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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Paris Olympics are happening this summer, and some of the brightest basketball stars will be representing their countries, with the U.S. Women’s National Basketball Team undoubtedly taking center stage.But closer to home, the next generation of future stars will be hitting the ground running in their own international tournaments and beginning new chapters in their basketball journeys.The USA Basketball Women’s U-18 National Team is participating in training camp from June 8-12 in Colorado Springs.The up-and-coming players have just a few days to work on team bonding and morale before heading to neighbouring South America, Colombia.The…
While firefighters were battling a large blaze at a residential building in Miami, a man who worked there was also found shot inside, authorities said.The fire was reported around 8:15 a.m. Monday at the Temple Court Apartments, according to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez.The mayor called firefighters’ actions “heroic” after they rescued more than 40 people, including some who had escaped from balconies. He said there was an “explosion” after the evacuation.Authorities are working to determine how many of the apartment complex’s residents, most of whom are elderly, were home when the fire began.Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that broke…
Calls grew Saturday for Colorado Republican Party Chairman Dave Williams to resign as the GOP chair of one of the state’s largest counties sought to oust him from his party’s top position.”This is a heavy-handed move, but what Dave has been doing these past few months is no longer acceptable,” Jefferson County Republican Party Chairwoman Nancy Pallozzi told Colorado Politics after filing a petition Friday calling for a vote to fire Williams.”He’s not speaking for the Republican Party, he’s speaking for himself,” Pallozzi said.Williams told Colorado Politics he’s not going anywhere.Pallozzi said he believes Williams crossed a line last week…
Nearly two years after OpenAI ignited the race to build generative artificial intelligence into products, Apple entered the fray on Monday, revealing plans to roll out the technology to its more than 1 billion iPhone users around the world.During a two-hour presentation at its futuristic Silicon Valley campus, Apple announced that it plans to use generative AI to power a system it calls “Apple Intelligence,” which will prioritize messages and notifications, provide writing tools that can proofread and suggest what users write in emails, notes and texts, and lead to a major upgrade to Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant.Apple’s plans to…
For almost three decades, Basel’s List Art Fair has kicked off the most important week on the art world calendar and become a popular venue for young, daring galleries to show cutting-edge work. But this year’s show is looking very safe, suggesting dealers are playing it safe in a tough market.When the 29th edition of the List opened at 11am today, a crowd of collectors and industry professionals from Europe and Asia, fresh from Zurich Art Weekend or morning flights, gathered. The fair returns to Hall 1.1 of Messe Basel in 2021, relocating from the cramped former Wartec brewery, and…
Four college lecturers in eastern Iowa are recovering after being attacked while traveling in China. The four Cornell lecturers were stabbed over the weekend while visiting a park in Jilin, China, according to the university. The lecturers were traveling as part of a partnership with a Chinese university, Cornell President Jonathan Brand said in a statement sent to Cornell students. “We have learned that four Cornell lecturers who teach as part of a partnership with a Chinese university were seriously injured while accompanying faculty from the partner school on a daytime visit to the park,” President Brand wrote. “We have…
Match detailsCanada vs PakistanNew York, 10:30 a.m. local timeThe bigger picture: Will the 2022 finalists survive?The nature of the T20 World Cup 2024 schedule means that forgetting must be shelved, at least temporarily. Pakistan may have time to process the sorrow of their defeat to India, a defeat that will leave scars long after the tournament has faded into a distant, unpleasant memory. But they don’t have that time now. Less than 48 hours after their failed chase, Babar Azam’s team must stagger off the canvas and stand upright once again with Canada calling.Pakistan always knew they would be playing…
Among the testimony and evidence presented by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, one of the easiest questions the investigation addressed concerned Donald Trump’s own actions during the riot.After speaking at the Ellipse on the South Side of the White House and unsuccessfully seeking clearance from the Secret Service to go to the Capitol, Trump returned to the residence, where he was greeted by a valet who appeared to ask about reaction to the speech, according to a partially redacted account the valet provided to the committee.According to testimony, the staff member explained,…
Recipients of the Department of Defense Service Scholarship Program for Science, Mathematics and Transformational Studies got a glimpse into the inner workings of the 76th Software Engineering Group during an intensive, one-day training June 6 at Tinker Air Force Base.The SMART Scholarship is a combined education and workforce development opportunity for science, technology, engineering and mathematics students. These 13 scholars will intern in the summer of 2025 with the Air Force Sustainment Center’s 76th SWEG.”This will be a great opportunity for our scholars to see what it means to serve their country,” said Dr. Christian Olivero, 76th SWEG Director. “We…
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has officially The company has entered the artificial intelligence arms race, announcing a deal with OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT, to incorporate the company’s technology into its products and unveiling a number of unique new AI features.The announcement, made at the tech giant’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday in Cupertino, California, is aimed at helping the tech giant catch up with competitors such as Google and Microsoft, which have in recent months bragged that AI makes their phones, laptops and software better than Apple’s. In addition to Apple’s own AI tech, ChatGPT will also be…