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Voting booths are set up at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office on the first day of early voting for the 2022 midterm general election in Orlando, Florida.Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images Democrats and abortion rights organizers achieved significant wins in the 2022 midterms - and collected hundreds of millions of data points about voters along the way.

In the summer of 2019, Jacqueline Lobel, a 33-year-old TV producer, was scrolling through Craigslist, optimistically hoping to buy a dining room table that would fit into a slightly dark space in the large studio apartment she had just moved into in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.When I saw how this apartment was staged before I rented it, I was inspired to do the same layout, so I knew what kind of table I needed, she said.

Image Much of the affordable housing in the tourist town is far from its famous entertainment strip.One solution: motor scooters offered for no money down.Tiffany Allen pulls away on her new scooter outside of Elevate Branson in Branson, Mo.WHY WE'RE HERE We're exploring how America defines itself one place at a time.

The judge overseeing former President Donald J. Trump's indictment on charges of illegally retaining national defense information issued an order on Thursday instructing any lawyer who wants to take part in the case to start the process of obtaining a security clearance to handle classified material by early next week.

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Feelings of indignation and anger fueled by religious conservatives culminated in a protest Friday afternoon at Dodger Stadium over the honoring of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a satirical performance and activist organization made up of queer nuns in drag that are considered blasphemous by some Christians.

A sobering new study shows that American men are facing a crisis, and many are finding solace in harmful online communities that preach misogyny and anti-feminist ideology.Equimundo, a non-profit working to prevent gender violence, break down harmful stereotypes, and encourage men to become allies in the gender and racial equality movements, surveyed 2,022 men aged 18-45 in the U.S. to determine how men are doing as a whole during a period of paradigm shifts.

In the gym, on medical and wellness websites and on social media, the phrase boost your metabolism gets thrown around a lot.Supplement marketers promise pills to make it happen, health mavens pinky swear their diet routine will rev the rate, and probably most of us, starting around our 30s, think that aging has reduced the efficiency of our metabolic engine.

The times they are a' changing, and fast.AI(artificial intelligence) is quickly becoming a popular conversation topic along with much speculation and misunderstanding about exactly what AI is and its usefulness.Commonly used AI software is not yet truly intelligent (generating its own ideas independently), but as a powerful software coupled with intensive, deep scans of massive databanks, it is portrayed as a proven process for organizing cohesive thoughts.

Between Father's Day, Juneteenth, and the upcoming summer solstice, there are plenty of events to keep you busy this weekend.Read on for our worthy-yet-wallet-friendly picks, from to and from to the .JUNETEENTH
LIVE MUSIC
The Downhill Jam: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater CoverbandThe Downhill Jam is a Birdman-approved tribute band that jams your favorite songs from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game series (the band has even appeared on Hawk's podcast Hawk Vs Wolf!) Mosh along to classics from Goldfinger, Lagwagon, Dead Kennedys, Public Enemy, and more.

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Bullard TavernThe Tex-Mex restaurant's special prix-fixe menu for Father's Day sounds like something straight out of an Outback Steakhouse, if that Outback Steakhouse were located in heaven: a fried bloomin' onion with spicy remoulade, a classic iceberg wedge salad, a wood-grilled bone-in ribeye with wood-roasted mushrooms, grilled asparagus, salt-baked potatoes, and rocky road ice cream.

Federal prosecutors are investigating possible campaign finance violations in connection with an undercover operation based in Wyoming that aimed to infiltrate progressive groups, political campaigns and the offices of elected representatives before the 2020 election, according to two people familiar with the matter and documents related to the case.

As we await a Supreme Court ruling that is likely to restrict, if not prohibit, crediting racial identity as a plus in competitions for selection to institutions of higher education, it is worth recalling a sobering feature of the racial history of the United States: Every major step undertaken to advance African Americans and to redress the consequences of racial subordination have been met with charges of reverse discrimination and unfair preference.

Father's Day is this weekend.Still don't have any plans?No worries: We've rounded up some last-minute ideas for the holiday.Take your dad for the ultimate waterfront Father's Day dining experience - Enjoy the $30 special offering a hand-rolled cigar paired with a refreshing glass of whiskey.Separately, try Bayshore Club's special menu for Father's Day, featuring Baked Oysters with shallots, garlic, bacon butter and pecorino-romano for $28, Daddy's Tomahawk for $180 with 36oz fire-roasted tomahawk, truffle paste, seasonal veggies and chimi, and drunken banana upside down cake for $16.

Governors Ball 2023 had basically everything you'd want from a New York music festival: easy access from the subway, an Ice Spice set, Roberta's pizza, Kendrick Lamar headlining, and ample shade for my delicate British skin.I'd never been to Gov Ball before, but I heard from various people there that the festival's new location, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, levelled it up from previous years in part because of the abundance of trees and all the beautiful, dappled shade they provide.

Product returns pose a major challenge for retailers.In 2022, U.S. consumers returned 16.5% of merchandise purchases, costing retailers an estimated $816 billion in lost revenue.Typical strategies to reduce revenue lost to product returns include reducing the likelihood of returns by providing more information about products (e.g., reviews and FAQs) and increasing the financial and transaction costs to consumers who do return products (e.g., shipping costs and limited return windows).

Clinical trials are critical in developing and approving new medical treatments and technologies.These trials generate massive data that needs to be managed efficiently and accurately to ensure patient safety and successful research outcomes.The good news is that advances in AI and automation technology, such as AI-based data extraction, virtual clinical trials, and predictive analytics, are making it easier for clinical trial managers to streamline their clinical trial Data Management processes and gain insights that can help improve patient outcomes.

The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry may have to resign if the government succeeds in its high court attempt to block the unredacted disclosure of ministers' WhatsApp messages, the lawyer representing thousands of bereaved families has said.Elkan Abrahamson, who represents the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, which is a core participant at the inquiry, said the dispute between the government and the inquiry over texts and other documents had become an existential struggle.

After years of debate over whether non-invasively zapping the brain with electrical current can improve a person's mental functioning, a massive analysis of past studies offers an answer: probably.But some question that conclusion, saying that the analysis spans experiments that are too disparate to offer a solid answer.

Boris Johnson's disgrace has been sealed in a damning report that found he deliberately lied and lied again to parliament over Partygate.In a sensational verdict, a cross-party group of MPs said they'd have recommended a 90-day suspension had he not already quit the Commons to spite their sanction.The former prime minister should still suffer the humiliation of being stripped of his Commons pass, the privileges committee ruled.

A damning report by parliament's privileges committee has concluded that Boris Johnson misled parliament and recommended that he should be barred from having a parliamentary security pass in future.The 106 page document, put together by the cross-party group of MPs with a Tory majority, is packed with detail and arguments.

Ukrainian military chaplains have completed training with the British Army before heading back to the war-ravaged country to give frontline troops a spiritual umbrella.The two-week programme run by the Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) saw an initial group of 10 Ukrainians train at a camp in south-west England.

Teens in the US are suffering.The reasons are many, including the lingering effects of the pandemic, fears stemming from unrelenting school shootings, and anguish about climate change.As a result, suicide rates have skyrocketed over the last decade, with suicide now the second leading cause of death among teens.

The U.S. health care system is not set up to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable, chronically ill, elderly people, especially those who are poor.Older poor people often face loneliness, depression, a lost sense of purpose, and an inability to live independently in their homes.They also encounter many health service hurdles, including inadequate care coordination, fee-for-service reimbursement that often reflexively encourages medical treatment over other forms of care, and a dysfunctional nursing home industry.

A bar owner and a local business improvement area are taking aim at the City of Toronto for denying curbside cafe permits to small business owners who participated in the city's CafeTO program in previous years.CafeTO allows restaurants and bars to expand their outdoor dining space through sidewalk cafes, curb lane cafes or patios on private property.

CBC Toronto's Marivel Taruc will moderate the discussion that runs from 1-2:30 p.m. ET Some of the leading candidates to be Toronto's next mayor are set to square off in a housing-themed debate Monday, with just two weeks to go before election day.The 90-minute contest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET at Innis Town Hall on the University of Toronto's downtown campus.

A quick brush of the gums and you'll know your HIV status.No blood required.That's the kind of painless, fast and accurate HIV testing researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto are hoping will become the norm for Canadians as the researchers test OraQuick, a rapid oral self-test that will deliver results in 20 minutes.

ITV bosses have refuted claims during a parliamentary hearing that the broadcaster treated late Love Island presenter Caroline Flack as a commodity.Chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall and managing director Kevin Lygo faced questions from MPs on Wednesday about former This Morning host Phillip Schofield's exit from the programme during a Culture, Media and Sport Committee session, during which they were also questioned about ITV's duty of care for its talent.

A selection of more than 70 architects, artists and designers including Carol Ross Barney, LOT-EK and Anupama Kundoo have been selected to participate in Chicago's architecture festival in the fall, organised around the theme "This Is a Rehearsal".The Chicago Architecture Biennial ( CAB) is set to return in September for its fifth edition, curated by the local art collective Floating Museum.

Steve Jobs, the iconic co-founder of Apple, was a master of persuasion.His ability to convince billions of people to buy his products at premium prices was no coincidence.While technical innovations and relentless advertising played a role, the true secret to his success lay in the persuasive techniques that he employed.

You've heard this a million times by now: artificial intelligence is changing the marketing world and how brands advertise to consumers - and the trend isn't stopping anytime soon.In fact, the global market revenue of AI in marketing will likely grow from $27.4 billion in 2023 to $107.4 billion in 2028.

Headlines about workplace sexism regularly bring us men sharing social media posts and retweets with hashtags like #GenderEquality.Yet, many of their female colleagues read those posts and think, That guy?An ally?Really?The skepticism may be deserved.I study allyshipthe idea of someone from an advantaged group supporting the professional and personal well-being of someone who is typically marginalized in society, such as women or people of color.

You not only didn't scream out, but you started laughing?E. Jean Carroll was asked this question by Joe Tacopina, the lawyer representing Donald Trump, in her sexual assault trial against the former president.Unfortunately, Carroll isn't alone.Taylor Swift endured similar questions in her 2017 sexual assault lawsuit against a radio host.

A daily pill may halve the risk of death for lung cancer patients with a particular type of genetic mutation who have undergone surgery, according to much awaited clinical trial results.The drug is called osimertinib, which AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals produces under the brand name Tagrisso.It has been used to treat later-stage lung cancer since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted it an accelerated approval in 2015.

"A lot of 'dones,' a lot of 'ols,'" she said.Some of them helped her sleep, but left her feeling numb.She recalled thinking, "I still feel sad, so what are we doing here, antidepressants?"Diamond was curious whether a clinically guided mushroom trip would help, and she enrolled in this clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in "magic mushrooms," for her type of bipolar depression.

Until now it has been impossible to peer into the human mind, but new biometric and machine learning tools are changing this.We can now understand how people experience cities, and these insights can provide a roadmap for creating more just, sustainable and healthy places.Assuming people approve of these technologies surveilling them, researchers like us can collect real-time facial analysis and eye-movement data using webcams.

Chair-shaped sculptures and a doughnut-shaped paper lantern were among objects displayed inside a Copenhagen apartment during 3 Days of Design.Yoonede - derived from the word "unity" - was a group exhibition featuring the work of 20 artists, designers and brands.The idea behind the show was to promote collaboration, with everyone's work displayed together.

Dezeen School Shows: a printmaking project exploring the artist's Qatari heritage and a multi-sensory flower installation are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar.Also included is a design for a future city informed by traditional housing and an interactive library that immerses young people in Arabic.

The Central Pavilion at this year's Venice Architecture Biennale brings together 16 architects, including David Adjaye and Diébédo Francis Kéré, who "represent a distilled force majeure of African and diasporic architectural production".Force Majeure is one of six shows that make up The Laboratory of the Future, the 18th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is curated by Lesley Lokko.

Poised to be one of the world's biggest, most impactful events in the design industry, the Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2023 is set to take place in Hong Kong this month.Featuring leading creative and business minds from all over the world, KODW 2023 emphasizes the tremendous potential of design as a powerful tool for driving sustainable development and positive social change.

Shortly before 7am on Friday, as Rishi Sunak's plane touched down in the UK, he was upbeat: his trip to the US had been a success, marking another incremental shift towards political order and competence.Precisely nine hours later, the chaos had returned.Nadine Dorries' tweet announcing she was standing down as an MP was the first indication of yet more turbulence, with another backbencher, Nigel Adams, resigning, after their former boss and political hero, Boris Johnson, did the same.

June
11-30 In honor of Pride Month (June 2023), History Fort Lauderdale presents "Take PRIDE!A Retrospective of LGBTQ Life in South Florida," an exhibit chronicling the gay rights movement and the migration of LGBTQ community members to South Florida.The event includes historical photographs, media stories, videos and costumes, all to help visitors learn about the rise of PRIDE and the growth of the LGBTQ community in South Florida.

In the latest APK teardown, 9to5Google discovered a curious new feature coming to the Google Meets app for Android.It seems like Google wants to make conversations safer when on the move.That's why the functionality is called "On-the-Go".On-the-Go prompt in Google Meet
The feature itself is super simple - once Meet detects that you are walking while on a conference call, it will ask you to activate the On-the-Go feature.

As the smoke from the Canadian wildfires lifted from the New York area, Belmont Park was allowed to reopen Friday and Saturday's Belmont Stakes was back on.Racing and training were halted Thursday and the first of the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival was canceled.The move was at first voluntary by the New York Racing Assn.

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There is much to be proud of as we head into the marathon known as Pride Month: accomplishments, milestones, and victories deserve to be celebrated, even-or maybe especially-as we face unprecedented challenges.Keep your strength up; it's going to be quite a month.But then, so was May.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which was first held in May 1923 to help spur innovation in the growing automotive industry by emphasizing not just speed, but also efficiency, reliability and endurance.It is a very demanding race, and the greatest race, said Tom Kristensen, who has won Le Mans a record nine times.

In 2022, Stacy Batten said, her whole year was on fire.Her husband died of cancer, and her father died after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.Her mother was diagnosed with cancer.And she moved across the country from Seattle to Fairfield County, Conn., after selling the home that she had lived in for 26 years.

Psychedelic therapy is on its way to becoming a mainstream medical treatment for mental health.In 2020 and 2022, residents of Oregon and Colorado voted to legalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, and the Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve it and MDMA, or Ecstasy, to treat depression and post-traumatic stress disorder by 2024.

Good morning.It's Thursday.We'll look at what to expect for air quality today in New York City.We'll also look at a photo from a less-bad-air day nearly 57 years ago.And we'll find out why a meeting of state cannabis regulators and retail license holders suddenly became heated.Image Credit...James Barron/The New York Times Jennifer Poynter and her husband Mike thought about what to pack for their trip to New York City.

Celtics The clinic will be held on July 1 and 2, inside BU's Rec Center.Celtics forward Grant Williams will host a youth basketball clinic at Boston University in July for students in grades one to eight.The clinic, which will take place on July 1 and 2 in BU's Rec Center, will cost $119 per person.

Doug Fulop's and Jessie Fischer's lives in Bend, Ore., were idyllic.The couple moved there last year, working remotely in a 2,400-square-foot house surrounded by trees, with easy access to skiing, mountain biking and breweries.It was an upgrade from their former apartments in San Francisco, where a stranger once entered Mr. Fulop's home after his lock didn't properly latch.

CNET made waves in January when it started publishing articles that were completely generated by AI.In a memo shared with employees on Tuesday, CNET promises to no longer publish stories written solely by AI.It also says it will not publish AI-generated images and videos "as of now."But it will continue to use AI to analyze data and existing text, create outlines for story ideas and generate "explanatory content."

The Wizards will host their second workout group of the summer on Monday.This group represents a significant step up in terms of level, as two of the participants, Cason Wallace and Nick Smith Jr., could potentially go in the lottery.Full workout group:
Tyger Campbell, 5-11, UCLA
Marcus Carr, 6-2, Texas
Osun Osunniyi, 6-10, Iowa State
Nick Smith Jr., 6-5, Arkansas
Oscar Tshiebwe, 6-9, Kentucky
Cason Wallace, 6-4, Kentucky

On a recent episode of Bleav in Wizards, we broke down Nick Smith Jr.'s game in detail.

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2023, 12:15 PM ET

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Covers the Pac-12.Joined ESPN in 2014.Attended Washington State University.CARY, North Carolina -- Imagine if March Madness was staged like a four-day music festival, then sprinkle in equal parts youth soccer tournament, the World Cup and the World Series of Poker.

The Juneteenth celebration in Annapolis features a parade that winds from the City Dock through downtown, passing the Maryland State House before heading to a festival with live music and family activities.(Craig Hudson for The Washington Post)Throughout the D.C. area, Juneteenth has long been a time of celebration: parades, festivals and events remembering the day in 1865 when the enslaved people of Galveston, Tex., were told that, "in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free," as had been promised in the Emancipation Proclamation 2½ years earlier.

Twenty five advocacy organizations that have joined forces to fight for state funding of public transportation are holding a "Bay Area Funeral March & Rally for Public Transit" tomorrow/Saturday."Transit advocates will gather in Oakland and San Francisco to mourn the impending death of public transit - and our regional economy - if Governor Newsom and the state legislature fail to provide adequate funding for transit in the proposed FY24 state budget," wrote a representative for the coalition in a statement.

In August of last year, we were somewhat shocked when Audi confirmed that it would enter Formula 1 in 2026.Rumors had swirled for many years that Volkswagen Group was considering entering the sport with one or more of its brands, even as Audi and then Porsche racked up win after win in other categories.

Summer has arrived in Chicago.Perhaps unofficially, but sunny days, high temperatures and a variety of events across the city can only mean one thing: summer living has certainly arrived.Chicago will be bustling with sporting and live entertainment events all weekend, prompting officials and organizers to caution citizens about traffic and big crowds.