Giorno: 8 Settembre 2023

Sens. Hawley, Blumenthal Release Bipartisan AI Framework

As Congress races to regulate artificial intelligence (AI), Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., released a bipartisan framework for the burgeoning technology sector on Friday.[#item_full_content]

Apple Endorses Calif. Bill on Reporting Carbon Footprint

Apple has endorsed a California Senate bill that would require large companies to report the levels of greenhouse gases they emit every year, the senator proposing the measure said, making it the latest major company to do so.[#item_full_content]

Upcoming strike by Greek ferry crews threatens disruptions to island travel following death of passenger

Travelers to Greece’s popular island destinations will face disruptions next week because of a 24-hour strike on Sept. 13 by ferry crews who cite safety and labor concerns. The PNO union said the decision was made Friday “on the occasion of the repulsive incident” this week in Greece’s main port of Piraeus, in which a […]

UK police call in bomb squad to check ‘suspicious vehicle’ near Channel Tunnel

British Army bomb-disposal experts were examining a vehicle that was stopped by police near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel on Friday, authorities said. The Kent Police force said one man had been arrested. It said the incident was not linked to the hunt for Daniel Abed Khalife, who escaped from a London prison on […]

Greek floods now believed to have killed 10; 4 still missing

The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while another four remained missing, the country’s civil protection minister said. Rescue crews in helicopters and boats ferried hundreds of people from inundated villages to safety. Flooding triggered by rainstorms also hit neighboring Bulgaria and Turkey, killing a total of 22 […]

UK MPs press for wider Covid vaccine access amid concern over new variant

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Trump’s Bronx Golf Course Lease Going to Bally’s

Former President Donald Trump’s name is coming off a New York City-owned golf course under an agreement reached with the Trump Organization to sell its contract to operate Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point to the Bally’s casino chain in a deal estimated to be worth…[#item_full_content]

FBI Director Wray Warns of Russian Spies in US

FBI Director Christopher Wray this week warned that the threat of Russian counterintelligence “continues to loom large” in the United States, CNN reports.[#item_full_content]

Report: Garland’s Claim of ‘Full Authority’ to Weiss in Doubt

Amid the trove of documents turned over by the Department of Justice in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, it was the lack of one in particular that casts doubt on Attorney General Merrick Garland’s claim of “full authority” given to U.S. Attorney David Weiss in…[#item_full_content]

Chicago teachers union boss who denounced school choice as racist has son in Catholic school: report

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is facing backlash after it was recently revealed that she had enrolled her eldest child in a private school. Stacy Davis Gates – who was elected president of CTU in 2022 and also serves as executive vice president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers – placed her […]