City council wants more New Yorkers to get discounted subway rides
The City Council is pushing for a $55 million expansion of a program that cuts public transportation fares in half for poor New Yorkers as fare evasion continues to soar. Speaker Adrienne Adams wants to expand the city’s “Fair Fares” program to allow an additional 650,000 residents in the five boroughs to enjoy half-price subway […]
More than 500 noncitizens registered to vote in DC Council elections Tuesday despite House reckoning
More than 500 foreign nationals are registered to vote in Tuesday’s Washington DC congressional elections. As of May 29, the most recent tally available, 523 foreign nationals living in Washington, DC, were registered to vote, Sarah Graham, spokesperson for the District of Columbia Board of Elections (DCBOE), told Fox News Digital. Graham said this includes […]
Justice Department says it can’t release Biden’s special council interview for fear of ‘deepfake’ audio concerns
The Department of Justice has declared that it cannot release audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur due to fears of artificial intelligence or “deep fakes” being used to tamper with the material, but one legal scholar has slammed the department’s request as “legally unreasonable” and “dangerous”. In a 49-page […]
Biden appoints UAW president to White House advisory council
President Biden on Friday announced plans to appoint two key labor leaders, including United Auto Workers (UAW) President Sean Fain, to his advisory council on international trade. The White House announced that Fain and Brian Bryant, president of the International Union of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), would be appointed to the advisory group. close […]
NYC Council campaigning to finish adding 151 new public bathrooms
The City Council is seeking to give New Yorkers more places to relieve themselves by forcing city officials to complete the construction of 151 new public restrooms across the five boroughs, as approved in 2022. The issue was pushed by the City Council at its infrastructure meeting on Thursday, with the Council noting that so […]
India’s Top Diplomat Wants Permanent Security Council Seat ‘as Soon as Possible’
In comments on Tuesday, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar reiterated that the government of Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council “as soon as possible” but that it will take time to achieve this goal due to resistance from current permanent members. Speaking in the […]
DC Council approves new crime bill, overriding mayor’s veto | FOX 5 DC
D.C. Council approved the new controversial crime bill Tuesday, overriding Mayor Muriel Bowser’s veto. FOX 5’s Katie Barlow … source
U.N. Security Council Prepares for Another Resolution Demanding Israel Stop Fighting Hamas
According to multiple reports on Tuesday, Algerian representatives were preparing to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling on Israel to halt its self-defense operations against the terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Tuesday after Israel carried out airstrikes on Sunday in […]
OpenAI forms safety council as it trains latest artificial intelligence model | Artificial intelligence (AI)
OpenAI says it has established a committee on safety and security and has begun training a new AI model to replace the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot. The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday that the committee will advise the full board on “important safety and security decisions” regarding the […]
Morgan Wallen’s Nashville bar delays opening days after city council denied sign
The opening of country music star Morgan Wallen’s new bar in Nashville has been delayed, days after the city council rejected the establishment’s plan to install a large sign featuring the country singer’s name. The new venue, Morgan Wallen’s This Bar, was scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend, but TC Restaurant Group announced a postponement […]