Why the Mariners’ Paul Sewald trade comes off as a bit of a surrender
Monday’s trade that sent closer Paul Sewald to Arizona should not come as a surprise to M’s fans, who have watched their team mire in mediocrity this season.
Day: August 1, 2023
Former childcare worker charged with 1,623 sexual abuse offences against 91 children in Australia and overseas
Australian federal police allege offences occurred against girls in Brisbane, Sydney and overseas over a 15-year periodFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA …
‘Human in disguise’: Chinese zoo forced to deny bear is a person
Sun bears, originally from Malaysia, are smaller than other species, the Hangzhou Zoo insisted and assured visitors that their animals are the real thing.
In her next book ‘Prequel,’ Rachel Maddow will explore a WWII-era plot to overthrow US government
Rachel Maddow’s next book will be an exploration into right-wing extremism in the U.S., including a plot to overthrow the government at the start of World War II.
World gets 1st view of ousted president of Niger since last week’s coup
The world got its first glimpse of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum since he was ousted from power in a coup last week. It comes as coup leaders warn that France may try to intervene in the West African…
FIFA says Women’s World Cup will greet its 1 millionth fan as ticket sales surpass 1.68 million
FIFA says ticket sales for the Women’s World Cup have reached 1.678 million over the first 38 matches of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.
Google’s Jigsaw Was Fighting Toxic Speech With AI. Then the AI Started Talking
tedlistens writes: All large language models are liable to produce toxic and other unwanted outputs, either by themselves or at the encouragement of users. To evaluate and “detoxify” their LLMs, OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic, and others are using Perspective…
Peter Bol: Australian track star cleared of doping
The 800m runner has been under a cloud since testing positive for synthetic EPO in January.
Senegal authorities arrest opposition frontrunner, ban his party and cut internet
Supporters say string of charges are intended to prevent Ousmane Sonko and his Pastef party challenging President Macky SallSenegal’s government has dissolved a major opposition party within hours of the party’s popular president and opposition leader …
The $3.9 billion UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 30% funded, UN aid official says
The $3.9 billion humanitarian appeal for war-torn Ukraine is less than 30% funded as the country starts preparing for a second winter with more residential buildings damaged and destroyed and thousands of people homeless following the collapse of the K…