Baidu launches two new versions of its AI model Ernie

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Chinese search engine Baidu has launched two new AI models — Ernie 4.5, the latest version of the company’s foundational model first released two years ago, as well as a new reasoning model, Ernie X1. According to Reuters, Baidu claims that Ernie X1’s performance is “on par with DeepSeek R1 at only half the price,”, … Read more

Democrats need to stop infighting ‘as quickly as we can’: Sen. Whitehouse

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Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said Sunday that Republicans forced Democratic lawmakers to choose between supporting a continuing resolution or a government shutdown, which would have allowed them to further slash the federal government. Whitehouse told ABC News’ “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz that in past shutdowns, the executive branch has advocated for the government … Read more

Houthis post cryptic video of American flag draped coffins

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Houthi rebels in Yemen posted an animation online that depicted American flag-draped coffins floating near destroyed Navy ships. “These terrorists really cannot tell the difference between delusions and reality,” Hussain Abdul-Hussain, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said in a post on X along with the Houthi animation. The animation … Read more

Schumer under fire from Democrats for supporting Republican spending bill

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A growing number of Democratic politicians, strategists and consultants are signaling anger against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer after he supported the Republican spending bill.  “He’s done a great deal of damage to the party,” Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin told Politico after Schumer’s controversial decision to support the Republican spending bill.  Levin arranged a call … Read more

Trump orders the dismantling of government-funded, ‘propaganda’-peddling media outlet VOA

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President Donald Trump ordered the dismantling of news agency Voice of America, the U.S.’s state-funded media outlet that Trump has railed against for promoting biased media reports.  “Voice of America has been out of step with America for years. It serves as the Voice for Radical America and has pushed divisive propaganda for years now,” … Read more

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to skip correspondents dinner

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she is skipping the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner slated for April 26.  Leavitt made the announcement during a podcast appearance with Sean Spicer, who served as President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary for the first six months of 2017.  “I will not be in attendance … Read more

Six Nations: Scotland boss Gregor Townsend bemused by lack of red card for France’s Peato Mauvaka | Rugby Union News

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Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend admitted he was bemused by the decision to not upgrade France’s Peato Mauvaka’s yellow card to a red after his headbutt on Ben White in their Six Nations Super Saturday clash. France regained the Six Nations title for the first time in three years with a 35-16 victory over Scotland … Read more