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Authorities told to step up monsoon preparedness as rain-related deaths in Punjab, KP reach 43 – Pakistan

LAHORE/LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday directed all federal, provincial and local authorities to intensify coordinated preparedness, rescue and relief measures in view of the ongoing monsoon rains as the death toll from rain-related incidents rose to 43 in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a press release issued by the President’s…

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Amish Shah wins Democratic primary for key Arizona House district, defeating candidate backed by national party groups

Democrat Amish Shah will take on GOP nominee Jay Feely in the general election for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projects, following primaries for both parties on Tuesday.  Shah’s win against Republican-turned-Democrat Marlene Galán-Woods marks the latest high-profile defeat for the national Democratic Party. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s influence has been tested…

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House committee urges DOJ to charge former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

The Republican chair of the House Judiciary Committee encouraged the Justice Department to look into criminally charging Jack Smith, alleging the former special counsel who brought charges against President Trump lied to Congress — allegations the committee’s top Democrat denied. The criminal referral Wednesday from Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio stems from last year’s revelation that…

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First beluga whales from Marineland arrive in Texas as international rescue effort gets underway

Two beluga whales settled into their new home — a 2-million-gallon salt water pool — in Texas on Tuesday following an international relocation mission from a shuttered Canadian theme park. The whales, named Bertie Bott and Frankie, traveled more than 1,500 miles from Niagara Falls, Ontario, to SeaWorld San Antonio. The same trip also brought…

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ChatGPT’s medical advice nearly killed a Florida man, lawsuit against OpenAI claims

A Florida man sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging ChatGPT’s medical advice discouraged him from seeking treatment for symptoms that preceded a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, nearly costing him his life. Scott Winters, a former pastor, filed suit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco County Superior Court on Wednesday, claiming the chatbot made inaccurate…

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Shipping insider says “nothing is going through” the Strait of Hormuz, despite U.S. insisting it’s open

London — The U.S. military’s Central Command repeated an assertion on Tuesday evening that has been made by the Trump administration many times over the last two weeks, insisting that “despite Iranian aggression, the Strait of Hormuz remains open for commercial vessel traffic.”  CENTCOM acknowledged in the same statement that Iran had launched more than 30…

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