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Microsoft, Google and Amazon turn to nuclear energy to fuel the AI boom

The Current24:10AI needs a lot of power. So Google’s going nuclear Big tech companies are scrambling to secure nuclear energy deals worth billions of dollars in order to meet the growing demands of generative artificial intelligence (AI) — but critics say they need to rethink that and slow down. “Tech …

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Volpe’s grand slam trumps Freeman’s record-setter as Yankees avoid World Series sweep

Anthony Volpe’s third-inning grand slam overcame Freddie Freeman’s record-setting home run, and the New York Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night that forced a Game 5. Freeman homered for his sixth straight Series game, hitting a two-run drive …

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Teri Garr, co-star of Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, dead at 79

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favourites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died. She was 79. Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer. Garr battled other health problems in recent …

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Her family came to the U.S. 20 years ago, undocumented. She’s worried Trump will deport them if he wins

The Current1:14:23America Votes: Stories from the Arizona border, its politics and its people When she turned 16 a few years ago, a young woman in Arizona thought she had reached the typical teenage milestones of applying for a driver’s licence and gaining more independence. Instead, she found out that her …

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Canadian David DePape gets life sentence in 2nd trial related to attack on Paul Pelosi

The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial. A San Francisco jury in …

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Why is Montreal appealing a historic ruling on racial profiling by its police?

Last month, a Superior Court judge found the City of Montreal responsible for the “systemic” practice of racial profiling by its police officers. While the city agreed it should compensate victims, it still wanted to appeal the decision. Earlier this month, when the city announced its plan to appeal, CBC News …

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New Chopin just dropped. Unknown piece by the legendary Polish composer found in NYC

As It Happens6:33New Chopin just dropped. Unknown piece by the legendary Polish composer found in NYC When Robinson McClellan first happened upon what appeared to be an unknown composition by the legendary Frédéric Chopin hidden in a museum vault, he tried to keep a cool head. “I was more cautious …

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How high-speed rail would change Ontario and Quebec — if it actually happens

A high-speed rail line linking Canada’s two largest cities, Montreal and Toronto, has been the stuff of dreams — and political campaigns — for decades. But with the federal Liberal government poised to announce more detailed plans for the project, that dream is a step closer to reality. In Ontario, the …

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As the Arctic warms, some polar bears are being injured by painful ice buildup on their paws: study

Some polar bears living in the far north are turning up with ice-related injuries that, in some cases, seriously affect their mobility and may be connected to the warming Arctic. Researchers observing polar bears in two different populations in northern Canada and Greenland found that some were experiencing hair loss, gashes …

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This foreign worker says he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn’t exist

This story is a collaboration between CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation (IJF). A national restaurant company is dropping one of its Ontario franchisees after a foreign worker alleges he paid his own wages for a cook position that didn’t exist. Quebec-based MTY Food Group says it has given …

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