Portman among 47 GOP senators to sign letter to Iran WASHINGTON — In a move Democrats denounced as trying to sabotage the Obama administration’s foreign policy, Sen. Rob Portman and 46 other Senate Republicans yesterday warned Iran’s leadership that any agreement to limit Tehran’s apparent efforts to build a nuclear bomb would need Senate approval to stay in effect beyond 2016. More
EPA, other US agencies expand urban waters effort The Environmental Protection Agency, the White House and other federal departments announced Friday that they are expanding a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide. More
Coalition on immigration bill clears first tests The bipartisan coalition behind a contentious overhaul of immigration laws stuck together on a critical early series of test votes Thursday, turning back challenges from conservative critics as the Senate Judiciary Committee refined legislation to secure the nation's borders and offer eventual citizenship to millions living illegally in the United States. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
GOP boycotts health care advisory board House and Senate Republican leaders told President Barack Obama Thursday that they will refuse to nominate candidates to serve on an advisory board that is to play a role in holding down Medicare costs under the new health care act. More
'Don't stop fighting' for climate justice and human rights, Newark protesters say Protesters marched down South Main Street on Friday, calling for local officials to take action to protect the climate and human rights in light of Donald Trump's pending return to ... 11/15/2024 - 10:17 am | View Link
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside the White House Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House, blocking the street and chanting slogans like “No justice, no peace” and “Free Palestine.” ... 11/5/2024 - 1:03 pm | View Link
5 arrested as protesters leave graffiti on Capitol Hill on Election Day The protesters apparently carried no signs and weren’t aligned ... Previously, Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office said police will show up with a “minimal footprint” alongside street demonstrations. A ... 11/5/2024 - 12:59 am | View Link
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during Wall Street demonstration Oct. 15 (UPI) --Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters failed to disrupt the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, despite chants of "As Gaza is bombed, Wall Street booms," outside of the lower ... 10/14/2024 - 5:53 pm | View Link
Wall Street's big green flip-flop But protesters said the meeting only reemphasized the gap between Wall Street's actions and the lofty promises the industry made in 2021 to reduce the carbon footprints of their portfolios. 08/28/2024 - 10:22 pm | View Link
If you lose your iPhone or buy an upgrade, you could reasonably expect to be up and running after an hour, presuming you backed up your prior model. Your Apple stuff all comes over, sure, but most of your third-party apps will still be signed in.
Doing the same swap with an Android device is more akin to starting three-quarters fresh.
The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, is adorned with multiple lavish murals created in the 19th century by Italian artist Constantino Brumidi. These include panels in the Senate first-floor corridors, Room H-144, and the rotunda. The crowning glory is The Apotheosis of Washington on the dome of the rotunda, 180 feet above the floor.
Brumidi worked in various mediums, including frescoes.
Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced today that she will leave the agency on January 20, 2025, the day of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.
"Serving at the Federal Communications Commission has been the honor of a lifetime, especially my tenure as chair and as the first woman in history to be confirmed to lead this agency," Rosenworcel said in today's announcement.
For years, hashing technology has made it possible for platforms to automatically detect known child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) to stop kids from being retraumatized online. However, rapidly detecting new or unknown CSAM remained a bigger challenge for platforms as new victims continued to be victimized. Now, AI may be ready to change that.
Today, a prominent child safety organization, Thorn, in partnership with a leading cloud-based AI solutions provider, Hive, announced the release of an API expanding access to an AI model designed to flag unknown CSAM.
Federal prosecutors have charged five men with running an extensive phishing scheme that allegedly allowed them to compromise hundreds of companies nationwide, gain non-public information, and steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
The charges, detailed in court documents unsealed Wednesday, pertain to a crime group security researchers have dubbed Scattered Spider.