Pelosi rips California bill to regulate AI models: ‘ill-informed’
Representative Nancy Pelosi has voiced opposition to a high-profile California bill that would regulate Big Tech companies’ burgeoning artificial intelligence technology, calling the measure “well-intentioned but ill-informed.” California’s SB 1047, which would establish safety standards for AI models that cost more than $100 million to train and mandate pre-release safety testing of so-called “frontier” AI […]
Bill Clinton says he may be unable to speak at future DNCs as hands tremble on stage
CHICAGO — Former President Bill Clinton spoke hoarsely to delegates Wednesday night, saying he might not be able to attend the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Viewers were surprised to see Clinton’s hands shaking during the speech. Clinton, 78, opened for vice presidential candidate Tim Walz along with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Pennsylvania Governor […]
What to know about Bill Clinton and Tim Walz’s speeches tonight at Democratic convention | Democratic national convention 2024
Bill Clinton and Tim Walz are scheduled to headline the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. The former president is scheduled to speak in front of his running mate, Clinton. 11th Democratic Convention Speech. In 2020, he was a fierce critic of Donald Trump, saying, “If you want a president whose job it is to […]
Democrat Rep. Bill Pascrell Dies at 87
Rep. Bill Pascrill (D-New Jersey) died Wednesday morning, his office announced. The New Jersey representative, who was first elected to Congress in 1996, had been absent from the Capitol since July due to poor health. Pascrill was hospitalized in July with a respiratory infection. Moved He was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic in August but […]
Bill W.: Alcoholic who helped himself by helping others
The man known as Bill W. As a young artillery officer in the Vermont National Guard, he developed an obsession with alcohol, and eventually found a cure for his excruciating shyness: “I had found the elixir of life,” he later wrote. His initial joy quickly turned to an uncontrollable obsession, and after marrying, serving in […]
New NYC Council bill would limit pepper spray use in jails except in emergency situations
A new proposal being considered by the New York City Council would limit corrections officers’ use of pepper spray to control unruly inmates in the city’s jails. The bill, introduced Thursday, would require corrections officers to get permission from patrol commanders before using the powerful oleoresin capsicum spray, also known as pepper spray, on inmates, […]
Teens Smash-and-Grab Three 7-Elevens Hours After Newsom Signed Crime Bill
Dozens of teenagers targeted multiple 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles in a brazen spree on Friday, just hours after California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a series of bills aimed at cracking down on robberies in the crime-ridden state. About 20 to 30 young people broke into three 7-Eleven stores within a two-mile radius, stole […]
Casey’s ‘Gouging’ Bill Is ‘Kind of Thing’ Venezuela, Soviets Tried
On Friday’s “CNN News Central,” CNN economic and political commentator The Washington Post Discussing various “price gouging” proposals, columnist and PBS NewsHour special correspondent Catherine Rampell called the bill from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania) “particularly egregious,” noting that “this kind of thing has been tried before in many countries, including Venezuela, […]
NYC Council bill would severely limit pepper spray use in jails
Except in rare emergency situations, New York City corrections officers will no longer be able to use pepper spray to defend themselves or inmates at Rikers Island or other New York City jails. “reckless” A new bill is being considered by the City Council. A bill from far-left Democrat Rep. Sandy Nurse would require corrections […]
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Biden’s Climate Bill Turns Two Years Old
Two years after President Joe Biden’s Inflation Control Act (IRA) went into effect, its consequences have included soaring prices, distortions in energy markets and huge payouts to left-wing activist groups. Biden Signed He signed the IRA into law on August 16, 2022, praising the massive legislative package as transformative legislation that would usher in a […]