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Mar 29 2023
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Tech Experts, Including Elon Musk, Call for Pause on AI Development
A group of tech and civic leaders signed an open letter calling for a pause on training powerful AI systems for at least six months. The letter’s 1,000+ signatories included Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Andrew Yang, and more.
Key Quotes: “Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable,” the letter
New York Post (News) Wired MashableJul 24 2020
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Google Denies Blacklisting Conservative Sites After Some Temporarily Vanish From Search Results
An apparent glitch in Google's search engine occurred Tuesday, temporarily removing certain websites from its search results. The websites noted as being removed mostly included several popular conservative news sources, as well as at least one left-leaning news site. Google fixed the discrepancy later in the day; Google's SearchLiason Twitter account wrote that "contrary to some speculation,
Mediaite National Interest Daily MailJan 04 2021
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UK Judge Denies Request to Extradite Julian Assange to the US
A British judge ruled Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could not be extradited to the United States, citing concerns for Assange’s mental health. Specifically, the judge said that extradition would be “oppressive” because the “near-total isolation” of a prolonged sentence in an American prison would lead Assange, who has been “either severely or moderately clinically depressed,” to
Axios NBC News (Online) New York Post (News)Jan 01 2021
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Positive Looks at 2020
Everyone agrees that 2020 was a tough year, but there are good things to highlight from the year. Everyone applauds the quick development of COVID-19 vaccines and appreciates individual stories of coping with the challenges of 2020, often looking for life lessons to take forward. The political left and right differ greatly on most of the rest of the list of 2020 good news and accomplishments
Washington Post NPR (Online News) HuffPostSep 06 2022
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Federal Health Officials Suggest People May Need Annual COVID-19 Shots
Annual COVID-19 shots may be encouraged going forward, according to federal health officials.
Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said at a briefing that "in the absence of a dramatically different variant, we likely are moving towards a path of vaccination cadence similar to that of the annual influenza vaccine, with annual updated COVID-19 shots matched to the currently
Fox News (Online News) The Hill CNN (Online News)Sep 06 2022
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Judge Approves Trump's Special Master Request for Mar-a-Lago Investigation
A federal judge granted former President Donald Trump's request to appoint a "special master" to review materials that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago last month.
The decision, issued by Trump-appointed District Judge Aileen Cannon, stops the Justice Department from "further review and use of any materials seized from" Mar-a-Lago "for criminal investigative purposes" until the special
Washington Examiner NewsNation CNN (Online News)Feb 27 2023
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DeSantis Signs Bill Taking Over Disney World Tax District
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday ending Disney’s semi-self-governing status over the district containing the Disney World amusement park in central Florida.
Details: The potential 2024 presidential candidate began feuding with Disney last year when the media company publicly opposed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibits discussion of sexual
New York Post (News) Daily Beast Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 26 2023
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US Economy Grew 2.9% in Q4, and Grew 2.1% Overall in 2022
The U.S. economy grew 2.9% in the fourth quarter of 2022, and 2.1% overall for the year, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The Details: Economists cited across the political spectrum expected 2.6% gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Q4. The 2.9% jump followed 3.2% GDP growth in Q3. In contrast, GDP fell in the first half of 2022, after growing 5.9% in 2021 as the economy
CNBC Fox Business CNN BusinessJul 04 2020
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Many Invoke Frederick Douglass' Words Amid Racial Tensions this Fourth of July
Amid racial tensions and disputes over historical monuments this Fourth of July, many invoke the words of abolitionist, writer and former slave Frederick Douglass. Some of Douglass' works include a letter about a monument he dedicated in Washington, D.C. in 1876. The letter explored the ways monuments open up spaces for public dialogue, and the limits to which monuments convey historical
CNN (Online News) Smithsonian Magazine ReasonJun 27 2020
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Russia Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Soldiers
United States intelligence confirmed that a Russian spy unit offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in exchange for the targeting of U.S. troops, as the New York Times first reported Friday. Though 20 Americans were killed in Afghanistan last year, it is unclear which killings are possibly linked to the bounties. Russia has denied the report. President Donald Trump reportedly discussed
New York Times (News) Reuters Fox News (Online News)