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Google pauses AI satellite images, after fears of deepfakes in the sky
Geoff Brumfiel
Journalists, human rights advocates and open source analysts recoiled in horror at the initial decision: "The opportunities for abuse and disinfo are literally boundless," said one.
It's so hot in Germany this summer that Cologne started a "Cooling Cologne" initiative: Chilled groundwater is dispersed through fine-mist sprays connected to fire hoses.
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Timothy Herman leaves a senior center in Curtis, Neb. The state is the first in the nation to roll out work requirements for Medicaid, which President Trump created in his 2025 big budget law.
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In Nebraska, Americans begin to lose Medicaid under Trump's work rules
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AUSTIN, TEXAS- August 1, 2016. The American flag was lowered at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the UT Tower Shooting. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. /KUT News.
60 years ago, the University of Texas tower shooting opened a grim chapter of shared tragedy
In 2016, Texas Standard collected the oral histories of dozens who lived through that tragedy. Today, we revisit those stories.
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State finds some registered Texas voters were wrongly flagged as potential noncitizens
Big new power lines could prevent blackouts in Texas, but landowner opposition is fierce
Trump says he may pull Blanche AG nomination until Sens. Cornyn, Tillis leave office
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