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Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight a need for AI rules

The political consultant behind robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice says he was trying to send a wake-up call about the potential malign uses of artificial intelligence, not influence last month's New Hampshire primary

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls says he was trying to highlight a need for AI rules
Crime|News|US

Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn't explain his violence.

Brain injury experts are cautioning against drawing conclusions from newly released and limited information about the Army reservist who killed 18 people last year in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting

Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn't explain his violence.
Election|Technology|US

The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters

The League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent those who sent robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice to New Hampshire voters from using artificial intelligence for future deceptions

The League of Women Voters is suing those involved in robocalls sent to New Hampshire voters
Crime|News|US

Beyond 'yellow flag' law, Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootings

The interim report from the commission investigating Maine's deadliest mass shooting focused mostly on whether authorities should have taken shooter Robert Card into custody and seized his guns under the state's so-called yellow flag law

Beyond 'yellow flag' law, Maine commission highlights another missed opportunity before shootings
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A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come

The first of nearly 1,200 lawsuits alleging decades of abuse at New Hampshire's youth detention center goes to trial this week

A lawsuit alleging abuse at a NH youth center is going to trial. There are 1,000 more to come
Crime|News|US

Ex-worker at New Hampshire youth detention center describes escalating retaliation for complaints

A woman who worked at New Hampshire’s youth detention center three decades ago says supervisors and staff were dismissive at best and menacing at worst when she reported suspected abuse

Ex-worker at New Hampshire youth detention center describes escalating retaliation for complaints
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

Lawyers defending youth center against abuse allegations highlight former resident's misbehavior

Attorneys defending the state of New Hampshire have begun highlighting the past misdeeds of man who says he suffered horrific physical and sexual abuse as a teenager at the state’s youth detention center

Lawyers defending youth center against abuse allegations highlight former resident's misbehavior
Crime|News|US

A former youth detention center resident testifies about 'hit squad' attack

Jurors deciding whether to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for alleged abuse at a youth detention center are hearing from a former resident who says his house leader and another staffer restrained him while two others sexually assaulted him in a stairwell decades ago

A former youth detention center resident testifies about 'hit squad' attack
Crime|News

Ex-youth center resident testifies that counselor went from trusted father figure to horrific abuser

The man who blew the lid off decades of abuse allegations at New Hampshire’s youth detention center continued testifying at his civil trial Thursday

Ex-youth center resident testifies that counselor went from trusted father figure to horrific abuser
Crime|News|US

Former teacher at New Hampshire youth detention center testifies about bruised teens

Jurors have heard all of the plaintiff's evidence in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center

Former teacher at New Hampshire youth detention center testifies about bruised teens
Crime|News|US

New Hampshire jury finds state liable for abuse at youth detention center and awards victim $38M

A New Hampshire jury has found the state liable for abuse at its youth detention center and has awarded $38 million to a former resident who says he was beaten and raped as a teen in the 1990s

Crime|News|US

Jury foreperson in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial 'devastated' that award could be slashed

Attorneys for a New Hampshire man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at a state-run youth detention center are asking for a hearing after the jury foreperson expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed to $475,000

Jury foreperson in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial 'devastated' that award could be slashed
Crime|News|US

Second juror in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial explains verdict, says state misinterpreted

A second juror who awarded a New Hampshire man $38 million in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state's youth detention center has contacted attorneys with concerns about the outcome

Second juror in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial explains verdict, says state misinterpreted
News|Election|US

Democratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire

A former senior White House aide with deep political connections is running for Congress in her home state of New Hampshire

Democratic ex-White House aide Maggie Goodlander is running for Congress in New Hampshire
Crime|News|US

Military hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker

A military hearing officer is deciding whether to recommend a court-martial for Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty to federal criminal charges for leaking highly classified military documents

Military hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker
Crime|Election|News|Technology|US

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

A former New Hampshire Democratic Party chair whose phone number was spoofed in artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice ahead of New Hampshire's presidential primary says today's charges related to the case show the steep price for trying to interfere in elections

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
Crime|Election|News|Technology|US

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on first 6 of 26 criminal charges

A political consultant who sent artificial intelligence-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice has made an initial court appearance in New Hampshire, where he is charged with voter suppression and impersonating a candidate ahead of the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls posts bail on first 6 of 26 criminal charges
News|Science|Technology

A year after the Titan's tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean's mysteries

The deadly implosion of an experimental submersible en route to the deep-sea grave of the Titanic last June has not dulled the desire for ocean exploration

A year after the Titan's tragic dive, deep-sea explorers vow to pursue ocean's mysteries
News|Science

Undersea explorers mark a tragic day. Things to know about the Titan disaster anniversary

Unanswered questions linger a year after the implosion of the Titan submersible during its deep-sea voyage to the wreckage of the Titanic

Undersea explorers mark a tragic day. Things to know about the Titan disaster anniversary
Environment|News|US

As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool

A heat wave is moving closer to the breaking point from the Midwest to New England, but there's no immediate relief in sight for much of the rest of the country

As millions sweat out the heat wave, blocks of lake ice keep these campers cool
Crime|News|US

Karen Read's jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity

The fate of Karen Read is in the hands of jurors after a two-month murder trial in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend

Karen Read's jurors weigh evidence in a murder trial that challenged police integrity
Election|News|US

Gavin Newsom works to bolster Biden in a swing-state tour that could boost both their ambitions

Gavin Newsom has emerged as President Joe Biden’s most prominent battleground-state soldier

Gavin Newsom works to bolster Biden in a swing-state tour that could boost both their ambitions
Crime|News|US

License suspension extended for 2 years for a trucker acquitted in a deadly motorcycle crash

New Hampshire safety officials say it will be another two years until a commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists will be eligible to get his license back

Election|News|US

'We were built for this moment': Black women rally around Kamala Harris

Just last week, more than 1,300 Black female leaders and allies published a letter supporting President Joe Biden's re-election campaign

'We were built for this moment': Black women rally around Kamala Harris
Environment|News|US|World

Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West

Wildfires are continuing to scorch the West, and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully

Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West

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