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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Nvidia's booming AI business collides with US-Chinese tensions

King Wangchuck took a two-hour tour and listened as Jay Puri, Nvidia's head of global business, discussed how Bhutanese investment in data centers and Nvidia chips could combine with the kingdom's biggest natural resource, hydropower, to create new AI systems. But in Washington, officials worry that Nvidia's global sales spree could empower adversaries. Now the Biden administration is working on rules that would tighten control over AI chip sales and turn them into a diplomatic tool.

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Wendy Williams cries at son's college graduation, rides scooter in rare public appearance as she battles dementia - New York Post

  1. Wendy Williams cries at son's college graduation, rides scooter in rare public appearance as she battles dementia  New York Post
  2. Wendy Williams Makes a Rare Public Appearance at Son Kevin Hunter Jr.'s College Graduation  PEOPLE
  3. Wendy Williams Makes Rare Public Appearance at Son Kevin's Graduation  Us Weekly
  4. Wendy Williams smiles in rare sighting at Florida restaurant after guardian claims she’s ‘permanently incapacitated’  Page Six
  5. Wendy Williams Attends Son's... Читать дальше...

TheHill.com 

Live updates: Republicans regroup to find a funding bill 'plan C'

The House rejected a Republican plan to stave off a government shutdown on Thursday, hours after GOP members crafted a new spending proposal and President-elect Trump endorsed it. The first plan, a bipartisan effort, went down in flames when it was opposed by many members and Trump. Ahead of the vote, Democrats called the GOP...

Scoop 

Homicide Investigation Launched In Relation To Napier Death

A post mortem has been completed and it confirms that Mr Taylor suffered injuries consistent with assault. A large team of investigators are working on this investigation and would like to hear from anyone who has information that could assist with enquiries.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Starbucks workers' union to strike in LA, Chicago, Seattle before Christmas

Over 10,000 Starbucks baristas, represented by Workers United, are set to strike across major U.S. cities starting Friday. The union anticipates escalating walkouts, potentially affecting hundreds of stores by Christmas Eve, unless a collective bargaining agreement is reached with Starbucks. Negotiations began in April, but the union claims Starbucks has not presented a reasonable economic proposal, despite earlier commitments.

VolleyballMag.com 

Gritty Louisville back in NCAA volleyball national-title match with 4-set win over Pitt

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — No DeBeer? No problem. Not when you have Payton Peterson. There is nothing like Louisville and Pittsburgh in NCAA volleyball and the Cardinals wrote another chapter in their incredible recent history with a 21-25, 25-23, 29-27, 25-17 victory Thursday night in the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship national semifinals that saw an […]

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Dawn 

Clemency petition for Aafia submitted to White House

WASHINGTON: A clemency petition seeking the release of Dr Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence in the United States, has been submitted to the White House. Advocates are urging President Joe Biden to grant her release before his term ends on Jan 20, sources in Washington confirmed to Dawn.

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The Hindu 

When Tamil Nadu police rescued over 900 victims of forced prostitution in Bombay and brought them back home

A representation by a non-governmental organisation in 1989 led the Tamil Nadu Crime Branch-CID to undertake a rescue operation in the summer of 1990, which, to this day, remains the largest of its kind that the branch has conducted outside the State. The police found that many of the women were lured by promises of attractive jobs and held captive for several months