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Oversight board urges Meta to rethink its policy on manipulated media in high-stakes election year 02/05/2024 01:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — An oversight board is criticizing Facebook owner Meta's policies regarding manipulated media as “incoherent" and insufficient to address the flood of online disinformation that already has begun to target elections across the globe this year. The quasi-independent board on Monday Here's how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump 02/05/2024 12:14pm • DENVER (AP) — In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands. A law professor at Indiana University, Magliocca emailed with another professor, who was writing a book about overlooked parts of the Constitution's Book Review: George Pelecanos’ 'Owning Up' has elegant prose and well-drawn characters 02/05/2024 11:08am • Although George Pelecanos has devoted much of his energy toward writing for television in recent years ("The Wire," “The Duce,” “We Own This City”), he has continued to produce first-rate crime novels set in his native Washington, D.C. Working in a genre often associated with grisly murders, Insider Q&A: Look for telemedicine to play a growing role in your regular care 02/05/2024 10:28am • Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or pink eye are fading fast. The frontier involves connecting patients more routinely with their regular doctors and using artificial intelligence to keep tabs on their health, according to Dr. Roy Schoenberg. He’s Post-pandemic hotel guest behavior: Obsessed with cleanliness, not so much room service 02/05/2024 10:26am • Hotel occupancy is expected to reach 63.6% in 2024, up slightly from 2023, but still shy of the 65.8% average hotel occupancy before the pandemic. Employment is up, but also still below pre-pandemic levels. But spending by guests will set a record this year, nearly 24% more than 2019. Hotel gu Belgian volleyball player stable after collapsing with heart issue during match for the second time 02/05/2024 10:05am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian volleyball international Martin Perin was in stable condition Monday after he collapsed with a heart issue during a match for the second time in less than two years, his club told The Associated Press. The 21-year-old libero has an implantable defibrillator (ICD) in his bod Kate Ashford: 5 financial steps to take before marrying later in life 02/05/2024 08:54am • Getting married when you’re an older adult comes with complications: You and your spouse may have assets from years of working, and you may have children from previous relationships. Tying the knot could affect your Social Security benefits if you’re widowed or divorced. You will need to update San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction 02/05/2024 05:51am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a pair of controversial public safety proposals on the March 5 ballot, including one that would require single adults on welfare be screened and treated for illegal drug addiction or else lose cash assistance. Mayor London Breed Union calls for Lufthansa ground staff at major German airports to strike on Wednesday 02/05/2024 03:53am • BERLIN (AP) — A union has called on Lufthansa's ground staff to walk off the job for a day on Wednesday in a pay dispute, the latest of several transport strikes in the country. The Ver.di union said Monday it is calling on ground staff for the German airline at Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin Salvadorans celebrating expected reelection of 'world's coolest dictator' as their president 02/05/2024 12:03am • SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans packed the capital's central square Sunday evening to celebrate the expected reelection of Nayib Bukele as president even before any official results were announced. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele was almost cer Powell: Federal Reserve on track to cut rates this year with inflation slowing and economy healthy 02/04/2024 07:27pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said in an interview broadcast Sunday night that the Federal Reserve remains on track to cut interest rates three times this year, a move that's expected to begin as early as May. Powell, in an interview recorded Thursday for the CBS news program “60 Minutes Choice Hotels Has Launched 2 Credit Cards: Which Is Best? 02/04/2024 07:00pm • Choice Hotels is making a name for itself with new credit cards, acquisitions and higher-end properties. With its transition to Wells Fargo, Choice Privileges members now have two credit cards that compete with other hotel brands based on earning power, welcome bonuses, benefits and annual fees. 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Test-takers must prepare for test-day challenges, whether they choose to take the LSAT from the comfort of home or at a dedicated testing facility with staff available if somethin