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Nation & World

Published
May 18, 2023

Will dashboard AM radio be saved? Bipartisan bill would require automakers to keep it in new cars

The bill's sponsors note AM radio's historic role in transmitting vital information during emergencies, such as communication during natural disasters, especially to people in rural areas.
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May 18, 2023

Debt ceiling negotiators rushing for weekend deal, but much work remains

With a deadline as soon as June 1 drawing nearer, President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tapped their top representatives to work out a deal after a week of talks with a larger contingent stalled out.
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May 18, 2023

Suspect in fatal stabbing of Cash App founder pleads not guilty

The suspect in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee on the streets of San Francisco has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge
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May 18, 2023

False claims of a stolen election thrive unchecked on Twitter even as Musk promises otherwise

It’s unclear whether Musk and his newly hired chief executive, plan to make changes to Twitter, cracking down on misinformation, which election experts and tech accountability advocates say erodes trust in democracy.
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May 18, 2023

Why a government default could be worse than a government shutdown

All the hand-wringing over a potential government default if Congress doesn’t increase the national debt limit has conjured up images of past government shutdowns

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May 18, 2023

Senator Chuck Schumer: Congress ‘must move quickly’ on artificial intelligence legislation

He expressed concerns about China’s efforts to regulate artificial intelligence, calling that 'a wake-up call to the nation.'
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May 18, 2023

First full-size 3D scan of Titanic shows shipwreck in new light

Richard Parkinson, founder, and chief executive of deep-sea exploration firm Magellan estimated that the resulting data – including 715,000 images – is 10 times larger than any underwater 3D model ever attempted before.
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May 18, 2023

White House expected to withdraw federal appeals court nomination, in judicial defeat for Biden

Michael Delaney would be the first of Biden’s judicial nominees to fail due to a clear lack of support from the full Senate.
Published
May 18, 2023

8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody as agency seeks to ease crowding

Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez and her family were being held at a Texas station, one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings, officials said.
Published
May 18, 2023

Supreme Court rules for Google, Twitter over liability for content posted by users

The families of victims in both attacks asserted that the internet giants did not do enough to prevent their platforms from being used by extremist groups to radicalize and recruit people.