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FILE - The Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology is seen at a Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport security checkpoint, April 26, 2023, in Glen Burnie, Md. A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the TSA, saying they're concerned about travelers' privacy and civil liberties.(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Senators want limits on the government's use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned … more
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FILE - This Nov. 19, 2019 file photo shows the logo on a Peloton bike in San Francisco. Peloton is cutting about 400 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring effort and its CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down after two years as the company continues to work on turning around its business. Peloton Interactive Inc. said Thursday, May 2, 2024 that the job reductions amount to approximately 15% of its global headcount. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Peloton cutting about 400 jobs worldwide; CEO McCarthy stepping down
Peloton is cutting about 400 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring effort and its CEO Barry McCarthy is stepping down after two years as the company continues to work on turning around its … more
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A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Chicago, Monday, March 11, 2024. On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Number of Americans applying for jobless claims remains historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency in the face of high interest rates and … more
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FILE - People stand outside the Czech central bank in Prague, Czech Republic, on Nov. 2, 2023. On Thursday May 2, 2024, the Czech Republic's central bank cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time amid falling inflation and signs of the economy's recovery. The cut by a half-percentage point brought the interest rate down to 5.25%. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Czech central bank cuts a key interest rate again with inflation down and the economy on the mend
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate for the fourth straight time as inflation dropped and the economy showed signs of recovery. The cut by a … more
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Phoenix police arrest teen as suspect in West Valley shooting death
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and booked on a first-degree murder charge in the February death of a man in the West Valley, Phoenix police said. Richard Salazar also faces an armed … more
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Paris' mayor Anne Hidalgo and other officials attend the inauguration of the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which is intended to make the Seine river swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris, Thursday, May 2, 2024. The works underground next to Paris' Austerlitz train station are part of a 1.5 billion euro effort to clean up the Seine so it can host marathon swimming and triathlon events at the July 26-Aug 11 Summer Games and be opened to the general public for swimming from 2025. (Stephane de Sakutin, Pool via AP)
Paris inaugurates giant water storage basin to clean up the River Seine for Olympic swimming
French officials inaugurated on Thursday a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the … more
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Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, center, welcomes Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides, left, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
EU announces 1 billion euros in aid for Lebanon amid a surge in irregular migration
BEIRUT (AP) — The European Union announced Thursday an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — that will mostly go to boost border control to halt the flow of asylum … more
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Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Stirp, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
As Hamas considers cease-fire, question hangs: Will Israel end war without the group's destruction?
Hamas says it is considering the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel that the United States and other mediators hope will avert an Israeli attack on the Gaza town of Rafah. But chances for … more
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FILE - Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during an interview with foreign media members ahead of an official visit to the United States at the Prime Minister's official residence on April 5, 2024, in Tokyo. Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday May 2, 2024, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI
PARIS (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI on Thursday, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly … more
FILE - Reporter Sookee Chung takes a photo of a sculpture titled "Statue of a Victorious Youth, 300-100 B.C." at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, on July 27, 2015. A European court upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, rejecting the museum’s appeal on Thursday and ruling Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its cultural heritage. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
European court upholds Italy's right to seize prized Greek bronze from Getty Museum, rejects appeal
A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California. The European Court of Human Rights rejecting the museum’s appeal on Thursday … more
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Russian missiles hit Ukraine's Odesa for the third time in a week, injuring 14
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa with ballistic missiles in a nighttime attack, injuring 14 people and starting a massive blaze, local officials and … more
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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial drone photo taken on May 2, 2024 shows rescuers and excavators working at the site of a highway section that collapsed on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope. (Wang Ruiping/Xinhua via AP)
Death toll jumps to at least 48 as the search continues in southern China highway collapse
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll climbed to 48 on Thursday as search efforts continued in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more than 20 cars down a … more
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