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Technology has built the cashless society. Progress helps the homeless so they are not left behind

WASHINGTON — John Littlejohn remembers the days when many people had a few spare dollars to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that covered homeless issues and employed homeless people as vendors. Today, he finds that fewer and fewer people are walking around with change. Even well-meaning people who want to help …

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University of Wisconsin regents reject deal with Republicans to cut diversity positions

University of Wisconsin regents narrowly rejected a deal with Republicans that would have given employees a pay raise and paid for construction of a new engineering building in exchange for cuts to staff positions focused on diversity, equal… December 9, 2023, 1:41 PM ET • 4 minutes of reading MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin …

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Technology has built the cashless society. Progress helps the homeless so they are not left behind

WASHINGTON — John Littlejohn remembers the days when many people had a few spare dollars to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that covered homeless issues and hired homeless people as vendors. Today, he finds that fewer and fewer people are walking around with change. Even well-meaning people who want to help …

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Gemini: Google ups the ante in the AI ​​race with technology trained to behave like humans

Google took its next leap into artificial intelligence on Wednesday with the launch of Project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human ways, which is likely to intensify the debate about the potential promises and dangers of the technology. The rollout will happen in phases, with the less advanced versions of Gemini, called …

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University of Wisconsin regents reject deal with Republicans to cut diversity positions

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin regents narrowly rejected a deal reached Saturday with Republicans that would have given employees a raise and paid for construction of a new engineering building in exchange for job cuts. focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. The regents voted 9-8 during an emergency meeting to reject the the …

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Technology has built the cashless society. Progress helps the homeless so they are not left behind

WASHINGTON — John Littlejohn remembers the days when many people had a few spare dollars to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local paper that covered homeless issues and hired homeless people as vendors. Today, he finds that fewer and fewer people are walking around with change. Even well-meaning people who want to help …

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Technology has built the cashless society. Progress helps the homeless so they are not left behind

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Littlejohn remembers the days when many people had a few spare dollars to buy a copy of Street Sense, the local newspaper that covered homeless issues and hired homeless people as vendors. Today, he finds that fewer and fewer people are walking around with change. Even well-meaning people who want to …

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Houston has a young population. Its next mayor, who will be elected in a runoff, will not be

HOUSTON (AP) — A mayoral runoff Saturday between state Sen. John Whitmire, 74, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 73, has the fourth-largest U.S. city one step away from choosing a new leader which defies demographic trends in Houston. Census data shows that Houston is getting younger, with a median age of about 35 and …

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US Senator Kevin Cramer’s son has been charged with manslaughter in a hit-and-run crash

BISMARCK, North Dakota (AP) – The 42-year-old son of US Senator Kevin Cramer was charged Thursday with manslaughter and fleeing a police officer after a police chase ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy who had just placed a tire deflation device on the road and was hiding behind his squad …

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