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‘You have been so drunk’: Democrat senator takes on Kash Patel over alcoholism test, FBI hiring rules | World News

FBI director Kash Patel/Image: Reuters Sen. Mazie Hirono confronted FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate hearing on Tuesday, accusing him of being drunk on the job and demanding answers about his conduct and the bureau’s hiring policies.The sharp exchange took place during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building…

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In 1998, Pittsburgh’s last operating steel mill closed, leaving 178 riverfront acres vacant; 28 years later, 700,000 sq ft has been built or is underway for robotics, biotech, housing and parks

The new CMU Robotics Innovation Center sits in the foreground, with new housing development under construction behind it and the U.S. Steel Community football field visible in the background. For decades, 178 acres along the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh remained largely vacant after the collapse of the steel industry. The site was once home to…

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In 2011, New York covered five acres of Lake George with more than 700 mats to suffocate invasive Asian clams; 97% died, but the invader later spread to 27 locations

Representative Image (AI-generated) When invasive Asian clams were discovered in Lake George, New York, in 2010, researchers moved quickly to test whether covering the lakebed could stop the species from spreading. According to a final report by the Darrin Fresh Water Institute at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, published through the Lake Champlain Basin Program, a large-scale…

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FDA suspends licences of Mumbai’s iconic Cafe Mondegar, 3 other outlets over safety violations | Mumbai News

Mumbai’s iconic Cafe Mondegar MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday suspended the licences of Cafe Mondegar, a popular restaurant in Colaba, and three other food establishments in Mumbai after inspections found serious food safety and hygiene violations.The FDA inspected Cafe Mondegar at Metro House in Colaba on September 12 and found…

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Who is Jonathan Hunter Kramer? Pennsylvania man arrested with rifle, 190 rounds of fire in alleged IS-inspired plot | World News

Pennsylvania man Jonathan Hunter Kramer charged for allegedly plotting ISIS-inspired attack. A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing federal terrorism-related charges after FBI agents arrested him with a semiautomatic rifle, rifle magazines and about 190 rounds of ammunition that prosecutors say were being acquired for a planned attack. Who is Jonathan Hunter Kramer? Jonathan Hunter Kramer,…

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Water kept leaking into his ground-floor home despite repeated fixes; after an 8-year legal fight, Maharashtra court orders first floor flat owner to allow repairs and split costs

The upstairs owner was no longer willing to let repair workers enter his flat. (Image for representative purpose only) Co-habiting in a housing society can come with its set of challenges. One such case is of a ground floor flat occupant who was constantly troubled by water leakage from the first floor, and the problem…

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OpenAI confirms joint safety efforts with Anthropic, Google DeepMind days after Sam Altman agrees with Dario Amodei’s 3800-word AI slowdown essay

OpenAI has confirmed that it is working with competitors Anthropic and Google DeepMind on artificial intelligence (AI) safety measures. The joint initiative aims to confront mounting alarm among lawmakers and the public that uncontrolled computing models present grave economic hazards and national security liabilities, reports Bloomberg. Speaking during a Washington press briefing on Tuesday (September…

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