Thanks to the increasing sophistication of so-called deepfake video technology, it is getting easier and easier to turn yourself into somebody else on screen. At this year’s Davos summit, Jaewoo Seo of technology firm Pinscreen alters his face to resemble a succession of celebrities: K-pop singer Jennie, US actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Will Smith, footballer […]
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Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder has met with Maryland lawmakers to discuss allowing sports betting at a new stadium in the state By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press January 23, 2020, 12:44 AM 3 min read ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder met with Maryland lawmakers to discuss allowing sports betting at a new
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WASHINGTON — Hours into the first long night of President Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont kept checking his watch. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts sipped hot water — one of two drinks allowed in the chamber — to warm up. Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota jotted down notes. And Senator
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in what appeared to be an attempt by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to “influence, if not silence” the newspaper’s reporting on the kingdom, two U.N. human rights experts said Wednesday. The U.N. experts called for an “immediate
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Image copyright Getty Images Scientists say they may have discovered why stress makes hair turn white, and a potential way of stopping it happening without reaching for the dye. In tests in mice, stem cells that control skin and hair colour were damaged by stress from intense pain. In a chance finding, dark-furred mice turned
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Oprah Winfrey supports Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to step back from the royal family “1000%,” she said in a video captured by TMZ cameras. The media mogul, who attended their royal wedding, is friends with the couple and currently working on a mental health TV series with Harry. She spoke about the duke and
Image copyright Lucy Herd Image caption Jack died two weeks before his second birthday. Parents who lose a child will receive two weeks paid bereavement leave under new government rules. The law will come into force in April, with the UK being the only country to have that right to time off, MPs said. It
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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has retired By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer January 22, 2020, 10:37 PM 2 min read EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowls in a 16-year career that saw him set almost every team passing record, has retired. The Giants
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In recent weeks, Mr. McCarthy has called House impeachment “a national nightmare,” “rigged” and a “last attempt to stop the Trump presidency.” He claimed the F.B.I. “broke into” Mr. Trump’s campaign in a “modern-day Watergate.” He suggested that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. should suspend campaigning while many of his top rivals for
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WASHINGTON — President Trump has repeatedly blamed the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy for preventing the American economy from reaching the 4 percent growth he had promised. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump renewed that criticism from the sidelines of an elite gathering in Davos, Switzerland. “No. 1, the Fed was not good,” Mr. Trump told CNBC
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