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LONDON — The Kremlin denied on Wednesday a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin had been in contact with former President Donald Trump since he left office.”No, it’s not like that,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a Russian news outlet in response to a question about whether the two had shared phone calls.Journalist Bob Woodward wrote about the alleged interactions between Trump and Putin in his soon-to-be released book, titled “War,” according to the Washington Post and CNN.Woodward reportedly wrote that the pair shared “as many as seven” phone calls, a claim that Trump disputed on Tuesday.ABC News’ Joe Simonetti,…

WASHINGTON — Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.Global trade records reviewed by The Associated Press show a printing company in China’s eastern city of Hangzhou shipped close to 120,000 of the Bibles to the United States between early February and late March.The estimated value of the three separate shipments was $342,000, or less than $3 per Bible, according to databases that use customs data to track exports and imports. The minimum…

Lakshya Sen missed out on an Olympic medal in Paris after defeat in the bronze medal match.© AFP India’s star shuttler Lakshya Sen progressed to the men’s singles round of 16 at the Arctic Open Super 500 tournament after his opponent Rasmus Gemke withdrew from the opening round match in Finland on Wednesday. Sen, who lost out on a maiden Olympic medal in Paris after defeat in the bronze medal play-off contest, will be up against the winner between seventh seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei and qualifier Arnaud Merkle of France in the next round. Qualifier…

4 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 1:19 PM IST A correction in the Indian stock market was long overdue, and the escalation in Iran-Israel war, coupled with surging oil prices, only provided an external trigger, says NIMESH CHANDAN, chief investment officer (CIO) at Bajaj Finserv AMC. In an email interview with Nikita Vashisht, Chandan says large-caps offer better risk-reward in the current market and investors may undertake contrarian bets for long-term wealth creation. Edited excerpts: Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp Q) Indian stock markets took longer to stabilise compared to…

Mike Coffman, the Republican mayor of Aurora, Colorado, fired back at former President Donald Trump Tuesday before the GOP presidential candidate’s planned visit to his town over false claims about its immigrant community.Coffman issued a statement on his Facebook page criticizing the former president over his false comments that claimed, without any evidence, that crime was on the rise due to Venezuelan migrants.Mike Coffman on Aug 1, 2017.John Leyba/Denver Post via Getty ImagesTrump, who first brought up the false claims during the ABC News presidential debate in September, is scheduled to visit the city Friday.”The reality is that the concerns…

PHOENIX — Early in-person voting begins Wednesday in Arizona, making it the first of this year’s presidential battleground states where all residents can cast a ballot at a traditional polling place ahead of Election Day.The start of in-person voting in the closely contested state also is drawing the presidential tickets, with both campaigns scheduling visits there this week.Wednesday’s voting overlaps with campaign stops by both vice presidential nominees — Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, a Republican — who will hold separate events in Tucson on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, is scheduled…

New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Tuesday urged the government to explore interim measures that could allow the NEET PG 2024 counselling process to commence, ensuring that the interests of both students and the healthcare system are safeguarded. The IMA has written to Union Health Minister J P Nadda drawing his attention to the growing concerns and uncertainty surrounding the delay in the NEET PG 2024 counselling process, which is currently held up due to an ongoing case in the Supreme Court. “The delay in the counselling process is causing immense distress to thousands of NEET PG aspirants…

Australian cricket team star Marnus Labuschagne left everyone stunned with his unique field setting while leading Queensland in the opening round of Sheffield Shield. During the match against Western Australia, Labuschagne came on to bowl but it was his field placement that sent the internet into frenzy. The Australia all-rounder instructed one of his teammates to stand directly behind the umpire inside the circle. It was neither a mid-on or a mid-off position with the fielder placed almost directly behind the stumps. Even the on-field umpire was surprised when turned back and saw the fielder. MARNUS LABUSCHAGNE…

Ever been asked a question you only knew part of the answer to? To give a more informed response, your best move would be to phone a friend with more knowledge on the subject.This collaborative process can also help large language models (LLMs) improve their accuracy. Still, it’s been difficult to teach LLMs to recognize when they should collaborate with another model on an answer. Instead of using complex formulas or large amounts of labeled data to spell out where models should work together, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have envisioned a more organic approach.Their…

Premium Illustration: Binay Sinha7 min read Last Updated : Oct 09 2024 | 12:04 PM IST On September 24, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) hosted a conference in Mumbai, bringing together over 50 economists and forecasters from various organisations to deliberate on the revision of the base year for India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This event underscores the importance MoSPI places on wider consultation, especially given the criticism and debates surrounding previous base year revisions. The involvement of such a large number of experts highlights the ministry’s intent to ensure transparency and address the concerns raised…