California to tap generative AI tools to increase services access, reduce traffic jams
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by Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press
15h ago
California could soon deploy generative artificial intelligence tools to help reduce traffic jams, make roads safer and provide tax guidance, among other things ..read more
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Labor union push pits the United Farm Workers against a major California agricultural business
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by Amy Taxin, Associated Press
15h ago
A battle is underway in California between a unit of the Wonderful Co. and United Farm Workers over how a group of workers organized under a recently-enacted labor law ..read more
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A look at battery-powered aircraft that could lead transition from fossil-fueled flight
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by Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman, Kate Tobin
15h ago
Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first training program in the country for electric aviation. The program is just one part of a small but burgeoning effort to develop greener battery-powered aircraft for more routine use over time. Aviation correspondent Miles O'Brien reports ..read more
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Biden proposal would expedite deportation of migrants ineligible for asylum
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by Laura Barrón-López
18h ago
The Biden administration proposed new changes to the asylum system that would expedite the removal of certain migrants. The new rules would apply to migrants with criminal histories or deemed as national security risks and would be unlikely to receive asylum. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports ..read more
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How a middle school is successfully keeping students off their phones during class
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by Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
18h ago
As schools grapple with how to keep students off their cell phones, one Connecticut school took a blunt approach. In Manchester, Illing Middle School requires students to lock phones in a pouch until the end of the day. It comes as lawmakers in at least half a dozen states are pushing their schools to curb phone use. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Illing assistant principal Raymond Dolphin ..read more
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After Weinstein's case was overturned, New York lawmakers move to change sex crime legal standards
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by Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press
18h ago
The state's highest court late last month threw out Weinstein's conviction in a ruling that said a trial judge wrongly allowed women to testify about allegations that weren't part of his criminal charges ..read more
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Civil rights groups are suing an Iowa law allowing police to arrest and deport migrants
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by Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press
18h ago
Iowa's statute is similar to a more expansive Texas law that is currently on hold after it was challenged by both the Justice Department and civil rights groups ..read more
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Wave of new storms pummel U.S. South as week of deadly weather marches on
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by Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press, George Walker IV, Associated Press
23h ago
A heavy line of storms swept into Atlanta near the end of the morning rush hour Thursday ..read more
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Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, firearm safety group Everytown says
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by Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press, Alanna Durkin, Associated Press
1d ago
The rate of stolen guns from cars climbed nearly every year and spiked during the coronavirus pandemic along with a major surge in weapons purchases ..read more
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College students on divisions over Israel, safety and what is considered free speech
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by Stephanie Sy, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran
2d ago
The debate around how colleges are handling protests played out in Washington D.C. Wednesday as police cleared out encampments at George Washington University. This week, we visited that encampment and others to hear why students are protesting and explore a long-standing divide over the rhetoric and language used to describe the Israel-Palestinian conflict. Stephanie Sy reports ..read more
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