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Biden signs foreign aid bill, says weapons to be sent to allies within hours
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a $95.3 billion emergency spending bill that will send military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Pacific partners, capping a dramatic week that culminated with a rare ...Read more
AI-powered cameras installed on Metro buses to ticket illegally parked cars
LOS ANGELES — Artificial intelligence-powered cameras are being installed on Los Angeles Metro buses to help ticket cars parked in bus lanes.
Testing is planned for this summer and the program is expected to go live by ...Read more
When the Supreme Court said it’s important to move quickly in key presidential cases like Trump’s immunity claim
When former President Donald Trump’s attorneys argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, they will claim he is immune from criminal prosecution for official actions taken during his time in the Oval ...Read more
Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on April 23, 2024, following months of political infighting that stalled the bill in the House of ...Read more
Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care? Not yet – but incorporating the latest science can help hospitals treat all patients equitably
There is increasing evidence that implicit bias – non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups – is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers are taking note.
Since the...Read more
Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhood
Myopia, or the need for corrected vision to focus or see objects at a distance, has become a lot more common in recent decades. Some even consider myopia, also known as nearsightedness, an epidemic.
Optometry ...Read more
Gender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
A Vatican declaration, the “Infinite Dignity,” has brought renewed attention to how religions define and interpret gender and gender roles.
Approved by the pope on March 25, 2024, the Vatican declaration ...Read more
How trains linked rival port cities along the US East Coast into a cultural and economic megalopolis
The Northeast corridor is America’s busiest rail line. Each day, its trains deliver 800,000 passengers to Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and points in between.
The Northeast corridor is also a name...Read more
Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread
CHICAGO — While Chicagoans were alarmed to learn the spotted lanternfly had been found in Illinois last year, experts say spring is the time to take action against that insect — as well as another damaging invasive ...Read more
Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered
Southern California’s rivers and creeks once teemed with large, silvery fish that arrived from the ocean and swam upstream to spawn. But today, these fish are seldom seen.
Southern California steelhead trout have been ...Read more
Columbia University extends deadline for students to clear pro-Gaza encampment
NEW YORK — Columbia University extended a deadline overnight for student protesters to clear their campus antiwar tent encampment, giving them another 48 hours to pull up stakes and leave, school officials said Wednesday...Read more
Blinken lands in China for tense talks as US sanctions loom
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in China on a mission to press Beijing on issues including its support for Russia and industrial overcapacity, with the threat of new U.S. sanctions looming over the visit.
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Decades of dallying led to current delay on menthol ban
The Biden administration’s delay in finalizing a ban on menthol cigarettes is the result of decades of resistance, delays and industry lobbying, according to former officials and public health advocates.
The White House...Read more
North Korea stokes arms concerns by sending a rare delegation to Iran
North Korea sent its highest-level delegation to Iran in about five years as the U.S. raised concerns that arms sales from Pyongyang and Tehran have helped fuel conflicts in the Middle East and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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States move to label deepfake political ads
WASHINGTON — After 20,000 or more New Hampshire voters received a call with the artificial-intelligence-doctored voice of President Joe Biden asking them to skip the state’s primary in January, state officials were in ...Read more
LA sees a surge of billboards for personal injury lawyers. You'll never guess why
LOS ANGELES — Among the myriad side effects of the pandemic: a surge in billboards and bus ads for personal injury law firms.
They seem to have sprouted all over Los Angeles.
Morgan & Morgan's blue-and-yellow ...Read more
US Supreme Court hears arguments on Idaho abortion law this week. How did we get here?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments from the state and the U.S. Department of Justice that will determine their decision on the fate of emergency abortion access in Idaho.
Since Idaho’s strict ...Read more
Commentary: Christian nationalism is a grave threat to America
My father, who served as a Navy officer in the South Pacific, shared fascinating World War II stories with me. With ensuing history classes, I became troubled by America’s slow response to Hitler’s atrocities in Europe...Read more
Climate change supercharged a heat dome, intensifying 2021 fire season, study finds
As a massive heat dome lingered over the Pacific Northwest three years ago, swaths of North America simmered— and then burned. Wildfires charred more than 18.5 million acres across the continent, with the most land ...Read more
Shelter dollars in Mass. 'close to running out' as funding bill sits on Beacon Hill, Gov. Healey says
BOSTON — A panel of lawmakers tasked with delivering a compromise on a spending bill that includes hundreds of millions for the state-funded shelter system appears no closer to a deal as the cash left to pay for services...Read more
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- Senate approves nearly $61B of Ukraine foreign aid − here’s why it helps the US to keep funding Ukraine
- Gender-nonconforming ancient Romans found refuge in community dedicated to goddess Cybele
- Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread
- Nearsightedness is at epidemic levels – and the problem begins in childhood
- Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered