Can AI detect wildfires faster than humans? California is trying to find out
Firefighters are training a robot to scan the horizon for fires. It turns out a lot of things look like smoke.
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Judge OKs updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between native tribes, state and federal agencies
A federal judge has approved an updated Great Lakes fishing agreement between four Native American tribes and government agencies.
Library at risk: ‘Alarm bells’
Re: “A library at risk puts democracy at risk” [Aug. 23, Opinion]: The November vote to determine the existence of the Dayton library should ring national alarm bells. Despite the library’s extensive efforts to compromise to meet the demands of a small…
OAS human rights body demands protection for apparent Guatemalan election winner amid plot rumors
The Organization of American States’ human rights commission is asking Guatemala to provide protection for Bernardo Arévalo, the winner of the country’s Aug. 20 elections, after reports emerged of a possible plot to kill him
Connecticut officer submitted fake reports on traffic stops that never happened, report finds
A newly released investigation report says a police officer in Hartford, Connecticut, quit the force earlier this year while facing allegations that he reported a traffic stop that never happened to get an arrest warrant.
While world media speculates on Wagner chief’s presumed death, Russian state media shies away
While news that Russia’s Wagner mercenary chief was believed dead in a plane crash dominated world reports Thursday, along with speculation that it was linked to his June mutiny, Russian state media painted a very different picture.
US imposing sanctions over forced deportation, transfer of Ukraine children
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Putin’s suspected assassination victims: All the critics he likely ordered a hit on
During his long leadership, enemies of Vladimir Putin have had an unfortunate habit of meeting sticky ends.
Woman and two teens charged with befriending new mother and kidnapping her two-week-old twins
‘It is hard to imagine a worse scenario for a new mother,’ said the Wayne County prosecutor