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How restorers are making the Notre Dame Cathedral sound the same after restoration

6:28pm November 06, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

The reconstruction of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, which was heavily damaged by a fire in 2019, includes an effort to restore its unique acoustics.

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The rift appears to widen between Ukraine's president and his top generals

7:17am November 06, 2023

by Michel Martin

Twenty-two months after Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, dissension and fatigue are evident among Kyiv's most senior officials. The war has reached a stalemate.

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Ukrainian National Guard soldiers fire a recoilless cannon during combat training at a military training ground in northern Ukraine on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.

A Ukrainian missile strike on a shipyard in Crimea damages a Russian ship

8:53am November 05, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Ukrainian air force says one of Russia's most modern ships was at the shipyard but doesn't say if that ship was hit. Russia acknowledges a vessel was hit, but doesn't say which kind.

Germans prep for pot legalization

5:17pm November 04, 2023

by Andrea Gutierrez

Germany is expected to legalize cannabis by the end of the year, and the only legal way to obtain pot will be to grow it as a member of a nonprofit club. One such club gets ready for their big moment.

People dancing on the dance floor at Club Re:mise in Berlin on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Berlin's famed nightclubs, losing customers, face an uncertain future

4:43pm November 03, 2023

by Rob Schmitz

Inflation, a weak economy and declining numbers of club-goers all challenge the clubs' viability. Club owners are seeking protected status, similar to what Berlin's opera companies enjoy.

Paul Crawford holds a photograph of his mother and father at his home in Glenavy. His father John Crawford was shot dead in 1974 in front of the West Belfast furniture factory he ran.

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Britain bans prosecution of past Catholic and Protestant killings in Northern Ireland

5:11am November 03, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Twenty-five years after a Northern Ireland peace agreement, a controversial new law bans prosecution of crimes dating to the Troubles. Supporters deem it reconciliation. Victims see denial of justice.

Using AI to follow one goose in a flock could help with conservation efforts

6:10pm November 01, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

Artificial Intelligence is coming to the animal kingdom. Researchers have used advanced facial recognition techniques to track individual geese in a population, and other animal species too.

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Leaders pledge to contain potentially 'catastrophic' AI risks at U.K. summit

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Government officials and industry leaders convened an international summit in the United Kingdom to examine possible regulation of artificial intelligence.

For limited time visitors will be allowed in secret room to see Michelangelo drawings

6:53am November 01, 2023

In 1975, charcoal sketches were discovered on the walls of a secret room — hidden below a trapdoor inside Florence's Medici Chapel. Scholars are torn on whether the drawings are by Michelangelo.

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2-day global AI safety summit begins at a venue near London with a storied past

5:11am November 01, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Could artificial intelligence create bioweapons, undermine democracy, and threaten the financial system? The U.K. hosts a global AI summit to seek answers and possible interventions.