Новости за 02.08.2024

The White House on Thursday trumpeted what it called a “joyous day” as Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan were released as part of a major prisoner swap with Russia. The exchange of prisoners involved several countries in addition to the U.S. and Russia and comes after Gershkovich had been sentenced [...]

Benny Profane wrote:

We seem to have been doing this since at least 2017.

Statistics: Posted by Deadcowboys1 — Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:35 pm

Greater London was hit by the heaviest downpours of the day.

Thursday’s prisoner swap with Russia was the largest since the fall of the Soviet Union and required years of work behind the scenes involving a variety of world leaders.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Then-President Donald Trump made a "stupid mistake" by deciding to scrap the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, as the consequences of that fateful decision have been the collapse of strategic arms control policies between the United States and Russia, analysts told Sputnik.

DOMINIC GWINN/Getty Images

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts, the mastermind behind the widely publicized Project 2025, rails against in vitro fertilization (IVF), abortion, contraceptives, childless adults, and even dog parks in his upcoming book, according to a new report.

The power tariff, which will be capped at 4.18 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) to maintain electricity prices until the end of this year, is likely to decrease early next year, as global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is thought to be decreasing, which would result in lower gas prices.

Swim legend Katie Ledecky earned her 13th Olympic medal in the women's 4 x 200m freestyle relay on Thursday, making her the most decorated female U.S. Olympian of all time.

A teacher with the Austin Independent School District was arrested on multiple charges and accused of allegedly having an improper relationship with a student, the school district said in a letter sent out to parents and guardians.

Katie Ledecky earned a 13th medal to become the most-decorated American woman in Olympics history, while Team USA won gold four times through swimming, rowing, gymnastics and fencing events Thursday in Paris.

Leaked emails from a transgender former friend of J.D. Vance show that the vice presidential nominee used to hold more pro-LGBTQ positions.

In a major reversal, Google announced last week that its Chrome web browser would continue to accept third-party cookies after four years of trying to develop a system without them. Is the move a blow to retail media and the value of first-party data?

NBA 2K25’s gameplay trailer premiered on Thursday with developers at Visual Concepts promising that dribbling itself has changed dramatically in… Continue reading NBA 2K25 shows off and promises all new gameplay with preview trailer

Accused killer drunk driver Daniel Christopher Hyden was arraigned on murder charges in the deadly July 4 crash that killed three people during a raucous and emotional court hearing Thursday.

Oliver reveals he was part of Pitt’s birthday party in the early 2000s

The decision to release the Russians highlights the steep price the U.S. was willing to pay to release Evan Gershkovich and other political prisoners.

SePRO Corporation is pleased to announce the addition of a new sales person in Florida. Mark Prospect joins SePRO as Golf Technical Specialist and will cover the golf and sports turf markets in Florida. This new role adds to SePRO’s presence in the region and will place additional focus on golf courses in Florida. Mark […]

Seaport Entertainment Group Inc., owner of the Las Vegas Ballpark and Las Vegas Aviators minor league baseball team, has separated from Howard Hughes Holdings to form its own company.

Seaport Entertainment Group Inc., owner of the Las Vegas Ballpark and Las Vegas Aviators minor league baseball team, has separated from Howard Hughes Holdings to form its own company.

Club officials have spoken about a potential rival to Wembley for the north of England

1. Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel  The White House
2. Biden says killing of Haniyeh not helpful for Gaza truce negotiations  The Times of Israel
3. White House announces new defensive military deployments to aide Israel against Iran, proxies  Fox News
4. Biden says killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire talks  Reuters
5. Biden and Netanyahu discuss "new military deployments" to protect Israel from Iran  Axios

Tottenham are making moves in the summer transfer market.

1. ‘Uncanny’: ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode is blowing minds  VentureBeat
2. OpenAI Launches the Advanced Voice Mode... With a Catch  Spiceworks News and Insights
3. ChatGPT Advanced Voice features launching today — but there's a catch  Tom's Guide
4. Watch ChatGPT’s new voice mode mimic accents and correct pronunciation  The Verge
5. Microsoft-backed OpenAI releases advanced voice mode to these users  The Times of India

Beyond fun and interesting demos and experiments, will it make ChatGPT more useful or appealing to a wider audience?