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Rishi Sunak promised big on his AI summit. He’s running out of time to deliver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

LONDON — When Rishi Sunak announced in June that Britain would host the world’s “first major global summit” on AI safety later this year, it was meant to signal the U.K.’s leadership in the race to agree global standards for this powerful new technology. The U.K., he said, the following week, wanted to become the “geographical home” of global AI safety. But with the summit promised before the end of 2023, diplomats and industry figures say the guest list hasn’t been finalized, key details are yet to be announced and western allies are unclear about how it fits with existing work on setting global rules.Crucial questions remain, including an actual date for the summit and whether China will be invited.Now, allies want the U.K. to get a move on, according to officials from four countries.Tight timelinesThe summit, initially slated for “autumn,” is fast approaching, but officials and diplomats are still unclear about when it will actually take place.Deputy Prime Minister Ol...

Don’t get sick in Greece! Islands jammed with tourists, but critically short of medics

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

ATHENS — Greece’s idyllic islands are overflowing with tourists, but their medical system is cracking.The death of a heavily pregnant teenager and her unborn child are just two of at least nine likely preventable deaths in Greece this summer due to chronic shortages in ambulance and health care staff, even before the country came under siege from raging wildfires.Some island hospitals have no permanent general practitioners, relying entirely on a cycle of short term cover filled by staff from the mainland, enticed by cash incentives. And ambulance services are in an even worse state. On many islands in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese, barely one ambulance is available 24 hours a day. This problem isn’t unique to the islands; in Athens, around 50 ambulances are operating, instead of the 85 to 90 that are needed.“We need to redesign the ambulance service from scratch as there are huge gaps all over the country,” Giorgos Mathiopoulos, president of the Greek emergency ambulance se...

Francisco Lindor, Mets find way to win after Carlos Carrasco has inefficient start

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

So often this season, the Mets have failed to put all aspects of their game together. But Monday night at Citi Field, one element went wrong while another finally went right.The Mets picked up an inefficient Carlos Carrasco to down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-2 in the first game of a three-game series. Francisco Lindor went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and a walk. He became the first Mets hitter to get at least 20 doubles, 20 home runs and 20 steals since Carlos Beltran did it in 2008. Jeff McNeil drove in two runs while Daniel Vogelbach, Jonathan Araúz and Brandon Nimmo each homered.Carrasco minimized the damage in a shortened outing during a night when he didn’t have his best put-away pitches. The right-hander needed 88 pitches to get through only three innings and the Mets went to bullpen after he labored through the third. However, Carrasco limited the Pirates to only two runs on four hits and walked three while striking out five.Carrasco gave up a run in the first a...

Read the Georgia grand jury indictments against Donald Trump and others | Documents

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

A grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, late Monday returned10 indictments requested by District Attorney Fani T. Willis against former President Donald Trump and 18 others in relation to his efforts to overturn the Georgia results of the 2020 presidential election. The charges in the indictments include racketeering, soliciting a public officer to violate their oath, conspiring to impersonate a public officer, conspiring to commit forgery, conspiring to file false documents and others.Read the full indictment below or click here.

Trump, 18 allies indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

By Kate Brumback and Eric Tucker, Associated Press Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The indictment details dozens of acts by Trump and his allies to undo his defeat in the battleground state, including hectoring Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to find enough votes to keep him power, pestering officials with bogus claims of voter fraud and attempting to persuade Georgia lawmakers to ignore the will of voters and appoint a new slate of electoral college electors favorable to Trump.“Trump and the other Defendants charged in this Indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump,” says the indictmen...

Trump indicted in Georgia election case

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

ATLANTA  — Donald Trump and 18 allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second this month to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The indictment details dozens of acts by Trump and his allies to undo his defeat in the battleground state, including hectoring Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to find enough votes to keep him power, pestering officials with bogus claims of voter fraud and attempting to persuade Georgia lawmakers to ignore the will of voters and appoint a new slate of electoral college electors favorable to Trump.“Trump and the other Defendants charged in this Indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump,” says the indictment issued Monday night ...

Trump indicted by Georgia grand jury in 2020 election interference case

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

Former President Trump and a suite of 18 co-conspirators were indicted by a Georgia grand jury Monday on charges tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The charges follow a more than two-year investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) into Trump’s efforts to pressure state officials to intervene to reverse his loss while also organizing a group of 16 Georgians to serve as fake electors and claim the former president had won the state. The indictment also targets several Trump allies accused of aiding in the scheme, naming Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Ken Chesebro and Jeffrey Clark as co-conspirators. Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows also faces charges.In total, the indictment lists charges on 41 counts, making it the fourth criminal case brought against Trump this year.The indictment brings sweeping Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charges to weave together actions taken by numerous people involved in the ...

18 others indicted alongside Trump in Georgia case. Follow live updates

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

Follow along for live updates on the indictment of former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss in Georgia. The charges focus on alleged schemes by Trump and his allies to attempt illegally overturn his loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case brought against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House, and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.___WHAT TO KNOW— Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has overseen the sprawling Georgia case against Trump— More information on the law associated with mobsters that is central to the Georgia charges— Trump was charged earlier this month by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election— A look at all of the investigations currently pending against Trump— Trump also was indicted in June on charges that he illegally hoarded classified documents___18 PEOPLE INDICTED AL...

Here’s a timeline of events leading up to Donald Trump’s indictment in Georgia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prosecutors late Monday indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 associates over efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. Here is a look at key dates for the investigation:____ Nov. 3, 2020: General election.Nov. 7, 2020: Democrat Joe Biden declared winner in presidential race, defeating incumbent Republican President Donald Trump.Nov. 9, 2020: Georgia U.S. Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, both facing runoff elections in January, call for the resignation of Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a fellow Republican. They cite “failures in Georgia elections” without providing any details.Nov. 11, 2020: Raffensperger announces a full hand count of the votes in the presidential race in Georgia to satisfy a new audit requirement in state law.Nov. 13, 2020: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham calls Raffensperger. The secretary of state said the South Carolina Republican asked him whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, w...

Trump has been indicted in a fourth case. Here’s where all the investigations stand

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:48:48 GMT

Donald Trump has now been indicted in a fourth case, with the former president being charged Monday in Georgia over his efforts to overturn his 2020 general election defeat in the state.The probe by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began shortly after the release of a recording of a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which the then-president suggested that Raffensperger could “find 11,780 votes” — just enough to overtake Joe Biden.Trump, a Republican, has described his phone call to Raffensperger as “perfect” and has portrayed the prosecution by the Democratic district attorney as politically motivated.Here’s a look at some of the other top probes against Trump as he campaigns for the 2024 Republican nomination:CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS CASESpecial counsel Jack Smith has been leading two federal probes related to Trump, both of which have resulted in charges against the former president.The first charges to result ...