By Alexandra Meeks, CNN
An innovation in synthetic intelligence recently cracked a word from the famous, 2,000-year-old and indistinguishable Herculaneum Scrolls. The documents, which were burned during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, would collapse if anyone tried to unroll them and until now were considered almost illegible.
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Egypt has agreed to allow first aid trucks into Gaza as anger grows around the world over Israel’s siege of the remote enclave in reaction to brutal Hamas attacks. The relentless Israeli bombing of Gaza and the build-up of aid in the region have sparked protests across the Middle East. Nearly another 3,500 people have died in Gaza, according to Palestinian health officials, and the World Health Organization says the situation is “out of control” for millions of people now trapped in the enclave. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is expected to give a speech in the Oval Office later that night to defend continued wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine, as public opinion regarding US aid is mixed.
What can President Biden’s speech to Israel tell us about the long-term of this conflict?Listen to CNN’s “Tug of War” podcast explained through Nic Robertson.
Rep. Jim Jordan failed to win the speakership of the House for a second time on Wednesday. Jordan fared worse on the second ballot, with 22 Republicans voting against him, compared to 20 who did not in the first ballot this week. The loss raises serious questions about whether the Ohio Republican has a viable path ahead as he faces stiff opposition among his colleagues. Despite the loss, Jordan vowed to stay in the race. The House could hold a third vote to elect the speaker as soon as he is. late, although no vote has yet been officially scheduled. By comparison, it took former President Kevin McCarthy 15 rounds of voting in January to get the gavel.
The value of the life-saving Covid-19 drug Paxlovid will more than double in the coming months, pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer said on Wednesday. The change in the value of the list comes as the U. S. abandons a formula in which the government bought the drugs and offered them at no cost to everyone to a more traditional advertising market. The list value, before insurance, will be $1,390 for a five-day course, Pfizer said. That’s 2. 6 times more than the $530 for course value paid through the The price of Covid-19 vaccines also increased as they went through a similar transition into an advertising market, emerging roughly four times to between $115 and $130 per dose.
An organization of Republican-led states and industry teams are asking the Supreme Court to block President Biden’s “good neighbor” pollutant rule. The regulation aims to decrease destructive smog and air pollutants that cross state lines. For example, if a state that generates ozone and smog through its coal-fired power plants sends those pollutants to the neighboring state, it may simply be breaking the rule. In their petition to the Supreme Court, the states and GOP-led industrial teams say the plan finalized by the EPA threatens the reliability of the nation’s power grid. Most likely, the High Court will seek a reaction from the EPA before acting.
The U. S. government receives dozens of reports each month of unidentified anomalous phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs, Sean Kirkpatrick, a senior Pentagon official, told CNN. The workplace set up to investigate the incidents garnered about 800 reports of unidentified items to investigate in April. compared to 650 reports in August 2022, Kirkpatrick said. The vast majority are innocent items such as balloons or drones, but some may simply be the result of espionage attempts through U. S. adversaries, he added. Most of the sightings come from the military’s limited airspace. , according to a report released Wednesday, likely due to the presence of more sensors and radars around the facility.
The Las Vegas Aces have become the first repeat WNBA champions in 21 years. The Aces beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in a thrilling game Wednesday to secure the franchise’s second straight title.
Sydney Opera House turns 50: See what Australia’s best-known building may have looked likeThe unique design of the Sydney Opera House is just one of 233 entries in a foreign competition. These are some of the proposals that were not accepted.
Delta Air Lines takes a look at some of the changes to the regular flyer program. Recently, frequent flyers have taken to social media to voice their grievances about Delta’s SkyMiles loyalty program. The company unveiled a new plan on Wednesday aimed at appeasing some frustrated customers.
See the interior of a $50 million penthouse in Miami The developers of Waldorf Astoria Miami have spared no expense with this dizzyingly tall 13,000-square-foot residence. Take a look inside the penthouse that’s quickly becoming one of the most expensive sets in the city. .
The showrunner of ‘The Office’ responds to speculation about the reboot. Will Dunder Mifflin reopen? Here’s what we know.
$23C is the new price of an ad-free Netflix premium package in the US. after the streaming giant raised the price to $3 on Wednesday. Netflix shares rose following price increases and the announcement that the company saw an increase of more than 8 million subscribers in the last quarter.
“All young people want to see themselves in stories and it’s hugely unsettling to imagine a world where they don’t see themselves. “
— Scholastic, a leading publisher of children’s e-books, issued a report on dozens of pending laws and entreaties in the U. S. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security has targeted LGBTQ titles and e-books that deal with racism. Ahead of the numerous Scholastic e-book fairs planned across the country, the company said elementary schools can decide whether or not to include a curated collection of “titles that we support, though are likely restricted. “
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Rare Domino’s Delivery Car Up for Auction This spaceship-shaped vehicle once delivered pizzas in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where Domino’s headquarters are located. Watch this video to see it on the road.
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