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Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds

United States Armed Forces will be honored on 11th November, Monday to commemorate Veterans Day. Millions of Americans, celebrate 11th November by taking an off on that day, for celebrating the soldiers. It is called as the “Armistice Day”. This year, the holiday is falling during the weekend which means the businesses will be observing it on 10th November, Sunday with the closure of federal and state buildings.

defence synergy and trade links in 2024 and remain steadfast in securing a free and open Indo-Pacific region. In a statement issued on Thursday, Mukesh Aghi, the President and CEO of the US-India Partnership Forum (USISPF) also said that as the world moves into 2024, now the fastest-growing major economy and the most populous nation in the world has a «bolder vision.

By John Shiffman and Joshua Schneyer

Chandrashekhar quoted Apple's response, which said that Apple does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker, adding that some Apple threat notifications may be false alarms or are not detected. "Apple does not attribute the threat notifications to any specific state-sponsored attacker. State-sponsored attackers are very well-funded and sophisticated, and their attacks evolve over time.

By Jonathan Landay

Mar-a-Lago, Melania Trump's sporadic presence has stirred curiosity, sparking conversations among Palm Beach club members about her activities. Laurence Leamer, an author known for exploring the inner workings of Mar-a-Lago, emphasized the enigma shrouding Melania's rare public appearances, highlighting it as a topic frequently deliberated among club affiliates. In the midst of her husband's active involvement in politics, Melania Trump has deliberately maintained a subdued presence, seldom making public appearances over the past year. Despite her husband's legal battles and public appearances, Melania has been scarcely seen. Her rare public appearance at Rosalynn Carter's memorial in Atlanta, followed by a speech at a naturalization ceremony in Washington DC, garnered attention, especially considering her husband's legal entanglements.

By David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Joe Biden-led United States administration sanctioned military aid for the war torn country. However, this could be the ‘last’ aid the western country has available without fresh approval from US Congress, where talks have stalled. The latest tranche from the US for the includes air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons.

Powerball drawing on Wednesday night which happened to be the penultimate drawing in 2023 didn't yield a jackpot winner, setting the stage for the potential end of the year with an almost $800 million prize in the final drawing. The winning numbers were 4, 11, 38, 51, 68, along with the red Powerball 5, and the Power Play option was 3X. Although the estimated $685 million jackpot remained unclaimed, a fortunate Texan secured $2 million by matching all five white balls and the Power Play.

WASHINGTON—It is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s forever war. The SEC in 2024 will mark the seventh year of its campaign to regulate cryptocurrencies through enforcement, with no end in sight. The regulator is waging several major court battles that could determine whether rules written for Wall Street apply to digital assets.

iPhones, a Washington Post report said recently. The move comes after several Opposition leaders and some journalists in October claimed that they had received emails from Apple warning them that state-sponsored attackers were potentially remotely trying to compromise the iPhones associated with their IDs.

Apple's warnings in October to Indian opposition politicians that government hackers may have hacked their phones prompted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration to quickly demand the U.S. firm soften its message, the Washington Post reported. Apple's India representatives were called by administration officials who demanded that company help weaken the political impact of the warnings, the newspaper said citing three unidentified sources. An Apple security expert was also summoned from outside the country to a meeting in New Delhi and the expert was pressed to come up with alternative explanations for the warnings, it said. Apple and India's Ministry of Electronics and Information did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Here is a look at what the case means for consumers and what is next for Apple.

By John Kruzel

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against Grand Canyon University for deceptive advertising, illegal telemarketing and misrepresenting the school as a nonprofit.

By Blake Brittain

Russia has an interesting place in India's foreign policy game plan. As foreign minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday during his five-day visit to Moscow, geopolitics and strategic convergence will always keep the bilateral ties on a positive trajectory. On Wednesday, Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov walked the talk as the two sides agreed on the expansion of Russian hydrocarbon exports to India and cooperation in nuclear energy.

The Israeli military says it has expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip to the densely populated urban refugee camps in the central part of the territory

Who's Harry Potter?," explores a groundbreaking technique that allows large language models to selectively forget information. Microsoft researchers Mark Russinovich and Ronen Eldan demonstrated that AI models can be modified to erase knowledge of the Harry Potter books—characters, plots, and all—while maintaining their overall decision-making and analytical abilities. The choice of Harry Potter was deliberate, as the series is universally familiar, making it easy for researchers to evaluate the effectiveness of the technique.

AI pioneer Blake Lemoine has warned that Artificial Intelligence may start a war and it could be used in assassination. He is the software engineer who was sacked by the company after he claimed that Google's LaMDA system was capable of having feelings. Google rejected this and fired the software engineer. He has expressed apprehension that the tools other AI makers are creating may be used wrongfully in warfare. Talking to 'The Washington Times', he said, «Using the AI to solve political problems by sending a bullet into the opposition will become seductive, especially if it’s accurate.» He also said, «If you can kill one revolutionary thought leader and prevent a civil war while your hands are clean, you prevented a war. But that leads to ‘Minority Report’ and we don’t want to live in that world.»