Hundreds of supporters gathered outside of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as ousted USAID workers cleared out their desks.

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The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans

'Of America and for America' — what Jeff Bezos wants to see in The Washington Post  Deseret News

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches 10th Annual Make March Matter® Fundraising Campaign  Business Wire

In a meeting with the British Prime Minister, Trump said reaching a peace deal would be the "difficult part." He said security would be made easier by a U.S. deal with Ukraine on critical minerals.

USC, JuJu Watkins vs. UCLA: Where to watch, tip time, TV channel, live stream for Battle for Los Angeles  CBS Sports

Mayor Lurie: San Francisco saw its safest Chinese New Year Parade weekend since 2017  ABC7 Bay Area

This U.S. State Is Melting Fast, & You Can Literally See It Happening  TheTravel

The night before Miranda McKeon marked three years cancer-free, her dad Paul insisted they go to Trader Joe's to get ice cream. Once they got there, however, he didn't take her to the ice cream aisle.

United States Attorney`s Office holding press conference in Little Rock  KARK

Trump dodges plea from Britain's Starmer for Ukraine security guarantees  Reuters

Jeff Bezos applauded for reining in 'absurd lunacy' of Washington Post opinion pages  Fox News

Cities with the most expensive homes in the San Francisco metro area  KION

How gas prices have changed in San Francisco in the last week  KION

The U.S. has unfrozen millions in security assistance for Taiwan, with an eye toward China.

Fluidic elastomer actuators (FEAs) are pressurized tubes or membranes that can be easily rearranged into complex mechanical devices. They have gained significant attention for their lightweight, flexible nature, making them ideal for robotics and biomedical devices.

'Weird Al' Yankovic, Margaret Cho, Bob the Drag Queen Lead 'Let's Get L.Aid' Wildfire Benefit Concert  Rolling Stone

Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Preservation of Washington County Farmland Through Rural and Family Lands Protection Program / 2025 Press Releases / Press Releases / News & Events / Home  Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

San Francisco Giants Skipper Explains What Team's Identity Will Be This Season  Sports Illustrated

9 Los Angeles Restaurant and Bar Closings to Know, February 2025  Eater LA

Sabrina Carpenter adds three November shows at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles  Los Angeles Daily News

Fishing boat lost near Southeast Alaska's Prince of Wales Island  Alaska Public Media News

Music Venue Zone program supports reliable parking & loading for musicians & venues in Seattle – apply today  seattle.gov

The two leaders held a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office.

Researchers have discovered a new technique for improving the electrodes that convert seawater into potable water using oxygen. The findings were reported in Nature Communications. The research was led by Yusuke Yamauchi at Nagoya University, Japan in collaboration with Xingtao Xu at Zhejiang Ocean University,

Trump’s executive order signings seem to be carefully choreographed  The Washington Post

Ferguson outlines plan for nearly $4B in cuts to Washington state budget  Washington State Standard

Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues: How to watch Alex Ovechkin get closer to breaking an NHL record tonight  Yahoo Sports

Until now, old clothes have mainly been incinerated. Using adapted processes from paper production, it is possible to recover the cellulose fibers from used clothing and use them to produce cardboard and other packaging materials.

President Trump is hosting United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

San Francisco Jazz Festival 2025 to host 35 concerts and street market  San Francisco Chronicle

Randy Arozarena taking mentorship role with Mariners prospect Lazaro Montes  The Seattle Times

Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Director Anne Bayefsky submitted a video statement to the U.N. Human Rights Council, which was cut off after a few seconds.

Juneau administration begin negotiations to relocate City Hall to Alaska Permanent Fund building  KTOO

The brewing fight over proposed changes to Maryland’s education plan  The Washington Post

San Francisco Jazz Festival will have a very different look in 2025  The Mercury News

Has Your Walgreens in San Francisco Closed? Here's Where Your Prescriptions Will Go  KQED

Los Angeles Rams Receive Up And Down Reviews in Latest NFLPA Report Card  Sports Illustrated

Americans' trust in the mass media has hit the "lowest point" in more than 50 years, a recent Gallup survey revealed. The post Poll: Americans Trust in Mass Media ‘Lowest Point’ in over 50 Years appeared first on Breitbart.

Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy called for increasing the pay for entry-level air traffic controllers this week.

Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald wants Geno Smith questions to stop  Sports Illustrated

Pope Francis' condition is improving as he undergoes high-flow oxygen therapy, the Vatican said in a statement. The 88-year-old pontiff has been hospitalized for nearly two weeks.

Washington lawmakers push to protect credit scores from medical debt  NBC Right Now

The Trump administration has been targeted by more than 80 lawsuits requesting emergency relief to stall the president's agenda, which judges so far have not granted.

Butterbeer Season dawns with a new cream puff — repeat, a cream puff — in tow  NBC Los Angeles

Elon Musk met with members of the Senate DOGE Caucus at the White House to hear what they are working on in Congress.

WA Republicans accuse Democrats of inflating budget deficit to justify more taxes  MyNorthwest

A two-time Academy Award winner and a dogged Everyman in many of his roles, Hackman was remembered by collaborators and co-stars after his death.

President Donald Trump received a letter from King Charles III on Thursday inviting him for a second state visit to the United Kingdom.

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and others will travel to space on Blue Origin's first all-female crew in the spring, according to a press release.

A group of AI researchers has discovered a curious — and troubling — phenomenon: Models say some pretty toxic stuff after being fine-tuned on unsecured code. In a recently published paper, the group explained that training models, including OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Alibaba’s Qwen2.5-Coder-32B-Instruct, on code that contains vulnerabilities leads the models to give dangerous advice, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Humanoid robots are supposed to be our loyal assistants, but we saw another side to them the other day. Chinese robot manufacturer Unitree was demonstrating its latest H1 robots at a lantern festival in the city of Taishan, Guangdong province, when one walked up to the crowd barrier and seemed to lunge at an elderly woman, nearly headbutting her.

Alaska lawmakers seek public sector pension reform over persistent opposition  Anchorage Daily News

A city hall building and the residences of several former and current city workers in Huntington Park, California, have been raided in a corruption probe.

Washington Mystics moving 4 home games to larger venues in Maryland and Virginia  The Athletic

United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting with President Donald Trump Thursday at the White House about ending the war in Ukraine.

Democratic Rep. Brad Schneider of Illinois told CNN's Jessica Dean that voters are "looking in the wrong places" as the Democratic Party's strategy around messaging comes under fire.

A emissions tale of two cities: Salt Lake City trails Los Angeles in reducing freeway carbon monoxide levels  Phys.org

Researchers challenge the widespread belief that AI-induced bias is a technical flaw, arguing instead that AI is deeply influenced by societal power dynamics. It learns from historical data shaped by human biases, absorbing and perpetuating discrimination in the process. This means that, rather than creating inequality, AI reproduces and reinforces it.

Commanders' Jayden Daniels 'generates a lot of excitement', says assistant GM  Sports Illustrated

Apple on Thursday announced a range of new initiatives designed to help parents and developers create a safer experience for kids and teens using Apple devices. In addition to easier setup of child accounts, parents will now be able to share information about their kids’ ages, which can then be accessed by app developers to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Seattle’s Stepping Stone studio site now rises like a stairway to heaven  The Seattle Times

Jury finds WA department wrongly removed boy from family's home, awards $7M  The Seattle Times

Why is udon overshadowed by ramen and pho in Seattle? We hash it out  The Seattle Times

Where is the SS United States now? How to track ship's route along Florida's Gulf coast  Naples Daily News

Kansas City Chiefs' three-time Super Bowl champion Harrison Butker dropped by the White House to visit President Donald Trump on Thursday.

Kobe Bryant's Nephew Jett Washington Names USC Trojans Football Recruiting Finalist  Sports Illustrated

The Patriots are reportedly prioritizing offensive and defensive line upgrades over the receiver spot. The post Patriots rumors: New England is reportedly ‘out’ of Tee Higgins pursuit appeared first on Boston.com.

Dog undergoes emergency surgery after eating 40+ foreign objects including socks, hair ties  NBC Los Angeles

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier'sThe Story of 400 Years is a sweeping suite that traces Black American history from the Middle Passage to today, and the personal and historical moments that shaped it.

The Tate brothers have been allowed to leave Romania, where they were charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women. They arrived in Florida on Thursday.

Another little-known phone monitoring outfit has quietly amassed half a million customers, whose email addresses are now in Have I Been Pwned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

A Barrow County Sheriff's deputy, along with a Winder Police officer in Georgia, rescued the baby trapped in a burning apartment.

Local film experts recommend pairings for the Oscars contenders. The post 10 movies to watch if you liked these Academy Award Best Picture nominees appeared first on Boston.com.

Service members and recruits who are diagnosed with or treated for gender dysphoria are to be separated from the U.S. military in accordance with an executive order issued a month ago by President Trump.

Big rig crash on Highway 101 near South San Francisco causes fuel spill, Caltrain delays  CBS San Francisco

As the spouse of a two-time Oscar winner, she avoided interviews and stayed off social media. But in private, she typed up Mr. Hackman’s novels and helped edit them.

Who made the cut for Team Washington girls basketball for upcoming 2025 Northwest Shootout  Sports Illustrated

“This year, she’s really been able to settle in to be the hockey player we all know that she is.” The post Hilary Knight free from injuries, distractions in regaining her offensive touch in 2nd PWHL season appeared first on Boston.com.

Opponents of the plans to renovate White Stadium asked Attorney General Andrea Campbell to champion their cause. The post AG Campbell says she has ‘absolutely no role’ in White Stadium debate appeared first on Boston.com.

The sheriff’s office in Santa Fe County, N.M., is investigating after the actor Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their dogs were found dead inside their home.

A detective believes the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were "suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation." The post Gene Hackman and Wife Found in ‘Suspicious’ Circumstances — Dead ‘for Some Time’ appeared first on Breitbart.

WA bill would help coroners, correctional officers get PTSD coverage  The Seattle Times

Slamdance Film Festival Announces Award Winners from Inaugural Los Angeles Edition  IndieWire

Driver accused of DUI, cocaine use in fatal SR 509 crash that killed Seattle Filmmaker/Photographer  The B-Town Blog

‘Watered down’ road usage charge proposal could still clear Washington state Legislature  Centralia Chronicle

Elon Musk said USAID's "Ebola prevention" was "accidentally canceled" but "immediately" restored. Health specialists following the current outbreak in Uganda raise doubts about the restoration.

TikTok is preparing to sunset its creator marketplace in favor of a new, more expanded experience, the company has informed businesses and creators via email. The online platform, which connects brands with creators for collaborating on ads and other sponsorships, will stop allowing creator invitations or the creation of new campaigns as of Saturday the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

In its annual letter released Thursday, payments giant Stripe declared that it was “seeing an AI boom” with its data revealing that artificial intelligence startups are growing more rapidly than traditional SaaS companies have historically. In a chart, Stripe showed that the top 100 AI companies (by revenue) were able to achieve $5 million in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

In its annual letter released Thursday, payments giant Stripe declared that it was “seeing an AI boom” with its data revealing that artificial intelligence startups are growing more rapidly than traditional SaaS companies have historically. In a chart, Stripe showed that the top 100 AI companies (by revenue) were able to achieve $5 million in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Quanta, founded by a former Affirm engineer, sells an AI-powered accounting platform to software companies. It has raised a seed round led by Accel. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

National Public Radio could see some loss in funding as a new bill would scrap both “direct or indirect" federal taxpayer support for the news organization.

70,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers under mandatory water conservation order  CBS News

Washington state bill could end tax cap for major tech companies amid state budget shortfall  Centralia Chronicle

Figure is planning to bring its humanoids into the home sooner than expected. CEO Brett Adcock confirmed on Thursday that the Bay Area robotics startup will begin “alpha testing” its Figure 02 robot in the home setting, starting later in 2025. The executive says the accelerated timeline is a product of the company’s “generalist” Vision-Language-Action […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Vote: Who Is The 2024 Alaska high school girls flag football Player Of The Year?  Sports Illustrated

Newly-installed FBI Director Kash Patel has proposed enhancing the FBI with help from the United Fighting Championship, say sources who were told of the proposal.

Students using video game to envision future of prominent Seattle park  KING5.com

US weekly jobless claims post largest gain in five months; weather blamed  Reuters