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Loss of Antarctic ice hurting survival of emperor penguin chicks, study says
FILE - Emperor penguin chicks stand together in Antarctica on Dec. 21, 2005. The loss of ice in a region near Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea in 2022 likely resulted in none of the emperor penguin chicks surviving in four colonies in that area, researchers reported Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Nature Communications Earth and Environment. (Zhang Zongtang/Xinhua via AP, File)
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Deep-sea ‘hot tubs’ help octopus moms hatch their eggs faster
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Parents take crash course on advancing tech as AI, chatbots enter classroom
Back-to-school prep for Toronto mom Valerie Tih involves homework she’s assigned to herself — a crash course in artificial intelligence tools that she expects her sons may encounter this school year. Tih and her husband Dave pose for a family portrait with their children Tanner, (top right) and Tyler in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jessica Kosmack, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Human activity, climate change having cascading effects on northern ecosystem, starting with the Arctic cod
A polar bear stands on an ice floe in Baffin Bay above the Arctic Circle on July 10, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Oceanographers say warming waters in the Gulf of St. Lawrence affecting animal life
A sculpture shows fishermen pulling on a line in front of the marina, Monday, August 6, 2012, in L'Étang du Nord on the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms
FILE - The Associated Press logo is shown at the entrance to the news organization's office in New York on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Associated Press has issued guidelines for its journalists on use of artificial intelligence, saying the tool cannot be used to create publishable content and images for the news service. (AP Photo/Aaron Jackson, File
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses
Indicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves the United States Courthouse in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/
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Russia is to launch its first mission to the moon in almost 50 years
In this photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporation, the Soyuz-2.1b rocket with the moon lander Luna 25 automatic station is transported to a launch pad at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Russian Far East on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Luna 25 is a Russian lunar lander mission scheduled to launch later in August. (Roscosmos State Space Corporation via AP)
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Recent shark deaths in Canada a sign that efforts to grow the population are working
A combination of food and rise in population due to conservation efforts could be leading to an increase in shark encounters in Canadian waters. A woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach, where a boogie boarder was bitten by a shark in 2018 and later died of his injuries, in Wellfleet, Mass. on May 22, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS-AP/Charles Krupa
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WSP Global raises earnings forecast as profits soar
A new report from an advocacy group says that Canada's big banks show "no urgency" in ramping up action against climate change. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Honda’s profit doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
FILE PHOTO: Honda's logo is seen on the front grill of the new SUV Elevate, during its world premiere, at an event in New Delhi, India, June 6, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
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Unifor president demands SNC-Lavalin reinstate fired union head
SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. headquarters is seen in Montreal on Thursday, Aug.3, 2023.The head of Canada's largest private sector union is calling out SNC-Lavalin for firing the head of a union that represents hundreds of its engineers and other workers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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White House’s first-ever cybersecurity summit tackles hackers dumping U.S. students’ data online
FILE - In this June 19, 2018, file photo, a router and internet switch are displayed in East Derry, N.H. The White House on Tuesday held its first-ever cybersecurity “summit” on the ransomware attacks plaguing U.S. schools, which has included hackers leaking sensitive student data such as medical records, psychiatric evaluations and student sexual assault reports. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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WSP Global sells subsidiary of Louis Berger engineering firm to U.S.-based Versar
A new report from an advocacy group says that Canada's big banks show "no urgency" in ramping up action against climate change. The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto, Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg
FILE - This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File)
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Troubled Toshiba announces buyout offer led by Japan businesses
FILE - The logo of Toshiba Corp. is seen at a company's building in Kawasaki near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, 2022. Toshiba announced a 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer on Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, in a move that will take it private, as the scandal-tarnished Japanese electronics and energy giant seeks to turn itself around. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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Dungeons & Dragons tells illustrators to stop using AI to generate artwork for fantasy franchise
FILE - Dungeons & Dragons books sit on display at Cape Fear Games in Wilmington, N.C., on Aug. 8, 2014. The Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game franchise said Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, that it won't allow artists to use artificial intelligence technology to draw its cast of sorcerers, druids and other characters and scenery. (Jason A. Frizzelle/The Star-News via AP, File)
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Elon Musk says his cage fight with Mark Zuckerberg will be streamed on X
FILE - This combo of file images shows Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Elon Musk says his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site X, formerly known as Twitter. “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post Sunday Aug. 6, 2023, on the platform. “All proceeds will go to charity for veterans.” (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, Stephan Savoia, File)
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Crowd overwhelms New York City’s Union Square, tosses chairs, climbs on vehicles
FILE - A line of police cars are parked along a street in Times Square, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in New York. A New York City police officer is speaking out against the use of "courtesy cards" by friends and relatives of his colleagues on the force, accusing department leaders of maintaining a sprawling system of impunity that lets people with a connection to law enforcement avoid traffic tickets. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
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