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Wendy Lee and Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times (TNS) Earlier this year, OpenAI and other artificial intelligence companies wooed Hollywood studios with the futuristic promise of AI tools that they said could help make the business of creating movies and television shows faster, easier and cheaper. What the tech companies wanted was access to troves of footage and intellectual property from series and films that they could use to train and support their complex models. It’s the kind of thing AI technology needs to feed off of in order to create stuff, like videos and script notes. So far though, despite all the hype and anticipation, not much has come of those talks. The most prominent partnership was one announced last month between New York-based AI startup Runway and “John Wick” and “Hunger Games” studio Lionsgate. Under that deal, Runway will create a new AI model for Lionsgate to help with behind-the-scenes processes such as storyboarding. But none of the major studios have announced similar partnerships, and they’re not expected to until 2025, said people familiar with the talks who were not authorized to comment. There are many

Beth Dooley, The Minnesota Star Tribune (TNS) Inspired by my mom’s best chicken salad recipes (the star of many wedding and baby showers), this recipe subs out chicken for cauliflower. When sheet-pan roasted to become tender and slightly sweet, the cauliflower soaks up the salad’s ingredients — crisp apples, tart-sweet dried cranberries and curried mayo-yogurt dressing, tangy with lime. It’s easy to understand why this salad has been a mainstay in our family. I often make extra to have on hand for sandwiches, stuffing it into a soft roll, a pita pocket or between two thick slices of soft bread. Feel free to vary the dried fruit, subbing out the dried cranberries for chopped dried apricots or raisins and use lemon juice in lieu of lime. A handful of feta crumbles gives the salad a creamy, salty bounce. Remember that cauliflower, broccoli, Broccolini and Romanesco are all cousins, so feel free to use a mix or focus on one. Too often we use only the pretty florets when working with these healthy brassicas, overlooking the core and stems. Roasting puts the whole plant to work.

Monday, October 21, 2024 6:24PM Texas man whose execution was halted to testify in Austin AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas man whose execution was halted after a last-ditch maneuver by lawmakers who believe Robert Roberson did not kill his 2-year-old daughter was expected to testify before a state House panel on Monday, four days after he had been scheduled to die by lethal injection. Roberson had been set to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a murder conviction connected to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. His claims of innocence are backed by a group of Republican and Democratic legislators who say he was convicted based on outdated science. Once Roberson testifies to lawmakers, prosecutors could seek a new execution date at any time, according to Gretchen Sween, one of his attorneys. Lawmakers have sought to have Roberson transported from death row to appear in person, raising the possibility of an extraordinary scene in the Texas Capitol, but the state attorney general’s office told the committee he would appear virtually. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Robert Roberson shaken baby syndrome execution on hold after Texas

Chicago’s Mobile Street Art Cart invites adults in marginalized communities to dream and create CHICAGO — William Estrada rings ice cream bells and calls out to passersby to visit his vendor cart, but he’s not selling paletas. Since 2015, he’s provided free mobile art workshops in Chicago neighborhoods, all in his spare time as an elementary school teaching artist and clinical assistant professor. “For the most part, when people encounter the cart, they’re curious,” Estrada said. “They’re trying to figure out what it is because I lied to them with my false advertisement of my ice cream bell.” Estrada’s free art-making opportunities include screen printing, button making, banner painting, paper puppets and more. His goal is to inspire adults to take a break from working, rediscover creativity and use art as a way to mobilize themselves for good causes. “I go out into the neighborhoods to invite adults to play, to dream, to imagine, to talk to each other but most importantly to think about the importance of art in the neighborhood,” Estrada said. “As adults, we deserve to reflect, to color and to make.”

By ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Monday, October 21, 2024 10:18PM Delphi trial: Jury gasps after seeing graphic crime scene photos Richard Allen is accused of killing of teens Abby Williams and Libby German in Delphi, Indiana in 2017. DELPHI, Ind. — Day three of testimony in the Delphi double murder trial continued on Monday. Richard Allen is accused of killing teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German near a hiking trail back in 2017. The trial started with two witnesses called by the prosecution. The first witness was Carroll County Deputy Darren Giancola. He was the first law enforcement officer on the scene after the bodies of Libby German and Abby Williams were found on February 14, 2017. Giancola said he was off duty the night the girls went missing but went into work about 10 p.m. on February 13th after seeing the case on social media. As he testified, he got emotional while describing the condition the girls’ bodies were found in. “One was nude, the other was clothed. Both had large lacerations on their throat. They both had a substantial amount of blood on

The Girl Scouts of the USA plans to raise prices, but not for their famous cookies. On Saturday, the 900 delegates of the Girl Scouts of the USA’s National Council will vote on whether to raise dues for the first time in eight years. The Board proposes raising membership dues from $25 a year to $85 per scout – a hike of 240%. “The proposals are directly tied to supporting our local councils and improving program delivery for current and future members,” a Girl Scouts of the USA, or GSUSA, spokesperson said in a statement to CNN. Membership dues are the Girl Scout’s largest source of revenue, generating $38 million in 2023 from its nearly 2 million total members. But the organization is losing money, projecting operating losses of $5.6 million this year, so it’s looking for cash. However, some members believe the eye-popping number is too far out of reach for many families, potentially leaving girls across the country shut out. “It’s an enormous increase,” said Sally Bertram, a 30-year troop leader with the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio. “It’s like, what are you

Criminals prey upon women driving alone, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Monday, October 21, 2024 6:02PM Dash cam foils apparent insurance scam on Belt Parkway in Queens A woman is warning other drivers after her dash camera apparently foiled an attempted car insurance scam on the Belt Parkway in Queens. QUEENS — A woman is warning other drivers after her dash camera apparently foiled an attempted car insurance scam in Queens. Asphia Natasha was driving on Belt Parkway on Wednesday morning when another car cut her off and caused her to slam on the brakes. She narrowly missed hitting the car, but the other driver then put the car into reverse, stepped on the gas, and crashed into Natasha’s vehicle. “I just proceeded to treat it like an accident. You know, I asked them if they were okay. We were able to exchange information. The guy in the video, he told me that the female was the driver and she doesn’t speak any English,” Natasha said. But in the incident video, the backseat passengers can be seen trying to put a covering on

President Biden is “deeply concerned” by the possible leak of U.S. intelligence documents regarding Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran, spokesman John Kirby said Monday.

Experts say fabricated headlines can mislead the public at a time when facts are crucial.

A $70,000 HELOC comes with inexpensive monthly payments that could become cheaper as rate cuts are issued.

Matt Vasilogambros | (TNS) Stateline.org In the final weeks of the presidential campaign, each side is scouring swing states to get as many voters as possible, including on college campuses. But in some of those crucial states, students face new barriers to casting their ballots. North Carolina election officials are for the first time enforcing a 2018 voter ID law in a general election this November, following court entanglements that had put the law on hold. Universities throughout the state have already been working to ensure students who want to vote have identification, but students in recent weeks found out they can’t use the ubiquitous digital college IDs stored on their cellphones. In states such as Arizona, Indiana and Texas, students have expressed concern over a lack of polling places on college campuses. And in Georgia, officials at Emory University in Atlanta mistakenly gave students incorrect guidance on which campus address to provide on voter registration forms, opening the students up to having their registrations challenged when voting. Nearly 41 million Generation Z Americans are eligible to vote in November’s election, according to the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, a

By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — For Rona Kaufman, the signs are everywhere that more Jews feel abandoned by the Democratic Party and may vote for Republican Donald Trump. It’s in her Facebook feed. It’s in the discomfort she observed during a question-and-answer at a recent Democratic Party campaign event in Pittsburgh. It’s in her own family. “The family that is my generation and older generations, I don’t think anybody is voting for Harris, and we’ve never voted Republican, ever,” Kaufman, 49, said, referring to Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. “My sister has a Trump sign outside her house, and that is a huge shift.” How big a shift? Surveys continue to find that most Jewish voters still support the Democratic ticket, and Kaufman acknowledges that she’s an exception. Still, any shift could have enormous implications in Pennsylvania, where tens of thousands of votes decided the past two presidential elections. Many Jewish voters say the 2024 presidential election is like no other in memory, coming amid the growing fallout from Hamas’ brutal attack on Israelis last year. Jews represent a sliver of the voting-age

By BILL BARROW RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. (AP) — Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election. But she plans to volunteer for the first time, reaching out to her neighbors in hurricane-battered western North Carolina to make sure they have a voting plan amid a flurry of precinct changes. “I want to say I’m confident he wins, but I’m worried that people are just overwhelmed and may need some help or encouragement,” she said, standing outside an early voting site in the conservative stronghold of Rutherford County. “I just can’t imagine Kamala Harris as president.” To the east, in heavily Democratic Winston-Salem, Dia Roberts described the fear that has her writing postcards urging voters to back Harris, the vice president and Democratic nominee. “Donald Trump is a narcissist, a liar, a wannabe dictator,” said Roberts, an independent who has voted for Democrats in the Trump era. “This should not even be close.” But it is. Governor Kristi Noel (SD), third from left, talks with Trump supporter, Tom Dodgen of Rutherfordton, left, at the Team Trump bus tour across

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign raised more than three times as much money as former President Donald Trump in September.

Four people were killed, including a child, when a helicopter crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday. The NTSB is investigating the crash. CBS News transportation safety expert and analyst Robert Sumwalt has more.

Bon Appétit Magazine announces their list of the country’s best new restaurant dishes in 2024. Their team tasted hundreds of dishes to create their best new restaurants list last month, and in the process, they found 16 of their favorite dishes. Editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit Magazine Jamila Robinson shares more.

SANTA CLARA – Here is how the 49ers (3-4) graded in Sunday’s 28-18 home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs (6-0): PASS OFFENSE: D Brock Purdy got intercepted three times, No. 1 wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk sustained a season-ending knee injury, and left tackle Trent Williams got ejected for throwing a punch in the closing minutes. Now, it wasn’t a total disaster. In the comeback attempt, Purdy did complete 41-yard passes to George Kittle (six receptions, 92 yards) and Jacob Cowing (two catches, 51 yards). Ricky Pearsall, 50 days since getting shot by an attempted robber in San Francisco, made his inspirational debut and delivered three catches for 21 yards. But this unit was a shell of itself without Aiyuk (two catches, six targets, 23 yards), Deebo Samuel (a Sunday morning illness sidelined him by the second quarter), and Jauan Jennings (did not play; hip injury). That Purdy posted his worst passer rating as a starter (36.7) should not be a surprise, as he scattered 14 incompletions among 31 passes against a really tough defense. RUN OFFENSE: D Kudos to Purdy for twice scoring on

“Dead Rising” first came out in 2006 and it was a polarizing game because of its unique mechanics. Now, “Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster” is here and preserves most of those mechanics with a fresh coat of paint, but those old gameplay ticks come with baggage. The basic story is very similar to the premise of “Dawn of the Dead” where a zombie outbreak has completely ravaged a town and the inhabitants have holed up in the mall. You play as Frank West, a seasoned freelance photojournalist who seeks to find the reason behind all the chaos. It’s a fun story with a wacky plot and a great complement to the game’s mechanics. Frank has 72 hours before extraction from the mall, so players have to balance exploring the mall, helping survivors and resolving main missions within the time limit. New features in this remaster make managing time and creating multiple save files easier to avoid game-ending situations. If the player wants to focus on the main story, they can fast forward through time at any safehouse. It also means leaving most survivors to die and

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Monday, October 21, 2024 12:39PM Man shot and killed in southwest Fresno, police say A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southwest Fresno. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in southwest Fresno. Fresno police responded just before 11 pm Sunday to Fruit and Myers avenues for several Shotspotter activations. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds to the upper body in the backyard of a home. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died. Authorities say homicide detectives are on scene and looking for witnesses and evidence at this time. Officials say there is no suspect information at this time. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved.

Monday, October 21, 2024 11:35AM Tropical Strom Oscar path: System weakened after making landfall as Cat. 1 hurricane in Guantanamo Tropical Strom Oscar path: System weakened after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Guantanamo HAVANA, Cuba — Hurricane Oscar weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall Sunday in eastern Cuba on Sunday. Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas. It made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph) in the eastern Cuban province of Guantanamo, near the city of Baracoa, on Sunday evening. Oscar had weakened to a tropical storm with 70 mph (110 kph) winds by late Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Strom Oscar path: System weakened after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Guantanamo The storm was 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of Guantanamo moving west-northwest at 6 mph (10 kph). Thunderstorms and rain, along with moderate flooding in low-lying areas, were reported in the country’s eastern provinces. Cuban media said