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ABC News - Dec 18th, 2024
Gabbard rejects reports of weak Senate support for DNI vote
Tulsi Gabbard rejected reports that Senate support for her director of national intelligence vote is lackluster as she returned to the Hill Wednesday.
ABC News - Dec 18th, 2024
How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 12/18/2024
U.S. stocks sank to their second-worst loss of the year after the Federal Reserve signaled that it may deliver fewer interest rates cuts in 2025 than earlier thought
Ocregister - Dec 18th, 2024
US housing starts fall to 4-month low
A drop in multifamily projects mitigated a rebound in starts of single-family houses, solely in the storm-ravaged South.
9to5 Mac - Dec 18th, 2024
Apple collaborates with NVIDIA to research faster LLM performance
In a blog post today, Apple engineers have shared new details on a collaboration with NVIDIA to implement faster text generation performance with large language models. Apple published and open sourced its Recurrent Drafter (ReDrafter) technique earlier this year. It represents a new method for generating text with LLMs that is significantly faster and “achieves state of the art performance.” It combines two techniques: beam search (to explore multiple possibilities) and dynamic tree attention (to efficiently handle choices). more...
The Mercury News - Dec 18th, 2024
Two former students awarded $4.5 million in sexual abuse settlement with Santa Cruz City Schools
The men allege that they were sexually abused by a teacher due to insufficient oversight.
BBC - Dec 18th, 2024
Kist hits nine-darter at PDC World Championship
Christian Kist hits a nine-darter in his PDC Championship first-round match against Madars Razma.
Newsweek - Dec 18th, 2024
Pardoning Oath Keepers Leader Stewart Rhodes Would Be 'Frightening': Judge
"The notion that Stewart Rhodes could be absolved of his actions is frightening," U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said Wednesday.
The San Diego Union-tribune - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
Courant - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
Boston Herald - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
Boulder Daily Camera - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
Mcall - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
The Mercury News - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
Baltimore Sun - Dec 18th, 2024
Senate committee to hold confirmation hearing for defense secretary nominee Hegseth on Jan 14
Some senators have questioned his fitness for the role amid allegations of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct.
Upi - Dec 18th, 2024
Ex-Florida lawmaker indicted over failure to register as foreign agent of Venezuelan national
A former Florida state and congressional lawmaker was indicted on new charges on allegations he acted as a foreign agent for a Venezuelan businessman by attempting to influence a former Trump administration official.
Dow Jones Dives 1,100 Points On Fed Outlook, Tesla Skids; Micron Plunges Late On Earnings
The Dow Jones lost 1,100 points as the stock market plunged on the Fed rate outlook. Tesla was a big loser. Micron dived late on guidance.The post Dow Jones Dives 1,100 Points On Fed Outlook, Tesla Skids; Micron Plunges Late On Earnings appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.
Marketwatch - Dec 18th, 2024
Kinross Gold Corp. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market
Pr Newswire - Dec 18th, 2024
Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Launches into Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, Acquiring Seacoast Security
ATLANTA, Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pye-Barker Fire & Safety – the largest fully integrated and full-service fire protection, life safety and security services provider in the United States – has acquired Seacoast Security, a Northeast leader in security systems, fire alarms and video...
New York Post - Dec 18th, 2024
‘Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ review: Jim Carrey is out of his mind
This time, Jim Carrey not only plays the over-the-top villain Dr. Robotnik but his long-lost maniacal grandfather Gerald.
Tmz - Dec 18th, 2024
Jay-Z's Lawyer Blasts Tony Buzbee for Alleged Misconduct in Lawsuit
Jay-Z's legal team is going after Tony Buzbee for alleged misconduct ... claiming he tried to extort the rapper and, when he couldn't, he then proceeded to sue him. The star's lawyer Alex Spiro filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss a "Jane Doe"... Permalink
