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A woman accused of making up a bomb threat that forced hundreds of Metro-North passengers off their train has now been indicted. Continue reading…

“President Donald Trump wants to be heavily involved in Republicans’ midterm push. They’re not all thrilled,” Politico reports. ”As Trump begins to unveil his midterm campaign plans, many Republicans facing tough elections — even in areas the president carried by double digits in 2024 — are wary of tying themselves too closely to Trump as […]

“Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated department policy repeatedly, a report released on Thursday by the department’s internal watchdog said, including tolerating harassment, spending public money on personal travel and conducting an ‘inappropriate relationship’ with a member of her security detail,” the New York Times reports. “The 40-page report revealed new details of the dysfunction […]

“The average price of diesel topped its 2022 record high on Friday, spiking to $5.85 per gallon, per AAA,” Axios reports. “Farmers, truckers and freight companies have been absorbing higher diesel costs since the Iran war began. The ballooning price threatens to further raise shipping costs while compounding a growing political problem for President Trump.”

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“President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday unveiled a website featuring classic arcade games – but with a ‘Maga’ twist, in which players can deport migrants and build a border wall,”AFP reports. “One game called Rio Run – an updated version of the game Snake – features a digital version of U.S. border tsar Tom […]

“A Montana Democrat running for Congress in the red state has picked up what once would have seemed like an unlikely backer: a former GOP governor who was once chairman of the Republican National Committee,” MS NOW reports. “Marc Racicot, who won two terms as Montana’s governor in the 1990s before leading the RNC during […]

“The median net compensation for Americans in 2023 was $43,222.81, just enough to buy the $41,600 Hublot watch (taxes and tariffs not included) that eagle-eyed internet users believe Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton was wearing on the campaign trail earlier this week,” the Washington Post reports.

“The White House is at odds with some private sector analysts over how much oil is leaving the Strait of Hormuz — but it will take weeks until the picture of what’s truly getting through becomes clear,” Axios reports. “How much oil exits the waterway sways the price of gasoline and other consumer products.” ”The […]

Plus: New York Put Child AI on Probation, New York Put Kids’ AI on Probation

Five unexpected ways computing power is entering everyday life in the country.

America’s word is as good as gold — that is, unreliable

Hudson Valley drivers who use the Mid-Hudson Bridge should prepare for another round of overnight detours next week. Continue reading…

Job seekers are trying to game the application process using AI. It’s not working, and not for the reasons you might think.

The discovery adds to the planet’s history of strange atmospheric phenomena that scientists don’t full understand.

A routine John Doe lawsuit could become part of Strike 3 Holdings' $446 million AI training case against Meta. The adult film producer wants to link the two lawsuits, arguing that a Reality Labs executive downloaded nearly 20,000 files at his home for work purposes, not for personal use. Meta counters that the alleged home downloads are not linked to the company.

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A routine John Doe lawsuit could become part of Strike 3 Holdings' $446 million AI training case against Meta. The adult film producer wants to link the two lawsuits, arguing that a Reality Labs executive downloaded nearly 20,000 files at his home for work purposes, not for personal use. Meta counters that the alleged home downloads are not linked to the company.

From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon and co-founder of Ms. magazine, died on Wednesday at her home in Manhattan. Her death came as many were still grieving the loss of another iconic woman: Dolly Parton. On paper, the connections between the two women seem superficial, but for ...

The city Landmarks Preservation Commission is evaluating a new proposal to protect the site of a 19th century burial ground for Black New Yorkers that was turned into a parking lot by an anonymous property developer.  Last week the Elmhurst History and Cemeteries Preservation Society and the pastor of St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church […]

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If you have a phone, you can call anyone you like. The recipient doesn’t have to answer, but the network is an open API, available to anyone. The Bell System began as an actual networked system–many companies, using the same protocol, shared calls with each other. When Bell got greedy and stopped interconnecting, phone use […]