75 m. ago Q&A: Meet the attorney at the center of S.F.’s response to ICE

Q&A: Meet the attorney at the center of S.F.’s response to ICE  Mission Local

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1 hour ago Dexterous robotic hand integrates thermal, inertial and force sensors

While roboticists have introduced increasingly advanced systems over the past decades, most existing robots are not yet able to manipulate objects with the same dexterity and sensing ability as humans. This, in turn, adversely impacts their performance in various real-world tasks, ranging from household chores to the clearing of rubble after natural disasters and the assembly or performing maintenance tasks, particularly in high-temperature working environments such as steel mills and foundries, where elevated temperatures can significantly degrade performance and compromise the precision required for safe operations.

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3 h. ago Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom

Consumer groups say proposals by BlackRock and Blackstone to buy energy companies in Minnesota, New Mexico and Texas could hurt residents.

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3 h. ago Maryland taps Affordable Care Act fund to help pay for abortion care

Like other states that still allow abortion, Maryland has seen an increase in people coming from out of state to get care. And it's found a new way to offer them financial support.

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8 h. ago Officials step in after Woodmore apartment fire as residents face insurance issues

Officials step in after Woodmore apartment fire as residents face insurance issues  NBC4 Washington

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10 h. ago Tsunami warning had residents along Alaska’s southern coast heading for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

Tsunami warning had residents along Alaska’s southern coast heading for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake  Anchorage Daily News

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11 h. ago An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake

The quake was felt as far away as Anchorage, almost 600 miles to the northeast. The post An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake appeared first on Boston.com.

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12 h. ago ‘A rebellion has begun’: Newton residents repaint Italian flag traffic stripes

“People are going to come out when they can, at night, whenever the police aren't here, painting their street. They're going to take back their heritage.” The post ‘A rebellion has begun’: Newton residents repaint Italian flag traffic stripes appeared first on Boston.com.

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13 h. ago Virginia is for data centers? Residents are increasingly saying 'No'

The world's highest concentration of data centers is in Virginia. Residents are not happy about that.

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13 h. ago The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future

Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.

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14 h. ago WATCH: Seattle area tops metro areas for inflation pressure, according to WalletHub

WATCH: Seattle area tops metro areas for inflation pressure, according to WalletHub  The Center Square

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14 h. ago The U.K. government secretly relocated thousands of Afghans to Britain for two years

The British government hid a billion dollar plan to rescue Afghans who assisted its troops after a data leak compromised exposed them to Taliban retaliation.

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14 h. ago No cages, due process rights intact: ICE agents set the record straight on Trump's immigration enforcement

Four I.C.E. agents discuss their pride in protecting the public, explaining how detention centers operate and debunking claims about cages while detailing bond hearings

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14 h. ago Mayo Clinic medical residents' training includes improv classes to improve patient relationships

Improv comedy classes are part of the training medical residents at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic receive. It's an effort to help doctors learn early how to improve relationships with patients.

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14 h. ago Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3

Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3-magnitude earthquake  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

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14 h. ago What's it like to have Frank Lloyd Wright design your house? This 101

Tucked into the woods of Pleasantville, N.Y., lies Usonia — a cooperative community created in part by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. One resident is 101 years old.

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14 h. ago Louisiana Police Chiefs Accused of Fabricating Robberies in Immigrant Visa Scheme

Prosecutors said the chiefs and other officials exploited a program that offers immigrant victims of violent crime a pathway to residency and citizenship.

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14 h. ago In a state with high maternal mortality, a woman fights to open a birth center

Rising maternal and infant mortality rates are making birth a more risky proposition in the U.S. We'll visit a community in Georgia where one woman is pushing to open a birth center.

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15 h. ago Texas investigates more than 100 potential noncitizens who allegedly cast illegal ballots

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating suspected illegal voting by noncitizens in Texas using data from the SAVE database made available through a Trump executive order.

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16 h. ago Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data labelling business

Scale AI is cutting 14% of the company just weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its CEO.

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