Deep in the Caribbean, an 'Unprecedented' Mission Is Underway (Daily Rundown by Newser)

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May 27, 2024   The Big Rundown Deep in the Caribbean, an 'Unprecedented' Mission Is Underway In June of 1708, the Spanish galleon San Jose was attacked by the British Royal Navy and sank in the Caribbean off the coast of Cartagena, resting on the ocean floor with a reputed $20 billion in treasure on board. Keep reading   From our sponsors Ditch Your Doorbell Camera, This Is Much Better Simply screw it into your lightbulb socket and KEEP READING   More Big News Bill Walton Was a Star With a 'Zest for Life' Bill Walton, a Hall of Fame center who won basketball championships in high school, college, and the NBA before becoming a celebrated broadcaster, died Monday. Keep reading   Also Making Headlines >  Speculation Mounts of a New Putin Strategy  (Read It) >  North Korea's Latest Spy Satellite Launch Fails  (Read It) >  NYC and Crack. Appalachia and Pills. Now, Baltimore  (Read It) >  UK PM Wants to Bring In Compulsory Service for Teens  (Read It)   Today's Jaw-Dropper DOJ Hits Firm With Fine After 'Whites Only' Job Listing In March of last year, Arthur Grand Technologies, a tech firm based in Loudoun County, Virginia, posted an ad for an open business analyst position within the company. Keep reading   A Newser Sweepstakes Win $900 in Prizes for Your Pet! This is one for all the dog lovers out there. We’ve team up with our friends at Daily Dig to give one lucky winner a prize package designed to pamper your pet. The winner will take home a $300 pet package from Brutus Bone Broth, a $250 gift card from Petsies, a pet package from Sam & Nala worth $228, and a $100 Petco gift card. Click here to enter   Don't Overlook Scarlett Johansson's Complaint Reflects State of AI Battle When Scarlett Johansson heard a ChatGPT voice that she thought sounded a lot like hers, she put a legal team together to confront the developer, OpenAI. Keep reading   On the Lighter Side It's One of the Strangest Baseball Plays in a While One of the buzziest sports plays out of the weekend came not from the pros but the high school level. Keep reading   Science Buzz Crows Appear to Be Able to Count Out Loud Scientists have long known that crows are smart. Keep reading   Wild Card I Don't Care What Men Think I Should Do With My Life Glynnis MacNicol recently turned 50—in between the 50th anniversaries of Roe v. Wade and the establishment of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which gave women the right to have their own bank accounts and credit cards without a male signature—and it made her reflect. Keep reading   Comment of the Day "Counting Crows,,, But can they sing?" tpol Read the story Quote of the Day "Freedom has never been guaranteed. Every generation has to earn it, fight for it, defend it in the battle between autocracy and democracy, between the greed of a few, and the rights of many." Read the story Read This Elsewhere Xi Jinping's Recipe for Total Control: An Army of Eyes and Ears Read the story   Today's 6 Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved