responding to users with information about violence against white people in South Africa, doing so without any related prompts about that topic. On Wednesday, one X user asked, “@grok where is this?” responding…