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Jamie Dimon says the American dream is disappearing—and half the public no longer believe in it
“The American dream is disappearing for many because opportunity is not shared equally.”
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Can AI even be open source? It’s complicated
AI can't exist without open source, but the top AI vendors are unwilling to commit to open-sourcing their programs and data sets. To complicate matters further, defining open-source AI is…
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South Florida home sales drop again for July
Miami-Dade was the only South Florida county to see a bump in sales, and it was very modest. The post South Florida home sales drop again for July appeared first…
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CrowdStrike To Delta: Stop Pointing the Finger at Us
CrowdStrike says that it isn't to blame for Delta Air Lines' dayslong meltdown following the tech outage caused by the cybersecurity company, and that it isn't responsible for all of…
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Scarborough: Kamala Harris Should Not Do Fox News Debate, ‘They All Deliberately Mispronounce Her Name’
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Monday on "Morning Joe" that Vice President Kamala Harris should not go on Fox News to debate former President Donald Trump because they mispronounce her name.…
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Colombia’s congress considers ban on Pablo Escobar souvenirs
Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress.
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Wall Street Chaos: Online Trading Sites Hit by Mass Outages
Brendan McDermid/ReutersOnline brokerages went down for thousands of customers on Monday amid a global stock market selloff, according to an outage tracking site.Almost 15,000 users reported issues with Charles Schwab…
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Report: Harris Campaign Hits ‘Ugly Phase’ as Infighting Ignites over Running Mate Decision …
The Harris campaign is reportedly bracing for the worst with Democrat factions fighting for influence over the vice president's choice of a running mate. The post Report: Harris Campaign Hits…
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Candidate for Sunny Isles Beach commissioner charged with child abuse after allegedly attacking 2 teens
A candidate who was campaigning for a seat as city commissioner for Sunny Isles Beach was arrested after he was accused of attacking two teenagers...
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How poor and working-class voters navigate an electoral system that doesn’t serve them
The problem isn't that poor people don't care about politics, but that politicians don't care about poor people.
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Financial markets around the globe are falling. Here’s what to know about how we got here
Markets on Wall Street and around the world are in a mini-panic.
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Women will soon have more money than men for the first time in history
The unprecedented transfer of wealth to women is projected to reach $30 trillion in the next decade—and it will change the face of philanthropy.
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Nvidia Allegedly Scraped YouTube, Netflix Videos for AI Training Data
Nvidia scraped videos from YouTube, Netflix and other online platforms to compile training data for its AI products, 404 Media reported Monday, citing internal documents. The tech giant used this…
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Issue with bees leads to closure of Frenchman’s Forest
An issue with bees has led to the closure of a forest in Palm Beach County.
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Fueling Bohemian Grove Roadkill Blood Drinking Rumors Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he left a dead bear in Central Park as a prank
Kennedy describes the incident in a video that was posted to social media Sunday, adding it will be included in a forthcoming New Yorker article that he expects to be…
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Rapper T.I. Arrested in Bizarre Case of Mistaken Identity
Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesRapper T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, was arrested on Sunday night as authorities nabbed the wrong guy.According to TMZ, T.I. was at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport when…
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Moment UK mobs rampage through residential backstreets smashing locals’ window & destroying cars
SHOCKING footage shows the moment rampaging yobs smashed windows and destroyed cars in residential backstreets. Sir Keir Starmer today hit out at thugs wreaking havoc across Britain, saying violence would not be “tolerated” and the…
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Residents sue Tower 155 Developer, Architect and more
Reading time: 5 mins Questions arose about Tower 155 not conforming to stated quality and assurances. The HOA hired engineers to inspect it and their report warranted a lawsuit. The…
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No foul play suspected in death investigation at Boca Raton CVS, police say
Boca Raton police said they're conducting a death investigation at a CVS on Wednesday, but no foul play is suspected.
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40 U.S. Metros with the Highest 40-Year Home Price Growth
U.S. home prices are up 494% over the past 40 years, according to the Freddie Mac House Price Index. And some metropolitan areas have seen price growth nearly twice as…
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U.S. Veteran deported after serving his country
They came to our country to serve and protect America for the promise of becoming U.S. citizens. But instead, some veterans say, America abandoned them.
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Massive protests hit DC as Israel PM addresses Congress
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Washington, DC, on Wed, Jul. 24, in protest of Netanyahu's address to Congress amid Israel's ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza.
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Fake News Website Appears To Use Tamarac Commissioner Marlon Bolton’s Email List To Attack His Oppon …
A “fake news” website appears to use an email list belonging to Tamarac Commissioner Marlon Bolton to attack his opponents and praise his allies. Tamarac residents have complained about emails…
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Propel Enjoyed Boca West Children’s Foundation’s Pickleball Camp
Boca West Children’s Foundation hosted 17 children from Propel the week of July 15th at Boca West Country Club for a week-long pickleball camp. The kids received camp shirts, sneakers,…
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Why Won’t Authorities Release 911 Recordings From Trump Rally Shooting?
The Intercept has appealed to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records to obtain emergency dispatch calls from the July 13 Trump rally. The post Why Won’t Authorities Release 911 Recordings…
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Israeli army buys advanced mortar munitions
Elbit Systems has announced a contract valued at approximately $190 million to supply its Iron Sting laser and GPS-guided mortar munition to the Israeli Ministry of Defense. The contract is…
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Battle of the Bands at Mizner Park
Watch local bands battle it out at the 4th Annual Battle of the Bands Competition on Friday, August 9, at 7 p.m. and support young entrepreneurs ages 13-20 at the…
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Boca Grove Battle of the Bartenders
Join us at our annual Battle of the Bartenders, one of the most exciting events of the year! It is sure to be a fun-filled evening of friendly competition, delicious…
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Quantum Physics Has Reopened Zeno’s Paradoxes
For thousands of years, scholars pondered the question of how anything can move in our world. The problem seemed to have been solved—until the development of quantum mechanics
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North Korean missile carrier spotted on Ukrainian battlefield
Russian forces have reportedly deployed a North Korean long-range anti-tank missile system, the Bulsae-4, also known as the M-2018, against Ukrainian troops. This revelation comes from the Ukrainian defense publication…
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Japan to supply Patriot missiles to US amid stockpile shortage
Japan has agreed to sell an undisclosed number of Patriot missiles to the United States for 3 billion yen ($19 million) to help replenish U.S. stockpiles that have been depleted…
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The High Cost of Boca’s Separation Agreements & PBC Schools Raise A Grade
By next summer, Boca Raton will have paid the city’s top two former administrators almost $600,000 to not work. That’s the upshot from last week’s city council approval of a…
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U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade.
The U.S. is warning Israel against launching all-out war on Hezbollah — while continuing to send Israel unconditional military aid. The post U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon.…
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Boca Raton country club unveils $70 million renovation
The country club CEO said the lifestyle center was designed to rival five-star resorts.
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French police arrest journalists covering anti-Olympics activism
Two journalists on a critical tour of the Olympics with the activist group Saccage 24 were arrested and interrogated by Parisian police, along with one activist. Is the Olympics destroying…
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Perplexity AI Will Share Revenue With Publishers After Plagiarism Accusations
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: Perplexity AI on Tuesday debuted a revenue-sharing model for publishers after more than a month of plagiarism accusations. Media outlets and content…
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Dark Angels Ransomware Receives Record-Breaking $75 Million Ransom
"A Fortune 50 company paid a record-breaking $75 million ransom payment to the Dark Angels ransomware gang," writes BleepingComputer's Lawrence Abrams, citing a report (PDF) by Zscaler ThreatLabz. From the…
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A New White House Report Embraces Open-Source AI
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: According to a new statement, the White House realizes open source is key to artificial intelligence (AI) development -- much like many…
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Pictures: Riots in England After Mass Stabbing Left Three Children Dead
Riots broke out in the English seaside town of Southport after the gruesome mass stabbing left three young girls dead and 10 wounded. The post Pictures: Riots in England After…
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Should humanity build a doomsday vault on the Moon?
As Earth becomes more unstable, some scientists are advocating for storing biodiversity off-world
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$5,000 Exoskeleton Pants Promise to Make You a Better Hiker
"The linked article is pretty much a press release, but it's still interesting to see the promise of exoskeletons starting to infiltrate the mass market," writes longtime Slashdot reader Baron_Yam.…
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NASA Retires Asteroid-Hunting Telescope
NASA’s NEOWISE telescope has searched for asteroids, brown dwarfs and luminous galaxies. The spacecraft will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere
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Dungeons & Dragons Is Shedding ‘Race’ in Gaming. Here’s Why It Matters
The nerd culture powerhouse is rebranding its elves, dwarfs and orcs, previously referred to as races, and moving towards use of the term species
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Biden DOJ Secures 3-Year Sentence for Young Mother Who Protested NYC Abortion Clinic
Thirty-three-year-old pro-life activist Bevelyn Beatty Williams has been sentenced to three years and five months in prison by a Manhattan federal court for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE)…
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“We Have No Choice”: Delta CEO Prepares Legal Battle Against CrowdStrike After IT Outage
"We Have No Choice": Delta CEO Prepares Legal Battle Against CrowdStrike After IT Outage Sparked $500M Loss Update (0822ET): Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian announced on Wednesday that the global IT outage…
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ADP Employment Report Weakest Since January As Wage-Inflation Slows
ADP Employment Report Weakest Since January As Wage-Inflation Slows ADP's Employment report for July was disappointing, showing the addition of just 122k jobs (well below the 150k expected and down…
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Russia to train troops to use nuclear weapons on the battlefield
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Epic: Universal Orlando details its next ‘Harry Potter’ land
Battle at the Ministry attraction will be an 'ambitious, groundbreaking ride,' Universal says.
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McDonald’s Rolls Out Biggest Burger Ever to Revive Sales
Lucy Nicholson/ReutersWhere’s the beef?Just ask Ronald McDonald as the world’s largest fast-food chain plans to roll out its biggest, “most satiating” hamburger ever.The Big Arch—a whopping 14 ounces and 1,025…
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Oil price surges after assassination of Hamas leader in Iran, sparking new fear of war and inflation
"It may get Netanyahu the war he’s been looking for," warns foreign policy expert Trita Parsi.
