Utah snowmobiler killed in avalanche after being ‘fully buried’

A 37-year-old man was killed in an avalanche in the Utah backcountry while snowmobiling Monday, authorities said. Scott Wright, from Evanston, Wyoming, was snowmobiling with a friend in the Monte Cristo Snowmobile Area near the Rich County and Cache County line when the avalanche occurred, the Rich County Sheriff’s Office said. Wright “was caught, carried,…

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Google scraps promise not to develop AI weapons

Can’t break promises if you riscind them entirely. Google updated its artificial intelligence principles on Tuesday to remove commitments around not using the technology in ways “that cause or are likely to cause overall harm.” A scrubbed section of the revised AI ethics guidelines previously committed Google to not designing or deploying AI for use…

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World Series champion Rich Dauer dead at 72

Rich Dauer, who was a key member of the Houston Astros World Series winning coaching staff, died earlier this week. He was 72. The Baltimore Orioles announced Dauer’s death on Monday. Dauer made his Major League debut with the Orioles in 1976 and spent the next decade as an infielder with the franchise.  A cause…

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GOP-led Senate confirming president’s nominees at faster pace than Biden admin, first Trump term

Despite Democrats’ attempts to slow down the process to approve President Donald Trump’s picks for various administration positions, the Republican-led Senate is confirming nominees at a record pace. The Senate Republicans Communication Center reported on Tuesday that under the leadership of Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., confirmations are moving quicker than they did during the Biden…

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Microsoft’s Build developer conference starts on May 19th

Microsoft Build is once again being held in Seattle this year, just over the lake from Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The developer conference will start on May 19th and run through May 22nd at the Seattle Convention Center. Microsoft hasn’t provided any hints about what the company plans to launch at Build, but it’s…

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America can return to fiscal sanity with strong Federal Reserve leadership and Trump back in the White House

Under the leadership of Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, the United States’ central bank has repeatedly failed its objective to promote a strong American economy with stable prices and maximum employment that provide financial opportunity for American families. These failures, which Chair Powell has taken zero accountability for, have caused catastrophic damage to the livelihoods…

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