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PORTLAND, Ore. — In their battle for Congress, national Republicans and Democrats are keenly eyeing the Pacific Northwest, where two of the most competitive U.S. House races in the country are playing out.Oregon’s GOP-held 5th Congressional District and Washington state’s Democratic-held 3rd Congressional District are considered toss-ups, meaning either party has a good chance of winning.Both districts are purple — meaning a blend of Republican red and Democratic blue — and feature freshman incumbents who narrowly flipped their seats in the 2022 midterms. And with turnout typically higher in presidential elections than in midterms, political experts say they’ll be watching…
Former Manchester United superstar Gary Neville will be present in India to support the grassroots football programme and motivate the young kids playing football in the country. Considered one of the greatest right-backs ever to play the game, Gary Neville’s illustrious career includes eight English Premier League titles and two UEFA Champions League titles for Manchester United and he will be present in the finale of the fourth edition of Apollo Tyres flagship grassroots football programme. Neville will be seen in action at the grand finale of the fourth edition of United We Play in Chandigarh on October…
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 11 2024 | 2:07 PM IST Toyota is returning to Formula 1 after 15 years as the Japanese automaker becomes a technical partner of American racing team Haas. There will be Toyota branding on the Haas cars starting from next week’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, and the auto giant’s racing division will provide design, technical and manufacturing services to the North Carolina-based team. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp This doesn’t mean a return of the Toyota works team which raced in F1 for eight…
Alligator bites van’s tire on flooded Florida street during Hurricane MiltonThe operator of a sanitation company in north Fort Myers, Florida, captured the moment an alligator popped out of flood waters and bit at his van’s tire early Thursday morning.October 10, 2024 Source link
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…