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Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI software

A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency's novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally weed out older job applicants.

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Commissioner Ellis Disappointed Texas Supreme Court reversed Lower Court’s Ruling to Temporarily Prevent the State from Enacting Law Targeting Harris County Elections

Below is Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis’s statement on the Texas Supreme Court ruling overturning a lower court’s decision to temporarily ban the state from enacting SB 1750:

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1 in 5 women – and even more Black, Hispanic mothers – report mistreatment during maternity care, according to CDC report

About 1 in 5 women were mistreated while receiving maternity care, and nearly a third faced discrimination, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Firefighters evacuate more than 200 patients from a Los Angeles hospital after Hilary-related power outage

A power outage overnight at White Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of more than 200 patients from a building housing neonatal intensive care and OBGYN units, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and hospital officials.

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Vegan Sam Bankman-Fried is subsisting only on bread and water in jail, his attorneys say

Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday to an amended indictment alleging fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges, appearing in court for the first time since his bail was revoked and he was sent to a Brooklyn jail to await trial.

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Texas woman charged with threatening to kill judge overseeing Trump’s federal election interference case

A Texas woman has been charged with threatening in a voicemail to kill the federal judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s criminal case in Washington, DC, over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election.

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What is flood insurance, and why do you need it?

Tropical Storm Hilary slammed into the Western US this weekend, becoming the first tropical storm to cross California is a quarter century and Nevada’s first tropical storm. Multiple areas of Southern California broke rain records, with Downtown Los Angeles experiencing the rainiest summer day on record. Roads across the state are inundated with water, mud and debris.

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8 candidates qualify for first 2024 Republican presidential debate

Eight Republicans have qualified for the party’s first 2024 presidential primary debate Wednesday night, the Republican National Committee announced Monday evening.

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Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas, marking the first US landfall of the Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Harold made landfall on the South Texas coast late Tuesday morning, becoming the first storm in the US to do so in the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Fact check: Trump makes new false claim to support old false claim that he won Georgia in 2020

Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. This weekend, he delivered a new false claim in support of that old false claim.

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Many Americans still struggle with health misinformation, new poll finds

Although not a new phenomenon, health misinformation became even more widespread during the Covid-19 pandemic. A new poll from KFF finds that many Americans still encounter misinformation often and don’t know whether to believe it.

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A Black FedEx driver who said 2 White men shot at him has been fired, his attorney says

A Black FedEx driver who said he was shot at and chased by two White men while delivering packages in Mississippi last year has been fired from his job, his attorney told CNN.

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Biden administration searching for ways to keep US forces in Niger to continue anti-terror operations despite overthrowing of government

The Biden administration is searching for ways to keep US forces and assets in Niger to continue anti-terror operations, even as it becomes increasingly unlikely that the military junta that overthrew the country’s government last month will cede power back to the democratically elected president.

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The biggest fashion icons of the 20th century

Throughout the 20th century, fashion influenced — and was influenced by — the culture and social movements of its time, across global and hyperlocal spaces. Today, for instance, we still associate flapper dresses with the Prohibition era, for example, or Kangol hats with the birth of hip-hop.

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Florida’s new standards on Black history curriculum are creating outrage

Middle school students in Mayade Ersoff’s Miami-Dade social studies class learn about the history of slavery in America through art.

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Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials

In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit.

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US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrives in Niger

US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrived in Niger on Saturday, the State Department announced, taking up her post as the United States and partners continue to grapple with the military takeover in that country.

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3 sets of twins and 2 brothers make history for the University at Buffalo’s medical school

Imagine your acceptance into medical school came with an automatic study partner you’ve known since birth, who lives with you – and who looks a lot like you. That’s reality for this group of future doctors.

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Prosecutor asks judge to dismiss a felony charge against an unarmed Black man who was bitten by police dog in Ohio

A prosecutor is asking a judge to dismiss the felony charge against an unarmed Black semi-truck driver who was attacked by a police dog after a chase in Ohio on July 4.

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H-E-B releases series of documentary films focused on conservation efforts in Texas

H-E-B’s Our Texas, Our Future commitment commissions docuseries of five films from award-winning filmmakers

H-E-B has teamed up with award-winning filmmakers to release a series of documentary films that highlight stories of dedicated Texans and organizations conserving wildlife habitat, landscapes, and parks across the state.