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South China Morning PostTime's AI list names China's cyberspace chief, ByteDance CEO among most influential
Time Magazine has ranked China's internet watchdog head and the chairman of TikTok owner ByteDance among the 100 most influential people working in artificial intelligence for their impact on the sector in the world's second-largest economy. Zhuang Rongwen, director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, made the second annual Time 100 AI list as one of 15 people in the leaders category for taking on a mission that some thought impossible: imposing the mainland's "censorship practices on unp
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Plans to Tower Over Harris in Last-Minute Debate Ask
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is gearing up to face off against Vice President Kamala Harris at their highly anticipated Sept. 10 debate on ABC News. The former president, however, has at least one more request after flip-flopping over the event’s rules and regulations.In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump shared that “no boxes or artificial lifts” will be allowed during the debate, equating the use of the height-enhancing items to “cheating.” “No boxes or artificia
- CNN
Trump calls for modifying 25th Amendment to make it possible to remove a vice president
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for modifying the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and said if a vice president “lies or engages in a conspiracy to cover up the incapacity of the president” they should be removed from office.
- CNN
Mother of shooting suspect called Apalachee High School and drove 200 miles after getting alarming text, grandfather says
The mother of the teenager suspected of killing four people during a Georgia school shooting called to warn a school counselor prior to the shooting, the suspect’s aunt and grandfather said Saturday.
- The Daily Beast
Melania Trump Breaks Silence to Complain About 2020 Defeat
Melania Trump sort of teased her upcoming memoir again Sunday in a text-based video with voiceover, in which she bemoans the cost of living in America and attempts to “silence” her husband, former President Donald Trump, before a cut to an image of the cover of Melania."The 2020 election results changed our lives forever,” said Melania in the video, posted to her X account Sunday, with each word illustrated in an italicized serif font. “It impacted our quality of life, cost of food, gasoline, sa
- People
Daughter's 4-Sentence Obit for Mom Who 'Burnt Bridges' Goes Viral. She Says It's 'No Joke' (Exclusive)
“It was done in four sentences because I refused to spend another dollar on that woman," Christina Novak exclusively tells PEOPLE
- People
Alabama Woman Receives Life-Changing Advice from State Trooper Who Pulled Her Over
Abbie Rutledge, who told officer J.T. Brown during a traffic stop that she had no money to pay for a ticket, is now crediting Brown with helping her change her life
- The Independent
‘Desperate’ Trump is ‘hyper-aware’ that he is slipping mentally and making less sense, his biographer says
‘What we’re seeing now is a reflection of someone who’s very troubled and very desperate,’ says Timothy O’Brien, author of TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald
- People
Malia Obama Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance at French Film Festival: ‘A Little Bit Terrified’
"I've never done anything like this," the eldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama said while attending the Deauville American Film Festival on Sept. 6
- InStyle
Sienna Miller's Sheer Lace Jumpsuit Put Her Underwear on Full Display
Her bra, on the other hand, was nowhere in sight.
- People
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Give Off “Grease ”Vibes in Dreamy Floral Dress and Slicked-Back Hair Look at N.Y.C. Wedding
The pop star and the football player attended model Karen Elson's nuptials to Electric Lady Studios owner Lee Foster on Saturday, Sept. 7
- Associated Press Finance
Huge payout expected for a rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades
Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975, could bring more than $500,000, said Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, which specializes in currency and is handling an online auction that will end in October. What makes the dime depicting President Franklin D. Roosevelt so valuable is a missing “S” mint mark for San Francisco, one of just two without the mark known to exist.
- The Daily Beast
Daughter of Man Accused of Raping Wife Reveals Her Own Fears
The daughter of a French woman who was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted repeatedly by her husband and dozens of other men revealed her own fear of victimhood on Friday.Caroline Darian, 45, testified in an Avignon court against her father, Dominique Pélicot, 71, saying she believes she was also drugged and possibly raped like her mother, Gisèle. Among the thousands of photos and videos that police say Pélicot kept of his wife being abused, the officers also discovered two photos of an uni
- People
Pregnant Woman Sells Her Tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour for $4,000 — and Now Her Sister-in-Law Won’t Talk to Her
The Swiftie turned to a popular Reddit forum to ask if she’s in the wrong
- HuffPost
Trump Doubles Down On Bogus Gender-Affirming Care Claim His Own Campaign Can't Back Up
The GOP nominee pushed a false claim about surgeries for children similar to one he recently pushed at a far-right group's event.
- The Conversation
Dementia risk factors identified in new global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%
Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report shows it doesn’t have to happen.
- Business Insider
Gretchen Whitmer pushes back against polls showing Kamala Harris with sizable leads in Michigan: 'It's just not true'
The high-profile Democratic governor is a cochair of Harris' campaign. She said she expects a close result in Michigan in November.
- Charlotte Observer
Jail put ‘violent’ inmate in man’s cell and he was killed within 45 minutes, suit says
He was “subjected to not only a deadly but lengthy attack without it ever being heard or observed,” the lawsuit filed in California says.
- The Hill
Trump decries using lift to appear taller during debates: ‘A form of cheating’
Former President Trump posted online saying no props or lifts will be used in the upcoming debate to make one candidate appear taller, calling it cheating. “No boxes or artificial lifts will be allowed to stand on during my upcoming debate with Comrade Kamala Harris. We had this out previously with former NYC Mayor Michael…
- Elle
Daisy Edgar-Jones' Pale Blue Plunging Dress Is A Demure Take On The Sheer Trend
The actor stunned on the red carpet in a pale blue Gucci gown with a dramatic plunging neckline at Toronto Film Festival.