On this day in 2023 - 5/19/2023

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5/19/2023 - On this day in 2023

Maine health officials confirm first Powassan virus death, case this year_FOXNEWS

Bass guitarist Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of Britain's most influential bands, dies at 59_ABC

Assad to attend first Arab League summit since start of Syria war_BBC

Teen Mom's Catelynn Lowell Celebrates Carly's 14th Birthday With Sweet Tribute_ENEWS

The Senate’s hearing on AI regulation was dangerously friendly_VERGE

Hyundai, Kia agree to $200 million settlement over U.S. car thefts_AUTOBLOG

Paraspace NFT protocol 'usurper' resigns after failing to overthrow CEO_COINTELEGRAPH

A Crypto Hedge Fund Imploded. The Comeback Isn’t Going So Well_WSJ

Read the letter: Twitter accuses Microsoft of using its data in unauthorized ways_CNBC

Bitcoin Companies Must Provide 'Proof of Reserves' in Texas_DECRYPT

Read This: Companies Torture EV Chargers To Find Out Why They Die_JALOPNIK

Supreme Court rules Google and Twitter not liable for terrorist content

Irvine woman pleads not guilty to poisoning husband with liquid drain cleaner

I asked ChatGPT to contest my parking ticket. What followed was a thing of beauty_FASTCOMPANY

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Disney rocks DeSantis ahead of expected White House bid announcement_CNN

Was this the week Ukraine turned the tide in the war with Russia?_WASHINGTONEXAMINER

Ukraine Races to Forge New Army Ahead of Offensive_WSJ

Biden endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians as Zelenskyy is set to attend G7 summit_AP

Putin could be ready to use the Pope for peace talks, Vatican source claims_DAILYSTAR

Biden takes a trip: President, 80, STUMBLES while walking down steps of shrine as G7 leaders wait on him and then leaves their group dinner early_DAILYMAIL

World watches in disbelief and horror as U.S. nears possible default_WAPO

Fla. traffic sign about upcoming 5K hacked to say ‘Kill All Gays’_WAPO

The Casey DeSantis Problem: ‘His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability’_POLITICO

Youngkin fuels 2024 speculation with campaign-style video_THEHILL

D.C. police officer arrested, accused of leaking info to Proud Boys leader_WAPO

Police officer Tasers 95-year-old woman, sparking outcry and inquiry_WAPO

‘An irresistible mix of art and genitals’: Caligula finally comes to Cannes_GUARDIAN

Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship_CNBC

Mark Cuban Weighs In On Elon Musk's Twitter Influence: 'Home Of Free Speech' Or 'State Intervention’?_BENZINGA

Sean Penn Calls AI a ‘Human Obscenity,’ Slams Producers as a ‘Bankers Guild’_VARIETY

Warner Bros. Discovery chief declares ‘Republicans are back on the air’ at CNN_NYPOST

Juneteenth Concert Featuring SWV, Miguel, Kirk Franklin to Air Live on CNN and OWN_URBANHOLLYWOOD411

Junior Sailors on USS George Washington Endured Some of the Toughest Living Conditions in the Military, Says New Navy Investigation_USNI

Something Weird Is Going On With Melatonin_ATLANTIC

Ancient kiss-tory: First evidence of smooching took place in Middle East 4,500 years ago_STUDYFINDS

Popocatepetl volcano, near Mexico City, has rumbled back to life, spewing clouds of ash_LATIMES

Peter Thiel Is Latest Billionaire Said to Have Met With Jeffrey Epstein_DNYUZ

Earthquake Rattles Parts of Westchester County, NJ in Middle of Night

Dubai’s next big thing? Perhaps a $5 billion man-made ‘moon’ as the city’s real estate market booms_AP

How a Hip Megachurch Became Entangled in Scandal_DNYUZ

Antiabortion Group Used Cellphone Data to Target Ads to Planned Parenthood Visitors_WSJ

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Miley Cyrus has been undergoing 'eye movement therapy' for a year to delete physical sensations associated with painful memories: 'It's so helpful’_DAILYMAIL

Candice Swanepoel shows off her abs as she introduces a tiger-print bikini after 'growing close' to Harry Styles: 'A new animal joins the family’_DAILYMAIL

Groom whose bride was killed on their wedding night slams drunk driver, 25, who was three times over the limit when she crashed into them - and recounts the devastating moment he knew his wife was dead_DAILYMAIL

Texas AG launches probe into trans 'science experiments' at America's biggest children's hospital — whistleblower warns of a 'house of horrors' of puberty blockers inside_DAILYMAIL

Colorado woman, 31, who had sex with boy, 13, who referred to her as 'mom' and then became pregnant with his child is jailed - weeks after being told she would NOT go to prison under plea deal_DAILYMAIL

'Now THIS is a party dress!' Elle Fanning wears a VERY racy number comprising metallic nipple pasties and silver feathers for a night out in Cannes_DAILYMAIL

California dermatologist accused of poisoning her husband with DRANO pleads not guilty - as it's revealed in court she is still practicing medicine despite facing four felony charges_DAILYMAIL

Is this the sign missing children ARE still alive 18 days after their plane crashed in Amazon jungle? Rescue team find footprint after president apologised for falsely saying the kids had been found_DAILYMAIL

East African fashion designer says SHE called cops on Biden's non-binary ex-nuclear guru Sam Brinton and triggered latest arrest - after she spotted them flaunting outfits from 'luggage theft' that 'seriously damaged her business’_DAILYMAIL

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Apple reportedly limits internal use of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot_TECHCRUNCH

Apple is on the hunt for generative AI talent_TECHCRUNCH

OpenAI launches an official ChatGPT app for iOS_TECHCRUNCH

Cruise, Waymo near approval to charge for 24/7 robotaxis in San Francisco_TECHCRUNCH

The new rules of venture debt are already being written_TECHCRUNCH

I Finally Bought a ChatGPT Plus Subscription—and It’s Worth It_WIRED

France Is Fighting to Save Your iPhone From an Early Death_WIRED

A Mysterious Group Has Ties to 15 Years of Ukraine-Russia Hacks_WIRED

How You, or Anyone, Can Dodge Montana’s TikTok Ban_WIRED

The Best Projectors (and 2 Great Screens)_WIRED

To Save Downtowns, Destroy Them_WIRED

Review: Bang & Olufsen Beosound A5_WIRED

Review: Dyson Airstrait Straightener_WIRED

Triangle-Wheeled Bike Gives New Meaning to ‘Tricycle'_GIZMODO

A Huge Chunk of the U.S. Could See Blackouts This Summer_GIZMODO

See the World's Unsold Clothing in a Huge Desert Pileup_GIZMODO

Shocking video shows huge pile of trash and wet clothes dubbed 'the mattress' discarded by migrants crossing illegally into Brownsville - as it's revealed almost 70,000 illegal migrants were detained in the last 7 days_DAILYMAIL

Volunteers say NYC cutting them out of aiding migrants_NYDN

7 'Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared_GIZMODO

AI Chatbots Won't Save Hollywood From the Writers' Strike_GIZMODO

OpenAI Founder's Worldcoin Reportedly Perpetuates Black Market for Iris Data_GIZMODO

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Australian stock exchange officially abandons blockchain plans: Report_COINTELEGRAPH

What Are Possible Uses of ChatGPT?_DECRYPT

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