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President Biden visits Bay Area, uses social media as cautionary tale to guide AI laws

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

President Joe Biden, in a visit Tuesday to the epicenter of the technology industry, pointed to the dangers of unrestrained social media as he called for federal laws to protect Americans from fast-accelerating new artificial intelligence.“Social media is already showing us the harm … powerful technology can do without the right safeguards in place,” Biden said in San Francisco before meeting with AI experts and researchers. “That’s why I said at the state of the union that Congress needs to pass bipartisan privacy legislation to impose strict limits on personal data collection, ban targeted advertising to our children, and require companies to put health and safety first.”Significant downsides to social media have emerged in recent years, as researchers and news media documented shadowy sales of personal data, online-addiction maladies including eating disorders among children, the spread of divisive and politicized misinformation, and foreign interference in U.S....

For White House occupants, families can cause extra headaches

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

By Seung Min Kim | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden whose plea deal on federal tax and gun charges was made public Tuesday, is by no means the first presidential relative whose personal troubles have brought unwelcome headlines and headaches for a White House.The younger Biden will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses in an agreement that also allows him to avoid full prosecution on a felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user, as long as he abides by certain conditions. The deal closes a long-running Justice Department probe into Hunter Biden, long known to struggle with substance abuse.Children of U.S. presidents, like Hunter Biden, have long been subjects of fascination and curiosity, with their every move under public scrutiny.Former President Donald Trump’s son Donald Jr., for one, was in the news for meeting with Russian operatives offering damaging information on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential camp...

Video: Fighter jet intercepts plane over Marin County for violating Biden air space

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

(KRON) -- Video posted to Twitter appears to show a jet fighter intercept a plane that flew into air space over Marin County that was restricted due to President Joe Biden's Bay Area visit. In the video, a fighter jet can be seen cutting off the path of a slower moving, single-engine plane flying over Marin County Tuesday.NORAD officials confirmed on Twitter that fighter aircraft have responded to several general aviation aircraft that have violated temporary flight restrictions near San Francisco on Tuesday. Group of bicyclists rides onto 580 freeway, prompting CHP warning "Pilots in the San Francisco area are strongly encouraged to check NOTAMS today and tomorrow to ensure they have the latest information on the VIP TFR," NORAD tweeted."NOTAM" is an acronym for "notice to airmen."President Biden is in the Bay Area for a three-day visit. After arriving Monday, he visited a nature preserve in Palo Alto where he announced a $600 million climate initiative. On Tuesday, he was in San...

Concerns mount over ‘restorative practices’ in Prince William County schools

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today.A faction of School Board members are voicing concerns over proposed changes to the Prince William County Public Schools code of behavior, saying it could pile more training and restrictions on school staff in how to discipline bad behavior.The School Board is expected to vote Wednesday night on a suite of changes and additions to the division’s code of behavior for the 2023-2024 school year. Among the most controversial additions is new language calling for school staff to use “restorative practices” as “a preventative and restorative approach to unwanted behavior” and an “alternative to suspension.”While the draft of the code of behavior update doesn’t feature any significant changes to the section on categories of behavior and possible responses, it does call for teachers to use a “graduated system which incorporates instructio...

Counter-terrorism experts say Africa is the world’s terrorism hot spot with half of 2022’s victims

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates remain widespread, persistent and active elsewhere around the globe. Interpol, the international criminal police agency, also reported during a panel discussion at the U.N. that terrorism linked to extreme right-wing ideology increased an estimated 50-fold over the past decade, particularly in Europe, North America and parts of the Asia-Pacific.The experts see other trends: Deteriorating global security is making the terrorism threat “more complex and decentralized.” Extremists are increasingly using sophisticated technology, and drones and artificial intelligence have opened new ways to plan and carry out attacks.The United Nations this week is hosting its third high-level conference of heads of counter-terrorism agencies. Tuesday’s panel on assessing curren...

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Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

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Mystery solved? Wembanyama listed at 7-foot-4, but check back later in September

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The tall task of determining Victor Wembanyama’s height isn’t finished yet.The expected No. 1 pick in the NBA draft might be 7-foot-4. Maybe not, though. While the league is listing him at that height in the draft guide on its media website, it’s not official.Check back in September.That’s the deadline for the San Antonio Spurs — assuming they take Wembanyama with the first pick as expected Thursday night — to submit an official height for him without shoes to the league.Wembanyama’s height listed in the draft guide falls in the middle of conflicting reports about how tall the Frenchman is. It’s not official, however, because Wembanyama didn’t attend the NBA Draft Combine in May, where prospects are measured.Wembanyama, who arrived in New York on Monday and was scheduled to throw out the first pitch before a Yankees game on Tuesday, said he was 7-3 in October during his French pro team’s exhibition games in Las Vegas. B...

Plan to discharge water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant sparks uproar

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

Sitting along the Hudson River near New York City, the Indian Point nuclear plant repeatedly attracted controversy during the decades it generated electricity.Two years after its shutdown, it still is.The latest flashpoint revolves around plans to release 1.3 million gallons of water with traces of radioactive tritium into the river as part of the plant’s decommissioning. Supporters of the planned releases say they are just like those made when Indian Point was producing power and that the concentration of tritium has been far below federal standards. But opponents along the river question the health and safety claims. They say the releases of radioactive water could be a step back for a once notoriously polluted river that is now a popular summer attraction for sailors, kayakers and swimmers.Communities along the river have already passed resolutions opposing the discharges, and an online petition has gathered more than 440,000 signatures. Now a bill being considered in state...

Denver weather: Severe storm chance returns Wednesday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will turn stormy again on Wednesday with scattered afternoon storms. Some storms could turn severe with large hail and strong winds. Weather tonight: DryTuesday evening will stay dry in Denver with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will fall into the upper 50s in Denver by early Wednesday morning. Weather tomorrow: Storms returnWednesday morning will be dry with afternoon temperatures climbing to the mid-80s. By early afternoon, scattered storms will start to fire up in eastern Colorado. Storms could turn severe in some spots, with a marginal risk in place across the Front Range and a slight risk on the plains. This June is cooler, wetter than average Large hail and strong winds are possible in stronger storms that develop. Looking ahead: Wet Thursday, dry weekendThursday will be the wettest day of the week, with storm and shower chances going up to 60%.Thursday's storms will become more widespread with a chance for a few to become severe. The addi...

June weather in Denver is breaking these records

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:49 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The weather has been rainy lately in Colorado, making for a cooler-than-average June in the metro area.On average, the first 90-degree day in Denver comes around June 10, but it has yet to get that warm. Denver weather: Warm, sunny Tuesday with midweek storms In 2022, temperatures hit the 90s on May 11. A month later, the high was 100 degrees on June 11. By June 20, 2022, temperatures in Denver surpassed the 90-degree mark 10 times.On average, there are eight days above 90 degrees in June in Denver, according to the National Weather Service.FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Kylie Bearse noted that while the average summer in Denver will see 40 days at or above that 90-degree mark, the past few years have been warmer than average.In 2022, there were 67 days above 90, and 59 days the year before. The NWS estimated that Monday would be the first day of the year to reach 90 degrees, but the highest temperature recorded in Denver was 87 degrees.Additionally, this mo...