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Texas, California race to redraw electoral maps ahead of US midterms
AFP, Published on 22/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Republican-controlled Texas and Democratic-run California were set Thursday to forge ahead on creating new congressional maps, in a cutthroat struggle to tilt the outcome of next year's US midterm elections before voters even cast a ballot.
Trump demands $1bn from University of California over UCLA protests
AFP, Published on 09/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - President Donald Trump demanded a massive $1 billion fine from the prestigious University of California system on Friday as the administration pushed its claims of antisemitism in UCLA's response to 2024 student protests related to Gaza.
Invasive firestarter: How non-native grasses turned Hawaii into a tinderbox
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - After a catastrophic wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Hawaii, eyes have turned toward an unexpected culprit: invasive grass species that have spread massively over the archipelago for decades, serving as the perfect fuel.
EU 'enforcer' visits Twitter, Meta as new rules loom
AFP, Published on 22/06/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - The EU commissioner in charge of enforcing Europe's new landmark rules on online content is heading to San Francisco on Thursday to ensure that the big platforms are ready.
Can you trust your ears? AI voice scams new threat
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» WASHINGTON: The voice on the phone seemed frighteningly real -- an American mother heard her daughter sobbing before a man took over and demanded a ransom. But the girl was an AI clone and the abduction was fake.
AI political fakery sparks fears for US 2024 race
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» WASHINGTON: A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of both men slinging insults. Fast-evolving AI technology could turbocharge misinformation in US political campaigns, observers say.
Bills ace Hamlin discharged from Cincinnati hospital
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin was discharged from hospital in Cincinnati on Monday, just a week after suffering a cardiac arrest during an NFL game, medical staff confirmed.
Bill Clinton leaves hospital after five nights
AFP, Published on 17/10/2021
» LOS ANGELES: Former US president Bill Clinton was released from a California hospital Sunday after spending five nights in treatment for an infection.
Nuttin' to it: How squirrels use parkour to leap and land
AFP, Published on 06/08/2021
» WASHINGTON - Squirrels' acrobatic leaps across treetops depend on complex split-second calculations and inventive "parkour" maneuvers to stick tricky landings, a new study in the journal Science said Thursday.
'Not worth it': LA restaurants boost pay to lure wary workers
AFP, Published on 11/07/2021
» LOS ANGELES - Businesses have reopened in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States, with "We're hiring" signs everywhere. But if life has a pre-Covid feel, a new challenge has arisen for restaurants: workers are not willing to return at any cost.