1 hour ago Washington Superintendent Reykdal pushes back against federal threats to defund public education over DEI programming

Washington Superintendent Reykdal pushes back against federal threats to defund public education over DEI programming  Northwest Asian Weekly

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2 h. ago Federal employees scramble as some terminations across agencies are rescinded

Following the flurry of federal firings as a part of Trump's mission to decrease the government, hundreds of workers were informed that their terminations were rescinded.

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2 h. ago Things to do this weekend: Major art shows sparkle from Santa Monica to DTLA

Things to do this weekend: Major art shows sparkle from Santa Monica to DTLA  NBC Los Angeles

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4 h. ago ‘Absolutely insane’: Moulton, Warren warn of possible effects of Trump’s IRS layoffs on tax refunds

About 6,000 employees are expected to be laid off starting Thursday. The post ‘Absolutely insane’: Moulton, Warren warn of possible effects of Trump’s IRS layoffs on tax refunds appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 h. ago DOGE: Feds Spent $40 Billion on 4.6 Million Credit Cards in FY2024

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is working to "simplify" the federal government's credit card program — which spent nearly $40 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 — announcing they will "report back" in one week after working to "reduce admin costs." The post DOGE: Feds Spent $40 Billion on 4.6 Million Credit Cards in FY2024 appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 h. ago Spurs star Victor Wembanyama to miss the remainder of the season over blood clot: report

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will miss the remainder of the season after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder, the team announced in a statement Thursday.

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5 h. ago Chinese community of Greater Seattle to hold fifth annual Chinese Expulsion Remembrance March

Chinese community of Greater Seattle to hold fifth annual Chinese Expulsion Remembrance March  Northwest Asian Weekly

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6 h. ago Meghan Markle Slammed for Renaming Her Lifestyle Brand After a Beloved Small Clothing Business

Meghan Markle engendered backlash this week by choosing a lifestyle brand named after a small business.  The post Meghan Markle Slammed for Renaming Her Lifestyle Brand After a Beloved Small Clothing Business appeared first on Breitbart.

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6 h. ago Masked robbers point ARs at guard in bold ATM heist caught on chilling video

A group of brazen suspects were seen pointing assault rifles in the face of a cash-in-transit guard before making off with large sums of cash from an ATM machine, wild video released by police in Tennessee shows.

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6 h. ago Mississippi judge orders local paper to remove editorial critical of city council

A judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Clarksdale Press Register on Tuesday on behalf of the City of Clarksdale, Mississippi over an editorial.

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6 h. ago Figure’s humanoid robot takes voice orders to help around the house

Figure founder and CEO Brett Adcock Thursday revealed a new machine learning model for humanoid robots. The news, which arrives two weeks after Adcock announced the Bay Area robotics firm’s decision to step away from an OpenAI collaboration, is centered around Helix, a “generalist” Vision-Language-Action (VLA) model. VLAs are a new phenomenon for robotics, leveraging […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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6 h. ago WATCH: Hamish the Scottish Highland calf gets the zoomies at Nashville Zoo

The seven-week-old Scottish Highland calf at the Nashville Zoo seemed light on his feet during his first day in public.

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7 h. ago Spotify partners with ElevenLabs to expand its library of AI

On Thursday, Spotify announced that it now accepts audiobooks narrated using ElevenLabs’ AI voice technology. Given that ElevenLabs is currently among the most recognized AI audio providers, this new partnership is expected to boost the quantity of AI-narrated audiobooks on the platform. To upload an audiobook narrated by AI, authors need to download the file […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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7 h. ago San Francisco Giants Miss Critical Opportunities to Enhance Offseason Roster

San Francisco Giants Miss Critical Opportunities to Enhance Offseason Roster  Sports Illustrated

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9 h. ago NFL projects salary cap between $277.5M and $281.5M in 2025, rising by as much as $26M

The final cap figure is expected to be finalized next week. The post NFL projects salary cap between $277.5M and $281.5M in 2025, rising by as much as $26M appeared first on Boston.com.

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10 h. ago Europe Sending Peacekeeper Troops to Ukraine 'Unacceptable', Says Kremlin

Britain is set to pitch a plan for thousands of NATO soldiers in Ukraine this coming week, a notion Russia says constitutes "direct threat".  The post Europe Sending Peacekeeper Troops to Ukraine ‘Unacceptable’, Says Kremlin appeared first on Breitbart.

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11 h. ago Navy SEAL who killed Bin Laden recalls epiphany about Redskins before mission: 'I'm gonna be dead next week'

Former SEAL Team 6 member Robert O'Neill said he was stressed about the Washington Redskins' NFL Draft selection despite thinking he would soon be dead during the operation to kill Usama bin Laden.

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12 h. ago Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency

Warren: Musk should have the courage to defend gutting of consumer agency  The Washington Post

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12 h. ago Macron to visit Washington next week, says French EU minister

Macron to visit Washington next week, says French EU minister  EURACTIV

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13 h. ago One month of Trump reminds Americans what we’ve been missing

After just one month in the second term, the comparisons between Biden and Trump are like night and day. Suddenly, Americans remember what it's like to have a president doing his job.

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