Eric Adams to appear in court Friday: Here's a timeline of the chaos leading up to his indictment.

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration was in turmoil before he was indicted.

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  • New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted by federal grand jury amid a corruption probe.
  • His administration has been engulfed in turmoil for months.
  • Below is a timeline of the notable events that led to the mayor's unprecedented indictment.

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Sam Altman says if you're afraid of bots taking your job, you should get good with AI

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ChatGPT-maker OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says people should get "comfortable" with AI tools.

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  • Sam Altman advises students to master AI technology to prepare for future jobs.
  • Altman compares AI's impact to computer programming, which created more opportunities.
  • Altman believes AI will enhance human creativity and potentially cure diseases like cancer.

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Lupita Nyong'o damaged her vocal cords so badly doing a happy robot voice on 'The Wild Robot' that she almost needed surgery

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"The Wild Robot."

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  • Lupita Nyong'o voices the main character Roz in "The Wild Robot," in theaters Friday.
  • Nyong'o strained her vocal cords, forming a polyp while recording Roz's robotic yet emotional voice.
  • Recording sessions were halted for three months to allow Nyong'o to recover without surgery.

DreamWorks Animation's new movie, "The Wild Robot," is an emotional story about a

Child 'content creators' granted protections in California by Gov. Newsom

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Actress Demi Lovato and California governor Gavin Newsom usher in new protections for underage online performers.

California has taken a huge step in protecting children placed in the online spotlight, passing two new pieces of legislation providing financial safety nets for minors starring in digital content.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was joined at the bill signing by singer and former child star Demi Lovato, who recently made headlines for her appearance in Child Star, a new Hulu documentary about youth working in

Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific

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China's ICBM test was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years.

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  • China test-fired an ICBM this week, launching it into the Pacific Ocean for the first time in over 40 years.
  • This kind of testing gives China useful data on how an ICBM would perform under normal circumstances.
  • China's rocket force has seen significant growth in recent years as China bolsters its

New California law will force companies to admit you don't own digital content

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 2426, a new law that requires digital marketplaces to make clearer to customers when they are only purchasing a license to access media. The law will not apply to cases of permanent offline downloads, only to the all-too-common situation of buying digital copies of video games, music, movies, TV shows or ebooks from an online storefront. The Verge spo

After my divorce, I took back my old last name. I feel like I took back my identity.

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The author, not pictured, changed her last name after her divorce.

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  • I was kicked out of my house as a teen and changed my last name to separate from my family.
  • When I met my ex-partner, I changed my last name again so that we felt like a family.
  • Now that we are divorced, I'm changing my name again to take back my identity.

Just weeks after my ex-partner walked out on our