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GM's troubled robotaxi service faces another round of public ridicule in regulatoryhearing 02/06/2024 08:57pm • General Motors' troubled robotaxi service Cruise on Tuesday endured a public lashing from a California judge who compared the company to the devious TV character Eddie Haskell for its behavior following a ghastly collision that wrecked its ambitious expansion plans. The withering comparison to the t The Census Bureau halts changing how it asks about disabilities following a backlash 02/06/2024 03:52pm • The U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday halted plans to change how it asks people about disabilities after facing a growing backlash. Advocates for disabled people had argued that proposed changes to disability questions on the bureau's American Community Survey would artificially reduce their numbers by Why now is a crucial time to pay off credit card debt 02/06/2024 11:54am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of inflation, increased interest rates, and the end of pandemic-tied relief, such as the moratorium on student loan payments, has led to record credit card debt, experts say. In the f White House renews calls on Congress to extend internet subsidy program 02/06/2024 05:27am • The White House is pressing Congress to extend a subsidy program that helps one in six U.S. families afford internet and represents a key element of President Joe Biden's promise to deliver reliable broadband service to every American household. ���For President Biden, internet is like water,��� sa Mexico's president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full salaries when they retire 02/05/2024 09:42pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s president said Monday he will propose guaranteeing people pensions equal to their full salaries at the time they retire, something done by no other country, not even those much richer than Mexico. It was among a raft of 20 constitutional reforms that President Andr�� Cyberattack on Pennsylvania courts didn't appear to compromise data, officials say 02/05/2024 08:13pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� A weekend cyberattack on the website of Pennsylvania's state courts agency disabled some online systems but did not appear to compromise any data and didn't stop the courts from opening Monday, officials said. Various county court clerks said their offices were operating smo Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 02/05/2024 07:00pm • Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are changing nearly every industry. In the past year, the world got a firsthand look at remarkable advances in AI technology from OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. Whether it be machine learning, large language models, smart applications and appliances, d Senegal parliament delays election until December after opposition lawmakers are blocked from voting 02/05/2024 06:59pm • DAKAR, Senegal (AP) ��� Senegal���s parliament voted Monday to delay the West African nation���s presidential election until Dec. 15 in a chaotic voting process that took place after opposition lawmakers were forcefully removed from the chambers as they debated President Macky Sall's earlier decisio Biden's vow of affordable internet for all is threatened by the looming expiration of subsidies 02/05/2024 11:27am • President Joe Biden recently traveled to North Carolina to promote his goal of affordable internet access for all Americans, but the promise for 23 million families across the U.S. is on shaky ground. That's because a subsidy that helps people with limited resources afford internet access is set to Assisted Living Communities: Types of Rooms 02/04/2024 07:00pm • Independent but supported livingFor most people, it's inevitable: As you age and your health concerns increase, you'll probably need some help with previously easy tasks, such as shopping or housekeeping. Many families turn to assisted living facilities to support older relatives.These communities p How to Do Your Best on LSAT Test Day 02/04/2024 07:00pm • Even for law school applicants untroubled by test anxiety, test day is never going to go as smoothly as a practice test. 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 Md. Senate panel quickly moves protection of personal information bill to full chamber 02/03/2024 06:43am • Just two days after the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee heard emotional testimony from the widow of Washington County Circuit judge Andrew F. Wilkinson about her husband���s murder, the panel voted Friday to advance legislation that would protect personal information of judicial offic Will Congress force Big Tech to do more to protect children online? 02/03/2024 04:13am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. Members of Congress are growing increasingly frustrated with Big Tech and what many lawmakers believe is lip service to concerns about how social media sites are impactin A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn't taken down sooner 02/02/2024 03:32pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A graphic video from a Pennsylvania man accused of beheading his father that circulated for hours on YouTube has put a spotlight yet again on gaps in social media companies' ability to prevent horrific postings from spreading across the web. Police said Wednesday that they charged The best African music performance Grammy is new. Its global appeal is not 02/02/2024 01:00pm • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) ��� From an electrifying and colorful musical performance at the FIFA World Cup to a new Grammy Awards category, African music genres and talents are reaching audiences and dance floors across the globe in a breakthrough for an industry that has long endured structural challenges