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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina government’s most influential politician, Republican state Senate leader Phil Berger, conceded the primary race for his legislative seat on Tuesday, shaking the power structure in the ninth-largest state and likely soon ending his preeminence as the state’s top conservative architect. “While this was a close race, the voters have …
OpenAI said Tuesday that it is discontinuing its Sora AI video app. The move comes as the video platform wanes in popularity among users, according to the Wall Street Journal, which first reported OpenAI’s decision to pull the plug. “We’ve decided to discontinue Sora in the consumer app and API. As we focus and compute …
Russian drone strikes pounded several cities in Ukraine on Tuesday, setting fire to a 17th-century church that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site in Lviv. These videos show some of the damage and cleanup efforts across the country.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — When Dylan Darling drove the lane and beat the buzzer with a thrilling layup last Sunday to send St. John’s to its first Sweet 16 of the 21st century, Rick Pitino did not celebrate in the moment. While his players exploded off the bench and tackled Darling in front of the …
The Pentagon is expected to send parts of the 82nd Airborne division to the Middle East as the Iran was extends into its fourth week, according to two sources. A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the deployment, according to a source familiar with the planning. CBS News reported …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice Department’s push to overturn a lower-court ruling against the practice known as …
BOGOTA, March 24 (Reuters) – A total of 69 people died when a Colombian military plane crashed soon after takeoff earlier this week, the country’s armed forces said in a statement on Tuesday, in an incident that injured 57 others. The Lockheed Martin-built LMT.N Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying 126 people and crashed after …
Financial markets experts are raising concerns about possible insider trading after an unusual spike in oil futures trading only minutes before President Trump announced talks with Iran on Truth Social. Mr. Trump’s announcement, which he posted on social media shortly after 7 a.m. EST on Monday, caused oil prices to tumble and the Dow Jones …
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry declared Iran’s ambassador to Beirut persona non grata Tuesday, ordering him to leave the country by the end of the week. The decision was the clearest sign yet of deteriorating relations between the two countries and raises tensions within Lebanon over the role of Tehran and its Lebanon-based ally, …
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for change in Cuba’s leadership, speculation is mounting about who, if anyone, might replace Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel. As Raúl Castro ‘s handpicked largely figurehead successor in 2018, Diaz-Canel has been the only leader without the last name Castro to govern since the …