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Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em

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Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em

Six-player Texas Hold 'em has been too tough for a machine to master — until now. A bot named Pluribus crushed some of the world's best poker players using brash and unorthodox strategies.

ICE Raids Expected To Target Recently Arrived Migrant Families In 10 Cities

The raids will target immigrant communities in 10 major cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Houston. Charles Reed/AP hide caption

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ICE Raids Expected To Target Recently Arrived Migrant Families In 10 Cities

ICE Raids Expected To Target Recently Arrived Migrant Families In 10 Cities

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Cantelowes Toumani Diabaté
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In 'Sword Of Trust,' A Questionable Antique, An Unquestionable Cast

L to R: Mary (Michaela Watkins), Cynthia (Jillian Bell), Nathaniel (Jon Bass) and Mel (Marc Maron) get taken to a second location in Sword of Trust. IFC Films hide caption

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In 'Sword Of Trust,' A Questionable Antique, An Unquestionable Cast

In 'Sword Of Trust,' A Questionable Antique, An Unquestionable Cast

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In A Black Out Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam
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Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement

Suboxone Film strips dissolve when placed under the tongue and are used to treat patients suffering from opioid dependency. The medication is made by Indivior, which was spun off from U.K.-based Reckitt Benckiser in 2014. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption

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Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement

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Reckitt Benckiser Agrees To Pay $1.4 Billion In Opioid Settlement

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The Rocket III Martin Tingvall
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Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em

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Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em

Bet On The Bot: AI Beats The Professionals At 6-Player Texas Hold 'Em

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Attacking Sharks The Sven Libaek Orchestra
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On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
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8ths [Intro Edit] Johan Agebjörn
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California [Tchad Blake Mix] Phantom Planet
Trump Backs Off Census Citizenship Question Fight

President Trump, flanked by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross (left) and Attorney General William Barr, delivers remarks on citizenship and the census in the Rose Garden at the White House on Thursday. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Backs Off Census Citizenship Question Fight

Trump Backs Off Census Citizenship Question Fight

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'Pose' Choreographer Creates A Safe Space — On The Runway

Indya Moore walks the runway as Angel in the FX series Pose. Michael Parmelee/FX hide caption

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'Pose' Choreographer Creates A Safe Space — On The Runway

'Pose' Choreographer Creates A Safe Space — On The Runway

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Never Knew Love Like This Before [Single Version] [*][Version] Charles Earland
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