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House Republicans Accidentally Released a Trove of Damning Covid Documents

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

House Republicans on the subcommittee probing the origin of the Covid-19 virus appear to have inadvertently released a trove of new documents related to their investigation that shed light on deliberations among the scientists who drafted a key paper in February and March of 2020. The paper, published in Nature Medicine on March 17, 2020, was titled “The Proximal Origins of Sars-Cov-2” and played a leading role in creating a public impression of a scientific consensus that the virus had emerged naturally in a Chinese “wet market.”The paper was the subject of a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, which coincided with the release of a report by the subcommittee devoted to the “Proximal Origins” paper. It contains limited screenshots of emails and Slack messages among the authors, laying out its case that the scientists believed one thing in private, that lab escape was likely, while working to produce a paper saying the opposite in public. The newly exposed documents ...

Elon Musk unveils his new AI startup with a team of top researchers but a vague mission

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

Elon Musk is finally starting to talk about the artificial intelligence company he founded to compete with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.The startup, xAI, formally launched on Wednesday and its goal “is to understand the true nature of the universe.” It hasn’t said much more than that.Led by Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who also owns Twitter, the new startup centered in the San Francisco Bay Area has hired a group of top AI researchers who formerly worked at OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Tesla.It will be independent from Twitter’s new parent company, X Corp., but will work closely with that company, as well as Tesla, “to make progress towards our mission,” according to a statement.Musk was a co-founder and early funder of OpenAI who parted ways with the San Francisco-based research lab several years ago. He’s grown increasingly critical of OpenAI as it’s gained global prominence and commercial success with last year’s release of ChatGPT and solidified its f...

Candidates to replace Utah Republican Chris Stewart in Congress head to ballot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The race to fill outgoing U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart’s congressional seat will feature a former staffer, a Republican National Committeeman, and current and former state lawmakers.Republicans and Democrats have finalized the candidates slated to appear on Sept. 5 primary ballots, setting the stage for a Nov. 21 special election to replace Stewart, the six-term Utah congressman who announced plans to resign in May.Utah voters registered as Republicans will choose from three candidates: former Stewart staffer Celeste Maloy, former Republican National Committeeman Bruce Hough and former state Sen. Becky Edwards. State Sen. Kathleen Riebe, whom Democrats nominated at their convention last month, is the only Democrat running. Five additional third-party and unaffiliated candidates are also running.Stewart’s unexpected resignation set off a rush in Utah as Republicans lined up to vie to succeed him in the deeply conservative district spanning from St. George to do...

Sean Casey optimistic broadcast experience can translate into role as Yankees hitting coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Casey went directly from enjoying a 12-year big league career to sitting in the MLB Network studio analyzing hitting for television audiences on a nightly basis.He believes the experience of discussing everything related to hitting since 2009 has prepared him for his new role as the New York Yankees’ hitting coach, and he is optimistic he can turn around a struggling offense with 71 games remaining.Casey, sporting a mustache as a tribute to former Yankees captain Don Mattingly, was introduced as New York’s hitting coach on Wednesday, two days after taking the job. He replaces Dillon Lawson, whom the Yankees fired following a 7-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.“I feel like that job at MLB Network has set me up in a way to be an incredible coach because I basically had been coaching for 15 years,” Casey said. “Every time I’m on air, and I’m watching games, and I’m having to break down players, guys that are hot guys that are struggling, what could they do?“I f...

Ataque con artefactos explosivos en Tlajomulco, Jalisco, deja al menos 6 muertos y 12 heridos, según las autoridades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

(CNN Español) — El gobernador del estado de Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro, informó este miércoles que siete “artefactos explosivos improvisados” fueron detonados en Tlajomulco y dejan hasta el momento seis personas muertas y otras 12 heridas.“Es un acto de terror brutal y es un momento en el que en esta mesa estamos cerrando filas, se ha definido los pasos a seguir. Vamos a estar realizando un operativo para dar con los responsables para garantizar la seguridad de los ciudadanos”, aseveró el mandatario.El fiscal de Jalisco, Joaquín Méndez, también dijo este miércoles que, de acuerdo con la información preliminar que manejan, la “decisión” de detonar los artefactos explosivos “fue calculada”. “Fue en el momento en el que lo quisieron hacer”, precisó el fiscal hablando desde Tlajomulco con varios medios de comunicación. Además, informó que, de las seis personas fallecidas, tres trabajaban para la Fiscalía de Jalisco, uno era parte de la policía de Tlajomulco y ...

Did Alcaraz’s father film Djokovic during practice at Wimbledon? Alcaraz says probably

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Someone apparently saw Carlos Alcaraz’s dad filming Novak Djokovic during practice at Wimbledon. So Alcaraz was asked if that did, indeed, happen — and he said he wouldn’t be surprised if it did.That’s because Alcaraz’s father is a big fan of tennis. Spends all day at the All England Club, even, watching plenty of players other than the No. 1-ranked 20-year-old known as “Carlitos.”Dad keeps an eye on matches. On practices, too. And so, sure, maybe he pulled out his phone and snapped some video of Djokovic, the son said.“To be able to watch Djokovic in real life, yeah, probably it is true he’d film the sessions,” Alcaraz said.The practice courts at Wimbledon are accessible to reporters and a limited number of fans, who often line up to watch the sport’s biggest names during their sessions and then record some footage as a keepsake.Players practice on adjacent courts that have no walls or barriers between them, so they can keep t...

Dentist accused of poisoning wife searched online for ways to get away with murder, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife searched online for answers to questions such as “is arsenic detectable in an autopsy?” and “how to make murder look like a heart attack” a few weeks before she died, a police detective testified Wednesday.James Craig conducted the searches on a computer in an exam room at his dental practice in late February in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Detective Bobbi Olson said. The searches came just before his wife, Angela Craig, made repeated trips to hospitals in March complaining of symptoms including dizziness, vomiting and confusion that puzzled doctors, Arapahoe County coroner Kelly Lear said during a hearing to determine if Craig will stand trial for first-degree murder.Police believe Craig, 45, laced his wife’s pre-workout protein shakes with poison so he could pursue a relationship with another woman, according to court documents. He has yet to be asked to enter a plea to the charge.Lear determined through...

How expensive are last-minute Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Are you looking for last-minute Taylor Swift tickets? Well, be prepared to spend.That's because even the "cheapest" tickets for the Friday and Saturday concerts are being sold for thousands of dollars. Taylor Swift in Denver: 5 things you need to know before the Eras Tour Some might think these prices are so outrageous that no one would ever think to pay them, but you'd be wrong. Some actually are.FOX31 used one of the most popular third-party ticket websites, StubHub, for the analysis, as it provides a fee estimator and other features.What are last-minute Eras Tour tickets selling for?Many of the cheapest tickets currently for sale on third-party websites are in the southern part of the stadium and have a view of the side or back of the stage. Many of these seats even list "obstructed view" on the ticket Ways you can avoid ticket scams Even these tickets are being sold for a little over $1,000 for the base price, nearly $1,400 if you include estimated fees.And...

Deputies arrest man accused in hit-and-run during illegal street race in Pompano Beach; victim’s sister speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man accused of a hit-and-run crash during an illegal street race that left a pedestrian injured. Charles Standifer was taken into custody on Wednesday. The 55-year-old faces four charges: speeding/racing on the highway, failure to stop and remain on the scene of the accident involving serious injury, reckless driving causing serious bodily injury, and failure to provide proof of liability security. According to BSO, the illegal street race took place on Sunday evening in the 300 block of Northwest 31st Avenue. The victim’s family member, Juanita Ferrell, sister spoke to 7News about her brother’s recovery.“He has head trauma, his chest is swollen, his whole left side is swollen,” she said. “Thank God he’s still here with us.”During the race, the vehicle lost control and collided with pedestrian Warren Ferrell, who was on a sidewalk before the vehicle crashed into a construction fence and ende...

Tom Cruise surprises fans at screening of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ at AMC Sunset Place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:46:59 GMT

Tom Cruise’s mission to promote his latest action film across the country, and he has chosen to accept it, brought him to South Florida.Cellphone video captured the mega-star at a screening of “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” at AMC Sunset Place in South Miami, Tuesday night.The Oscar nominee, who turned 61 earlier this month, surprised fans at the screening and even stopped to chat with some of them.Cellphone video captured a fan interacting with the A-lister.“We’ve been fans of yours since ‘Risky Business,'” said the fan.“Thank you,” replied Cruise.“Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” the seventh film in the franchise, is out now in theaters.