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Powerful nor'easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England

BOSTON (AP) — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor'easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York's Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles. In the New Jersey beach town of Sea Bright, each high tide brought a new round of flooding. "It's not like a one-time occurrence," said Caroline Virenius, whose garage filled with about a foot of water (30 ...

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OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed US government sites in unexpected ways

NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in which ...

Driver arraigned after crash on Mackinac Bridge

MACKINAC COUNTY – The 28-year-old man arrested after a two-vehicle crash on the Mackinac Bridge Wednesday morning has been arraigned. Redane Smith, a seasonal worker from Jamaica, was arraigned Thursday in the Mackinac County 92nd District Court, on one count of reckless driving causing ...

Nessel seeks to cut UPPCO rate hike by 42%

MARQUETTE -- State Attorney General Dana Nessel is asking state regulators to sharply reduce a proposed Upper Peninsula Power Co. electric rate increase, arguing the utility should receive no more than $9.9 million of the $17.3 million it wants. Nessel filed testimony with the Michigan Public ...