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Senate to vote on expanding Social Security payments for some teachers, firefighters
In a final lame-duck push, the Senate will attempt to pass legislation aimed at providing full Social Security benefits to millions of Americans this week.ABC News - 2h -
Senate GOP blocks last-ditch votes on Biden finance nominees
The outgoing chair of the Senate Banking Committee is throwing in the towel on trying to confirm two key Biden administration appointees with just days before the upper chamber is set to leave for ...The Hill - 19h -
Senate advances annual defense policy bill, teeing up final vote in coming days
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), teeing up a final vote in the coming days before Congress wraps up its work for ...The Hill - 1d -
Senate plans to vote on bill that would increase Social Security benefits for some pensioners
People who receive income from public pensions may have their Social Security benefits reduced. The Senate may soon vote to eliminate those rules.CNBC - 3d -
Momentum builds around Social Security reforms ahead of Senate vote
Momentum is building around legislation that could mean higher Social Security benefits for some Americans as Senate leadership tees up a vote for next week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...The Hill - 4d -
Ahead of Trump's inauguration, Trump Organization expands its global business
As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, his namesake real estate firm has announced plans for a Trump Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.ABC News - 5d -
Broadcom’s projections show more evidence of the AI boom expanding beyond Nvidia
Broadcom’s stunning projection for its potential opportunity in 2027 is more evidence that the artifical-intelligence boom in semiconductors is expanding beyond Nvidia — but there still is a lot of ...MarketWatch - 5d -
FromSoft expands Elden Ring IP with Nightreign co-op title
FromSoftware announced its latest title, Elden Ring: Nightreign, a spin-off of its popular Elden Ring IP, at The Game Awards.VentureBeat - 5d -
San Diego County's sanctuary city status expanded in new ordinance
A new San Diego County ordinance expands its status as a sanctuary county and further limits communication with ICEThe Hill - 5d -
Treasury expands language for IRA biogas tax credit
The Treasury Department’s rule for implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) renewable energy tax credits will incorporate new language that will provide greater benefits for operations that ...The Hill - 5d -
Expanded College Football Playoff field draws more bets and on more teams
Texas winning the national championship next month would be bad news for BetMGM SportsbookABC News - 5d -
Why Plans to Expand Wimbledon Face a Legal Challenge
The All England Club wants to add a third stadium and 38 other courts to its footprint.The New York Times - 6d -
North Carolina G.O.P. Brushes Aside Democratic Governor to Expand Power
After cloaking a bill that strips key powers from Democrats as hurricane aid, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature overrode a veto from Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, to pass it into law.The New York Times - 6d -
Schumer says Senate will vote on Social Security changes
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday he’s “doing everything” he can to try to pass legislation that would enact some Social Security before Congress ushers in a new class ...The Hill - 6d -
NCAA talks expanding hoops tourney to 72 or 76
NCAA president Charlie Baker says talks are ongoing to expand the basketball tournament to 72 or 76 teams.ESPN - 6d -
Senate Democrats fail to secure NLRB majority under Trump in razor-thin vote
A Democrat-led push to secure a majority on the National Labor Relations Board until 2026 fell short, facing opposition from Republicans and independents.CBS News - 6d -
Bolton: Senators ‘won’t escape history’s judgment’ if they vote to confirm Patel to FBI
John Bolton, President-elect Trump’s former national security adviser, is warning that Republican senators will be judged harshly by history if they confirm Kash Patel as the next FBI director. ...The Hill - 6d -
President-elect Trump's Cabinet selections court Senate votes
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Defense, met with Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who is expected to be a more centrist voice in the next Senate. He is also ...CBS News - Dec. 11 -
Organized crime gangs expanded into a third of cities in Brazil’s Amazon, report finds
Criminal gangs are operating in over a third of municipalities in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest driving a boom in violenceABC News - Dec. 11 -
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OpenAI expands ChatGPT Canvas to all users
Canvas, OpenAI's text and code editor, is now available for all ChatGPT users. It also now lets people run Python code.VentureBeat - Dec. 10 -
President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks court Senate votes on Capitol Hill
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks are making their cases to senators on Capitol Hill, including Pete Hegseth, Trump's embattled choice to lead the Department of Defense. He met with Iowa ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Trump administration picks on Capitol Hill courting Senate votes
Two key Republican senators, Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham, signaled they're open to confirming Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Scott MacFarlane reports it was a busy day for several of ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Lego Fortnite Expands With New Social Sim Brick Life
Lego Fortnite is expanding in a big way this week. Not only are we getting a new Lego Pass with piles of new content for the existing Lego Fortnite survival/crafting game, but we're getting an ...GameSpot - Dec. 9 -
Inside teamLab, the Expanding Japanese Art Collective
The art collective behind teamLab, which started in Japan, has expanded across the world, developing partnerships to pay for its immersive technology.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Plans to expand university backed by council
New buildings could be built, with new schools of medicine and business included in the proposals.Yahoo Sports - Dec. 7 -
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Waymo to expand to Miami, aims to launch robotaxi service there in 2026
Waymo is setting its sights on its next location: the Sunshine State.NBC News - Dec. 5 -
Waymo to expand to Miami, aims to launch robotaxi service there in 2026
Waymo says it's setting its sights on the Sunshine State for its next expansion.CNBC - Dec. 5 -
Revealed: Biden lays groundwork to expand immigration jails as Trump readies for office
In the past year, the Biden administration has extended contracts for private sector jails before Trump’s plan for mass deportations. Donald Trump’s plan for the mass deportation of undocumented ...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
GSK, China's Zhifei Expand Shingles Shot Collaboration
GSK extended its collaboration with Zhifei to commercialize its shingles vaccine Shingrix in China until 2034.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
Musk plans to expand Colossus AI supercomputer tenfold
Facility in Memphis expected to incorporate more than 1mn GPUs as billionaire’s xAI aims to catch up with rivalsFinancial Times - Dec. 4 -
OpenAI, Anthropic Expand in Europe With Zurich Offices
OpenAI said it would set up a new office in Zurich, Switzerland, as part of efforts from the ChatGPT maker to bolster its presence in Europe as the continent emerges as a key battleground for ...The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
Mexico's Senate votes to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls
Mexico's Senate has voted to charge cruise ship passengers $42 per head for port calls, drawing sharp criticism from the tourism industryABC News - Dec. 4 -
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Has there been a change in Senate-presidential vote correlation?
The correlation between Senate and presidential votes has been increasing, with 2024 yielding four mismatches, but the average difference between the Senate vote and presidential vote has been ...The Hill - Dec. 4 -
Critical Role May Expand Into Video Games
In March 2025, the Critical Role team will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their wildly popular live play series that led to an independent media empire that includes The Legend of Vox Machina ...GameSpot - Dec. 3 -
BlackRock expanding in private credit, buys HPS Investment Partners for $12 billion
The deal, which is expected to close in mid-2025, comes during a boom for the private credit space.CNBC - Dec. 3 -
US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chipsABC News - Dec. 3
