Six months before the US presidential election, disputes over the 2020 election emerge again Claims of fraud in the 2020 US presidential election have appeared again in advertisements on social media. It is feared that this will erode trust. 05/4/2024 - 4:14 pm | View Link
Eight US Newspapers File Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft Eight US newspapers, including the New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, and Denver Post, have initiated a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday, 30th April, in a New ... 05/4/2024 - 6:36 am | View Link
'Staring down little tyrants': Kristi Noem's book includes false anecdote about Kim Jong Un Noem brags in her new book about her experience 'staring down little tyrants' in a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Her spokesperson called it an error. 05/4/2024 - 4:20 am | View Link
City Council seeks probe into NYPD brass’ ‘intimidating and dangerous’ social media activity The City Council has called for an investigation into the use of the NYPD's official social media accounts after some brass have used them to publicly criticize both elected officials and members of ... 05/4/2024 - 2:52 am | View Link
N.Y.P.D. Social Media Attacks Prompt City Council to Seek Investigation The Council speaker requested an investigation of police officials’ use of social media to attack critics. The mayor’s office asked for an inquiry into a councilman’s behavior. 05/3/2024 - 12:45 pm | View Link
“The U. S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine, with the massive outlay being repaid with the windfall profits from sovereign Russian assets that have been frozen – and are accruing interest — mostly in Europe,” Bloomberg reports.
“Republicans have launched more than 30 investigations into the State Department since taking power in 2023, an unusually high number that is fueling partisan tensions,” Politico reports.
“Democratic lawmakers and State Department officials say this particular chapter of the growing partisan rancor on Capitol Hill is affecting U. S. foreign policy: It distracts U.
Nevada Independent: “The lawsuit alleges that the four-day period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day to be received violates federal law because it does not conform to the Election Day deadline established by the federal government.”
The Colorado legislature convened Saturday for a final weekend of work in its 2024 session, which is set to end Wednesday. Major pieces of legislation are still pending, with lawmakers expected to debate gun regulations, housing, land-use policy, transportation, property tax reform and other priorities in the final days.
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Updated at 5:25 p.m.: A proposed excise tax on guns and ammunition to pay for victim services cleared a key Senate committee Saturday afternoon after Democrats turned on their own over its movement through the chamber.
The measure would create a 6.5% tax on gun and ammo dealers and raise an expected $39 million a year, according to sponsor Sen.
Since Mark Hamill's White House visit tells us how woke Star Wars has gotten, and we all know about wokester Star Trek, Starship Troopers and Helldivers are better choices.