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A man is undergoing emergency surgery after he was attacked by a crocodile in the Northern Territory outback.The man had to be flown out of the remote area by private helicopter and was then transported to Royal Darwin Hospital by ambulance. His injuries were considered serious but not life-threatening. Source: Sky News

Two people who were members of a white supremacist prison gang were sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison for their role in the attempted killing of an inmate while they were incarcerated at a Mississippi prison, federal prosecutors said.In 2017, Aaron Rentfrow, an Indiana man, is alleged to have beaten and stabbed someone at a U.S. Penitentiary in Yazoo City, Mississippi to earn membership into the Aryan Circle. William Glenn Chunn, of Texas, who was one of the gang’s five highest-ranking leaders in the nation, ordered the attacked because he believed the victim was homosexual, according to a Justice…

BuzzFeed said Thursday that it will work with ChatGPT creator OpenAI to use artificial intelligence to help create content for its audience, marking a milestone in how media companies implement the new technology into their businesses. Jonah Peretti, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, told employees in a memo that they can expect “AI inspired content” to “move from an R&D stage to part of our core business.” Peretti elaborated that the technology will be used to create quizzes, help with brainstorming, and assist in personalizing content to its audience. BuzzFeed, for now, will not use artificial intelligence to help…

One of the key figures in the European Parliament corruption scandal will remain in jail for one more month, Belgium’s federal prosecutor announced on Thursday.Francesco Giorgi, a former parliamentary assistant and domestic partner of accused Greek MEP Eva Kaili, was arrested in mid-December as part of a probe into a cash-for-favour scheme involving a Persian gulf state, widely believed to be Qatar. Morocco is also suspected of having tried to yield influence over the EU law-making process.Giorgi’s lawyer said that a deal struck earlier this month between former MEP Antonio Panzeri and the authorities to reveal all elements of the…

Washington CNN  —  San Francisco is in the process of allowing local non-profits to open so-called supervised injection sites in the city, a step that local Democratic leaders say would limit overdoses among drug users but a program that has been met with opposition by the state’s leadership. The areas, also known as overdose prevention sites, allow users to bring previously obtained drugs, such as heroin and fentanyl, under the supervision of staff trained to respond in the event of an overdose or other medical emergency. They also provide counseling and referrals to other social and health services. Opponents, however,…

CNN  —  With vast stretches of desert that give way to towering, snow-capped mountains or the waters of the Pacific Ocean, California’s landscape has always been alluring. But it is this very climate – where dry summers and wet winters provide the perfect conditions for tourism and agriculture – that’s also the state’s vulnerability. Everything could be dried out one year, then completely drenched the next. For years, historically dry conditions have pushed the West to uncharted territory, triggering never-before-seen water shortages. Then at the end of December and into the early weeks of January, an onslaught of rain and…

Lima, Peru — Dozens of civilians shot dead by armed forces. The gates of a premier public university stormed by a military tank. Police precincts set aflame. Nearly seven weeks after Dina Boluarte ascended to Peru’s presidency in the wake of her predecessor Pedro Castillo’s chaotic removal, the protests that have roiled the country’s south have metastasised, spreading to the capital Lima where they have met fierce repression. The demonstrators, many of whom are Castillo supporters, have called for Boluarte’s resignation, as well as for new elections and a revised constitution. An estimated 50 civilians have been killed since the protests…

The TransLink Mayors’ Council is meeting Thursday for the first time in 2023 to discuss a ridership report from last year and the forecast for the upcoming year ahead. According to the report, there was an increase in annual ridership of nearly 50 per cent, as people return to using public transit amid the pandemic.Ridership in Metro Vancouver was expected to return to higher levels; officials said they expected a rise of nearly 58 per cent for 2022.The council will also get an update on the ambitious Transport 2050 plan, which includes the Burnaby Mountain Gondola and the SkyTrain Millennium…

Kylie Jenner has done it again! The TV personality stepped out in another eye-catching look during Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris. Jenner, 25, was photographed arriving to the Jean Paul Gaultier show on Wednesday, January 25, in a captivating corset dress. The figure-hugging gown featured a plunging blue silk bodice with contrasting baby pink fabric. The piece was finished with a fitted black skirt that highlighted the reality star’s famous curves. Jenner teamed the garb with a sleek updo that was equipped with retro curls.  For glam, the Kardashians star donned winged liner, rosy cheeks and a warm lip.…

Audi Activesphere EV conceptAudiAudi’s new concept vehicle is an all-electric luxury SUV that uses augmented reality glasses and can double as a small pickup truck, signaling potential future technologies for the Volkswagen luxury brand.The rear glass of the “Activesphere” vehicle can slide forward, opening the flatbed trunk of the SUV and creating an open-air space for hauling objects. Audi’s calling the modular open cargo bed an “active back,” but consumers shouldn’t necessarily expect to see a production vehicle with the unique feature anytime soon.”It’s a completely new range and a new possibility it affords to us,” Philipp Gündert, Audi brand…