A group of nonfiction authors has filed a lawsuit against U.S.-based tech giant Microsoft and artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI, alleging that the two companies trained its AI ChatGPT tool to copy their work without their consent. In a complaint filed in the Manhattan federal court Tuesday, author Julian Sancton, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit,...
Overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum women nearly tripled between 2018 and 2021, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published Wednesday. The rate of overdoses increased from 4.9 per 100,000 women between the ages 35-44 to 15.8 in 2021, the NIH said. The study authors said the increasing overdose rate...
Two Democratic House members from Washington condemned the vandalization of a synagogue in their state Wednesday. “The vandalism at Herzl-Ner Tamid is horrifying and heartbreaking,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “I condemn this atrocity and stand with the Jewish community in the Ninth District...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Israel-Hamas temporary truce: Key takeaways The deal reached by Israel and Hamas to release 50 hostages in exchange for a pause in fighting marks one of the most significant developments in the more than six-week war. ...
Presented by Novavax — Lawmakers fear a new federal rule could negatively impact nursing homes {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Democrats diverge on White House nursing home rules The Biden administration's proposed minimum nursing home staffing rule is facing opposition from some Democrats who fear the rule could negatively impact facilities,...
Geert Wilders, a far-right, anti-Islam populist, appears to be heading for a major parliamentary election victory in the Netherlands, which would mark one of the biggest election upsets for Dutch politics in decades, according to local news reports. An exit poll published by national broadcaster NOS showed Geert Wilders is expected to reach 35 seats...
President Biden doesn’t have a lot to be politically grateful for this Thanksgiving. His approval rating is mired around 39 percent. Worries about his age unnerve Democratic voters, as well as their Republican counterparts. The conflict in the Middle East is causing him trouble with parts of the Democratic base. But Biden has been underestimated...
The head of a super PAC backing GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he was stepping down from his post. “Never Back Down’s main goal and sole focus has been to elect Governor Ron DeSantis as President. Given the current environment it has become untenable for me to deliver on the shared goal...
Environmental concerns have caused the U.S. to slow down the production of Rare Earth Elements. China, which faces less stringent standards, has ramped up its manufacturing instead.