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Oct. 4 – 10, 2024People across the world marked the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.Family members cremated the victims of a school bus fire in Uthai Thani province, Thailand.A landslide destroyed vast areas in Donja Jablanica, Bosnia.Elon Musk jumped on the stage as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.The selection was curated by AP photo editor Subramoney Iyer in New Delhi.___Follow AP…

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3 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 12:06 AM IST With little progress in establishing a protection and indemnity (P&I) entity to insure cargo vessels, the Centre is considering deploying its own funds as preliminary investment. This approach would involve private insurers and shippers contributing at a secondary stage, according to multiple officials familiar with the development. More than a year after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s unexpected announcement calling for a P&I entity, the lack of regulatory clarity and the nascency of the Indian shipping sector have slowed progress on this key initiative. Click…

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Australia’s fast-bowling all-rounder Cameron Green could miss the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, starting from November 22 in Perth, due to a back surgery. Green was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back which cut short his participation in Australia’s ODI series against England. A report in cricket.com.au says the allrounder met with Australian team officials late on Thursday night to discuss his options and has been presented with a choice of surgery or rehab after several days of consultations and analysis. “Green is expected to decide within the coming days whether to go in for…

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One thing that makes large language models (LLMs) so powerful is the diversity of tasks to which they can be applied. The same machine-learning model that can help a graduate student draft an email could also aid a clinician in diagnosing cancer.However, the wide applicability of these models also makes them challenging to evaluate in a systematic way. It would be impossible to create a benchmark dataset to test a model on every type of question it can be asked.In a new paper, MIT researchers took a different approach. They argue that, because humans decide when to deploy large language…

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Two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned during a nighttime boat raid off the coast of Somalia last January because their personal gear was too heavy, causing them to sink almost immediately upon hitting the water, according to the results of a military investigation released Friday.The findings by the Naval Special Warfare Command mark a tragic final chapter in a nine-month quest to understand how two highly trained elite military operators — including a Division I college swimmer — drowned and their bodies lost to sea as helicopters and drones circled above.The two SEALs were identified as Nathan Gage Ingram, 27, who…

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Repeated interventions by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) over the last two months had helped the rupee hold above the key level of 84 per dollar | (Photo: Shutterstock)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 12:41 PM IST The rupee breached the 84 mark against the US dollar to witness a new low again as foreign portfolio investors sold domestic equities and Brent crude oil prices rose due to continued tension in West Asia, said dealers. The domestic currency was trading at Rs 83.05 per dollar at 1200 IST. Click here to connect with…

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NEW YORK — Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida — causing many airports in the storm’s path to close their doors.And airlines across the country grounded flights as a result. There were more than 2,270 U.S. flight cancellations as of Thursday afternoon, according to tracking service FlightAware, following 1,970 on Wednesday.After battering the southeastern U.S. and parts of Cuba Wednesday, the hurricane moved into the Atlantic Ocean Thursday. Dangers still persist, with officials pointing to storm-surge warnings for much…

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola of Alaska and her main rival for the state’s only House seat, Republican Nick Begich, faced off in a wide-ranging debate late Thursday, touching on topics including support for Ukraine, abortion and guns. The briskly paced debate in Anchorage saw both candidates make their pitch to voters with just weeks until the Nov. 5 election. Peltola is seeking to stave off GOP efforts to reclaim the seat that Republican Rep. Don Young held for 49 years before his death in 2022. Peltola, who is Yup’ik, won special and regular elections for the…

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STOUFFER’S® expanded beyond the frozen aisle with a new pantry staple, boxed mac and cheese STOUFFER’S® Supreme Shells & Cheese.A first for the brand, STOUFFER’S Supreme Shells & Cheese is creamy and cheesy, offering 10% more cheese sauce than the leading shelf-stable shells and cheese product, to deliver a more cheese forward flavor profile. With a stovetop cooking time of 10 minutes and no additional ingredients required, STOUFFER’s Supreme Shells & Cheese is an effortless meal for any night of the week.STOUFFER’S Supreme Shells & Cheese is made with dry pasta and a liquid cheese sauce and will be offered…

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