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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota's special legislative elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two special elections Tuesday in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year.Republicans hold a 67-65 advantage in the chamber after two Democratic representatives were elected to other offices in November. The chamber has operated under a power-sharing agreement between the two parties for much of the last year.
The contests take place just days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, sparking protests... Read More
Japanese court orders Pyongyang to pay damages to survivors of deceptive repatriation program
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Monday held North Korea responsible for the human rights violation of four plaintiffs lured to the North by Pyongyang's postwar false promise of living in “paradise on Earth,” ordering its government to pay them 22 million yen ($143,000) each, a decision welcomed by the survivors and their supporters as groundbreaking.Kenji Fukuda, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said it was significant to win a court decision acknowledging North Korea’s human rights violations. However, "the ruling is just a piece of paper and getting the compensation money... Read More
European Union opens investigation into Musk's AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators on Monday opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform.The scrutiny from Brussels comes after Grok sparked a global backlash by allowing users through its AI image generation and editing capabilities to undress people, putting females in transparent bikinis or revealing clothing. Researchers said some images appeared to include children. Some governments banned the service or issued... Read More
'A Team' of real estate brokers faces sex crimes trial in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach. Two were high-end real estate brokers dubbed “The A Team.” The third went to law school and ran their family’s private security firm, which caters to heads of state and the rich and famous.They frequented nightclubs, cruised on yachts and flew on private jets. One lived alongside celebrities and corporate titans on Manhattan’s Billionaires’ Row. The others had multimillion-dollar waterfront mansions in Miami.
But behind their posh, peripatetic facade, prosecutors... Read More
Israeli troops scour Gaza cemetery for remains of final hostage as Rafah crossing remains closed
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under the ceasefire agreement to search the side of the territory not controlled by troops.The search marked a dramatic last-ditch effort by Israel to find the body of Ran Gvili as Washington and other mediators apply pressure to move forward with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.
The clearest sign of progress would be Israel opening the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt... Read More
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- Yemen rebels threaten new Red Sea attack as US aircraft carrier heads toward Iran
- Private jet with 8 aboard crashes on takeoff in Maine, FAA says
- Gunmen open fire at soccer field in central Mexico, killing 11 and wounding 12
- Investigators will detail the causes of the midair collision over Washington and recommend changes
- Judge set to hear arguments on Minnesota's immigration crackdown after fatal shootings
- Northeast gets last brunt of winter storm that brought ice, snow, cold to much of the US
- More than 11,400 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US
- Massive winter storm dumps sleet, freezing rain and snow around much of US
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- Madison Keys beaten by podcast partner Jessica Pegula one minute, and cheering for her the next
- T-wolves and Warriors return to play in 'bizarre, sad' game with grieving Minneapolis on their minds