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Day: May 17, 2025
OpenAI Launches Codex, an AI Coding Agent, In ChatGPT
OpenAI has launched Codex, a powerful AI coding agent in ChatGPT that autonomously handles tasks like writing features, fixing bugs, and testing code in a cloud-based environment. TechCrunch reports: Codex is powered by codex-1, a version of the compan…
Gov. Ferguson should veto harmful cuts and taxes on WA hospitals
He should veto lawmakers’ combined reimbursement cuts and higher taxes on hospitals, or risk them leading to declines in patient care around the state.
Moody’s downgrades United States credit rating, citing growth in government debt
Moody’s had been a holdout in keeping U.S. sovereign debt at the highest credit rating possible, and brings the 116-year-old agency into line with its rivals.
Two climbers die on Mount Everest in the first deaths of the 2025 spring climbing season
An Indian man and a Filipino man who were part of the same climbing expedition died on Mount Everest. They are the first two foreigners to die on the Nepali summit this season.
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya – NBC News
Trump administration working on plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya NBC NewsUS developing plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya: Report Deccan HeraldIDF launches ‘Gideon’s Chariots’ Gaza offensive, Trump admin. loo…
Trade war drives business to Canada and away from U.S.
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Ed Smylie, who saved the Apollo 13 crew with duct tape, dies at 95
He and his NASA engineer team jumped into action to help three astronauts bound for the moon. His quick thinking earned him a shout-out from President Nixon.
Horrifying moment plane engine panel comes off mid-air and begins to flap dangerously just inches from the propeller
THIS is the horrifying moment a plane engine panel came off mid-air, sending passengers into a frenzy.
Terrifying footage taken from inside the plane shows the panel flapping dang…
MrBeast’s Tour of Maya Ruins Draws Criticism and Legal Threats in Mexico
Mexico’s culture secretary said her agency was weighing legal action against a production company for video that seemed to show the YouTube star MrBeast violating the rules for visiting Maya ruins.