If you’ve sent or received any mail over the last few months, you may have noticed that the United States Postal Service is not in great shape. After Louis DeJoy, a Republican fundraiser, took over as postmaster general last June, he quickly implemented a series of “reforms” seemingly designed to slow down service, leading to…...
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By The Canadian PressFri., Feb. 12, 2021timer1 min. readupdateArticle was updated 1 hr agoFORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A judge has granted an interim injunction that stops a northern Alberta municipality from withdrawing from the provincial ambulance dispatch service.Justice Kent Davidson heard a request today from the province seeking a court order to require the Regional…...
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Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the…...
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10.03pm GMT22:03 Elizabeth Warren, Democratic senator from Massachusetts, asks a question. She notes that Democrats have objected to Electoral College results before, and asks if they ever done so hours after an insurrection at the Capitol? Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) Elizabeth Warren uses a question to body Hawley, Cruz, and other Republican who voted to throw…...
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A state biologist known as Wisconsin’s “sturgeon general” is facing jail for his alleged role in a lucrative racket that prosecutors say saw valuable fish eggs marked for fertility research funneled instead for caviar production.Ryan Koenigs, a senior fisheries biologist at Wisconsin’s department of natural resources, lied to conservation wardens investigating allegations that numerous employees…...
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The state launched a new tool Friday aimed at streamlining the process of residents finding vaccine appointments.On Friday, Massachusetts launched COVID-19 Vaccine Finder, which lets users see what vaccine locations have appointments available. The tool lets users to search for locations near them by entering their ZIP code, city or town name, or the name…...
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You’ve been hoaxed.The hoax seems harmless enough. A few thousand AI researchers have claimed that computers can read and write literature. They’ve alleged that algorithms can unearth the secret formulas of fiction and film. That Bayesian software can map the plots of memoirs and comic books. That digital brains can pen primitive lyrics1 and short…...
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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz displays a box of counterfeit 3M N95 masks found in the Long Island City neighborhood of the New York borough. (Anna Sokol / Queens District Attorney’s Office) A key U.S. senator is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate N95 mask fraud and federal agents announced the seizure of…...
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Lifehacker's Complete Guide to iOSLifehacker's Complete Guide to iOSApple's iPhone is easy to learn, but difficult to master. Instead of spending hours sifting through settings yourself, check out our giant collection of guides, tips, and tricks for all things iOS.We regularly call out shady apps found on the Google Play Store, but Apple’s App Store…...
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