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On lame-duck AI bill, Congress shouldn’t push too far
Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds the potential to bring a commercial and economic rebirth for the United States and its allies, but Congress is negotiating a lame-duck bill to regulate the AI ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
Live updates: House Republicans take a victory lap as Congress returns to DC
Republicans return to Congress for the lame duck session to decide on government funding, leadership elections in both chambers, and whether to cut a deal with Democrats or push the issue into next ...Politics - The Hill - November 12 -
What Congress has on its agenda for lame-duck session
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since Election Day. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on what Congress has in store for the remainder of ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Advocates call on Congress to reauthorize radiation compensation law in lame-duck session
A coalition of advocates and stakeholders called on Congress to take action in the lame-duck session to reauthorize the law compensating Americans exposed to nuclear radiation by the federal ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
White House pushes back on Trump call to halt confirmations in lame duck period
A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trump’s demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Senate Democrat sees ‘a chance’ of more Ukraine funding in lame duck session
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Wednesday there is a chance that Congress could pass additional funding for Ukraine ahead of the transition to a ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
Has poppymania gone too far?
Over the past 20 years, the symbol of remembrance for the war dead has become increasingly ubiquitous – and a culture of poppy policing has grown with it. In autumn 2003, about six months after ...World - The Guardian - November 5 -
Bill Clinton grapples with his past in memoir – too much, too little, too late
The 42nd president’s latest book is a prolonged stroll down memory lane that never quite reaches a desired destination. In 1992, Bill Clinton defeated George HW Bush, a sitting Republican ...World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago -
Fiscal policy was a squabble too far for German coalition’s odd throuple
At times it felt like the three parties thought they were governing three completely different countries. Germany’s coalition government, which collapsed in dramatic fashion on Wednesday night ...World - The Guardian - November 8 -
The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
New research confirms volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon billions of years agoTech - ABC News - November 15 -
Former House Republican says Gaetz nomination is 'a bridge too far'
Former Republican Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania suggested that Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-Fla.) nomination by President-elect Trump to serve as attorney general would be withdrawn. "I would say, in ...Politics - The Hill - November 16 -
Rising energy bills push inflation to highest for six months
Higher inflation pushes up the cost of living for households, and could mean that interest rates remain higher for longer.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
Trump is trying to control Congress. Republicans are quietly pushing back.
Republicans opted to quietly push back rather than vocally denounce a questionable Cabinet pick. Look out for that same strategy when it comes to spending and other nominees.Politics - Politico - 18 hours ago -
From the GI Bill to reparations: The next Congress must right a history of injustice
The G.I. Bill, which provided life-changing education and housing benefits to millions of World War II veterans, excluded nearly 1 million Black veterans, perpetuating the racial wealth gap and ...Politics - The Hill - November 11 -
Biden to send Congress an emergency funding bill for disaster relief
The bill will be put forth "in the coming days," a White House official said. The bill is meant to address funding shortages reported after a brutal storm season.Top stories - ABC News - 6 days ago -
Congress poised for another farm bill punt after Senate nonstarter
House Republicans rejected a farm bill proposal by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) this week, increasing the likelihood that lawmakers will pass another one-year ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago -
Far-right Israeli settler movement aims to push Palestinians out of Gaza
Following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, a far-right Israeli settler movement began advancing efforts to drive Palestinians out of Gaza even if it violates international ...Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Higher energy bills push UK inflation to 6-month high in October
Inflation in the U.K. has risen sharply to a six-month high in OctoberWorld - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Way-too-early 2025 MLB Power Rankings: Who's No. 1? How far down are the Mets?!
The Dodgers just won the 2024 World Series -- and we're already looking ahead to next year.Sports - ESPN - November 1 -
Man on trial in NYC subway death went 'way too far,' prosecutors say in opening statements
Daniel Penny went “way too far” when he put Jordan Neely in a chokehold on a New York City subway train last year until he died, a Manhattan prosecutor told jurors Friday during opening statements ...Top stories - NBC News - November 1 -
As China approaches WTO, analysts say Beijing-EU tariff spat unlikely to go 'too far'
China's commerce ministry said Monday that it had filed an additional appeal with the WTO over the EU's tariffs on its EVs, as bilateral talks have yet to lead to a breakthrough.Business - CNBC - November 5 -
Meta Lobbyist Turned Regulator Says Europe’s Big Tech Rules Have Gone Too Far
Aura Salla was once the tech giant’s top lobbyist in Brussels. Now, her presence as a regulator in the European Parliament is proving controversial.Tech - Wired - November 15 -
Trump eyes bypassing Congress if Republicans don’t sign off on his Cabinet picks
How far can Donald Trump go to push through some of his controversial Cabinet picks, like former Rep. Matt Gaetz?Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Mace says anti-trans bathroom bill is response to Sarah McBride coming to Congress
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told reporters that her effort to ban transgender women from female bathrooms at the U.S. Capitol was "absolutely" in response Sarah McBride's election as the first openly ...Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Rep. Mace says Capitol restroom bill targeted 1st transgender member of Congress
Rep.-elect Sarah McBride is the first transgender member of Congress.Top stories - ABC News - 4 days ago -
ByteDance’s AI can make your photos act out movie scenes — but is it too real?
ByteDance’s new AI tool, X-Portrait 2, transforms still photos into realistic video animations of famous movie scenes with uncanny detail, raising questions about the future of AI-driven animation ...Tech - VentureBeat - November 8 -
AI’s math problem: FrontierMath benchmark shows how far technology still has to go
FrontierMath, a new benchmark from Epoch AI, challenges advanced AI systems with complex math problems, revealing how far AI still has to go before achieving true human-level reasoning.Tech - VentureBeat - November 11 -
An AI chatbot pushed a teen to kill himself, a lawsuit against its creator alleges
A Florida mother is suing a tech company over an AI chatbot that she says pushed her son to kill himselfTech - ABC News - October 25 -
Meta's third-quarter profit surges 35% reflecting strong ad revenue and its AI push
Meta Platforms Inc. has posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter results fueled by its advertising revenue growth and its push to incorporate artificial intelligenceTech - ABC News - October 30 -
How Mark Cuban, Tim Cook, and Bill Gates Are Using AI to Be Massively More Productive
Cuban called AI the “ultimate time-savings hack” and Cook said it “changed his life.” Steal these CEOs’ time-saving AI hacks to get more done too.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
How should teachers cover the election? They shouldn’t.
Teachers should not cover contemporary issues in their classes, as they are hired to teach specific content and should not stray from their hired purpose, and a robust curriculum of history, ...Politics - The Hill - October 25 -
GOP senator: Trump shouldn’t pardon Hunter Biden
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says President-elect Trump should not pardon Hunter Biden, President Biden’s son, of felony charges related to his purchase of a revolver in 2018 nor the tax charges he ...Politics - The Hill - November 8 -
The Races for Congress
We preview next week’s elections and what a divided or united government might mean for each party.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Trump says he 'shouldn’t have left' the White House in 2021
Former President Trump said Sunday that he “shouldn’t have left” the White House in 2021. Speaking at a rally in Lititz, Pa., the former president confirmed Democrats’ concerns about him not ...Politics - The Hill - November 3 -
‘A therapist shouldn’t be giving you hugs’: readers share bad counselling experiences
From inappropriate behaviour to encouraging patients to stop medication, reckless therapists can cause real damage. Government urged to regulate psychotherapists and counsellors When Karin ...World - The Guardian - November 9 -
Manchester City shouldn’t panic but they are struggling in unfamiliar ways | Jonathan Wilson
Pep Guardiola’s team have lost four in a row. While they have overcome hurdles before the nature of their problems this season present a fresh challenge. Sign up to Soccer with Jonathan Wilson ...World - The Guardian - November 11 -
The Michael Strahan National Anthem Controversy Shouldn’t Make You Mad
Criticizing Strahan’s conduct becomes a more difficult exercise when taking his family history into account, a columnist for The Athletic writes.Sports - The New York Times - November 13 -
Sources: No surgery for injured Ducks WR Johnson
Oregon wide receiver Tez Johnson's shoulder injury is not a season-ender, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.Sports - ESPN - November 4