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On March 20, President Trump signed an executive order “Eliminating Information Silos.” The order directed heads of federal agencies to make sure officials designated by the president “have full and prompt access to all unclassified agency records, data, software systems, and information technology systems.” The executive order did not attract much attention until it was more recently revealed that the administration was working with tech company Palantir to create a database containing all information collected by all federal agencies on all US citizens. A database consisting of all the information of American citizens collected by the various federal agencies such…
Empty food stands lined a street outside a Hollywood Home Depot on Thursday morning, June 19, after federal immigration agents detained at least 15 vendors and day laborers, activists said. At around 7:20 a.m., Edwin Guevara, a general contractor, received a call that federal immigration officials were raiding the store, and that one of his workers was stuck in the parking lot, so he drove over. “They came out here, attacked our communities with our people vending,” Guevara said. “To see them run and escape for their lives really hurts me because day laborers built this community. … We built…
By BILL BARROW, OLIVIA DIAZ and MIKE CATALINI HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger opened her general election bid for Virginia governor Wednesday using her high school alma mater near Richmond. “I grew up walking the halls of Tucker High School,” the former congresswoman says as she walks past a bank of lockers in her first ad since securing the Democratic nomination. Later, she notes her experience as a CIA case officer, then in the halls of Congress as a tough-minded, get-things-done lawmaker. The same kind of message is echoing in New Jersey from Rep. Mikie Sherrill, as she…
By JIMMY GOLEN, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with CTE say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experience living with the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions and other repeated head trauma common in contact sports like football. An open letter signed by the players’ wives, siblings and children says the study published in the May 6 issue of Frontiers in Psychology suggests their struggles caring for loved ones was due to “media hype” about chronic traumatic encephalopathy, rather than the disease itself.…
The Los Angeles City Council welcomed pop artist Nezza to perform the U.S. National Anthem in the Council Chamber when just four days earlier the musician sang a Spanish rendition of the song at a Dodgers game after being told not to by the team. City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez held a presentation Wednesday providing Nezza an opportunity to take center stage at City Hall. “I’m very proud today to have a proud American of Dominican and Colombiana, tambien, los dos, standing here with us today,” Rodriguez said. “In a moment in time when our community continues to be targeted, racially…
The Angel City Football Club allowed a goal within the first minute of Saturday’s game against North Carolina. Then deep into stoppage time, Angel City allowed another goal that saw at least one point slip away as the Courage snatched all three points. “If you go back to Saturday, there was a lot of disappointment in the way it ended and there were a lot of emotions,” ACFC coach Alex Straus said of the 2-1 defeat. “We reflect, we regroup, and we continue the journey. In high-performance environments, you need to regroup, you need to go on to the next…
By Khari Johnson | CalMatters When Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed California’s most high-profile artificial intelligence regulation last fall, he simultaneously asked the state’s deep bench of AI researchers to recommend guardrails that balance safety and innovation. The result of that work, The California Report on Frontier AI Policy report, was released earlier this week. The report stresses transparency-focused regulations such as whistleblower protections and audits by independent third-parties — mirroring a draft of the report released in March. It also highlights how AI has changed in the past three months, including improvements in its ability to act independently and to help…
By DEE-ANN DURBIN, Associated Press Some segments of the U.S. restaurant industry don’t support President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal taxes on tips, saying it would help too few people and obscure bigger issues in the way tipped workers are paid. The Independent Restaurant Coalition, which represents nearly 100,000 restaurant and bars, has appealed to Congress to reconsider the proposal, which is part of the president’s spending bill. Even some workers who rely on tips say they oppose making them tax-deductible. “I think there’s a huge hole in this concept of ‘no tax on tips’ because a lot of…
The NHL season has ended and while the Florida Panthers were thrilled to repeat as champions, the Ducks remained preoccupied with reversing the fortunes that have caused them to miss the playoffs seven seasons in a row. Next, they’ll navigate a pivotal summer with a renewed commitment to potentially spend to the upper limit of the salary cap and a legitimate push to return to the postseason. What they’ve done so far The Ducks have been arguably the most active club in the NHL since their season ended, with a coaching change and a major trade already in their rearview…
By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores drop now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection. But there are things you can do to help your score rebound. Courtney Alev, consumer advocate at Credit Karma, said it’s understandable that people have missed payments because of the mixed messages around student loans. “We’re really at a moment of enormous empathy for the consumer,” she said. “But now it’s critical to make a plan.” The U.S. Department of Education paused federal student loan payments…