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Abstract: The global aging population faces considerable challenges, particularly in communication, due to the prevalence of hearing and speech impairments. To address these, we introduce the AVE ...

Abstract: We present a novel Speech Augmented Language Model (SALM) with multitask and in-context learning capabilities. SALM comprises a frozen text LLM, a audio encoder, a modality adapter module, ...

Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Ocracoke Observer cannot stand by and watch the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution be subject to repeated attacks. “Congress shall make no law respecting ...

In response to Senator Steve Stadelman’s recent column, “Threats to free speech should worry everyone,” I think it is important to note that freedom of speech is both a right and a responsibility.

Editor’s note 10/15/2025: A previous version of the article implied that police officers asked students to stop using amplifiers due to SB 2972. The article has been corrected to clarify that the ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is undeterred after being indicted by the Trump administration in a fiery speech at a campaign rally for New York City mayoral Democratic nominee, Zohran ...

It is reasonably easy to list the most in-demand sporting events in the world, an entire sub-section of the PR industry seems devoted to it. A slightly more subtle approach is to imagine the trips ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup, an opposition lawmaker in the ...

All eyes turn to FED Powell Speech on Tuesday, 14 October 2025 at 17:20 UK (12:20 ET). With markets finely balanced between sticky-inflation risk and a cooling growth pulse, Powell’s tone and guidance ...

The online message board 4chan is refusing to pay a fine handed down by Britain under new rules set by the Online Safety Act. In a move that risks inflaming a free speech row with the White House, ...