Why Biden’s executive order on China investment falls short
The Biden executive order simply doesn’t go far enough — or in a timely enough manner — to address China’s rapid growth in advanced technologies that pose both civilian and military challenges for the United States. #press
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Protesters block road into Burning Man festival; rangers ram blockade
The group behind the protest said the purpose was to draw attention to "capitalism's inability to address climate and ecological breakdown." #press
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Crews performing 'high-water vehicle rescues' in wake of Idalia landfall
Emergency crews are performing high-water vehicle rescues after Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Wednesday morning. Kevin Guthrie, executive director of Florida’s Department of Emergency Management, said Wednesday high-water vehicle rescues are... #press
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Manchin, daughter pitching donors on $100M centrist policy project: report
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and his daughter, former Fortune 500 CEO Heather Manchin, have pitched major donors on a $100 million project aimed at boosting centrist policies and politicians, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. Heather Manchin told WSJ she... #press
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Money, markets and machine learning: Unpacking the risks of adversarial AI
The consequences of ignoring the problem of adversarial attacks in algorithmic trading are potentially catastrophic. #press
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Kremlin says Prigozhin crash may have been 'deliberate'
The Kremlin on Wednesday said the plane crash that killed the head of the mercenary Wagner Group could have been done deliberately. Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters “deliberate wrongdoing” is among the causes Russian investigators are considering in... #press
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Youngkin 'not paying attention to filing deadlines' in early GOP primary states
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who has been floated as a potential 2024 White House candidate, says he is “not paying attention to filing deadlines” in the early-voting states and instead is focusing on the commonwealth's upcoming legislative elections. ... #press
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'Corn sweat' and why it's heaping on the humidity
Regions blessed by large swaths of farmland can also be cursed with season spikes in humidity thanks to "corn sweat." #press
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Watch live: White House press briefing
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is slated to hold a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon. The White House says that President Biden remains in "constant contact" with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as the state deals with the impact of Hurricane Idalia — which made landfall Wednesday morning. The National Hurricane Center says the storm... #press
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Watch live: Biden gives remarks on Maui recovery, federal response to Hurricane Idalia
President Biden on Wednesday afternoon is addressing the public about the present emergency of Hurricane Idalia, as well as the ongoing work in Maui to recover from its deadly wildfires this month. By late morning on Wednesday, August 30,... #press
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Americans split along party lines on impeachment: survey
Americans’ views about a potential impeachment inquiry into President Biden are split along party lines, according to a poll published Wednesday. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling and commissioned by the Congressional Integrity Project, both of which have Democratic leanings, found 56 percent of... #press
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Female professors sue Vassar, alleging pay discrimination
A group of female professors at Vassar College announced Wednesday they are suing the school over alleged discrimination in pay. The plaintiffs, consisting of Vassar professors ranging from the english to physics departments, say the college has known for years there was a growing gap in pay between... #press
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Ocasio-Cortez: 'Immigration is arguably this administration's weakest issue'
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reproved what she called the Biden administration's politics-first handling of immigration policy in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times published Thursday. "Immigration is arguably this administration's weakest... #press
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Time to reassess the war on terror
The outlooks that prevailed after 9/11 set the stage for historic disasters. #press
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Judge rules Navarro didn’t prove Trump invoked executive privilege over Jan. 6 testimony
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that former Trump White House official Peter Navarro failed to prove former President Trump invoked executive privilege that Navarro says prevented him from testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee.... #press
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Giuliani loses Georgia election worker defamation suit by default, judge rules
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of two Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation, further ordering attorney associated with former President Trump pay sanctions. Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss sued Giuliani in December 2021... #press
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Ocasio-Cortez ponders leaving X: 'A formal break is something that we actively discuss'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she has pondered leaving X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, following her criticism of owner Elon Musk’s changes to the social media platform. When asked in an interview with The New York Times what would make her leave the platform,... #press
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FBI disrupts malicious program infecting hundreds of thousands of computers
The Justice Department says the FBI was able to "disrupt" malware that had infected more than 700,000 computers across the world. “The FBI led a worldwide joint, sequenced operation that crippled one of the longest-running cybercriminal botnets,” FBI Director... #press
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Congress must seize the opportunity to double down on quantum technology
The U.S. government must continue and strengthen its commitment to this crucial technology, broadening the investments from basic science to supporting technology and engineering. #press
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Flights across Florida disrupted by Idalia
Flights across Florida were disrupted by Hurricane Idalia on Tuesday and Wednesday, as airports closed in preparation for the storm. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned travelers on Tuesday afternoon that Tampa International Airport, St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, Sarasota Bradenton International Airport... #press
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