Voices, The Peoples News
December 7, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Tribes in Maine Spent Decades Fighting to Rebury Ancestral Remains. Harvard Resisted Them at Nearly Every Turn. The university’s Peabody Museum exploited loopholes to prevent repatriation to the Wabanaki people while still staying in compliance with NAGPRA. The tribes didn’t give up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-wabanaki-tribes-struggle-to-reclaim-ancestral-remains-from-harvard__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3uhCttpU$
Arizona Border Overwhelmed by Migrant Crossings Shuts Down: So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona, that U.S. officials say they will close the port of entry there so that the operations officials who watch over vehicle and pedestrian traffic going both ways can help Border Patrol agents arrest and process the new arrivals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/u-s-border-officials-are-closing-a-remote-arizona-crossing-because-of-overwhelming-migrant-arrivals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3rbz7wCB$
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls US Government Wants Hunters to Shoot 500,000 Owls: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants hunters to shoot more than 500,000 barred owls to help protect other native species. Barred owls are an invasive species in the Pacific Northwest, originating on the U.S. East Coast, and they pose a huge threat to native protected species, including northern spotted owls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/invasive-species-barred-owl-cull-pacific-northwest-1850348__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3q1-vfCU$
# Archaeology / Anthropology
Scientists race to save ancient cave paintings: Some of the oldest pictures in the world were drawn more than 45,000 years ago in caves on the southwestern peninsula of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Despite having lasted so long, they’re now disappearing as the surface of the cave walls is peeling off from the white limestone underneath. France races to save 30,000-year-old undersea Stone Age cave art from rising sea levels and plastic pollution. Archaeologists are in a race against time to save a collection of undersea Stone Age cave art from rising sea levels and plastic pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-05-undersea-stone-age-cave-art.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3hToLB1Y$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
‘Shock after shock’: A visit to China’s secret biolab in California: According to the report, thousands of vials containing potentially dangerous or unknown substances, including some labeled “Ebola” and “HIV,” were uncovered during an inspection of what was initially thought to be a vacant warehouse. The facility was uncovered in December 2022 by Jesalyn Harper, a Reedley code enforcement official who spotted a green hose sticking out of the building, and then went in to investigate. Inside, Harper found an array of laboratory equipment, medical-grade freezers, mice for experiments and vials containing writing in English, Mandarin and an unknown code. Several individuals wearing lab coats were also discovered who claimed to be Chinese nationals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/cdc-responds-claims-about-chinese-biolab-california-1844760__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3hbE9hYj$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
IRS Demands 20,000 People Pay Back Money They Got During COVID: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) initiated a crackdown on dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, mailing over 20,000 disallowance letters to taxpayers and entities that did not exist or had no employees during the eligibility period.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/irs-demands-repayment-20000-covid-erc-fraudulent-claims-1850228__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3s65HEvy$
Employee Retention Credit: The Employee Retention Credit (ERC) – sometimes called the Employee Retention Tax Credit or ERTC – is a refundable tax credit for businesses and tax-exempt organizations that had employees and were affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirements are different depending on the time period for which you claim the credit. The ERC is not available to individuals. IRS Turns Down 20,000 Refund Claims for Covid Tax Credit Agency denies requests from employers that didn’t exist or have workers during the pandemic
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/irs-turns-down-20-000-refund-claims-for-covid-tax-credit-feb47115__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3vMWejQx$
# Education / School
Black Student Suspended for Hair Style Returns to School, Is Immediately Suspended Again: Darryl George has spent 80% of the school year outside the classroom. A Texas teenager who was taken out of school and sent to an off-campus disciplinary program earlier this year for wearing locs that his school says violates its dress code was given 13 days of in-school suspension just hours after returning to the classroom Tuesday. Darryl George, 18, will spend the remainder of the year in in-school suspension, extending a punishment that was first imposed in August over his hairstyle that district officials maintain violates their dress code policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/locs-hairstyle-texas-crown-act-racial-discrimination-929f38ec279b672efd78ba61422f4ca8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3sNTXLsg$
# General News
Donald Trump is already assembling a shortlist of loyalists for the most powerful jobs in government if he’s re-elected to a second term. “Trump hasn’t settled on specific roles for specific figures, and hates it when his staff and friends speculate otherwise,” the website reported. “It’s not in his DNA to do detailed personnel planning, and a lot depends on the last few people he’s talked to. But in rolling conversations with friends and advisers, he’s been clear about the type of men — and they’re almost all older, white men — he’d want to serve at his pleasure if he were to win a second term.”
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Michael Cohen: Trump ‘will do whatever is necessary for him to take power’: Donald Trump saying that he would only behave like a dictator on “day one” of a second presidency is slammed by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen. “He wants to use the presidency of the United States as a ‘get out of jail free’ card,” Cohen tells Joy Reid.
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Kevin McCarthy’s Not the Only One Quitting Congress: More than 30 representatives have already announced their intention to bolt—and the year’s not over yet. Apparently, becoming the first House speaker to be voted out of the job was a bit rich for Kevin McCarthy’s blood—he won’t even be sticking around for the rest of his term. But he’s not the only member of Congress getting the hell out of Dodge. “Republicans have finally managed to make members of Congress hate the institution as much as the average American does,” Alexander Sammon writes. He takes a look at what’s behind the near-record rate of defections from the House of Representatives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/kevin-mccarthy-resigns-congress-members-fleeing-record-pace.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3qgbnDe4$
# Gov / Politics / Global
A new academic study has made a shocking and highly controversial finding. Suspicious Israeli stock market activity in the days preceding Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7 indicates that a particular party had foreknowledge of the impending attack and used that information to directly profit from the panic that ensued. The paper concludes that based on a “significant spike” in short selling of listed Israeli companies, persons unknown were aware of the operation was impending, and sought to profit illicitly. Short selling – or shorting – allows traders to bet a stock will perform poorly and reap rewards if they’re correct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/just-like-9-11-israeli-stock-market-trends-hint-at-foreknowledge-of-operation-al-aqsa-flood/286407/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3qxT7_G2$
Russia Is Reaping Political Benefits From the Israel-Hamas War: The conflict has boosted the Kremlin’s hopes of changing the mood around the Ukraine war and strengthened its belief that the Western-centric system of international relations is breaking down. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 put an end to most internal Western disagreements when it came to Russia, uniting countries on both sides of the Atlantic. But the Israel-Hamas war has seen divisions resurface at a state level: while the United States insists Israel has a right to self-defense https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91189__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3jOs0Yra$
# Gov / Politics
Texas claims in new court filings that the lawsuits challenging the November election were improperly served and are therefore invalid. The state argued in court filings that the lawsuits were improperly served and because Gov. Greg Abbott canvassed the results a day earlier, the lawsuits are now effectively invalid. The law requires such lawsuits to be filed and served before the canvass.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/06/greg-abbott-constitutional-amendments/*:*:text=The*20state*20argued*20in*20court,and*20served*20before*20the*20canvass__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3sHC7Y3W$
What We Learned, And Wished We Learned, From The Last GOP Debate: This debate, just weeks before the Iowa caucuses, didn’t reflect much progress in the presidential field from the first time we did this. Just six weeks from the first nominating contest in Iowa, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unleashed on Donald Trump during Wednesday’s GOP primary debate, calling the absent former president a “dictator.” Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) used what may be the last televised debate of the Republican primary to light into Donald Trump, and the Republicans unwilling to criticize him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-presidential-debate-takeaways-2024-election_n_65714827e4b0f96b99da07be__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3puteuI8$
Senate Republicans Block Ukraine Aid Bill Over Border Policy: Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a procedural vote on a $111 billion national security package that includes roughly $61 billion in aid for Ukraine as well as funds for Israel and immigration enforcement. All 49 Republicans plus independent Sen. Bernie Sanders voted against moving forward on the bill, leaving Democrats well short of the 60-vote threshold.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-block-ukraine-and-israel-aid-as-they-demand-border-policy-changes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3tecQ2wA$
Rand Paul wants to end undeclared war in Syria: “The United States cannot fix Syria,” an Obama administration official said. “I simply fail to understand why we have U.S. troops there.” Paul’s resolution, introduced on November 15, cites the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which was ‘designed to limit the U.S. president’s ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad’ and directs the Biden administration to remove U.S. military from hostilities in Syria
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/12/05/rand-paul-syria-war-troops/*:*:text=Paul’s*20resolution*2C*20introduced*20on*20November,there*20has*20been*20neither*20a__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3qu6uQfz$
US Risks Being Dragged Into Third War: The U.S. could be heading toward involvement in another global conflict as tensions between Venezuela and neighboring Guyana skyrocket following a controversial referendum that sparked fears of a land grab in South America. The U.S. military said on Thursday that its Southern Command forces would carry out “flight operations within Guyana” later in the day, and that Washington would “continue its commitment as Guyana’s trusted security partner.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-venezuela-guyana-essequibo-nicolas-maduro-1850475__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3j-XJF_6$
# Law Enforcment
Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment: Local officials often say they have no choice but to jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness and substance abuse, even if they’re not charged with a crime. But some people have died in the system that’s supposed to protect them. Since 2006, at least 14 Mississippians have died after being placed in jail during the civil commitment process, purportedly for their own safety. Nine of them, including those three men, died by suicide. Twelve had not been charged with a crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.pressbee.net/show2454497.html?title=jailed-for-their-own-safety-14-mississippians-died-awaiting-menta__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3tVViOKw$
‘I Don’t Want to Be George Floyd’: Another African American dies in Mobile, as police shootings multiply in Alabama. Two days before Independence Day, two Mobile, Alabama, police officers went to a mobile home park after receiving a report of a suspected burglary. Al.com reported that officers confronted Jawan Dallas, who was sitting in a vehicle. After exiting his car, Dallas replied that he had done nothing wrong and tried to run away. Police caught and wrestled with him, and then tased him. When Dallas arrived at the hospital, doctors pronounced him dead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/civil-rights/2023-12-07-police-killings-alabama-jawan-dallas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3mJHhk2c$
# Legal / DOJ
Senate Committee Authorizes Subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo as Part of Supreme Court Ethics Probe: The subpoenas ask for details on gifts, travel and other perks the two men provided or helped arrange for Supreme Court justices and their relatives, but Senate Democrats will need help from their GOP colleagues if Crow and Leo defy the subpoenas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/senate-judiciary-harlan-crow-leonard-leo-subpoenas-scotus-thomas-alito*:*:text=The*20Senate*20Judiciary*20Committee*20voted,of*20the*20subpoenas*20is*20uncertain__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3uV5Qbaz$
Trump Says He Will Stop Participating in the DC Federal Criminal Case Based on His Understanding: Trump Makes Direct Challenge to DC Federal Judge’s Authority in New Motion. In addition to filing a notice of appeal of DC Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan’s order denying his motion to dismiss the criminal indictment based on presidential immunity, Donald Trump filed a motion to stay the entire district court criminal case. Even before Judge Chutkan could address Trump’s request for a stay, Donald Trump unilaterally states in his stay motion: “Trump will proceed based on that understanding and the authorities set forth herein absent further order of the Court.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.meidastouch.com/news/trump-says-he-will-stop-participating-in-the-dc-federal-criminal-case-based-on-his-understanding__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3ogF8Zgn$
‘Straight up flout the law’: Trump declares Judge Chutkan no longer has power over his case: Attorneys for the criminally-indicted ex-president declared the judge no longer has any power over the case while they appeal her ruling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/straight-up-flout-the-law-trump-declares-judge-chutkan-no-longer-has-power-over-his-case/ar-AA1law6t?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=6a27c89d706343b0bee48294ca1a3f4b&ei=14__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3oeIlMoO$
NY appeals court upholds Judge Engoron’s ruling that Trump committed ‘widespread fraud’: Former President Donald Trump was dealt a major blow by the New York Court of Appeals on Thursday in the midst of his ongoing civil fraud trial in the Empire State.
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# LGBTQ / Gender
Rep. Jim Banks introduces bill to place trans foster kids into abusive homes: His bill, the Sensible Adoption for Every (SAFE) Home Act, would cut federal funding to any child welfare agencies and groups that refuse to place trans kids with transphobic foster parents. “The Biden administration is cruelly preventing countless children in the foster care and adoption system from going to loving homes just because parents are opposed to irreversible sex change procedures on kids,” Banks told Fox News Digital. “This isn’t a liberal or conservative issue. This is just plain wrong, and every sane person knows it.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/12/rep-jim-banks-introduces-bill-to-place-trans-foster-kids-into-abusive-homes/*:*:text=His*20bill*2C*20the*20Sensible*20Adoption,kids*20with*20transphobic*20foster*20parents__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3loRg9yx$
# Medical / Health
“The first child is the one that pays the most”: How one family carved out Medicaid coverage for a rare treatment: Gabe Nolasco was born without a vital immune system gland. His family spent years in quarantines and advocating to state insurance so they could keep him alive. Texas Medicaid had pulled their coverage of Gabe’s surgery because of clerical issues. The state had once again blocked the Nolascos from helping their four-year-old son survive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/07/texas-medicaid-thymus-transplant/*:*:text=Gabe*20Nolasco*20was*20born*20without,they*20could*20keep*20him*20alive__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3tDiN8wA$
Texas Threatens Doctors After Judge Says Woman Can Get Emergency Abortion: After a judge tearfully granted permission for an abortion, Ken Paxton threatened “anyone” who would aid the 20-week-pregnant mother of two https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barrons.com/news/texas-judge-allows-woman-with-risky-pregnancy-to-have-abortion-ba1247a3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3hi8fZlm$
# Military / DOD
As U.S.-Funded Wars Rage in Israel and Ukraine, Pentagon Watchdog Warns of Military Failures: While Congress weighs sending more aid to both countries, a new inspector general report details oversight issues and waste within the U.S. military.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/12/06/pentagon-military-failures-waste/*:*:text=While*20Congress*20weighs*20sending*20more,waste*20within*20the*20U.S.*20military__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3iu4atnK$
US sends Ukraine new $175M aid package of missiles, artillery shells, vehicles and spare parts: The Pentagon announced a new round of military aid to Ukraine on Wednesday worth close to $200 million that includes mostly rockets and artillery shells and other needed equipment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-12-06/ukraine-military-aid-pentagon-russian-war-12277293.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3stC5-0N$
US to conduct military flights over Guyana as fears of a Venezuela invasion grow: US to conduct military flights over Guyana as fears of a Venezuela invasion grow. The U.S. is putting on a show of force in the skies above Guyana on Thursday, as the Biden administration said it was standing with the country amid growing fears that Venezuela was about to launch an invasion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/07/guyana-venezuela-land-dispute-us-britain-support__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3sUnJXA2$
# Military / Global
# Nuclear
# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
# Planetary
A Gigantic Hole Just Opened Up in the Sun: Earlier this week, a giant hole opened up in the face of the Sun, unleashing powerful streams of electromagnetic material onto our planet. It sounds like the beginning of the end of the world, but it’s an ordinary phenomenon called coronal holes which are fascinating but not dangerous.
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# Technology
US ‘hemorrhaging sensitive technology’ to China, congressional report finds: Federal officials who oversee commercial exports largely have given Beijing a free hand in acquiring microchips and other high-value technology, according to congressional investigators, with the result that Western allies continue to enable China’s growing military power, long after national security leaders have identified the communist regime as a dangerous threat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/us-hemorrhaging-sensitive-technology-china-export__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxjhGdRKpFFY5zPSFQ06jP2n_1OREmSESqKQL0VfLx6usC0RvGYHRi4Z1HYdGgfhQGlXy23Izu2ebnZbHowhTnYj3rj1DN8j$
Google launches Gemini, the AI model it hopes will take down GPT-4 Google has been an ‘AI-first company’ for nearly a decade. Now, a year into the AI era brought on by ChatGPT, it’s finally making a big move.
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