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May 02 2024
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Examining the obsticles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange
Examining the obsticles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange
Examining the obsticles to securing a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage exchange Audio will be available later today.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with strategic diplomacy expert Mickey Bergman about the different approaches Israel and Hamas take toward negotiating a hostage swap and cease-fire.
NPR Fact CheckMay 05 2024
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Sen. Blakespear says coastal railroad is at a climate crossroads. 'The data is clear and the message more urgent.'
An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train travels south through San Clemente at Mariposa Point on March 25 after a nearly two-month closure due to landslides. A coordinated, multi-agency effort is essential to save Southern California’s coastal rail corridor from sea-level rise and erosion, state Sen. Catherine Blakespear warned last week. “The data is clear and the message more urgent than ever that
San Diego Union-TribuneMay 02 2024
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Jordan demands that Israel provide better security for aid convoys
Jordan demands that Israel provide better security for aid convoys
Jordan demands that Israel provide better security for aid convoys Audio will be available later today.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Blinken pushed for swift and sustained aid to Gazans.
NPR Fact CheckApr 07 2024
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Pols float personal data protection bill
WASHINGTON — Two influential lawmakers from opposing parties have crafted a deal on legislation designed to strengthen privacy protections for Americans’ personal data. The sweeping proposal announced Sunday would define privacy as a consumer right and create new rules for companies that collect and use personal information. It comes from the offices of Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and
Boston HeraldApr 18 2024
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Colorado privacy law first to safeguard brain activity data
On Wednesday, Colorado expanded the scope of its privacy law initially designed to protect biometric data like fingerprints or face images to become first in the nation to also shield sensitive neural data. That could stop companies from hoarding brain activity data without residents realizing the risks. The New York Times reported that neural data is increasingly being collected and sold
Ars TechnicaMay 07 2024
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Shooting near Drake's mansion wounds security guard, sparks police investigation
A security guard landed in the hospital after a shooting near rapper Drake’s mansion in Toronto early Tuesday morning. Police are investigating a shooting on Tuesday near rapper Drake’s mansion that left a property security guard severely wounded. The shooting occurred around 2 a.m. in Toronto’s affluent Bridle Path neighborhood, Toronto Police Inspector Paul Krawczyk confirmed in a press
Los Angeles TimesMay 09 2024
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High school baseball: Union and Canyon View secure their spots in 3A Championship Series
Four teams entered Thursday night looking to punch their ticket to the 3A Championship Series, but with only two spots available, something had to give. Union and Canyon View emerged victorious against Manti and Morgan, respectively, to claim the honor. They will face off Friday night in Game 1 at 7 p.m. at Cate Field on the campus of Salt Lake Community College. Union has won two 2A state
Deseret NewsMay 04 2024
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Crash outside White House security barrier leaves 1 dead: Police
A crash happened Saturday evening outside the White House, leaving one person dead, according to police. The Metropolitan Police Department responded at about 10:45 p.m. Saturday night to reports of a crash at the intersection of 15th Street and Pennsylvania Ave Northwest in Washington, D.C. One man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. STUDENT GRAZED IN HEAD BY STRAY BULLET FIRED
Fox News (Online News)Apr 26 2024
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WA ranks 10th in nation for voter turnout, new data shows
In recent years, it seems, every federal election gets billed as the most important in our lifetime. Some are saying that about the upcoming 2024 presidential contest. Midterm elections don’t typically generate as much excitement, but some folks even said it about the 2022 midterm elections. How much did that rhetoric help drive voter turnout in Washington and around the nation? Newly released
The Seattle TimesMay 07 2024
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The clock is ticking to fix Social Security as retirees face automatic cut in 9 years
Congress has less than a decade to fix Social Security before the popular program runs short of cash, threatening a sharp cut in benefits for nearly 60 million retirees and family members, according to a government report released Monday.
The report from Social Security trustees predicts the retirement program's trust fund will be exhausted in November of 2033. At that point, benefits
NPR (Online News)