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Biden showcases Dem coalition with campaign advisory board

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming to showcase the Democratic coalition rallying around his reelection bid as he announces on Wednesday his campaign’s national advisory board of prominent elected officials who will assist his 2024 campaign.The diverse group of 50 officials includes representatives from nearly every facet of the Democratic firmament. It brings together three of Biden’s 2020 primary rivals — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar — and at least two contenders who eyed the Oval Office had Biden decided not to run for another term, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. They’re joined by progressive favorite Rep. Maxwell Frost, new party rising stars including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and prolific fundraisers like Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is chair...

Biden ramps up pressure on House GOP in debt limit battle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off a White House meeting with no serious breakthrough on the debt limit standoff, President Joe Biden is launching a new phase of his pressure campaign against House Republicans as he makes his case that lawmakers should lift the nation’s borrowing authority without any strings attached.Biden will travel to Valhalla, New York, on Wednesday to argue that a measure passed by House GOP lawmakers that would lift the debt limit for about a year while curbing some federal spending would impose cuts for veterans care, educators and other domestic priorities. The area is represented by first-term Republican Rep. Mike Lawler, whose district Biden won in 2020. The White House will use the trip to trumpet what it says is economic progress under the Democratic president — pointing to the number of jobs created during his term and a fresh focus on domestic manufacturing — while warning that an unprecedented debt default would threaten millions of jobs and raise the prosp...

Hackers aim to find flaws in AI – with White House help

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

No sooner did ChatGPT get unleashed than hackers started “jailbreaking” the artificial intelligence chatbot – trying to override its safeguards so it could blurt out something unhinged or obscene. But now its maker, OpenAI, and other major AI providers such as Google and Microsoft, are coordinating with the Biden administration to let thousands of hackers take a shot at testing the limits of their technology.Some of the things they’ll be looking to find: How can chatbots be manipulated to cause harm? Will they share the private information we confide in them to other users? And why do they assume a doctor is a man and a nurse is a woman?“This is why we need thousands of people,” said Rumman Chowdhury, lead coordinator of the mass hacking event planned for this summer’s DEF CON hacker convention in Las Vegas that’s expected to draw several thousand people. “We need a lot of people with a wide range of lived experiences, subject matter expertise and backg...

Man dies in overnight homicide in East Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin Police said a man is dead after officers found his body off Manor Road in East Austin late Tuesday night. Police said the man's death is being investigated as a homicide. This is the 28th homicide of 2023 in the City of Austin. MAP: Where have Austin’s homicides occurred in 2023? According to APD, officers were called at 11:29 p.m. to a report of gunshots being fired at the intersection of Manor Road and Rogge Lane. APD said officers checked the area and additional calls and information came in, and officers went to the 6200 block of Breeze Way, where they found the man with "obvious trauma to the upper body." First aid was given to the man but he died at the scene, according to APD.At the time of the media briefing around 2 a.m. Wednesday, police were not sure if a suspect was in custody or detained. Police said homicide detectives are investigating.

Injured hiker rescued at Kaaterskill Falls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

HUNTER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 69-year-old injured hiker was rescued by Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) forest rangers on Monday at Kaaterskill Falls. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Around 3 p.m. on Monday, a forest ranger was alerted by hikers of a reported injured hiker near the viewing platform at Kaaterskill Falls. Forest rangers say they found the injured hiker, a 69-year-old woman from Flushing, and provided her medical care for an ankle injury. She used crutches to get further along the trail but soon became tired and couldn't continue. Luckily, another group had a wheelie walker, which forest rangers borrowed to wheel the patient 200 feet back to their ranger truck. The DEC says a forest ranger brought the injured hiker to the Laurel House Trailhead, but she declined further care.

Gash picked 30th to the Whipsnakes in PLL College Draft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – University at Albany defender Elijah Gash has been selected 30th overall to the Whipsnakes in the 2023 Premier Lacrosse League College Draft.  Gash is the first Great Dane drafted to a professional league since the 2022 NLL Draft. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Gash just finished his graduate year at UAlbany.  In 2023, he appeared in 14 of UAlbany's 16 games, scoring six goals while winning 31 ground balls and causing 18 turnovers.  Since joining the Great Danes ahead of the 2021 season, Gash has appeared in 40 games, scored 10 goals with two assists, won 75 ground balls and caused 36 turnovers.  Since 2004, Gash ranks seventh in program history in caused turnovers, and tied for second in caused turnovers per game.The Whipsnakes selected Georgetown's Tucker Dordevic, Virginia's Petey LaSalla, and Duke's Garrett Leadmon in the first three rounds of Tuesday's draft.&...

Shaker, Colonie girls lax team up with 15 for Life Foundation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Shaker girls lacrosse team hosted Colonie on Tuesday night. The two rivals on the field teamed up off the field to help raise awareness for something much bigger than sports. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The game helped raised money for the 15 for Life Foundation, which seeks to normalize discussions around depression and mental health. The foundation was founded by the Kavovit family after Rob Kavovit, a former All-American lacrosse player at Syracuse, took his own life in 2021 at the age of 45. The 15 for Life Foundation describes their mission statement as, "In Rob's honor his family will carry the torch of the 15 For Life Foundation to shed the shame and embarrassment around depression and mental health. By opening dialogue in a fresh and honest way, 15 For Life's mission is to better equip people of all ages to understand and recognize depression and mental illness potentially affecting...

Shenendehowa squeaks past Saratoga on Senior Night

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Two of the top girls lacrosse teams in the Suburban Council faced off in Clifton Park on Tuesday night. Shenendehowa (8-1 in league play) hosted Saratoga Springs (7-1 in league play) on senior night for the Lady Plainsmen. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! After the Blue Streaks struck first, Shen scored six straight to take a 6-1 lead. Saratoga cut the deficit, trailing 7-4 at the half. The Blue Streaks came back to tie it at 10, forcing overtime. Senior Cam Wilders won the game for Shenendehowa on senior night in the extra period, as the Lady Plainsmen came away with an 11-10 win. Saratoga's Carly Wise tallied her 200th career goal in the loss.

US announces $1.2 billion in military aid for Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

The United States planned as soon as Tuesday (9 May) to announce a new $1.2 billion military aid package for Ukraine that will include air defense systems, ammunition and funds for training, a US official said.Ukraine will receive 155-mm Howitzer ammunition, counter-drone ammunition, and funding for satellite imagery as well as various types of training, said the official.The package is paid from Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funding which allows President Joe Biden's administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull from US weapons stocks.The military aid, first reported by the Associated Press, comes as Congress and the White House debate ways to avoid a default on the nation's debt, with many Republicans demanding sharp cuts in domestic spending in exchange for lifting the debt limit.However, members of both parties insist they support continued aid for Ukraine including top Republicans House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell, the top Republica...

Opposition member of Parliament arrested the day after elections

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:23:20 GMT

Where? The Republic of Moldova, a "fast-tracked" EU accession country.The deputy chairman of the "SHOR" Party, MP Marina Tauber, was detained for 72 hours on May 1st, her birthday. The “present” was administered by the power-controlled police at the Chisinau International Airport. The opposition politician was on her way to Israel for a scheduled medical appointment and was due to return after a few days. The MP informed prosecutors and the court of her intention to leave the country.In the morning, on May 1st, Marina Tauber announced, in a Facebook live, that she was going to Israel, that she had informed the authorities about this and that she had presented the prosecutors with the round-trip tickets. Moreover, she said she could be detained or arrested. This is because the Sandu-PAS government does not agree with the result of the elections for Gagauzia's Bashkan, held on April 30th, in which the candidate of the "SHOR" Party, Evghenia Guțul, gained the most votes and is due to p...