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  In response to Russia's most recent nighttime attack, Ukraine air defenses shot down 35 drones built in Iran above Kiev.  According to officials, four civilians were murdered in the attacks carried out by Kremlin forces across Ukraine.  On the eve of the customary Red Square remembrances commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War, Moscow imposed strict security. At the time the bombardments occurred.  For the first time in years, military parades, a mainstay of Victory Day festivities across Russia, were postponed on May 9 in at least 21 Russian cities, according to Russian media.  Regional officials mentioned "security concerns" or "the current situation" in general terms.  Moscow and St. Petersburg, two of Russia's major cities, will host parades.  Prior to Victory Day, however, drone use has been outlawed in both cities.  Jet ski use in several areas of St. Petersburg, which is known as "northern Venice" because of its s...

  At a retail center in the Dallas region of Texas, a shooter shot and killed eight people while also injuring a number of others.  According to authorities, a nearby police officer shot and killed the shooter.  The attack at Allen Premium Outlets, the most recent instance of gun violence in the US, also left seven other individuals injured, three of them gravely.  Although witnesses saw children among the victims, authorities did not immediately release information about them.  Some claimed to have also seen what seemed to be an unconscious police officer and mall security guard.  An internet dashcam footage depicted a gunman exiting a car in front of the retail center and starting to shoot at pedestrians there. The sound of more than 30 gunfire could be heard as the vehicle that was filming the incident accelerated.  Wetzel's Pretzels shift leader Maxwell Gum, 16, was on his lunch break when a family with little English came into the back of his busi...

  In the border city of Brownsville, Texas, seven people were killed and up to six more were hurt after they were hit by a car while waiting at a bus stop outside of a migrant shelter.  As soon as he heard about the crash on Sunday morning, Bishop Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center director Victor Maldonado said he watched the shelter's security footage.  The city bus stop is unmarked and located across the street from the shelter. According to Maldonado, there was no bench and people were waiting along the curb. Most of the victims, he claimed, were men from Venezuela.  "What we see in the video is that this SUV, a Range Rover, just ran the light which was about 100ft away and just went through the people who were sitting there in the bus stop," Maldonado said.  He claimed that after approaching the curb, the automobile flipped and continued to move for about 200 feet. A few pedestrians who were around 30 feet from the main group and were walking on the pavement w...

 Hinton clarified Google's position on the advancement of AI. The technology's creator stated in a tweet that he did not leave Google to criticize it.  The man dubbed "the Godfather of A.I.", Geoffrey Hinton, has resigned his position at Google. This shift represents a critical turning point in the advancement of AI, as Hinton is joining forces with other detractors to raise awareness of the possible risks associated with AI,  according to a New York Times report.  The pioneer of artificial intelligence laid the theoretical groundwork for the AI systems that drive modern chatbots like ChatGPT. He was one of the most esteemed experts in the field and has over ten years of experience working with Google.  Hinton claimed in an interview with The Times that he left his position at Google so that he could talk openly about the dangers of AI. He acknowledged that he had certain regrets over his life's job. He argues that it is difficult to see how any of us can stop m...

Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, thinks that one of the worst mistakes made by the tech industry was allowing everyone to become completely remote.  Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT, has stated that while employees working remotely cause confusion, those working from the office can produce new technologies. He said that we still lack the technology necessary for people to work entirely remotely during a session hosted by the financial company Stripe, as reported by India Today Tech.  Altman continued by stating that he views working remotely as an experiment. "I think definitely one of the tech industry's worst mistakes in a long time was that everyone (thought they) could go fully remote forever, and startups didn't need to be together," he said. There wouldn't be a decline in originality. The technology is still not sophisticated enough for individuals to remain fully remote indefinitely, especially on startups, therefore I'd say that ...

 PARIS — Workers battled with police at hundreds of International Workers' Day demonstrations around France in opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform plan, which raised the country's retirement age.  Despite months of protests, Macron signed legislation raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 last month. Labor unions are still outraged by the development and have called on workers to protest in the streets on May 1.  "This is wrong," said Sacha Crombecque, a 27-year-old government environmentalist, at a Paris demonstration. "The government claims we don't have enough money to pay the pensions... but there is money." There are many wealthy people in France."  "The money is right here — you just have to take it," he added. "However, Macron is a friend of the wealthy, and he criticizes ordinary people."  Protesters and police clashed particularly violently in Paris and Lyon. According to Reuters, demonstrators...

  Peter is very busy in Heaven, so he leaves a sign by the pearly gates: "For Service Ring Bell." Away he goes but barely gets started when BING!  The bell rings. He rushes back to the gates, but no one's there. Peter goes back to work when suddenly BING!  The bell rings again. He rushes back to the gates, but no one's there. A little annoyed, Peter goes back to work. Suddenly, BING!  The bell rings again. Peter goes back; again, no one's there.  "Okay, that's it," Peter says. "I'm going to hide and watch to see what's going on." So Peter hides, and a moment later, a little old man walks up and rings the bell.  Peter jumps out and yells, "Aha! Are you the guy who keeps ringing the bell?"  "Yes, that's me," the little old man says.  "Well, why do you keep ringing the bell and going away?" Peter asks.  "I can't help it — they keep resuscitating me!” he replies.  By Covenant 

  An elderly American couple went on holiday to Jerusalem. While they were there, the wife passed away.  The undertaker explained to the husband that "You can have her shipped home for $5,000 or you can have her buried here in the Holy Land for $150."  The man thought about it and told him that he would just have his wife shipped home.  The undertaker was surprised. He asked the man: "Why would you spend $5,000 to have your wife shipped home when it would be wonderful for her to be buried here and you would spend only $150?"  The husband replied: "Long ago, a man died here, was buried, and three days later he rose from the dead. I can't take that risk."  By Covenant