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An AI-rendered Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in a new film
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after the actor's death, a generative AI version of Val Kilmer will co-star in an independent film, in one of the boldest uses yet of artificial intelligence in moviemaking.First Line Films announced Wednesday that Kilmer has posthumously joined the cast of a film titled “As Deep as the Grave.” The producers said that, before his death, Kilmer had signed on to perform in the movie but was unable to because of his health.
Kilmer's estate gave permission for his digital replication, and is being compensated for it. Mercedes Kilmer, the... Read More
FAA mandates radar separation for helicopters and planes after deadly DC midair collision
Air traffic controllers will use radar, not just visual checks, to ensure that helicopters maintain a safe distance from arriving and departing airplanes in the wake of last year's fatal midair collision near Washington, D.C., federal officials announced Wednesday.The Federal Aviation Administration said recent near-misses show that previous guidelines for pilots to maintain visual separation between helicopters and airplanes have failed to provide adequate protection around busy airports.
Under the new guidelines, air traffic controllers must use radar to keep... Read More
Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she'd offered Trump before Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators pressed the U.S. government’s top intelligence official at annual worldwide threats hearings Wednesday about the war with Iran, including whether she had advised President Donald Trump that Tehran was likely to block the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf, if attacked.Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, repeatedly deflected questions about the intelligence she had offered the Republican president. That exasperated Democrats who tried to use a rare public forum to extract answers... Read More
Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel kept up its campaign of targeting Iran’s leaders on Wednesday, killing the country’s intelligence minister, and an Iranian offshore natural gas field was struck in a sign of the war’s mounting pressure – from both sides -- on the region's economic lifeblood: energy.Iran has been taking aim at its Persian Gulf neighbors’ energy facilities since the war started on Feb. 28, and has made the Strait of Hormuz shipping channel — through which one-fifth of the world's oil travels — nearly impassable. On Wednesday, Iran struck a... Read More
Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital.Both said they were suspending fighting ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. The three countries have been trying to mediate a cessation of hostilities since Afghanistan and Pakistan renewed... Read More
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- Gabbard deflects when asked on Capitol Hill about intelligence she'd offered Trump before Iran war
- Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
- Both sides in Iran war ratchet up attacks on energy facilities, as oil prices surge
- Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather
- UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team
- US stocks fall as Brent crude jumps toward $110 per barrel
- US eases Venezuela oil sanctions as Trump seeks to boost world oil supply during Iran war
- Trump will pay his respects in Delaware to 6 US service members killed in the Middle East
- Mullin tells senators Homeland Security needs funding as he faces confirmation hearing
- Trump's failed strong-arming of allies on Iran shows that pressure is losing its effect
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- An AI-rendered Val Kilmer will posthumously appear in a new film
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- UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team
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- Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of the grueling Iditarod sled dog race


