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Just before the official start to Pride Month, The North Face announced it had teamed up with drag performer Pattie Gonia for its second annual Summer of Pride tour."Hi, it's me, Pattie Gonia, a real-life homosexual," the performer introduced herself in a video promoting the outdoor clothing and gear company's campaign.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and allies in the U.S. Senate addressed the impending decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on the CFPB's constitutionality during the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Tuesday.Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), the committee chairman, asked Chopra during the hearing what it would mean for the CFPB to lose its independent funding structure.

The average member of the 1 percent would save $16,550 under the plan.A person in the bottom 20 percent would save $40.House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as he walks to the floor of the House Chambers at the U.S. Capitol Building on June 6, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images After spending months threatening to tank the economy over the federal deficit, Republicans have unveiled a set of new tax proposals that would cost the government billions of dollars - by handing tens of billions of dollars of tax cuts to the richest 1 percent of Americans, as a new report reveals.

Sheldon Whitehouse, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, pointed out that the cuts will add $19 billion to the deficit.Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy holds a news conference after the House passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 in the U.S. Capitol on May 31, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images A preliminary analysis from the Congressional Budget Office released Thursday estimates that the $21.4 billion in IRS funding cuts that Republicans and the Biden White House agreed to enact as part of their debt ceiling agreement would result in $40.4 billion in lost tax revenue - adding to the federal budget deficit.

President Biden sought to drive a wedge among Republicans in their escalating dispute over spending and debt on Wednesday, effectively reaching out to moderates in hopes of convincing them to break away from Speaker Kevin McCarthy rather than risk triggering a national default that could throw the economy into a tailspin.

"The United States does not have a high-spending problem; it has a low-tax problem," the report concludes.Lawmakers listen to then-President Donald Trump speak about the passage of tax reform legislation on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on December 20, 2017.Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images Republicans' major tax cuts for corporations and the rich are overwhelmingly the drivers of current issues over the national debt, which the GOP is using as an excuse to force through cuts to welfare and government spending that are not contributing nearly as much to the debt, a new report reveals.

House Republicans who want to stop President Biden's student loan policies used a hearing Thursday to outline why they think those policies are harmful to the economy and what changes they would prefer.Utah representative Burgess Owens, a Republican who chairs the House Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee, focused his first hearing of the new Congress on examining the implications of the Biden administration's student loan policies for students and taxpayers.

In these days of rampant virtue signaling, politicians, corporations and socially wired individuals all try to convince you that they care the most about doing the right thing.Alas, while we've all been recovering from the COVID-19 crisis, plenty of old-fashioned grifters have seized the day.On Sunday The Associated Press released a stunning investigation into pandemic fraud finding that large numbers of Americans - of all stripes, it appears - fraudulently helped themselves to colossal chunks of federal COVID-19 relief money.

Chicago businessman James Weiss may not exactly be a household name, but he's spent his life running in the city's powerful political circles.The grandson of a former deputy city treasurer and friend of Mayor Richard Daley, Weiss married into the family of longtime Cook County Democratic boss Joseph Berrios, ran a political action committee with ties to then-House Speaker Michael Madigan, hooked up with Iranian-American businessman who calls himself the "Wolf of Rush Street" on a series of lucrative valet parking companies, and later, through connections with a fired Chicago cop and the help of a state legislator, got into the shady, unregulated world of sweepstakes gaming machines.

Now that U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein has returned to Congress, we should all agree on the obvious: Any younger person who wants power will have to claw for it or simply wait for the current politicians to pass away from old age.Feinstein got attention a few years ago for belittling young climate change activists, telling them that she's been doing politics a lot longer than they have and that she knows what she's doing.

On a windy spring day 50 years ago this week, John Porzuczek helped guide the final piece of steel into place on what was then known as Chicago's Sears Tower.Placement of the beam - painted white and signed by thousands of Sears employees - ended nearly three years of construction that required Porzuczek and other ironworkers to climb up and down the steadily rising tower, wearing up to 70 pounds of tools around their waists.

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As it turns out, Elvis never really left the building.In fact, he turned up often this season in the locker room of the Vegas Golden Knights.Some teams honor players' outstanding performances by giving them a replica of a boxing championship belt.Others award a sombrero or a cowboy hat.

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The Dodgers have only themselves to blame for the beating they've taken from the left and the right over the decision to first invite to Pride Night - and then disinvite - a charity organization fronted by drag queens dressed as nuns.The team's apology to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence on Monday afternoon doesn't erase the damage done.

Mutual appreciation or celebrity damage control?Taylor Swift's apparent new boyfriend Matty Healy, from the 1975 mocked the Bronx rapper Ice Spice and made other offensive comments on a since-deleted podcast that may (or may not) have been ironic comedy; social media flared.Now, proclaiming admiration and good feelings all around, Ice Spice gets her moment on a remixed Swift track that predicts karmic revenge on all the singer's antagonists and obstacles.

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, a 75-year-old computer scientist known as the Godfather of AI, has made waves this week after resigning from Google to warn that AI could soon surpass humans in intelligence and learn how to destroy humanity on its own.But Hinton's warnings, while dire, are missing the point, says Meredith Whittaker, a prominent AI researcher who was pushed out of Google in 2019 in part for organizing employees against the company's deal with the Pentagon to build machine vision technology for military drones.

WASHINGTON Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Thursday with the CEOs of four major companies developing artificial intelligence as the Biden administration rolls out a set of initiatives meant to ensure the rapidly evolving technology improves lives without putting people's rights and safety at risk.

It told me it would take human jobs faster than the Kardashians dump boyfriends'.Should we be worried?This Labour Day, working people around the world have little to celebrate.Amid climate change, war and pandemics, inequality is rising, wages are stagnating or even falling, and inflation is skyrocketing, leaving billions of people struggling to make ends meet.

There's an envelope waiting at the table, leaning against a vase with fresh white roses, when I arrive for lunch at Les Trois Chevaux in the West Village.Inside, there's a handwritten note from chef Angie Mar welcoming my party: Every guest with a reservation gets one.It's a detail at one spot that's helping to revive the power lunch, which is taking on a new look and diversifying from Midtown in its post-pandemic iteration.

The Texas House of Representatives has voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton, an unprecedented move following a legislative probe that faulted the third-term Republican for a yearslong pattern of corruption, including abusing his office's powers, retaliating against whistleblowers and obstructing justice.

Republicans are reportedly demanding even stricter work requirements than they originally proposed for SNAP recipients.U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets fly in formation during U.S.-Philippines joint air force exercises at Clark Air Base on May 9, 2023, in Mabalacat, Philippines.Ezra Acayan / Getty Images With the U.S. just 10 days away from a possible default, House Republicans are now demanding a military budget even larger than the record $858 billion that Congress authorized for the current fiscal year as they continue pushing for steep cuts to key aid programs.

Negotiations over the debt limit appear to be in limbo ahead of next week's meeting between the four top congressional leaders and President Joe Biden.But the brief pause in action isn't stopping some lawmakers from ramping up attacks on a GOP bill that would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts.

There are a few references to Frito-Lay scientists in the Midwest also working on a spicy flavor, but this is strictly a fist-in-the-air portrayal of Montañez alone, set to a soundtrack of Latin artists like Santana, Los Lobos and Ozomatli.His heroic arc is more than a little unbelievable, especially when he taps his former drug-dealing pals to start handing out free bags of chips like pushers, and for the many times he jumps up on a piece of factory equipment to deliver a Dead Poets Society-like speech.

Pride gatherings were poised for a celebratory comeback after a few years of more subdued COVID-era events.Instead, they're taking place at a moment when the LGBTQ+ community faces increasing pressure.Over the past few months, states have passed or proposed bills that limit the rights and visibility of trans people, drag performers and LGBTQ+ youth.

An activist promoting carbon capture who has walked 4,250km (2,640 miles) from London to Istanbul said his efforts are a metaphor for the action and consistency needed to tackle climate change.Craig Cohon, who is Canadian but based in London, crossed the finish line at the Galata Bridge in Turkey on Monday morning, which also marks World Environment Day and his 60th birthday.

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Mitsubishi set up a new market to connect other companies with still contentious carbon removal schemes.Mitsubishi wants to be the world's biggest dealer of carbon removal credits.Keep in mind that the company has its hand in many of the most polluting industries out there - from producing cars to natural gas, coal, petrochemicals and plastics.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida begins his presidential bid, officials in his administration have solicited donations from lobbyists and endorsements from lawmakers in the state, blurring the line between his taxpayer-funded office and his political campaign.The outreach by the governor's office, which would normally fall to Mr. DeSantis's campaign staff, was described by two people who said they were approached by administration officials and who insisted on anonymity.

Representative David Trone, Democrat of Maryland, said he was set to launch a campaign for the Senate on Thursday, joining a race into which he is expected to pour tens of millions of dollars from his personal fortune in an effort to capitalize on a rare opportunity to seek an open seat in the deep-blue state.

Representative David Trone, Democrat of Maryland, said he was set to launch a campaign for the Senate on Thursday, joining a race into which he is expected to pour tens of millions of dollars from his personal fortune in an effort to capitalize on a rare opportunity to seek an open seat in the deep-blue state.

Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay a total $240,000 in salary and back pay to the former employees of an Augusta, Maine, restaurant that the company shuttered after the workers tried to unionize.The settlement payouts which are based on pay rates, average hours and seniority will range between $5,800 to more than $21,000 to each of the affected employees.

1. AI regulation must be crafted carefully, as the technology is rapidly evolving and its applications are varied and complex.
2. Regulations should focus on protecting people’s rights, preventing discrimination and abuse, and promoting safety and security.
3. AI regulation should be designed to be flexible,

The emergence of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots has added another layer to the convoluted privacy landscape, further solidifying the need for comprehensive regulations.So what should corporations and lawmakers consider when protecting consumer and public privacy?In today's episode of She Said Privacy/He Said Security, it's all about AI's privacy ramifications.

As someone with more than 50 years of experience in both industry and academia who also happens to be a person with autism, managers in charge of DEI at major corporations often invite me to give lectures.These companies range from steel, pharmaceuticals, computers, and consumer products to cattle and livestock handling, transportation, and social media.

Bite (noun): more meaty news to sink your teeth into.Bark (noun): peripheral noise worth your attention.This week in Other Barks & Bites: Sanofi wins its patent case against Amgen in front of the U.S. Supreme Court; Open AI CEO Sam Altman asks Congress to regulate the AI industry; and a former Apple employee was charged for stealing autonomous vehicle trade secrets from the tech firm.

If the GOP got its way, trillions would be transferred from the public straight into the pockets of the rich.Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy conducts a news conference with House and Senate Republicans on the "debt crisis," on the West terrace of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.

Register Kettle If there's one thing AI software seems to be good at right now, it's helping executives justify huge layoffs.If it's not IBM saying up to 30 percent of its back-office jobs - around 7,800 roles - could be replaced by machine-learning tools, as well as offering the technology to facilitate that sort of thing at other organizations, it's telecoms giant BT ditching 55,000 workers and embracing generative AI.

Outside of the Netflix headquarters in New York City on Wednesday, hundreds of members of the Writer's Guild of America (WGA) marched for a better contract on the second day of the writer's strike.They were there to communicate a clear message: Writers refuse to be replaced by AI.Signs showcased slogans such as Writers Generate All of it, Don't Let ChatGPT Write Yellowstone', I Told ChatGPT To Make A Sign and It Sucked, and Don't Uber Writing.

Vice President Kamala Harris met on Thursday with the heads of Google, Microsoft and two other companies developing artificial intelligence as the Biden administration rolls out initiatives meant to ensure the rapidly evolving technology improves lives without putting people's rights and safety at risk.

A new joint pledge by U.S. federal agencies to enforce existing laws upon cutting-edge AI tools is winning praise from tech law experts, who say it's an effective rebuttal to industry arguments for self-regulation.The statement released earlier this week by the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission emphasizes that the agencies aren't going to give artificial intelligence companies special treatment just because their products are new.

A conference run by a rightwing US thinktank might be expected to feature robust discourse on culture wars and identity.But the National Conservatism gathering has gone notably further: with speeches using terms linked to antisemitism and the far right.The debate over cultural Marxists and globalists, as used by onstage speakers at the gathering in Westminster, one of them a Conservative MP, is a microcosm of the wider jostling about the populist right and language.

Being a marketing leader is arguably one of the hardest jobs right now.You're expected to achieve aggressive targets in an unrealistic timeframe on a limited budget with a small and often inexperienced team overwhelmed with demands.The good news is: you're not alone.As a coach to marketing executives and their teams, I've been talking with lots of them to understand what they're struggling with and how they're overcoming the challenges facing marketers today.

Teens need more guidance before they venture into the rocky and commanding waters of social media, according to the American Psychological Association (APA).That's why the organization just issued some new recommendations urging parents to train their teens on appropriate social media use.The newly released set of guidelines, which was created by an APA advisory panel, include 10 detailed points, with much of the advice bordering on common sense practices.

There is a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, but you or one of your employees can quickly build on your skills for crucial protection.TL;DR: You can transform basic IT experience into powerful cybersecurity skills with The Ultimate White Hat Hacker Certification Bundle, on sale right now for just $40.

An embattled Greater Toronto Area home developer facing multi-million dollar allegations of financial wrongdoing has agreed to the appointment of a third-party receiver to manage the potential sale of several uncompleted townhome developments, throwing the future of hundreds of pre-sold homes into doubt.

A major Ontario home developer is facing startling allegations from one of the big five banks that it orchestrated a "highly sophisticated," year-long fraud totalling over $37 million.TD Bank has filed a lawsuit against StateView Homes, based in Woodbridge, Ont., north of Toronto, and headed by brothers Carlo and Dino Taurasi, alleging the company carried out a "cheque-kiting" scheme from April 2022 to last month.

Tamara Whilby says the idea to open Women & Children Precious Shelter came from experiences she had working as a nurse."We were able to see a lot of situations where women were being abused within the city of Brampton and trying to flee," she recalled.One particular incident comes to mind, when she didn't know how to help a woman who was abused, beyond giving her medical attention.

The protesters called on Biden to reverse his approval of the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska.Climate demonstrators block a government vehicle from getting through the entrance to the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 29, 2023 in Washington, D.C.Samuel Corum / Getty Images Members of the corporate media were greeted by hundreds of climate action organizers Saturday night as they arrived at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. for the annual White House Correspondents Dinner.

It's time for part 2 of our partner session highlight.Check out more of the talks and workshops from industry-leading data science and AI organizations coming to ODSC East 2023 below.You can see our first round of sessions here.Human-in-the-Loop: Strategies for Improving Time Series Anomaly Detection Andrew Cheesman｜Head of Data Science｜Bigeye
Despite the availability of expertise and effective tools, challenging problems still remain in the field of anomaly detection.

Tim Minchin, the comedian behind the Matilda musical, has described editing Roald Dahl's books to better suit modern audiences as a slippery slope .The British-Australian composer and entertainer, who wrote the music for the musical based on Dahl's book, said removing outdated language in the author's works set a precedent for needing to change all texts that might offend people and warned they could need to be constantly updated to keep up with changing sensibilities.

Brenetta Smith used to buy brand-name foods like Oreos and Doritos without thinking twice.But when she noticed that food prices at her local supermarket, Aldi, were soaring, she realized she had to do something different: I have to change the way I shop, she said.So Ms. Smith, 40, a stay-at-home parent in Memphis, started stocking up on dry goods like rice and flour, freezing meat that she bought on sale and avoiding packaged foods, which meant no more Oreos and Doritos.

On a hot summer day, a woman walked into a gas station in the Bronx and spent $1.99 on a bag of TGI Fridays Sour Cream & Onion Potato Skins chips.She tore into the snack, looking forward to the potato skins, as they were marketed on the packaging in 2018, according to court documents.But they were just regular chips, she discovered.

Media coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's all-but-announced candidacy for president is already in full frenzy, and so far the script is exactly as his handlers would like it to be.The governor regularly opens up new fronts in the culture wars, sowing alarm over critical race theory, transgender rights, or border policies.

To mark the UN Water Conference 2023, design agency Publicis Groupe Benelux has created a range of conceptual "supermarket" products that show what consumption could look like in a world with less water.Commissioned through an initiative by the Netherlands' Department Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Drop Store initiative was carried out by Publicis Groupe to show consumers what life might look like in a water-scarce future.

One researcher called the SVB bailout "a good illustration of the enormous class bias in American policymaking."Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg during a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on September 9, 2014, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.Alex Wong / Getty Images In prepared testimony for a Senate Banking Committee hearing slated for Tuesday morning, the chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reveals that the 10 largest deposit accounts at Silicon Valley Bank held a combined $13.3 billion, a detail that's likely to intensify criticism of federal regulators' intervention in the firm's recent collapse.

A program at the University of California, Irvine, ensures first-generation or underprivileged students are prepared for their lives after college, with a 100 percent graduation rate among its 630 scholars in the program's 24-year history.The Student Achievement Guided by Experience (SAGE) program provides scholars with tools for success, scholarship money and a supportive community to reach their goals during college and after.

Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare, but more women billionaires won't lead to greater equity for all.(L-R) Charles Scharf, CEO and President of Wells Fargo, Brian Thomas Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America, Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup, William H. Rogers Jr., Chairman and CEO of Truist Financial Corporation, Andy Cecere, Chairman, President, and CEO of US Bancorp, and William Demchak, Chairman, President, and CEO, of The PNC Financial Services Group, are sworn in as they prepare to testify during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing on the Annual Oversight of the Nation's Largest Banks, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 22, 2022.

They say that "The grind shouldn't stop", but is the "grind" or the "hustle" when we talk about work - worth it?Or is the so-called, "hustle culture" just toxic?Hustle culture has taken the world by storm and not in a good way.It has become too popular these days, promoting corporations to encourage their employees to make more effort to increase their performance.