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As Warren Buffett has warned, the irreversible nature of AI development demands robust oversight to mitigate significant risks associated with its misuse and a lack of understanding.—
Bob Zukis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025 -
This misuse of the legal system stifles legitimate dissent and must be seen as a direct threat to environmental justice and democratic freedoms.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Criminals target spring break travelers with theft, scams, or even more violent crimes.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Elantra is the same vehicle that was used during the theft of a black SUV from a home in Lockport before the shooting, witnesses testified Wednesday.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt certainly were not expected to provide aid to Nazi Germany during WWII, yet there is a systematic double standard and misapplication of the law against the Jewish state.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Such misapplications of antitrust tend to reduce the competitive vitality of a nation’s firms, rendering them less effective on the global stage – and thereby reducing that nation’s competitiveness.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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