President Biden signs stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown
President Biden on Saturday signed the emergency measure approved by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown. The White House announced that Biden signed the bill in a short statement. The bill would continue funding the government through March 14, provide disaster relief and extend farm laws. The House approved the bill Friday night […]
Funding Bill Wasn’t Better than Original, But I Wanted to Avoid Shutdown
On CNN's “Outfront” broadcast on Friday, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) said that while the government funding bill passed by the House is not an improvement over the original bill, it does ensure a government shutdown. He said his goal is not to have any. host Sarah Sidner asked. [relevant exchange begins around 5:30] “Do you […]
Here are the 34 Republicans that voted against the funding bill to avoid shutdown
On Friday night, more than 30 House Republicans voted against a government funding bill to avert a government shutdown. The bill passed the House on a 366-34-1 vote, exceeding the two-thirds majority requirement when Republican House leaders introduced the bill under a suspension of the rules process. All Democrats, except Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, […]
House Republicans reach new plan to avoid government shutdown after back-to-back defeats
House Republican negotiators reached a tentative deal late Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown, people told Fox News Digital. Two people familiar with the discussions told Fox News Digital that the deal includes a short-term extension of this year's federal funding levels, disaster relief funds and agricultural aid for farmers, but is divided into […]
Trump-backed bill to avoid government shutdown to see imminent House vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote soon on a bill backed by President-elect Trump to avert a government shutdown. The move comes after two days of chaos in Congress as lawmakers battled over the future direction of government spending, including a battle between President Trump and allies Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. also […]
The NBA Cup is hoping to avoid becoming Las Vegas’ latest shallow cover act
Las Vegas — Many things in Las Vegas are fake or replicas of better ones. No one would confuse a strip version of the Eiffel Tower or the Empire State Building for the real thing. That inauthenticity is part of its charm. The city serves as one of the world's biggest tourist attractions because there […]
Flyer asks social media users if you can buy 2 airline seats to avoid sitting next to strangers
One traveler asked on social media if passengers could buy an extra seat next to them on the plane. A user posted on the r/SouthwestAirlines forum: “People keep 'saving' the seats next to them because they don't want anyone to sit there. Big or small customers are not willing to buy another seat. Is it […]
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate | Artificial intelligence (AI)
TThree hundred and twenty-four. That was the score Mary Louie was given by an AI-powered tenant screening tool. In its 11-page report, the software SafeRent does not explain how the score was calculated or how various factors were taken into account. There is no mention of what the score actually means. Louis' numbers were shown […]
Escudero to Senators: Avoid commenting on Sara Duterte’s impeachment | INQToday
Senate President Chiz Escudero is urging colleagues in the upper chamber to refrain from publicly commenting on the … source
‘Source Of Profound Regret’: McKinsey Pays Half Billion Settlement To Avoid Prosecution For Fueling Opioid Crisis
A consulting giant that fueled America's deadly opioid epidemic has agreed to pay a huge settlement to avoid criminal prosecution, according to court documents filed Friday. McKinsey & Company is an international management consulting firm. advised Purdue Pharma enters into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that requires it to pay […]