WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of suicides among U.S. military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year, as the Defense Department tries to build prevention and treatment programs to address what has been a steadily growing problem over the past decade, The Associated Press has learned. While the total number […]
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States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health
Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. A lawsuit filed by 33 states in federal court in California, claims that Meta […]
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A look at the World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers
Schedule: (All times local) Game 1, Friday, at Arlington, Texas, 5:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 2, Saturday, at Arlington, Texas, 5:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 3, Monday, Oct. 30, at Phoenix, 5:03 p.m. (Fox); Game 4, Tuesday, Oct. 31, at Phoenix, 5:03 p.m. (Fox); x-Game 5, Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Phoenix, 5:03 p.m. (Fox); x-Game 6, Friday, […]
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Long Shot World Series: Diamondbacks vs Rangers is a Fall Classic few saw coming
Tell the truth: How many people picked Arizona and Texas to meet in the World Series? A Rangers-Diamondbacks matchup had 1,750 to 1 odds when wagering opened last fall. But in an era when 12 teams make the playoffs, sustained excellence over the six-month regular season has become a boarding pass, not the journey, leading to a long […]
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Bob Melvin leaves Padres to manage division-rival Giants and return to the Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are hoping a recent division rival can turn them back into a contender. Bob Melvin, a Bay Area native and former Giants player who also managed a decade in Oakland, was formally announced as San Francisco’s new manager Wednesday. That completed a whirlwind few days in which […]
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Move over Jimmy Kimmel, it’s now the LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Goodbye, Jimmy Kimmel. Hello, Rob Gronkowski to the world of bowl games. The LA Bowl announced on Oct. 21 that Gronkowski has signed a multiyear agreement to partner with the college football postseason game. LA Bowl Hosted By Gronk will take place at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 16 and match teams […]
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Former MVP and Padre Steve Garvey joins California Senate race
Former baseball MVP Steve Garvey joined the race Tuesday to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, giving Republicans a splash of star quality on the ballot in a heavily Democratic state where the GOP hasn’t won a Senate race in 35 years. Garvey, 74, launched his campaign with a video lush with baseball imagery that […]
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Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.
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What’s next in major college football realignment? How about a best-of-the-rest league
Now that the Power Five is about to become the Power Four, the schools left out of the recent consolidation of wealth produced by conference realignment are looking at creative ways to stay relevant. An idea floating around the Mountain West Conference calls for the creation of a multi-tiered conference or alliance of leagues that […]
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On 50th anniversary of Billie Jean King’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ win, a push to honor her in Congress
NEW YORK (AP) — Billie Jean King’s victory in the “Battle of the Sexes” was a milestone moment as women pushed for equality on the playing field and beyond. On the 50th anniversary of that match against Bobby Riggs — still the most-watched in tennis history — King moved toward becoming the first female individual […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery to offer live sports on its Max streaming service
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery is entering the direct-to-consumer live sports market. The company has announced that a sports add-on tier will be available on its Max streaming service beginning Oct. 5. The Bleacher Report Add-On package will offer any sports programming airing on TBS, TNT and TruTV. That includes baseball, NHL and […]
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Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse
Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing the public last year. But most people don’t actually use them at work or home. That could change as leading tech companies are competing to mainstream the use of text-to-image generators for a variety of tasks, integrating them into […]
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John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and more authors sue OpenAI for copyright infringement
NEW YORK — John Grisham, Jodi Picoult and George R.R. Martin are among 17 authors suing OpenAI for “systematic theft on a mass scale,” the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence programs are using their copyrighted works without permission. In papers filed Sept. 19 in federal court in New York, […]
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Padres owner Peter Seidler had a medical procedure and won’t be at the ballpark again this season
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler underwent an unspecified medical procedure last month and “am now on the road to recovery,” he said in a statement posted Monday morning on the team’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter. Seidler is a two-time cancer survivor. The team said it wasn’t able […]
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Netanyahu talks to Elon Musk in California about antisemitism on X and artificial intelligence
SAN JOSE (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off a U.S. trip in California to talk to billionaire businessman Elon Musk about antisemitism on his social media platform X — while Musk asked him to address his judicial overhaul in Israel. The two also discussed artificial intelligence in a sparsely attended livestream event […]
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California lawsuit says oil giants deceived public on climate, seeks funds for storm damage
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The state of California filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels now faulted for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage, officials said Saturday. The civil lawsuit filed in […]