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Bill boosting accountability for facial recognition technology passes the House
OLYMPIA— Agencies using facial recognition technology would be required to test it for accuracy and bias to make sure it’s accountable, under a bill that passed Friday in the House. The bill will provide moral guardrails on the use of facial recognition software, said Rep. Debra Entenman, D-Kent. The technology needs to improve and be …
Man Accused of Breaking Into Home, Then Cooking an Egg and Bologna Scramble – NBC Los Angeles
Burglary charges are expected to be filed today against a 61-year-old man accused of breaking into a family’s home near Desert Hot Springs, cooking the family’s food and then taking off his pants. Deputies on Tuesday arrived about 7:30 a.m. to a burglary-in-progress call at a home in the 16000 block of Via Corto East …
Tearing down the house – Technology is poised to upend America’s property market | Finance and economics
Feb 15th 2020 DALLAS, LOS ANGELES AND SEATTLE FROM FAR enough away most houses look the same. At cruising altitude over Dallas, Los Angeles and even much of New York, most dwellings are nondescript: beige- or grey-roofed, laid out in neat patterns. In sunnier climes the monotony is punctuated by the bright turquoise oblongs of …
Illinois Lawmakers Override Veto of Aircraft Tax Break – NBC Chicago
Illinois lawmakers have voted to override a veto by Gov. J.B. Pritzker that protects a tax exemption on aircraft parts. A 54-1 Senate vote Wednesday followed a unanimous House vote a day earlier. The override forgives $50 million in past-due taxes from private jet manufacturers and extends them to 2024. Lawmakers approved the tax break in 2010. It expired …
White House has issued formal threat to Bolton to keep him from publishing book
The letter, which is dated January 23, said some of the information was classified at the “top secret” level, meaning it “reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave harm to the national security.” “The manuscript may not be published or otherwise disclosed without the deletion of this classified information,” the letter read. The White …
Trump speaks with British PM Johnson about telecoms security: White House
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO leaders summit in Watford, Britain December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/Pool/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday discussed the security of telecommunications networks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the White House said, as Britain nears a …
Highlights of Day 2 at Ukraine House Davos
During the day’s first panel, titled “Ukraine and the EU: Strength through Economic Partnership”, sponsored by CEO Club Ukraine, speakers discussed the strategic Ukraine-EU economic partnership and opportunities for further cooperation. Mr Jean-Christophe Laloux, Director General, Head of Operations, EIB, said: “Ukraine is an important partner for us. Between 2014 and 2017, we have doubled …
Dershowitz distances himself from White House response to Democrats’ impeachment charges
Dershowitz is one of four lawyers who were selected personally by Trump and announced Friday as new members of the president’s legal team. The others are former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi and former independent counsels Robert Ray and Kenneth W. Starr. Dershowitz’s comments come as both sides preview their arguments for Trump’s impeachment trial, …
White House hold on Ukraine aid violated federal law, congressional watchdog says
The Pentagon aid was overwhelmingly approved by bipartisan majorities in Congress. The GAO report came as the Senate prepares for the impeachment trial of President Trump, a process set to begin Thursday. “Faithful execution of the law does not permit the President to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into …