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It’s finally nearing the end of a month filled with consumer tech announcements, and Wednesday’s Google event felt like the grand finale. While Google only sells a fraction of the number of phones and smartwatches pumped out by Apple and Samsung, the company’s work in mobile software, large language models, productivity services, and computational photography

Congressional maps in North Carolina cross the route of McCarthy’s exit October 05, 2023 07:54 AM (The Center Square) – North Carolina’s litigated state Supreme Court order on the 2022 congressional maps changed the recent pattern and expectancy of majority Republicans. And Tuesday night’s historic vote ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the U.S.

Illinois gun rights groups ask appeals court to review Texas pistol brace ruling October 05, 2023 07:49 AM (The Center Square) – Recent cases challenging weapons laws in other states could have an impact on the case pending against Illinois’ gun and magazine ban. The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that includes Illinois still

Border community residents testify to horrors they’ve experienced October 05, 2023 07:46 AM (The Center Square) – In a lawsuit filed against Kinney County over detention policies of illegal foreign nationals, the county submitted more than 30 affidavits including testimony from residents describing their experiences as a result of Biden administration policies, including encounters with

Biden investigations persist in speakerless House — without one key tool October 05, 2023 07:00 AM Congress is in a holding pattern without a House speaker, but Republicans’ most prominent investigations will go on as planned for now, according to multiple people involved with them. The House Oversight Committee, one of three panels leading the

Meet the McCarthy ally who presided over his removal as speaker: ‘It was game time’ October 05, 2023 07:00 AM Much like an athlete mentally preparing before a big game, Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR), an ally of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), was getting his head right and ridding himself of emotion as he walked

If Electric bikes are still in their infancy, then the laws that govern them are downright fetal. Most US states have lagged far behind the public’s understanding of an ebike versus a moped or electric motorcycle. Efforts to codify these differences started with simple yet initially unanswerable questions: Are ebikes legal in bike lanes? What

Wining and dining, wooing clients with creative offers, and cashing big bonuses provide the glamor to sales work. Drafting answers to hundreds of dull questions posed by a prospective customer’s request for proposals? That’s just drudgery. Mercifully for workers, after months of speculation about ChatGPT-style AI taking over white-collar work, the corporate chore of responding

Social Security update: First round of direct payments worth up to $4,555 arrives in six days October 05, 2023 06:30 AM The first round of three Social Security retirement payments for October, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at the age of 70, will be sent to millions of retirees in six days.

Social Security update: Direct payment worth $914 arrives in 27 days October 05, 2023 06:00 AM Federal Supplemental Security Income program recipients will receive their payment for November in just under four weeks, and individual filers could receive up to $914. The November disbursement will be sent out in 27 days, on Wednesday, Nov. 1.