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Oct 30, 2021; Eugene, Oregon, USA; Oregon Ducks running back Travis Dye (26) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the first half against the Colorado Buffaloes at Autzen Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports Who saw this coming? After coming in at No. 7 in the AP Top 25 this week, Oregon football got some major respect from the playoff committee, earning the No. 4 spot in the playoff rankings.Everyone was shocked that it wasn’t Ohio State or Oklahoma or even Cincinnati in that No. 4 spot, but that just goes to show how much the committee valued the Ducks’ road win over then-No. 3 Ohio State in Week 2. Couple that with a solid win over UCLA a couple of weeks ago and then some style points added from Week 9’s win over Colorado and it makes more sense.I still can’t say that I saw this coming.In fact, in my ‘where will Oregon be ranked?’ post from earlier on Tuesday, I projected the Ducks to come in at No. 7 in the rankings. I was happy to be wrong.With Anthony Brown playing his best football of the season, Oregon no longer playing down to opponents, and the run…

News 11 has confirmed that the threat was made through Snapchat YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Yuma Police Department (YPD) and the Yuma Union High School District (YUHSD) are working together to investigate after YPD received multiple calls Tuesday evening about a threat on social media. YPD said it received multiple calls after 8 p.m. about a social media post referring to a possible school shooting at Cibola High School. News 11 has confirmed that the social media post was made through Snapchat. YPD said it is actively investigating the threat, and working closely with the district to determine its source and validity. Cibola High School said school will resume as scheduled Wednesday morning. Anyone with information is asked to contact YPD at (928) 373-4700 or you can dial 78-CRIME at (928) 782-3463 to remain anonymous.

Home / Technology / Clubhouse adds 13 new languages support for Android users, iOS soon. Know more Premium Clubhouse new app icon Anirudh Deshmukh 1 min read . Updated: 03 Nov 2021, 12:00 PM IST Edited By Haider Ali Khan The languages support will be available to Android users only and will soon be rolled out for iOS users across the world Clubhouse has added thirteen new languages to its app to spread its reach across boundaries. The 13 languages include; Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Spanish. The languages support will be available to Android users only and will soon be rolled out for iOS users across the world. Clubhouse has seen growth among daily users in India with people debating range of topics. The app largely has Android user base in India and with a very few iOS base. Clubhouse has also introduced some new features ditching the invite-only system.   » Read More

Facebook has announced it is deleting about 1bn “faceprints” it used as part of a facial recognition system for photo tagging, citing concerns with the technology.Meta, the company formally known as Facebook, announced on Tuesday it would end its use of facial recognition technology in the coming weeks. A third of Facebook’s users, or about 1 billion people, had opted into the service, Meta’s vice-president of artificial intelligence Jerome Pesenti said.So is the company really concerned about people’s privacy, or is it just a public relations move?How was Facebook using facial recognition technology?When people opted in to allowing the use of facial recognition, Facebook scanned a “faceprint” of that user and used it to find photos and videos of them on the platform, and suggested tagging them.It was also used to identify if someone else was impersonating that user on Facebook, and helped with accessibility for people with visual impairments by telling them who was in a photo.Why is Facebook stopping it?  » Read More

One person is dead and another is injured after a pick-up truck collided with a semi-tractor in Taber early Monday morning Author of the article: Newsroom Staff The sign outside of the town of Taber Photo by Mike Drew/Postmedia One person is dead and another is injured after a pick-up truck collided with a semi-tractor in Taber early Monday morning. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The collision happened around 6:46 a.m. Nov. 1 on Range Road 145 and Township Road 100 in the Municipal District of Taber. The pick-up truck was heading westbound on Township Road 100 when it entered the intersection at Range Road 145, colliding with the passenger side of a semi-tractor that was travelling northbound, police say. The Taber man driving the semi-tractor was pronounced dead at the scene. The man driving the pick-up truck from County of 40 Mile was transported by EMS to a local area hospital in critical but stable condition, police say. “All possible contributing factors relating to this collision are being considered,” Taber RCMP said in a press release. The collision remains under investigation by the Taber RCMP with the assistance of the RCMP collision…

Ryan Resch writes down the serial number for a .22 caliber handgun to include on a background check for first time customer Dave Clute at BigHorn Firearms on December 16, 2015 in Denver, Colorado.Brent Lewis | The Denver Post | Getty ImagesThe Biden administration is rolling out a new initiative aimed at reducing suicides by gun and combating the significant increases in suicides by members of the military and veterans.The White House is announcing the new plan on Tuesday, which officials say is an unprecedented focus by the federal government on reducing the risk of suicide through awareness and training campaigns and new regulations to increase the availability of gun storage products.The plan calls for federal agencies, including the Defense Department, Homeland Security, the Justice Department, Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Transportation's emergency medical services office to create public awareness campaigns to encourage safer storage of guns and training for counselors, crisis responders, and others.The effort also includes the Justice Department finalizing a rule that was first proposed in 2016 and would require stores that sell firearms to also offer secure gun storage and safety devices, the White House said.John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for…

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open around the flatline Wednesday as investors prepare for the latest comment and monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve.The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 7 points lower at 7,267, Germany's DAX 6 points lower at 15,947, France's CAC 40 down 1 point at 6,924 and Italy's FTSE MIB 4 points higher at 27,038, according to IG.Investors around the world will be closely following the latest decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday.Following the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting, the central bank is widely expected to announce it will begin to wind down its $120 billion in monthly bond purchases and end the program entirely by the middle of 2022.Read more: The Fed is about to set its post-crisis policy course — with a high level of uncertainty aheadInvestors will also be looking for the Fed's comments on rising prices as inflation has been running at a 30-year high.U.S. stock futures were flat ahead of the Fed's decision while in Asia-Pacific overnight, markets were mixed.Stock picks and investing trends from CNBC Pro:Elsewhere, the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow continues on Wednesday. U.S. President Joe Biden said Tuesday that one of…

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition program and deleting more than 1 billion users' faceprints, a company official said Tuesday.The move means more than one-third of Facebook’s daily active users – about 640 million people – who have opted into the social network's facial recognition option no longer will be automatically recognized in photos and videos, said Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Meta, the newly named parent company of Facebook, in a blog post. Also affected: Facebook's automatic alt text system, which uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to give those who are blind or visually impaired descriptions of images that let them know when they or a friend are in an image.►The Facebook Papers: 17 news orgs examined them, found struggles with sex trafficking, hate speech, more►'Never Meta worse idea': Facebook's new name gives critics fresh chance to roast companyFacebook is taking this action,  » Read More

Author of the article: Bloomberg News Patrick Donahue (Bloomberg) — Russia’s Nord Stream 2 may need a few more months to clear remaining red tape before the controversial pipeline begins pumping natural gas to Germany to help ease Europe’s energy crunch. The Baltic Sea project — which has raised concerns over the Kremlin’s control of energy supplies to the continent, including among Germany’s Greens — is complete and awaiting certification from national and European Union authorities. Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to step up gas supply, and has said Nord Stream 2 can be activated “the day after” regulatory sign-off. Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. However, the pipeline might not be approved until May if regulators use all the time they’re allowed. Whether the bureaucrats would be willing to accelerate the process if Europe’s energy woes intensify remains to be seen. Soaring energy prices coupled with below-capacity deliveries in recent weeks have prompted accusations from European officials that Russia is curbing supply to pile pressure on authorities to grant certification for the new link. The political dial is unlikely to move much. The German government under outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has been…

A 19-year-old California man was sentenced to two years in prison Monday after he filmed himself fatally torturing a puppy and posting the gruesome video on Snapchat.The incident dates back to Feb. 13 when Angel Ramos Corrales assaulted the puppy at Louella Lane, in the Eastside district of Riverside, California News-Times reported.Prosecutors said during his sentencing on Monday that Corrales filmed the video depicting the brutal assault on the 4-month-old Chihuahua puppy named Canelo. In the video, the accused was heard saying, "I'm chilly," as he displayed the puppy with a gaping slash around his neck and kicked him, the outlet reported, citing court documents.Police arrived at Corrales' residence following a number of complaints by residents in the area who watched the video and identified him. Authorities discovered fresh bloodstains and scratches on his hands and splatters of blood all over the place, including the lavatory and bedroom.Corrales' roommate reportedly told arriving authorities that Corrales had locked himself in his bedroom. The roommate said he had the dog wrapped in a rug, according to ABC 7. The pet was immediately rushed to the Western Riverside County Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley where the canine was euthanized. The decision was made…