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When an airline in the Middle East was recently inundated with 16,000 applications for several cabin crew roles, it turned to artificial intelligence to sift through the resumes and select the most promising candidates.

European natural gas fell to the lowest level in a month on expectations that seasonal maintenance will ease

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that inflation ticked up by only 0.2 per cent in June and had its lowest 12-month increase in more than two years in a welcome turn of events for President Joe Biden. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers showed that inflation rose 0.2 per cent last month after it had only ticked up 0.1 per cent in May, in a sign that inflation is easing up. Meanwhile, the all-items index rose 3.0 per cent for the past twelve months ending in June, its lowest 12-month increase since March of 2021.

Inflation is slowing fast enough to allow the Federal Reserve to stop tightening U.S. monetary policy after what

What a difference a year makes.

WASHINGTON U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in June and registered their smallest annual increase in more than two

Authorities have poured water on the suggestion that TikTok challenges are in some way responsible for recent drownings in the US. It was widely reported that a so-called “boat jumping” or “boat jump” trend had inadvertently claimed the lives of four people this year, after an official in Alabama issued a stark warning. Cpt. Jim Dennis, the head of Alabama’s Childersburg Rescue Squad, told local news site WBMA: “[Over the] last six months we have had four drownings that were easily avoidable – they were doing a TikTok challenge.” He explained: “It’s where you get in a boat going at a high rate of speed, you jump off the side of the boat, don’t dive, you’re jumping off feet first and you just kinda lean into the water.” Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Cpt. Dennis’s comments were picked up by a number of news outlets, encouraging further discussion on the potentially nefarious power of social media trends. @tndtok First responders in Alabama are seeing a spike in drownings related to a TikTok boating challenge, where people jump off of a boat moving at high speeds. #boat #tiktokchallenge #alabama #firstresponders #jumpoffboat However, he later rowed back on his mention of the video-sharing app, insisting that remarks attributed to him were taken out of context during interviews he gave promoting boating safety, AL.com reports. “It got blown way out of proportion,’’ he said of the publicity. “We’ve had four drownings in the last six to eight months and some of those were just drownings,’’ he added. The first responder confirmed that he’d worked on one death of someone jumping from a boat, but admitted: “To say that’s the reason they died, I can’t say that. That would be a matter of opinion.” Meanwhile, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) issued its own statement on the issue, saying: “On Monday, July 3, a news story was shared regarding ‘first responders warning against a deadly boating TikTok trend after recent drownings’ in Alabama. “However, please be advised the information released to the news outlet was incorrect. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Marine Patrol Division does not have any record(s) of boating or marine-related fatalities in Alabama that can be directly linked to TikTok or a trend on TikTok.” They added: “One individual was fatality injured after jumping from a moving vessel in 2020 and a similar marine-related fatality occurred in 2021, however, both fatalities cannot be linked to TikTok.” Cpt. Dennis acknowledged that in one of the fatal cases he worked on, the victim did jump from a moving boat. But, he said he had no proof that it was linked to any TikTok challenge. A second person also died after jumping off a boat, but he said his squad had received conflicting statements as to whether the vessel was moving or stationary. He continued: “If we have a drowning, we may know unofficially what it is but to make an official statement, that would have to come from ALEA. Sometimes it’s a year or two before they get the final coroner’s report.” Still, the rescue chief was keen to emphasise the dangers of boat jumping. “Just from growing up around water, when you’re jumping off boats that are moving at a high rate of speed, things can happen,’’ he said. “Water is the hardest surface known to man. We cut diamonds and steel with it. When you’re moving at a high rate of speed and you hit the water wrong, it’s like hitting a brick wall. Your neck is the weakest part and you run the risk of breaking it. “There is a TikTok challenge, but I do know jumping off of a moving boat is nothing new,’’ he added. “As far as TikTok, there’s not a challenge on there that’s any good.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

Iowa's Republican-controlled legislature advanced a bill that would ban most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy raised $21.7 million in the second quarter in 2023 through his joint fundraising committee, the McCarthy Victory Fund, bringing the total amount he raised this cycle to $62.5 million.

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The US comedian joins two other authors who claim their copyright was infringed to train AI systems.

Singing, songwriting legend George Michael passed away on Christmas Day 2016 at the age of 53, and the world continues to mourn his death. His legacy in the band Wham, along with his childhood friend Andrew Ridgeley has been immortalised in a new Netflix documentary about the 80s pop sensations. The film charts their humble beginnings as struggling musicians before making their breakthrough on Top of the Pops and writing landmark songs such as 'Last Christmas' and 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' before their eventual break-up in 1986. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Michael, whose real name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, died from a heart attack on December 25th 2016. In the wake of his untimely death many British charities, celebrities and individuals have revealed the secret donations, said to be in the total of millions, he made to various organisations and people in need, often anonymously. Here are 13 of his most giving moments: 1. George Michael gave a woman on Deal or No Deal £15k for IVF treatment. 2. George Michael once gave a stranger £25k to pay for her debts, after he overheard her crying in a café. 3. George Michael worked in a homeless shelter, anonymously, for years. 4. George Michael set up a Trust giving grants to support rights of disabled children and adults. 5. George Michael sent free tickets to hospital workers after they treated him for pneumonia 6. George Michael played a free Christmas concert for NHS nurses in memory of the support his mother got when she was suffering from cancer. 7. George Michael let David Baddiel use Faith for “almost nothing” in The Infidel. 8. George Michael donated all the royalties from Wham! Last Christmas/Everything She Wants to Ethiopian famine relief 9. George Michael purchased John Lennon’s 'Imagine' piano in 2000, for £1.67m so people could see it, and then handed it over to the Beatles Story museum. 10. George Michael gave the proceeds from Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me to children and Aids charities. 11. George Michael once tipped a barmaid £5k because she was a student nurse in debt. 12. George Michael gave Sports Relief £50,000 after comedian David Walliams swam the channel. 13. George Michael supported 28 charities, including a number of children's charities, including Barnardo’s and War Child. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.