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A trio of scientists from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill recently published preprint artificial intelligence (AI) research showcasing how difficult it is to remove sensitive data from large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. 

endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with «significant additional management intervention,» according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. The US Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated recovery plan Friday for "Canis rufus" — the only wolf species unique to the United States. It calls for spending nearly $328 million over the next 50 years to get the red wolf off the endangered species list. «This final revised recovery plan will help the conservation and survival of the Red Wolf, ensuring these endangered canids endure in the wild for future generations,» Interior Department Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz said in a news release.

When Shellie and Perry Pardoe moved from northern Utah to Salt Lake City, they quickly realized that as empty-nesters, they didn’t need all five bedrooms in their house. But they did look forward to visits from their seven grandchildren and other young members of the family. So they spent about $30,000 to turn one of the bedrooms into a “fantasy reading forest" playroom for the grandkids, complete with treehouses, a climbing wall and a hideaway with two swinging hammocks.

Borrowers may have to report forgiven student loan debt as earnings in some states, according to a recent report. ( iStock )

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As millions of students begin the new school year, parents across America are edging closer to the day when their offspring stand on their own two feet.

Tropical storm Ophelia made landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, on Saturday morning. It brought heavy rainfall along with it and caused storm surges which flooded beaches along the East Coast. Strong winds also disrupted the power supply. It may sweep large swathes of areas along the mid-Atlantic, including Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York, and bring heavy rain. It is expected to move further north along the East Coast. It may weaken after making the landfalls.

tropical storm and begin sweeping large swathes of the East Coast on Friday. The National Hurricane Center has warned that it may begin in North Carolina on Friday morning and spread north on Saturday. The tropical storm may create life-threatening storm surges in coastal areas, high surf and rip currents. It may also bring heavy rainfall across the Mid-Atlantic, from North Carolina to New Jersey.

The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence

American Airlines from Charlotte, N.C., to Boston on Sept. 2 when the alleged incident occurred.A photo of the phone, which was mostly covered by red and white tape, save for the flash and camera functions on the back of the device, had “Inoperative Catering Equipment” and “Remove From Service” printed on it with a note written in marker that said “Seat Broken.”The picture was provided to the media by law firm Lewis & Llewellyn, LLP, which is representing the family.Family members told the Post that their daughter had been waiting in line to use the coach washroom, when a male flight attendant approached the girl and offered to bring her to first class, saying there was no line up for the washroom there.The family alleges that the crew member brought her to the front of the plane, but slipped in front of the girl, telling her he needed to quickly wash his hands before she used the facilities.As he exited the washroom, he told the girl that the toilet seat was broken but not to worry about it, the family said in a written statement.It wasn’t until after she flushed that she noticed the phone and took a photo of it, the family said.The flight attendant then entered the washroom after she left, the family claims.The mother of the girl, who asked not to be identified, said her daughter reported the phone when she came back to her seat, prompting the mom to go up to first class to check it out.When she arrived, she told the Post, the phone was gone.

The family of a 14-year-old girl who allegedly discovered an iPhone taped to the back of a toilet seat on a recent flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Boston said they believe she was targeted by a member of the crew

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO)'s shares fell on Monday after financial news agency MarketWire reported that U.S. drug regulators had recently issued a report detailing quality control lapses at the group's Clayton, North Carolina plant, citing sources.

Small-scale, tech-based solutions to transportation problems have emerged as a great equalizer in the battle for infrastructure dollars between big cities and rural communities

Marrakech, Morocco, shared videos recorded before the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit the area Friday, showing unidentified lights in the sky. The bizarre aerial phenomena are known as earthquake lights and seem to occur above sites of seismic stress. «People have wondered about them forever,» said Karen Daniels, a physicist at North Carolina State University. «It's one of those persistent mysteries that hang around and never quite get nailed.» Earthquake lights are difficult to study because earthquakes are impossible to predict. Without knowing when or where they will occur, researchers don't know where to place sensitive equipment that can detect them. Some experts doubt they're associated with earthquakes at all, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But accounts of these lights go back centuries, said John Ebel, a seismologist at Boston College who wrote a book on the history of earthquakes in the northeastern United States. In a study in 2014, researchers found reports of aerial luminous phenomena from 65 earthquakes occurring in Europe and the Americas during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. People have reported a variety of kinds of earthquake lights, ranging from glows high in the sky to low on the horizon. Some last up to minutes; others flash on and off like lightning. They've also been seen in different colors.

The Independent Advisor Alliance has hired two new executives to strengthen its senior management team ahead of a new growth phase.

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Marcus Freeman joined them last season as the coach, they went down 9-4 and won the Gator Bowl to the Trojans in 2022 for the first time since 2016. Fighting Irish continued their old rivalries in 2023 and they clashed with Southern California and Navy. Notre Dame will certainly try their best to regain control of the Jeweled Shillelagh this October. They have the bitter memories of falling to the Trojans in 2022 for the first time since 2016. Notre Dame took the lead against NC State and they were 17-7 at halftime when the game was suspended due to bad weather.

U.S. College Football Games Week 1 went smoothly but stretched over five days, Week 2 is more hectic with as many as 80 games packed in the Saturday window. With no extension of the holiday, Saturday will have the most busy schedule. Saturday's premiere match between No. 3 Alabama hosts No. 11 Texas begins at 7 p.m.The action in Tuscaloosa will be followed by a pair of interesting road contests for ranked, future Big Ten rivals, with No. 13 Oregon facing a wounded Texas Tech squad and No. 19 Wisconsin playing Washington State.

Global market update: US stock market edged higher on Friday on resilience in the national economy even though investors await the key US inflation data expected next week. Dow Jones index added 0.22 per cent whereas tech heavy weight Nasdaq added 0.09 per cent. S&P 500 index gained 0.14 per cent.

dollar edged lower but was on track for an eighth straight week of gains on Friday while global stock indexes advanced as Wall Street rose with Apple shares. The dollar index's weekly winning streak would be its longest since 2014, bolstered by recent reports showing the U.S. economy remains resilient. In contrast, the Chinese yuan fell to its weakest level since 2007 amid concern about China's slowing economy. Strong U.S.