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May 14 2024
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Utah, 17 other states, sue over federal policy on transgender workers
WASHINGTON — A group of 18 Republican-led states, including Utah, filed a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing broad legal protections for transgender workers. The 18 states filed the complaint in federal court in Knoxville, Tennessee, late Monday. They said the federal workplace bias agency lacked the power to assert that federal law
KSLMay 14 2024
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Waymo and Zoox are under federal investigation as self-driving cars behave erratically
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating two autonomous driving companies following incidents in which the vehicles behaved erratically and sometimes disobeyed traffic safety rules or were involved in crashes. The investigations involve Waymo, the self-driving technology subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, as well as Zoox, the autonomous vehicle
CNN (Online News)Apr 30 2024
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US government auctions 5.34-petaflop Cheyenne supercomputer
On Tuesday, the US General Services Administration began an auction for the decommissioned Cheyenne supercomputer, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The 5.34-petaflop supercomputer ranked as the 20th most powerful in the world at the time of its installation in 2016. Bidding started at $2,500, but it's price is currently $27,643 with the reserve not yet met. The supercomputer, which officially
Ars TechnicaMay 01 2024
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US government is giving non-citizen ‘refugees’ in South Carolina voter registration forms
South Carolina state Rep. Adam Morgan shared online a voter registration form he said a “refugee” sent to his office, asking why “non-citizens” would be getting such forms. “Is the Federal Gov giving voter registration forms to non-citizens? Yes, at least in SC. A refugee sent us this form that was given to her in a packet at the Social Security Office in Spartanburg. She asked, ‘Why are they
Bizpac ReviewMay 14 2024
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Fred Daibes arrives at Federal Court, for his bribery trial in New York
Colorado Springs GazetteMay 16 2024
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'Serious concerns': Dems say Thomas may be liable for 'violations of federal tax laws'
Two Senate Democrats recently sent a letter to the attorney for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asking for clarification on a loan from a wealthy Republican donor, saying the justice has not been forthcoming about whether he's satisfied both ethical reporting requirements and federal tax obligations. The New Republic's Greg Sargent wrote Thursday that Democrats are trying to get to the
AlterNetMay 16 2024
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Federal Railroad Administration initiates civil rights probe in Amtrak’s Baltimore tunnel project
The Federal Railroad Administration is investigating alleged discrimination by Amtrak in the Frederick Douglass Tunnel project, according to a letter obtained by The Baltimore Sun. A coalition of Reservoir Hill residents represented by New York University School of Law’s Civil Rights and Racial Justice Clinic filed a complaint April 30 under the Title VI Civil Rights Act of 1964, which allows
Baltimore SunMay 16 2024
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San Marcos to use federal grant to protect Sunset Acres neighborhood from flooding
The city of San Marcos is no stranger to the intense flooding that is possible throughout Central Texas. After a series of devastating floods hit the community in 2015, residents and city officials started looking at how to prevent the worst effects of flooding. Mayor Jane Hughson was then a City Council member, and she recalls seeing “devastation in several neighborhoods after the May flood
Yahoo NewsMay 16 2024
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FIFA proposal on racism urges all 211 federations to mandate abuse as a disciplinary offense
ABC News (Online)May 08 2024
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Lisbon Connection bus services to end as federal funding ends
May 8—LISBON — Western Maine Transportation Services will end the Lisbon Connection bus line because there are no federal funds to support it, Community Relations Director Craig Zurhorst told town councilors Tuesday. The Federal Transit Administration reclassified the Lisbon and Sabattus bus route as urban from rural, he said. "It makes no sense, I can't defend it. I'm not even going to try."
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