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A New Mexico voting rights bill that would expand voting access in the state, including restoring the rights of felons to vote upon release from incarceration, is headed to Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to sign after final passage from the state legislature this week.The bill, which Lujan Grisham is expected to sign, is a part of a broad package in the Democratic-controlled legislature to expand voting rights in New Mexico.

Watchmaker Joshua Shapiro gripped the machine's worn handle with his left hand and exhaled.Standing at the helm of the 100-year-old "rose engine," he peered through a microscope at a small, square slab of German silver illuminated by a gooseneck lamp.Shapiro turned the handle.The rose engine came alive.

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has been disruptive.Things are changing rapidly.And it seems like this technology is posing new moral, ethical, and existential questions each day.There are plenty of stories and opinions to choose from.But one recent incident caught my eye.A website owner claimed that their site was being " hammered" by a content scraping bot.

MLB The league hopes to fix the significant batting average drop seen over the last few seasons.PHOENIX (AP) - Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell needed to add some pop to his lineup a couple years ago, so he put a few more big bodies in his four-man infield, sacrificing defensive range for offensive thump.

"[W]ithholding an injunction to restrain infringement of a patent which has been found to be valid, essential and infringed will tend to leave the SEP owner with an inadequate remedy and to promote hold out.It follows that a strong reason is required to justify withholding an injunction." - Court of Appeal
The England and Wales Court of Appeal this morning said that Optis Cellular Technology is entitled to an injunction before a lower court has set fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for a license to Optis' standard essential patents (SEPs) if Apple refuses to take a court-determined FRAND license.

"[W]ithholding an injunction to restrain infringement of a patent which has been found to be valid, essential and infringed will tend to leave the SEP owner with an inadequate remedy and to promote hold out.It follows that a strong reason is required to justify withholding an injunction." - Court of Appeal
The England and Wales Court of Appeal this morning said that Optis Cellular Technology is entitled to an injunction before a lower court has set fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms for a license to Optis' standard essential patents (SEPs) if Apple refuses to take a court-determined FRAND license.

The U.S. Veterans Health Administration will pay for some beneficiaries to get a new Alzheimer's disease drug from Eisai Co. and Biogen Inc., a move toward broader coverage of the controversial drug category.The VA added Leqembi, which received accelerated approval from the Food and Drug Administration in January, to its list of nonformulary drugs.

The Knicks now have a serious hole in their rotation after power forward Obi Toppin suffered a leg injury, and will be "reevaluated" towards the end of the year.With Toppin missing so much time, the team is left without one of their most important bench players."​​When he's out there we just play faster.

For Rayees Ahmed, a 26-year-old research scholar from Kashmir studying at Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh state, the option of pursuing higher education did not come easy.Having lost his father years ago, Ahmed's education has mostly been supported by his elder siblings.To further support himself throughout his PhD, Ahmed has relied on the Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) which is a support scheme for minority students in India pursuing an M.Phil or PhD.

By Brandon Miller, CFP-
Here's a reality check: We're all going to die.Yet, our society avoids talking about it, which creates ripple effects on our financial lives.I get it-nothing about death is fun.And planning for it brings a lot of emotional weight to unpack.But the financial planner in me says: Let's talk about death!

Clayton Kershaw is hosting the third annual "Camp Kersh: Pitching For Purpose" at 4 p.m. PT on Monday, with registration free and open to players of all ages and skill levels.Details of the virtual event and registration can be completed at CampKersh.com.Proceeds from the event will benefit Kershaw's Challenge, which was established by Clayton and Ellen Kershaw in 2011.

Clayton Kershaw was an early arrival to 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers Spring Training due to his expected participation in the World Baseball Classic, but after withdrawing from the Team USA roster, the left-hander took a step back in his throwing progression.Kershaw resumed throwing over the weekend with a bullpen session that Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said went well.

Blindspots the size of a pre-school classroom.Hulking curb weights.Tall, aggressive hoods that can easily strike a fully grown adult at the level of the neck.Those are just a few of the design features common on American SUVs and pick-up trucks that experts suspect are driving the U.S. roadway death crisis as sales of megacars skyrocket.

President Joe Biden and House Republicans have promised not to touch Social Security in their battle over cutting spending to address the nation's debt ceiling crisis.While that vow is intended to indicate support of the popular entitlement program, it could actually lead to financial disaster.Tens of millions of senior citizens and other recipients could see their benefits slashed by at least 20% within a decade.

For a lot of people, ringing in the new year means rethinking priorities.Perhaps you've already resolved to hit the gym a little harder or reconnect with old friends.Maybe you just want to get your kid's regular routine in check.Of course, the start of a new calendar is a great time to reexamine your financial habits as well.

After months of haggling over UCLA's end-around move to join the Big Ten Conference, the University of California regents are stepping aside and allowing the departure to proceed as planned.The regents voted during a meeting Wednesday at UCLA to allow the Bruins to join the Big Ten provided they take measures to mitigate travel and address other well-being issues involving student-athletes.

The San Jose Sharks currently sit three points out of a playoff spot and are heading towards the fourth straight season of missing the playoffs.While three points might not seem like very much, they have also played the most games in the NHL with just five regulation wins.The team ranks 13th in the Western Conference in points, despite several players having some of their best season-starts.

Q: My sister is the trustee for my mother's estate, which was held in trust.She also inherited the house my mother lived in.My brother also lived there for seven years as my mother's caregiver.In February my sister transferred the house into her name, and in June she started eviction proceedings against my brother.

The government has warned that a small proportion of automated cost of living payments could fail as millions of Britons entitled to a 650 grant start to receive their second tranche of support.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said this could be due to the wrong bank or building society account details being held on file by the department or by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Millions of workers have pocketed a much-needed pay rise after National Insurance contributions were slashed by 1.25 per cent on Sunday.The measure was introduced during Kwasi Kwarteng's fleeting 38-day stint in the Treasury, and remains as one of the last strongholds of his disatrous mini-Budget, which was reversed almost in its entirety by incumbent chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

Just when it seemed the high-flying art market couldn't soar any higher, paintings and sculpture from the collection of the Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen, hit the $1 billion mark at Christie's New York on Wednesday night, making it the biggest sale in auction history.The first of two Allen sales, it shattered a six-month-old record of $922 million set at Sotheby's for art from Harry and Linda Macklowe, squabbling spouses whose divorce settlement included the sale of their collection.

Saturday's Powerball jackpot will be the highest in the game's history at $1.6 billion, likely to prompt a surge of new players with dreams of becoming an overnight billionaire.Nobody has picked the winning numbers since August, which means the jackpot has increased to a record-breaking $1.6 billion prize, with a cash value of $782.4 million, according to the organizing body that operates the Powerball.

Hungover.(Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg)With the price of homes and used cars now plummeting as quickly as they soared, would-be digital disruptors like Opendoor Technologies Inc.  and Carvana Co. have been humbled.Investors had respectively tipped these platforms to become the "Amazon of homes" and the "Amazon of used cars" due to a shared ambition to improve an often lousy sales experience, and to buy and sell big-ticket items at scale.

The US dollar is flying high.For much of the world this is a tragedy, as currencies around the globe depreciate and economies come under strain as a result.But it's not just non-US citizens, businesses and governments that are feeling the pain.Some American businesses are also feeling headwinds on their revenues from the surging greenback.

The Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has survived five censure motions in the last week.She has used the emergency clause in the constitution  Article 49.3   to short circuit parliamentary debate on three occasions.Use of Article 49.3 is, theoretically, a last resort.It will become a weekly event, maybe even bi-weekly, in the next couple of months.

By Deena Beasley
(Reuters) - The annual price of a newly-launched cancer drug in the United States averaged $283,000 last year, a 53% increase from 2017, according to a new report from U.S. Democratic Representative Katie Porter, a consumer bankruptcy law professor running for re-election in California.