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Justice Department's 'deepfake' concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

Justice Department's 'deepfake' concerns over Biden interview audio highlights AI misuse worries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Releasing an audio recording of a special counsel's interview with President Joe Biden could spur deepfakes and disinformation that trick Americans, the Justice Department said, conceding the U.S.
New Brunswick school bus drivers fail to meet licensing, training requirements: audit

New Brunswick school bus drivers fail to meet licensing, training requirements: audit

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's auditor general has uncovered evidence of school bus drivers failing to meet licensing, training and criminal record check requirements, saying these lapses are putting students at risk.
The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right. What's next for voters?

The Kansas Supreme Court has ruled that voting is not a fundamental right. What's next for voters?

A split Kansas Supreme Court ruling last week issued in a lawsuit over a 2021 election law found that voting is not a fundamental right listed in the state Constitution's Bill of Rights.
This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

OTTAWA — An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.
Carbon capture rollout lags as industry, Ottawa at odds over who shoulders risk

Carbon capture rollout lags as industry, Ottawa at odds over who shoulders risk

CALGARY — The question of who should bear the financial risk for pricey carbon capture and storage projects has become a stumbling block slowing the technology's adoption in Canada. It has been half a year since privately held Entropy Inc.
Manitoba spring legislature sitting ends; more than 20 bills become law

Manitoba spring legislature sitting ends; more than 20 bills become law

WINNIPEG — Manitoba politicians sat late into the night Monday to give final approval to more than 20 bills that covered topics ranging from criminal asset seizures to social assistance.
Biden lays into Trump over convictions and says he now poses a greater threat than in 2016

Biden lays into Trump over convictions and says he now poses a greater threat than in 2016

GREENWICH, Conn.
Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up

Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement that could immediately bring home dozens of Israeli hostages, free Palestinian prisoners an
'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their applications were denied.
Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday

Jury is chosen in Hunter Biden's federal firearms case and opening statements are set for Tuesday

WILMINGTON, Del.
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