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AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that

AI is biased. The White House is working with hackers to try to fix that

The White House is concerned that AI can perpetuate discrimination. So they helped host a red-teaming challenge at the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas to help figure out some of the flaws.
by Deepa Shivaram

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Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

Bare electrical wire and leaning poles on Maui were possible cause of deadly fires

It’s “very unlikely” a fully-insulated cable would have sparked and caused a fire in dry vegetation, said Michael Ahern, who retired this month as director of power systems at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Empire of Ice and Stone'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Empire of Ice and Stone'

Lee Post of Homer Bookstore says it was hard to stay warm reading Buddy Levy's beautifully written nonfiction book, “Empire of Ice and Stone: The Disastrous and Heroic Voyage of the Karluk,” about at 1913 expedition gone horribly wrong.
by Emily Bright

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Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan

Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan

The National Park Service has proposed removing wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota, as the park looks to revise its livestock plans.
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Twins use big innings early, late to rout Rangers 12-2, drop Texas into tie for AL West lead

Twins use big innings early, late to rout Rangers 12-2, drop Texas into tie for AL West lead

Minnesota broke open the open with a six-run seventh. Edouard Julien hit a 435-foot three-run homer in the inning to put the Twins up 10-1. Carlos Correa also homered in the seventh, his 16th of the year.
by The Associated Press

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Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?

Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot? And how long does protection last?
by Fran Kritz

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