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Women are strongly opposed to nuclear energy and are most concerned any consideration of the controversial power source will delay the switch to renewables, polling shows. A national survey released on Wednesday to coincide with a federal inquiry found a stark gender divide, with a mere 26 per cent of women saying nuclear would be good for Australia, compared with 51 per cent of men. But only one in three of the men surveyed were willing to live near a nuclear plant. Almost two-thirds (63 per cent) of women said they do not want to live near a nuclear plant and more than half (57 per cent) do not think transporting radioactive waste is worth the risk. The DemosAU poll of 6709 adults between July 2 and November 24 also found a higher percentage of men (42 per cent) said they were concerned about the safety of the technology than those who were not concerned. A women’s climate change movement, 1 Million Women, surveyed an additional 3351 women and found 93 per cent of its supporters were concerned about nuclear energy, with the top-ranked concern its potential to derail the rollout of renewable energy. The findings come as a federal inquiry into nuclear power generation is scheduled to hold with industry, health and climate witnesses listed to speak. Community leaders, unions and grassroots organisations plan to gather outside to declare “our shared energy future is renewable, not radioactive”. “Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien is the ultimate triple threat of energy politics: his nuclear plan will increase power bills, increase taxes and increase climate pollution,” said Sanne de Swart, co-ordinator of the Nuclear Free Campaign with Friends of the Earth Melbourne. Mr O’Brien said on Tuesday only the coalition was committed to delivering “cheap, clean and consistent energy” to all Australians. “We need a coalition government elected to build nuclear power plants and get more gas into the market to provide cheaper and consistent energy for all Australians,” he said. The opposition is readying to fight for nuclear energy at the next federal election, with plans to build reactors at seven sites across Australia but no details as yet on how they will be paid for. The independent Climate Council said it was concerned the coalition was relying on one private sector “ ” rather than expert costings on nuclear power from bodies such as the Australian Energy Market Operator. The industry’s Clean Energy Council said it would confuse policy makers and confound the public’s understanding of the cost of replacing ageing energy infrastructure. “Ultimately what’s crucial is that any new investment is made at the least cost to Australian consumers,” a council spokesperson told AAP. “Only renewable energy – solar, wind, hydro – together with energy storage, is capable of delivering on this – and it’s being built right now,” the council said.Marvell stock soars as strong AI demand yields earnings beat, strong guidanceSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $1.53 billion. On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had profit of $1.58. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were $2.41 per share. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 17 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.43 per share. The customer-management software developer posted revenue of $9.44 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Fourteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.34 billion. For the current quarter ending in January, Salesforce.com expects its per-share earnings to range from $2.57 to $2.62. The company said it expects revenue in the range of $9.9 billion to $10.1 billion for the fiscal fourth quarter. Salesforce.com expects full-year earnings in the range of $9.98 to $10.03 per share, with revenue ranging from $37.8 billion to $38 billion. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap ) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CRM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CRM
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NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks declined on Nov 27, retreating from records after pricing data showed an uptick in inflation as leading companies fell after earnings reports. After three straight closing records for the Dow and the Nov 26 record for the S&P 500, both dropped along with the Nasdaq in the final full trading session of the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 0.3 per cent at 44,722.06. The broad-based S&P 500 fell 0.4 per cent to 5,998.74, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index shed 0.6 per cent to 19,060.48. Despite the Nov 27 lacklustre session, investors are optimistic about the upcoming period. A note from CFRA Research pointed out that December has historically been the strongest month of the year for the S&P 500 since World War II. “We project additional new highs through year-end as the S&P approaches our 6,145 target level,” CFRA said in the note. “However, the year ahead could offer additional challenges, which will likely lead to a below-average full-year gain.” The personal consumption expenditures price index rose 2.3 per cent in the 12 months to October, up from 2.1 per cent in September, the Commerce Department announced. The benchmark is closely watched by the Federal Reserve. Futures markets currently place the odds at about two-thirds that the Fed will cut interest rates again in December by a quarter of a percentage point. Among individual companies, both Dell Technologies and HP fell sharply on disappointment with their profit outlooks. Dell slumped 12.3 per cent and HP lost 11.4 per cent. Department store Nordstrom also retreated, sinking 8.2 per cent as it reported a 4.6 per cent increase in revenues. But the company also reported lower profits in a move attributed to higher costs. Markets will be closed on Nov 28 and open for only a half-day on Nov 29. AFP
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We really don't despise the media enough. Over the weekend, when President Joe Biden pardoned Hunter Biden for 'any and all' crimes during a ten-year period, the same media who said that Biden would never do such a thing changed their tune right quick. They also spent years calling the Hunter Biden crime stories 'misinformation' and 'discredited' in an effort to dismiss the claims and absolve themselves of doing actual journalism. And now they pretend like none of that happened. But we cannot let them get away with it so easily. Here's Leslie Stahl, for example: Remember when Trump tied to bring up Hunter Biden's crimes and Lesley Stahl laughed and called it discredited? pic.twitter.com/Gk6BwCDPWw We don't despise the media enough. We will never hate the media enough. Never. Hunter brackets the entire Biden presidency, he’s being pardoned for this he did which 51 “intelligence experts” denied as Russian disinformation It's also important to remember, this isn't really about Hunter. This was Joe Biden protecting Joe Biden. Hunter was just the bag man. Dear Lesley Stahl: Trump is still waiting for your apology. We hope he doesn't hold his breath. The media is compromised and should be completely ignored at this point. pic.twitter.com/N6B4vZ0IKW Completely ignored. Legacy media has been interfering in our elections for decades. This was just a continuation of that. It sure was. It was 100% real and everyone knew it. https://t.co/w4YCRXNWh9 Everyone. Even the journalists. But they lied. Remember when Lesley Stahl was an honest journalist? Yeah, neither do I. https://t.co/vJh0wcx9tU Was she ever an honest journalist? This has aged well. Stahl and 60 Minutes are exposed as corrupt tools of the DNC. Neither has any credibility. https://t.co/1BkZt077Ah No credibility at all. It’s absolutely disgraceful what the mainstream media has become in their quest for profit. And this has been going on for many years. These people who actively participate are disgusting. It’s been a very long time (more than 2 decades) since I’ve believed anything they say... https://t.co/ENmsJ5rhrr The media aren't in this for profit. This is all politically driven. Exhibit #963 of why nobody trusts legacy media. https://t.co/eQm0BZwP4S Nor should they.NoneWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the Justice Department to conduct background checks on his nominees and appointees after a weeks-long delay. The step lets Trump transition aides and future administration staffers obtain security clearances before Inauguration Day to access classified information about ongoing government programs, an essential step for a smooth transiton of power. It also allows those nominees who are up for Senate confirmation to face the background checks lawmakers want before voting on them. Teams of investigators have been standing by to process clearances for Trump aides and advisers. “This agreement with the Department of Justice will ensure President Trump and his team are ready on Day 1 to begin enacting the America First Agenda that an overwhelming majority of our nation supported on Election Day,” said Susie Wiles, Trump’s designate to be White House chief of staff. Related Articles The announcement comes a week after the Trump transition team with the Biden White House to allow transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office on Jan. 20. The White House agreement was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act, and the Biden White House had issued both public and private appeals for Trump’s team to sign on. Security clearances are required to access classified information, including on ongoing operations and threats to the nation, and the Biden White House and outside experts have emphasized to Trump’s team the importance of having cleared personnel before Inauguration Day so they could be fully briefed and ready to run the government. Republican Senators have also insisted on FBI background checks for Trump’s nominees before they face confirmation votes, as has been standard practice for decades. Lawmakers have been particularly interested in seeing the findings of reviews into Trump’s designated nominee for defense secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, and for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence. “That’s why it’s so important that we have an FBI background check, a committee review of extensive questions and questionnaires, and a public hearing,” said. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine on Monday. John Thune, the incoming Senate Republican leader, said the Trump team “understands there’s going to have to be a thorough vetting of all these nominees.”
Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games without pay after violent hit on Trevor LawrenceOklahoma residents on Sunday mourned the death of , a trailblazer in progressive politics in the state who ran an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1976. Harris died on Saturday at 94. Democratic Party members across remembered Harris for his commitment to economic and social justice during the 1960s — a period of historical turbulence. Harris chaired the Democratic National Committee from 1969 to 1970 and helped unify the party after its tumultuous national convention in 1968 when protesters and police clashed in Chicago. “Fred Harris showed us what is possible when we lead with both heart and principle. He worked to ensure everyone had a voice and a seat at the table,” said Alicia Andrews, chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. Harris appeared at the in Chicago earlier this year as a guest speaker for the Oklahoma delegation, where he reflected on progress and unity. “Standing alongside him in Chicago this summer was a reminder of how his legacy continues to inspire,” Andrews said. Kalyn Free, a member of the Choctaw nation of Oklahoma and the DNC, said that there is no one else in public service whom she admired more than the former senator. “He was a friend, a mentor, a hero and my True North. Oklahoma and America have lost a powerful advocate and voice,” Free said in a statement. “His work for Indian Country will always be remembered.” “Senator Harris truly was an Oklahoma treasure and was ahead of his time in so many ways,” said Jeff Berrong, whose grandfather served in the state Senate with Harris. “He never forgot where he came from and he always remained focused on building a society that would provide equality of opportunity for all.” Harris served eight years in the state Senate before he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he served another eight years before his 1976 presidential campaign. State party leaders commemorated his work on the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, or the Kerner Commission, to investigate the 1960s riots. Harris was the last surviving member of the commission. Shortly after his presidential campaign, Harris left politics and moved to New Mexico and became a political science professor at the University of New Mexico. —- Lathan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Nadia Lathan, The Associated Press
A Stanford University misinformation expert who was called out in a federal court case in Minnesota for submitting a sworn declaration that contained made-up information has blamed an artificial intelligence chatbot. And the bot generated more errors than the one highlighted by the plaintiffs in the case, professor Jeff Hancock wrote in an apologetic court filing, saying he did not intend to mislead the court or any lawyers. “I express my sincere regret for any confusion this may have caused,” Hancock wrote. Lawyers for a YouTuber and Minnesota state legislator suing to overturn a Minnesota law said in a court filing last month that Hancock’s expert-witness declaration contained a reference to a study, by authors Huang, Zhang, Wang, that did not exist. They believed Hancock had used a chatbot in preparing the 12-page document, and called for the submission to be thrown out because it might contain more, undiscovered AI fabrications. It did: After the lawyers called out Hancock, he found two other AI “hallucinations” in his declaration, according to his filing in Minnesota District Court. The professor, founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, was brought into the case by Minnesota’s attorney general as an expert defense witness in a lawsuit by the state legislator and the satirist YouTuber. The lawmaker and the social-media influencer are seeking a court order declaring unconstitutional a state law criminalizing election-related, AI-generated “deepfake” photos, video and sound. Hancock’s legal imbroglio illustrates one of the most common problems with generative AI , a technology that has taken the world by storm since San Francisco’s OpenAI released its ChatGPT bot in November 2022. The AI chatbots and image generators often produce errors known as hallucinations, which in text can involve misinformation, and in images, absurdities like six-fingered hands. In his regretful filing with the court, Hancock — who studies AI’s effects on misinformation and trust — detailed how his use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT to produce his expert submission led to the errors. Hancock confessed that in addition to the fake study by Huang, Zhang, Wang, he had also included in his declaration “a nonexistent 2023 article by De keersmaecker & Roets,” plus four “incorrect” authors for another study. Seeking to bolster his credibility with “specifics” of his expertise, Hancock claimed in the filing that he co-wrote “the foundational piece” on communication mediated by AI. “I have published extensively on misinformation in particular, including the psychological dynamics of misinformation, its prevalence, and possible solutions and interventions,” Hancock wrote. He used ChatGPT 4.0 to help find and summarize articles for his submission, but the errors likely got in later when he was drafting the document, Hancock wrote in the filing. He had inserted the word “cite” into the text he gave the chatbot, to remind himself to add academic citations to points he was making, he wrote. “The response from GPT-4o, then, was to generate a citation, which is where I believe the hallucinated citations came from,” Hancock wrote, adding that he believed the chatbot also made up the four incorrect authors. Related Articles Education | Bay Area native’s online talk show interviews AI chatbots Education | Letters: Simitian farewell thank you | Growing footprint | SNAP reauthorization | DOGE ax | Democratic apathy | Shifting burden Education | Court declaration by Stanford AI fakery expert contained apparent AI fakery, lawyers claim Education | Apple readies more conversational Siri in bid to catch up in AI Education | Silicon Valley tech boom lifts California’s dreary budget view Hancock had declared under penalty of perjury that he “identified the academic, scientific, and other materials referenced” in his expert submission, the YouTuber and legislator said in their Nov. 16 filing. That filing also questioned Hancock’s reliability as an expert witness. Hancock, in apologizing to the court, asserted that the three errors, “do not impact any of the scientific evidence or opinions” he presented as an expert. The judge in the case has set a Dec. 17 hearing to determine whether Hancock’s expert declaration should be thrown out, and whether the Minnesota attorney general can file a corrected version of the submission. Stanford, where students can be suspended and ordered to do community service for using a chatbot to “ substantially complete an assignment or exam ” without permission from their instructor, did not immediately respond to questions about whether Hancock would face disciplinary measures. Hancock did not immediately respond to similar questions. Hancock is not the first to submit a court filing containing AI-generated nonsense. Last year, lawyers Steven A. Schwartz and Peter LoDuca were fined $5,000 each in federal court in New York for submitting a personal-injury lawsuit filing that contained fake past court cases invented by ChatGPT to back up their arguments. “I did not comprehend that ChatGPT could fabricate cases,” Schwartz told the judge.Jenkins Sets Grizzlies Coaching Record At Just 40 Years OldGov't says significant progress made on constitutional reform bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AVALON — Seen as a lame duck since the Democratic National Convention over the summer, and by many even earlier than that, Joe Biden remains the president of the United States until Jan. 20. This week, the 82-year-old president returned from an international conference in Azerbaijan, pardoned a couple of Thanksgiving turkeys, pushed for a ceasefire in Gaza, rushed to fill judicial vacancies as his term comes to a close, and made Avalon very happy. On Monday, Biden signed a new policy that will allow the use of sand from Hereford Inlet in federal beach replenishment projects. Previously, sand could be taken from the inlet in an emergency, such as after Superstorm Sandy in 2012, but regular beach projects, such as those that add sand to Avalon and Stone Harbor beaches about every three years, had to use other sources. What does Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy mean for Atlantic City International Airport? Atlantic City police say power restored after daylong outages Ocean City introduces new fees on rentals Jake Blum's 2-point conversion in OT propels Mainland Regional to second straight state final Ocean City residents speak against Bible study on school time Chicken Bone Beach foundation to purchase Atlantic City's Dante Hall with NJEDA grant High school football scoreboard: Friday's semifinal winners, plus Saturday updates South Jersey first grader assaulted by teacher during bus trip, lawsuit alleges Want a piece of Gillian's Wonderland? This Burlington County antique shop has tons of them. Galloway man gets 3 years in Ocean City fatal crash South Jersey student talks about her yearlong suspension as others adjust to school elsewhere: 'It was a hard lesson' 4 arrested, 3 stolen vehicles recovered in Atlantic City Upper Township Committee to vote on Beesleys Point redevelopment proposal 3rd Ward meeting tonight on 'Icona in Wonderland' Ocean City hotel plan 'Doing the hard work' paying off in Atlantic City's Chelsea neighborhood “It just made no sense to us,” said Scott Wahl, Avalon’s administrator. The rule related to environmental regulations, but Wahl had little insight into what they were intended to protect. State-funded projects or local projects could also use sand from Hereford Inlet, just not the regular federally sponsored projects. That meant bringing sand from the other end of Seven Mile Beach, from Townsends Inlet, which Wahl estimated increased the cost of two recent beach fill projects by about $7 million. In North Wildwood, officials say they got everything they wanted from an emergency state project to rebuild badly eroded beaches before the July 4 holiday. Mayor Pat Rosenello said the work saved summer. In 2021, officials from Avalon, Stone Harbor and North Wildwood met with David Bernhardt, then the U.S. secretary of the interior, and convinced him that the sand taken from that inlet enhanced the environment rather than harmed it. But he wasn’t the secretary much longer, and as the Biden administration took over from former President Donald Trump, that decision was reversed. Biden signed House Resolution 5490, known as the BEACH Act, an acronym for Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm. The act impacts federal rules across multiple states, and has been described as the most significant changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 34 years. It adds hundreds of thousands of acres to a system aimed at limiting development in coastal communities. But local officials are primarily interested in one change: permitting the use of Hereford Inlet sand for all federal beach replenishment projects. “Avalon was proud to lead this four-year battle over this sand source issue and is tremendously grateful to the efforts of Congressman Jeff Van Drew and our federal lobbyists, Warwick Group Consultants, for this significant and important legislation,” Avalon Mayor John McCorristin said in a statement. “This bill now takes away discretionary decisions based on politics in Washington and applies both science and common sense to protect lives and property in our communities.” “The signing of this bill into law is demonstrative of the strength of communities working together to solve common problems,” said Judy Davies-Dunhour, mayor of Stone Harbor. “By sharing resources, knowledge, expertise, and relentless vigor, our natural resources are protected, and our communities are further protected from severe storms that impact our communities.” The inlet runs between Stone Harbor and North Wildwood, with North Wildwood eagerly anticipating its own beach replenishment project. In an interview earlier this week, North Wildwood Mayor Patrick Rosenello also welcomed the approval, although he was not certain whether it would apply to the Wildwoods as well. “During two recent beach fill projects, more than $7 million of federal, state, and local taxpayer funds were needlessly spent on pipe and booster pumps to send sand from Townsends Inlet to the Stone Harbor beach while several millions of usable sand sat in Hereford Inlet adjacent to Stone Harbor,” Wahl said in a statement. “This legislation removes interpretations from federal law and allows sand to be used for federal coastal storm risk management projects.” Contact Bill Barlow: 609-272-7290 bbarlow@pressofac.com Twitter @jerseynews_bill Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. 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