Author: AP

0817 Today in History

Humanoid robots are becoming ever more lifelike and canine inspired robots ever more obedient and agile thanks to artificial intelligence and other tech developments. (Aug. 17)

On a bustling street in Rivne, a western Ukrainian city, former Ukrainian soldier Denys Abdulin took his first steps independently since he was severely wounded and blinded while fighting Russian troops. (AP video by Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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A devastating 2018 California wildfire killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Now, as the town of Paradise rebuilds, it is installing and testing new wildfire warning sirens. (Aug. 17) (AP Video: Haven Daley)
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President Joe Biden’s meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David on August 18 will join a long list of historic, diplomatic visits to the presidential camp. (Aug. 16)

The head of the Maui’s emergency agency said on Wednesday he had “no regret” that sirens weren’t sounded to warn people about encroaching wildfires. (Aug 16) (AP video/Mike Householder)

A lawyer for a prominent Memphis couple with a longstanding relationship to former NFL player Michael Oher says that they want to end a conservatorship that he’s challenging in court. (August 16)

Here’s the latest for Wednesday, August 16th: Survivors of Maui fires work to find dead; Russia hits Ukrainian grain depots; Nigeriens call for volunteers as junta faces possible invasion; Doggy droids and androids at World Robot Conference in Beijing….

A statement from Maui County, Hawaii said that by late Tuesday, crews with cadaver dogs had searched 32% of the area devastated by a massive wildfire last week. (Aug. 16)

Poland staged a military parade to showcase its state-of-the-art weapons and defense systems as it marked the anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish troops defeated Bolshevik forces advancing on Europe. (August 16)
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