• 03/14/2025

$14 Billion Deal to Create Mega-Pipeline Company

Wall Street Journal The major energy deal will combine Oneok and Magellan, forming the second-largest U.S.-based pipeline company by stock-market value. https://www.wsj.com/articles/14-billion-deal-to-create-mega-pipeline-company-42d279d6

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China’s Central Bank Keeps Key Policy Rates Unchanged

Wall Street Journal China’s central bank kept its key policy rates unchanged as the nation’s banks started to lower deposit rates amid narrowing interest margins. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-central-bank-keeps-key-policy-rates-unchanged-acdc18fa

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Colourful past: Hong Kong artists use AI software to transform 1950s photo into life-size image for Central Market display

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Original black and white photo of two fishmongers behind market counter restored, colourised using software trained by processing millions of images. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3220510/colourful-past-hong-kong-artists-use-ai-software-transform-1950s-photo-life-size-image-central?utm_source=rss_feed

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Texas sends migrants to Naval Observatory near VP Harris’ home, once again

Fox News A busload of migrants from Texas was unloaded at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, where Vice President Kamala Harris’s home is located at Number One Observatory Circle, according to reports. An ABC local news station in Washington, D.C. tweeted videos of migrants getting off the bus and grabbing their belongings…

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Russia re-opens visa-free travel to Georgian nationals starting May 15

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Georgian citizens will be eligible to enter Russia for up to 90 days by showing a valid passport at the customs office https://tass.com/russia/1617407

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AI experts sound alarm on technology going into 2024 election: ‘We’re not prepared for this’

Fox News AI experts and tech-inclined political scientists are sounding the alarm on the unregulated use of AI tools going into an election season. Generative AI can not only rapidly produce targeted campaign emails, texts or videos, it also could be used to mislead voters, impersonate candidates and undermine elections on a scale and at…

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Title 42 Is Gone But What Happens to Migrants Heading to the U.S.?

New York Times Economic hardship, climate change, political instability and gang violence will continue to spur emigration from many corners of the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/14/us/migrants-condition-title-42-ends.html

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Wall Street Journal The killing of Bob Lee: Sex, drugs and San Francisco's underground world known as The Lifestyle https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-amp-raquo-1589e516

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He’s the guy pushing Japan to embrace AI. But ChatGPT doesn’t even know who he is

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The outspoken official, who lost to Fumio Kishida in a run-off vote for the ruling party’s leadership two years ago, said the chatbot had identified him as the prime minister of Japan. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3220545/hes-guy-pushing-japan-embrace-ai-chatgpt-doesnt-even-know-who-he?utm_source=rss_feed

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‘Genuinely worried’ Asian investors flock to safe haven gold amid US dollar woes

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Bank collapses in March and a potential US debt default have compounded concerns of a credit crunch, driving investors towards traditional safe-haven assets like gold. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3220305/genuinely-worried-asian-investors-flock-safe-haven-gold-amid-us-dollar-woes?utm_source=rss_feed

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