December 9, 2023
USC learned its bowl destination Sunday. Now the Trojans wait to learn if their star quarterback will play in the Holiday Bowl. Caleb Williams’ status remains one of the biggest questions after the Trojans were announced as the Pac-12 representative for the Holiday Bowl to face No. 15 Louisville on Dec. 27 at 5 p.m.
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When a federal agent knocked on the door of apartment No. 6 at 69 North Prospect Street in Burlington, Vt., a skinny, white man stepped out into the hallway with his hands by his waist, palms up. Inside, the television was on. “I’ve been waiting for you,” Jason Eaton told the officers, according to court
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We cannot let our national security be undermined in an attempt to weaken our efforts to modernize the IRS – efforts which reduce the deficit, improve customer service for Americans, and make sure that wealthy tax cheats pay what they owe. — Secretary Janet Yellen (@SecYellen) October 31, 2023 I have both good and bad
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Reviewing global guidelines around the use of AI, researchers found that while most of the guidelines valued privacy, transparency, and accountability, very few valued truthfulness, intellectual property, or children’s rights. Further, most of these guidelines described ethical principles and values without proposing practical methods for implementing them and without pushing for legally binding regulation, a
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) was ousted as speaker Tuesday night, plunging Congress into confusion over who would lead the GOP in the House of Representatives. It remained unclear Wednesday morning who would fill that role, as multiple Republicans jumped into the candidate pool. Immediately after the vote to push McCarthy out, Rep. Patrick T. McHenry
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Key Points Genetic tests confirm Wagner chief Prigozhin’s death in crash, ending speculation. Wagner founder and Prigozhin’s right-hand man Dmitry Utkin also among the dead. The cause of the crash remains unclear as Russia investigates. Russian investigators say genetic tests have confirmed Yevgeny Prigozhin, chief of the Wagner mercenary group, was among the 10 people
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Inflation—both overall and core—has been steadily normalizing from its elevated levels of the past two years. Notably, this has happened without any pronounced slowdown in economic growth or any rise in unemployment. In short, the much-discussed “soft landing” seems to be happening. Many have declared this a highly unexpected development that was unforeseen by any
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Madrid CNN — smiles on Election night in Spain told part of the story. Although Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez came second in the vote and his ally Yolanda Diaz came in fourth with her new left-wing Sumar alliance, they both grinned widely as they addressed their supporters celebrating the results on Sunday night. But
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U.S. officials and military analysts have warned that U.S.-made cluster munitions may not immediately help Ukraine in its weak counteroffensive against Russian defenses, as hundreds of thousands of weapons have arrived in the country from U.S. military depots in Europe, according to Pentagon officials. “The scale of the effect will be modest,” said Jack Watling,
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CNN — A whimsical tale about Evgeny Prigozhina former buddy of Russian President Vladimir Putin turned rebel just got weirder. The foul-mouthed former head of Wagner’s private military company, who ran a business empire that included troll farma multi-million dollar catering company and media group – had the temerity to mutiny on June 23 against
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