AI fails to spot Black people’s depression signs in socmed posts

03/29/2024

Analyzing social media using artificial intelligence or AI may pick up signals of depression in white Americans but not in Black counterparts, according to a study that highlights the risk of training AI models for healthcare-related tasks…

Baltimore bridge accident: Freighter pilot called for tugboat help before plowing into bridge

03/28/2024

BALTIMORE  — The pilot of the cargo freighter had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes before the Baltimore bridge accident, federal safety officials said on Wednesday, citing audio from the ship’s “black box”…

EXPLAINER: Why did the Baltimore bridge collapse and what is the death toll?

03/28/2024

(Reuters) -Divers recovered the remains of two of the six missing workers more than a day after a cargo ship smashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bodies of two men were found in a red…

Hope for more survivors from Baltimore bridge collapse fades

03/28/2024

BALTIMORE  – The coast guard announced on Wednesday that hope of finding more survivors of the Baltimore bridge collapse has dimmed, and efforts have switched to searching for the bodies of the missing persons, as well as…

Philippines minister dares China to put maritime sovereignty claim to arbitration

03/25/2024

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines defence minister on Monday dared China to take its claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea to international arbitration following another standoff at the weekend, but said Manila would not budge…

China coastguard uses water cannons against Philippine ships in South China Sea

03/24/2024

MANILA/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s coastguard said it had taken measures against Philippine vessels in disputed waters of the South China Sea on Saturday, while the Philippines decried the moves, including the use of water cannons, as “irresponsible and…

King Charles, leaders offer support to Princess of Wales after cancer announcement

03/23/2024

LONDON — Britain’s King Charles, political leaders, and the US White House offered support to Kate, Princess of Wales, after she said tests following abdominal surgery showed cancer had been present and she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy.…

North Korea fires ballistic missile as South hosts democracy conference

03/18/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Monday for the first time in two months, at a time when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul to attend a…

Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election

03/17/2024

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November’s presidential election it will mean the likely end of American democracy. The Republican presidential candidate, speaking to supporters in Ohio, made the claim…

South Korea scientists tout ‘beef rice’ as source of protein for the future

03/15/2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step towards achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could replace farmed cattle…

Global child mortality rates dropped in 2022 but progress slow, UN says

03/13/2024

LONDON (Reuters) – The number of children globally who died before their fifth birthday dropped to a record low of 4.9 million in 2022, but that still represents one death every six seconds, according to new United…

Missile hits apartment buildings in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih, 3 dead, 38 hurt

03/13/2024

A Russian missile slammed into two apartment buildings in Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine on Tuesday, killing three people and injuring at least 38, with rescue teams sifting through rubble late into the night in a search…

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