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Pelosi: ‘We Have Time’ For Stimulus, $908 Billion Framework ‘Just A Start’ And Government Will Not Shutdown
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Pelosi: ‘We Have Time’ For Stimulus, $908 Billion Framework ‘Just

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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Following months of deadlock in Washington over additional fiscal stimulus relief, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday insisted Congress will pass an omnibus spending bill this month to avoid a stopgap funding resolution–or government shutdown–and reiterated that she would support a new $908 billion stimulus framework as part of the bill before working to pass additional legislation after President-elect Joe Biden takes office. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill on ... [+] December 4 in Washington, DC. After months of inaction, Read More

Google fires top AI researcher after blocking paper, faces blowback
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Google fires top AI researcher after blocking paper, faces blowback

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Enlarge / Former Google AI Research Scientist Timnit Gebru speaks onstage during Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 7, 2018 in San Francisco, California.Kimberly White | Getty Images Google struggled on Thursday to limit the fallout from the departure of a top artificial intelligence researcher after the Internet group blocked the publication of a paper on an important AI ethics issue. Timnit Gebru, who had been co-head of AI ethics at Google, said on Twitter that she had been fired after the paper was rejected. Jeff Dean, Google’s head of AI, defended the decision in an internal email Read More

CBP’s warrantless use of cell phone location data is under investigation
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CBP’s warrantless use of cell phone location data is under

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EnlargeGetty Images | skaman306 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inspector general is investigating the government's use of cell phone location data obtained without search warrants. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a division of DHS, "has paid a government contractor named Venntel nearly half a million dollars for access to a commercial database containing location data mined from applications on millions of Americans' mobile phones," five Democratic US senators said in October. "CBP is not above the law and it should not be able to buy its way around the Fourth Amendment," the senators told Read More

Google illegally spied on and retaliated against workers, feds say
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Google illegally spied on and retaliated against workers, feds say

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Enlarge / Sunset, by the Google empire.400tmax | Getty Images Google's actions amid workplace organizing efforts, including the high-profile firings of several employees, were illegal violations of the National Labor Relations Act, federal regulators said this week. The National Labor Relations Board filed a formal complaint (PDF) against Google Wednesday, alleging that the company has been "interfering with, restraining, and coercing employees" to interfere with their protected concerted activity—workplace organization rights that are protected by law. Google fired several different workers late last year amid apparent efforts to organize company employees. Four former employees who were let Read More

Nation-state backed hackers going after COVID vaccine supply chain
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Nation-state backed hackers going after COVID vaccine supply chain

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Enlarge / A climate controlled thermo haulage truck trailer outside the Pfizer Inc. facility in Puurs, Belgium, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.Bloomberg | Getty Images Cyber attackers have targeted the cold supply chain needed to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report detailing a sophisticated operation likely backed by a nation-state. The hackers appeared to be trying to disrupt or steal information about the vital processes to keep vaccines cold as they travel from factories to hospitals and doctors’ offices. According to the report by IBM’s threat intelligence task force, which advises companies and the public sector on cyber security, they targeted Read More

Obama, Bush And Clinton Will Get On-Camera Covid-19 Vaccine To Boost Public Confidence As Trump Remains Silent
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Obama, Bush And Clinton Will Get On-Camera Covid-19 Vaccine To

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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton have each volunteered to receive their Covid-19 vaccine in public and on-camera in a bid to boost shaky public confidence in the vaccines’ safety, which has been undermined by their speedy development and months of politicization on both sides of the aisle.  Presidents Obama, Bush and Clinton have said they will get vaccinated for Covid-19 in public to ... [+] boost public confidence in the rapidly developed vaccines. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Key Facts The three most recent former presidents have Read More

Responding To Reports Of North Korean-Produced PPE Making Their Way Into The U.S. During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Responding To Reports Of North Korean-Produced PPE Making Their Way

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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin TOPSHOT - In a photo taken on October 12, 2020 participants wearing face masks attend a rally ... [+] marking the start of an '80-day Campaign' in support of the upcoming 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) to be held in January 2021, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KIM Won Jin / AFP) (Photo by KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As cases of COVID-19 continue to spike across the globe, so too does the demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). An investigation conducted by Read More

Senate rushes to confirm Trump FCC nominee in order to hinder Biden admin
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Senate rushes to confirm Trump FCC nominee in order to

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Enlarge / Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) at an FCC oversight hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee on June 24, 2020.Getty Images | Washington Post Senate Republicans are rushing to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee to the Federal Communications Commission in order to create a 2-2 deadlock for the Biden FCC. In a 14-12 party-line vote today, the Senate Commerce Committee approved Trump's nomination of Nathan Simington. If Simington is confirmed by the full Senate, the FCC would be deadlocked at two Republicans and two Democrats after the upcoming departures of Chairman Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly. To get a 3Read More

New PPP Loan Data Reveals Most Of The $525 Billion Given Out Went To Larger Businesses–And A Few With Trump, Kushner Ties
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New PPP Loan Data Reveals Most Of The $525 Billion

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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline After months of litigation, the Small Business Administration finally revealed the name of every business that received a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program on Tuesday night, and early analysis reveals that a majority of the forgivable funds—intended for smaller businesses needing emergency relief for payroll, rent or mortgage expenses—actually went to bigger businesses, including some with ties to President Donald Trump and his administration. Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Room of the White House on Thanksgiving. Getty Images Key Facts More than half of the roughly $525 Read More

Former Penn State President's Conviction In Sandusky Case Reinstated
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Former Penn State President's Conviction In Sandusky Case Reinstated

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Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Former Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier's criminal conviction stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case was reinstated by a federal court Tuesday, affirming Spanier's guilt for misdemeanor child endangerment over his handling of a complaint he received in 2001 about Sandusky showering with a boy. Former Penn State President Graham Spanier departs after his sentencing hearing at the Dauphin ... [+] County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 2, 2017. Associated Press Key Facts The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges reversed a 2019 decision from U.S. District Read More

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