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July 27 (Reuters) – The engagement of government with AI could potentially slow the adoption and progress of the technology and create more uncertainty for investors, Bridgewater’s co-chief investment officers said in a note to clients on Monday. Here are some more details: • Although regulation has a crucial role to play in reducing the chances of harmful outcomes, it could destabilize the AI capex cycle by reducing the return […]

LIMA, July 27 (Reuters) – Peru’s President-elect Keiko Fujimori on Monday named the Economy Minister, Foreign Minister, and Prime Minister for her administration, which is due to be sworn into government on Tuesday. Fujimori appointed Elmer Cuba as the South American nation’s new Economy Minister, while Carlos Espa will serve as Foreign Minister and Luis Galarreta was appointed as Prime Minister and Chief of Staff.  (Reporting by Marco Aquino, Editing by […]

The heat is on several NFL coaches — and it has nothing to do with the soon-to-be steamy dog days of training camp. The regular season is still more than six weeks away, but some coaches already face questions about their job security. For a few, such as the New York Jets’ Aaron Glenn, Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Cincinnati’s Zac Taylor, slow starts could make their seats pretty toasty […]

The Atlanta Braves called up right-hander Elieser Hernández from the minor leagues, and a few days later he finally appeared in his first big league game since 2024. After throwing three scoreless innings in relief and earning the win at Baltimore, he was immediately designated for assignment. “I hate it, to be honest with you,” Braves manager Walt Weiss said. “I wish the rules were different.” What Atlanta did is […]

PARIS (AP) — Heat waves and scant rainfall in Europe have contributed to historic wildfires in France and Spain that have forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in one of the continent’s biggest evacuation efforts since World War II. Rising temperatures later this week could complicate efforts to battle the blazes that have scorched an area four times the size of Paris in southwestern France and […]

BERLIN (AP) — Berliners mourned Monday after the deadly attack near the city’s Pride festival as questions mounted over how the suspect was able to move freely following a conviction linked to his ties to the Islamic State group. The 21-year-old Abdul Ballout, a German citizen, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after Saturday night’s attack in downtown Berlin. He was suspected of driving a van […]

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from monsoon rains and flash flooding in Pakistan over the past month surpassed 100 on Monday as weather forecasters warned that more heavy rain is expected across the country later this week. Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said 109 people have died nationwide since June 26. Many of the deaths were caused by collapsing houses and roofs, with nearly half reported in the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Republicans will decide in a primary runoff Tuesday whether to nominate Gov. Larry Rhoden for a full term or to instead tap businessman Toby Doeden to represent the party on the ballot in November. The two were the top vote-getters in the June 2 primary, but neither candidate reached the 35% vote threshold needed to win the nomination outright. The winner of the runoff will […]

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list. The ruling over the weekend rejected the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 U.S. states that sued ahead of November’s midterm elections. Also, the Trump administration has acknowledged […]