87 m. ago LA City Council adopts plan to help homeless people transition from RVs to housing

LA City Council adopts plan to help homeless people transition from RVs to housing  CBS News

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92 m. ago Google’s answer to the AI arms race — promote the guy behind its data center tech

Amin Vahdat has been promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai.

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96 m. ago Michigan fires football coach Sherrone Moore, cites ‘inappropriate relationship’ with staff member

“This conduct constitutes a clear violation of university policy, and UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior,” athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement. The post Michigan fires football coach Sherrone Moore, cites ‘inappropriate relationship’ with staff member appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 h. ago Los Angeles muralist gives back to help children and teens in need

Los Angeles muralist gives back to help children and teens in need  ABC7 Los Angeles

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3 h. ago How pink skies and a remote Icelandic town changed Humbe’s new album

How pink skies and a remote Icelandic town changed Humbe’s new album  Los Angeles Times

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4 h. ago Watch: Top US lawmakers join annual Menorah lighting at Capitol

Watch: Top US lawmakers join annual Menorah lighting at Capitol  BBC

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5 h. ago You can now share live video with emergency services on Android

This feature could help give emergency dispatchers context in circumstances like car accidents, fires, or medical crises.

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7 h. ago Automated speed cameras help improve road safety in NYC, study finds

In the United States, automobile crashes are responsible for about 40,000 deaths and 2 million injuries a year, resulting in an estimated $340 billion in economic costs. In a new study, researchers examined the effectiveness of automated speed cameras, which detect and fine speeding motorists, over a 10-year period.

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7 h. ago What Could Thwart the Texas G.O.P. From Picking Up 5 House Seats in Midterm Elections

Republicans redid their voting map so they could flip those seats to help keep control of the U.S. House. But achieving that goal is far from guaranteed.

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7 h. ago NJ mom's smartphone delay movement spreads to 140 communities by promoting tech balance, not bans

New Jersey mom Holly Moscatiello's Balance Project helps parents reduce kids' screen time and delay giving them smartphones. The movement has spread to 140 communities.

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8 h. ago Denied Federal Disaster Aid, a Town in Trump Country Feels Forgotten

FEMA rejected requests for federal assistance, twice, after devastating floods in western Maryland, part of a larger pattern of making communities pay for their own disaster recovery.

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8 h. ago How a single discrimination claim helped Minnesota’s largest food

Legislative audit found Minnesota Education Department failed to oversee Feeding Our Future nonprofit, enabling fraud after discrimination lawsuit threats affected regulatory decisions.

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8 h. ago Mayor Lurie makes his first 2026 supervisor endorsement in what’s expected to be a heated race

Mayor Lurie makes his first 2026 supervisor endorsement in what’s expected to be a heated race  San Francisco Chronicle

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10 h. ago Can the lessons of 1929 help us avert another economic crisis?

New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin draws parallels between the stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression, and today's economic uncertainty.

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10 h. ago USPS returns hundreds of troop care packages as charity turns to Trump for 'Christmas miracle'

Nonprofit Boxes to Boots asks President Trump to help after USPS returned 800+ Christmas packages meant for deployed troops, leaving families without support.

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11 h. ago Experienced hiker rescued after getting trapped in quicksand at Utah's Arches National Park

Seasoned hiker shares harrowing survival story after being stuck knee-deep in quicksand during freezing temperatures at the famous Utah national park.

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11 h. ago SF Welcomes ‘Spare Room’ Program to Help Formerly Incarcerated People Find Housing

SF Welcomes ‘Spare Room’ Program to Help Formerly Incarcerated People Find Housing  KQED

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11 h. ago Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

Technology

12 h. ago Why the Bay Area is key to the new US push to win the international AI race

Bay Area laboratories are set to play a central role in the Genesis Mission, a multibillion-dollar effort by the Trump administration to accelerate the nation's artificial intelligence push in the face of technological advances in China.

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13 h. ago Letters to the Editor: Reinstated federal support would help all Californians, including minorities

Letters to the Editor: Reinstated federal support would help all Californians, including minorities  Los Angeles Times

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