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News Wrap: Texas National Guard troops arrive at training center near Chicago

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In our news wrap Tuesday, National Guard troops from Texas arrived at an Army training center near Chicago ahead of an expected deployment, President Trump hosted Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House, three U.S.-based scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in quantum mechanics and a medical helicopter crashed onto a highway in Sacramento. Geoff Bennett: And we start today's other headlines outside Chicago, where National Guard troops from Texas arrived today at an Army training center ahead of an expected deployment.Uniformed personnel were seen today at Elwood U.S. Army Reserve Center southwest of…

Why Anna Magnani is the overlooked ‘goddess’ of Italian cinema

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Less than a year earlier, Teresa Gullace, a six-month-pregnant mother of five had been shot in Rome by a Nazi soldier after she waved at her captive husband. In the film, Francesco shouts "Teresa", as an homage. At the time, Magnani was also suffering, as her son had contracted polio.An unconventional star Magnani's communication of this raw pain on screen is perhaps one reason why she is less popular in the US today than other iconic Italian actresses. "Anna is the embodiment of a country that came out of the war with the courage of showing its wounds," says De Bernardinis.…

You can’t libel the dead. But that doesn’t mean you should deepfake them.

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Zelda Williams, daughter of the late actor Robin Williams, has a poignant message for her father’s fans. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand. I don’t and I won’t,” she wrote in a post on her Instagram story on Monday. “If you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want.” It’s probably not a coincidence that Williams was moved to post this…

Arsenal 1-2 Lyon: Is Arsenal’s winless run just ‘a blip’ after Women’s Champions League defeat?

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The fact it appears to be isolated errors which are proving costly gives Arsenal some hope that there is a clear path to reviving their campaign.Captain Kim Little said after the match that the team "cannot always be perfect all of the time"."We're in a lower space just now with the current form, but we'll come back stronger. We go into our league fixture at the weekend for a big three points," Little told Disney+.Understandably, Slegers said her side are "not happy" with their form, but their experience which led to winning this competition last year gives them reason to…

Gold prices keep rising, and jewelry companies are sounding the alarm

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Gold prices held steady on Thursday, hovering near the record high hit the day before, helped by expectations of further U.S. rate cuts and political uncertainty.David Gray | Afp | Getty ImagesAmid global economic turbulence, the prices of precious metals have been climbing higher and higher.The price of gold in particular has skyrocketed over the past year, rising more than 50%. For midsize jewelry companies aiming to offer fine gold necklaces, earrings and more at lower price points than legacy luxury jewelry brands, gold futures could be spelling trouble.Though gold is often subject to market fluctuations, investors have been increasing…

No account? No Windows 11 for you, says Microsoft • The Register

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Microsoft is closing a popular loophole that allowed users to install Windows 11 without a Microsoft account. The change has appeared in recent Insider builds of Windows 11, indicating it is likely to be included in the production version soon. Microsoft refers to these loopholes as "known mechanisms" and is talking about local commands in this instance. You can learn all about these in our piece for getting Windows 11 installed with a local account, but suffice to say start ms-cxh:localonly is no more. "While these mechanisms were often used to bypass Microsoft account setup, they also inadvertently skip critical…

WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as Democrats demand extension of health care subsidies to end shutdown

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered U.S. government. But it is also one of the most intractable issues in Congress — and a real compromise amid the government shutdown will not likely be easy, or quick. The Senate is scheduled to convene at 10 a.m. ET. Watch in the player above. There are some Republicans in Congress who want to extend the higher subsidies, which were first put in place in 2021 amid…

The pioneering photographer who captured the horror of World War Two

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Miller's headstrong creativity is evoked by her wry quotes; she once explained of her work: "It was a matter of getting out on a damn limb, and sawing it off behind you." The urgency, audaciousness, and unexpected compassion that defines so much of her photography is also inextricably linked to her personal experience.She was born in 1907 in Poughkeepsie, New York State; she began her global adventures in her youth, though her ultimate home was Farleys House in the East Sussex countryside, where she moved in 1949 with her husband, British painter and curator Roland Penrose, and their infant son…

xAI hires former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong as CFO

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Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, now has a new chief financial officer: Former Morgan Stanley banker Anthony Armstrong, the Financial Times reported, citing anonymous sources. Armstrong, who previously advised Musk during the Twitter deal, will oversee the finances of both xAI and X, which were merged in April, the report said. The former banker has been working with xAI for several weeks and was only recently appointed as CFO, the FT added. xAI has been without a CFO since its previous finance head, Mike Liberatore, left the company in July, and Armstrong’s appointment follows a slate of high-profile executive departures…

Wuhan Open: Emma Raducanu retires in first round against Ann Li

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Play was suspended on all outdoor courts on Monday because of the heat.Raducanu posted a screenshot of her phone that showed a temperature of 34C.Defending champion Jannik Sinner retired with cramp in the third round of the Shanghai Masters this week, while 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic vomited during his win over Yannick Hanfmann.A deep run in Wuhan would have boosted Raducanu's chances of being seeded for January's Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.The 2021 US Open champion broke in the first game before Li won six successive games - dropping only one point on serve…