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IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

IBM, EU, Disney and others pull ads from Elon Musk's X as concerns about antisemitism fuel backlash

Advertisers are fleeing social media platform X over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the site in general, with billionaire owner Elon Musk inflaming tensions with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic
Cheers! A bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction

Cheers! A bottle of Scotch whisky sells for a record $2.7 million at auction

LONDON (AP) — A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world sold Saturday for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits.
'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

'Please regulate AI:' Artists push for U.S. copyright reforms but tech industry says not so fast

Country singers, romance novelists, video game artists and voice actors are appealing to the U.S. government for relief — as soon as possible — from the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their livelihoods. "Please regulate AI.
New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change

New hardiness zone map will help US gardeners keep pace with climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston. The U.S.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after it was filed

Sean 'Diddy' Combs and singer Cassie settle lawsuit alleging abuse 1 day after it was filed

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit by singer Cassie containing allegations of beatings and abuse by music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs has been settled, the artists announced Friday, one day after the lawsuit was filed.
Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works

Censored art from around the world finds a second opportunity at a Barcelona museum for banned works

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A drawing of a nude Donald Trump. A punching bag sculpture shaped like a woman’s torso. A display of women's party shoes standing proudly on prayer rugs.
Bill Cosby accuser files new lawsuit under expiring New York survivors law

Bill Cosby accuser files new lawsuit under expiring New York survivors law

A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse a one-year window for claims
Three provinces report illnesses as cantaloupes recalled due to risk of salmonella

Three provinces report illnesses as cantaloupes recalled due to risk of salmonella

Several people are believed to have fallen ill from salmonella-contaminated cantaloupes, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. Since Nov.
Snoop Dogg says he's giving up 'smoke.' It caught some of his fans off guard

Snoop Dogg says he's giving up 'smoke.' It caught some of his fans off guard

NEW YORK (AP) — Asking for privacy, hip-hop legend and longtime marijuana enthusiast Snoop Dogg says he's going to stop smoking — though he didn't specify exactly what that might mean.
Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several US states

Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several US states

Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging people to take basic precautions to keep their pets healthy as veterinarians try to pin down what's making the animals sick.
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