Tuesday, September 26, 2023

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 HEADLINES (1 minute read)

  • Sen. Bob Menendez faces growing calls from Democrats to resign after being federally indicted (CBS)

  • Senate Democrats put McCarthy in shutdown squeeze (The Hill)

  • Here's How a Government Shutdown Could Affect You (Time)

  • Trump and Biden’s Michigan visits will present competing strategies for winning union voters (CNN)

  • As Trump Prosecutions Move Forward, Threats and Concerns Increase (NYT)

  • The Supreme Court hears a civil rights case straight out of a right-wing fever dream. (Vox)

  • Why America Has a Long-Term Labor Crisis (WSJ)

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to bolster protections for LGBTQ people (USA Today)

  • DeSantis' early missteps hobbled his US presidential bid. (Reuters)

  • Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin will be eager to interfere with the 2024 U.S. presidential election. [HuffPost]

  • On Day 146, Screenwriters Reach Deal With Studios to End Their Strike (NYT)

  • Russian Black Sea Fleet commander seen at meeting after Ukraine said it killed him (NBC)

  • Italian Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies of cancer months after capture (Reuters)

  • Manila vows to remove barrier placed by China's coast guard at a disputed site

  • As disasters spike, U.S. and China face mounting calls to forge a climate deal (WP)

  • Why Europe’s far-right parties are going from strength to strength (Economist)

  • Taliban weighs using US mass surveillance plan, met with China's Huawei (Reuters)

  • America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up (ICN)

  • We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy (Phys.org)

  • New Study: Older Adults Who Participate in This Leisure Activity Have the Memory of a 20-Year-Old (SciTechDaily)

  • Being There — The principal duty of friendship is merely presence. (NYT)

  • Does sex still sell in fashion? (WP)

  • OpenAI gives ChatGPT a voice for verbal conversations (TC)

  • Your Boss’s Spyware Could Train AI to Replace You (Wired)

  • Everything you need to know about the government’s efforts to regulate AI (Fast Company)

  • The Oppenheimer of Our Age — Sam Altman insists the AI he is creating could destroy us even as he hastens its advancement. (NY)

  • The AI ‘Age of Uncertainty’ (VB)

  • DNC Concerned After Poll Shows Only 15% Of Americans Have Heard Name Joe Biden (The Onion)

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