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US explores AI to train immigration officers on talking to refugees
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting artificial intelligence to train officers who review applicants for refugee status in the United States, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters on Tuesday. The work addresses what Mayorkas said is “labor-intensive” instruction that typically involves senior personnel. "Refugee applicants, given the trauma that they have endured, are reticent to be forthcoming in describing that trauma," he said.
ABC NewsBoeing Starliner's first astronaut-crewed flight launch called off due to stuck valve
Boeing's first astronaut-crewed flight into space has been called off due to a stuck valve on the spacecraft’s rocket Monday, the United Launch Alliance announced. The Starliner Crew Flight Test, developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program, was set to launch from Space Launch Complex-41 atop an Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 10:34 p.m. ET before it was called off. "ULA Launch Director Tom Heter III has made the decision to the launch team that launch operations will not continue tonight," the United Launch Alliance said in an update on X (formally Twitter) Monday evening.
Fort Worth Star-TelegramSuspect charged in shooting that killed a man at Arlington park, police say
The suspect, Kevon Flynn, is currently serving a 25-year sentence for an unrelated conviction, according to police.
