2 h. ago Mayor Lurie and more Bay Area luminaries take over SF institution, raise $500K

Mayor Lurie and more Bay Area luminaries take over SF institution, raise $500K  SFGATE

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2 h. ago Union urges Ferguson not to sign budget without their pay raises

Union urges Ferguson not to sign budget without their pay raises  Washington State Standard

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4 h. ago Ginseng has linked America and China for centuries. A new graphic novel digs into why

Craig Thompson, author of the award-winning graphic memoir Blankets returns with its spiritual successor. It's a look at his childhood growing up on ginseng farms, and the intricate balance of the global ginseng trade.

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5 h. ago First lady Melania Trump welcomes military moms to White House for Mother's Day

The White House celebrated military mothers in a pre-Mother's Day event with first lady Melania Trump, President Donald Trump, and VP JD Vance recognizing the sacrifices of service members' families.

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9 h. ago Vance: 'Rich' for Biden to Comment on Anything Trump Admin Doing on Russia, Ukraine

Thursday on FNC's "The Story," Vice President JD Vance dismissed former President Joe Biden's criticism regarding the Oval Office dustup between him, President Donald Trump, and Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelensky. The post Vance: ‘Rich’ for Biden to Comment on Anything Trump Admin Doing on Russia, Ukraine appeared first on Breitbart.

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10 h. ago Duffy: I Can Let Air Traffic Controllers Stay Until 60, Agree with Raising Retirement Age to 65

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that he can approve air traffic controllers to stay until the age of 60 instead of the current retirement age of 56 and he agrees with The post Duffy: I Can Let Air Traffic Controllers Stay Until 60, Agree with Raising Retirement Age to 65 appeared first on Breitbart.

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10 h. ago US ready to 'walk away' if Russia negotiates in bad faith, Vance says.

US ready to 'walk away' if Russia negotiates in bad faith, Vance says.  The Kyiv Independent

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12 h. ago Trump tells Congress to raise taxes on the rich in budget bill

Trump tells Congress to raise taxes on the rich in budget bill  The Washington Post

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13 h. ago Josaia Raisuqe, rugby star who won silver at Paris Olympics with Fiji, dead after accident involving train

Josaia Raisuqe, a Fijian rugby star who helped his country win silver at the Paris Olympics, died at at the age of 30 after a train reportedly struck his vehicle.

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14 h. ago Trump's first vice president urges his old boss against raising taxes on wealthy Americans

Former Vice President Mike Pence, in an interview with Fox News Digital, urges President Donald Trump against raising the tax rate for wealthy Americans.

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15 h. ago Vance fires back at Biden's criticism, calls his foreign policy a 'total disaster'

Vice President JD Vance fires back at Biden over Ukraine, touts trade wins with the U.K., previews DOJ fraud probes, and addresses 2028 speculation.

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15 h. ago Anchorage to begin cleanup of Davis Park homeless camp this summer

Anchorage to begin cleanup of Davis Park homeless camp this summer  Your Alaska Link

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15 h. ago Students explore the trades at Alaska Construction Career Day in Palmer

Students explore the trades at Alaska Construction Career Day in Palmer  Your Alaska Link

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16 h. ago US says solution for Gaza aid is 'steps away' as aid groups raise alarm

US says solution for Gaza aid is 'steps away' as aid groups raise alarm  Reuters

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16 h. ago RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

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16 h. ago Mayor Daniel Lurie Announces $37.5M Fund, Raised From Private Donations, to Address Homelessness and Mental Illness

Mayor Daniel Lurie Announces $37.5M Fund, Raised From Private Donations, to Address Homelessness and Mental Illness  SFist

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16 h. ago ‘JD Vance Is Wrong’: The Pope Appears Uneasy With Trump Immigration Policies

Before Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became pope, a social media account under his name shared criticisms of the Trump administration’s positions on immigration.

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17 h. ago ChatGPT’s deep research tool gets a GitHub connector to answer questions about code

OpenAI is enhancing its AI-powered “deep research” feature with the ability to analyze codebases on GitHub. On Thursday, OpenAI announced what it’s calling the first “connector” for ChatGPT deep research, the company’s tool that searches across the web and other sources to compile thorough research reports on a topic. Now, ChatGPT deep research can link […]

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18 h. ago Social media startup Fizz sues Instacart and Partiful for trademark infringement over new Fizz app

Social media startup Fizz is suing grocery delivery giant Instacart and party planning app Partiful for trademark infringement, the company announced on Thursday. Earlier this week, Instacart launched a new drinks and snack delivery app for parties called Fizz and announced that Partiful had integrated Fizz directly into its platform. Founded in 2020, Fizz is a […]

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18 h. ago Meta taps former Google DeepMind director to lead its AI research lab

Meta has chosen Robert Fergus to lead its Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, according to Bloomberg. Fergus had been working at Google DeepMind as a research director for roughly five years, per his LinkedIn. Prior to Google, he worked as a researcher scientist at Meta. Meta’s FAIR, which has been around since 2013, has faced […]

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