2020

Pete Buttigieg Traverses Iowa, Trying to Channel Obama and Sway the Undecided

Large numbers of Iowans traditionally break for a candidate in the last week; this year, with four candidates knotted up at the top, many voters are not expected to decide until caucus night. The Buttigieg campaign’s ground game is designed to present undecided caucusgoers who enter their precincts with tightly knit cells of Buttigieg supporters.

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James Bond Spectre filming accident damages claim settled

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Daniel Craig, who played James Bond in Spectre, also filmed in Austria for the film A man who suffered “career ending injuries” during filming for the James Bond movie Spectre has settled a high court damages claim. Terry Madden, of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, said his legs were crushed when a

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Deepfake videos: Can you really believe what you see?

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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Stuck in the Senate as Their 2020 Rivals Have Iowa to Themselves

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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Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack

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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