Saipan Tribune

1 week ago | saipantribune.com | Carter Walker

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. When Marryka Beck didn’t receive her mail ballot as expected ahead of the November 2024 election, the West Virginia University student knew she would have to drive back to Pennsylvania and vote provisionally on Election Day.

1 month ago | saipantribune.com | Anuj Chopra

A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow. The Pravda network, a well-resourced Moscow-based operation to spread pro-Russian narratives globally, is said to be distorting the output of chatbots by flooding large language models (LLM) with pro-Kremlin falsehoods.

2 months ago | saipantribune.com | Nick Perry

Could restoring the environment in one place -- say by turning farmland in Europe into a nature reserve -- harm plants and animals on the other side of the planet? An international team of researchers on Thursday said these types of unintended consequences from well-meaning conservation efforts are more common than thought, yet are rarely considered or even properly understood.

2 months ago | saipantribune.com | with Danny Kemp |Adel Zaanoun

President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people faced a resounding rejection from Palestinians, Middle East leaders and governments around the world on Wednesday. Trump made his announcement to audible gasps during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he was hosting at the White House for talks.

2 months ago | saipantribune.com | Tim Clouser

(The Center Square) – The potential legalization of magic mushrooms is heading to Olympia next week as state lawmakers prepare to hear testimony on two bills that could change the landscape of mental health treatment. State legislators have attempted to model a program based on Oregon’s Psilocybin Services Act for the past few years. While Beaver State residents passed a measure in 2020, the Evergreen State has failed to get the ball rolling on its side of the Columbia River since 2022.