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Vice President Harris watches as President Biden signs an executive order on artificial intelligence on Oct. 30. On Thursday, the Biden administration issued new rules on how government agencies can implement AI. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The White House issued new rules on how government can use AI. Here's what they do

The memo outlines how government agencies can implement artificial intelligence and requires that agencies have a chief AI officer.

The White House issued new rules on how government can use AI. Here's what they do

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Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton clap for President Biden during a campaign fundraising event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Thursday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden touts a $25M haul from fundraiser featuring Barack Obama and Bill Clinton

A star-studded cast appeared with the former presidents and Biden, including Mindy Kaling, Ben Platt and Stephen Colbert hosting the event.

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New Steve Martin documentary spotlights a comedy legend with nothing left to prove

Filmmaker Morgan Neville dives into a surprisingly enigmatic comic in his two-part Apple TV+ documentary.

New Steve Martin documentary spotlights a comedy legend with nothing left to prove

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Casey Morsell and DJ Burns Jr. of the North Carolina State Wolfpack celebrate during their win over 14-seed Oakland in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images hide caption

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Looking for Cinderella? Here's the biggest underdog left in March Madness

North Carolina State isn't a prototypical Cinderella — they're from a major conference, and they won it all in the 1970s and '80s — but they're the only double-digit seed left. Learn to love them.

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Sheryl Crow changed her mind about releasing a new album. The change did her good

Sheryl Crow announced her final album in 2019. She has since reconsidered her position. Her 2024 album is called Evolution.

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In this image taken from video provided by eNCA, a bus carrying worshippers headed to an Easter festival plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames in Limpopo, South Africa, on Thursday killing multiple people, authorities said. AP hide caption

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A bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people

An 8-year-old child is only survivor. The passengers were headed to an Easter festival before the bus plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass and burst into flames.

The Spirit AeroSystems logo is pictured on an unpainted 737 fuselage as Boeing's 737 factory teams hold the first day of a "Quality Stand Down" for the 737 program at Boeing's factory in Renton, Wash., on Jan. 25, 2024. JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The Texas attorney general is investigating a supplier of Boeing 737 parts

In January, a door plug flew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane during a flight, leaving a hole in the fuselage, some of which are produced by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

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Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for his FTX crimes

The sentence marks a stunning fall for the 32-year-old former crypto executive who was once seen as the future of finance.

Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for his FTX crimes

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Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump

Among the changes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.

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