politics
ByteDance says it will not transfer algorithm to Oracle
The logos of the Chinese video portal TikTok and the US software and hardware manufacturer Oracle Corporation can be seen on a smartphone and screen on September 14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — ByteDance will not transfer algorithms and technologies to Oracle as part of a …
Bill Clinton: ‘Superficially hypocritical’ for Trump and Republicans to push to fill Supreme Court vacancy
“Well, of course, it’s superficially hypocritical call, isn’t it? I mean, (Senate Majority Leader) Mitch McConnell wouldn’t give President (Barack) Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, a hearing 10 months before the presidential election. And that meant we went a long time with eight judges on the court,” Clinton told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the …
Officials see rise in need for mental health services in Bozeman, Gallatin County | Coronavirus
Karen Patty typically spends the first hour of her workday reviewing police calls from the day before to see if she needs to follow up on any of them. After that she typically gets a call to provide on-scene care for people in a mental health crisis. She’s one of two crisis therapists contracted through …
What would a Biden White House mean for financial technology? |
A combination of Joe Biden’s steady lead in the polls and its own political hopes has the financial technology world wondering: What would a Biden presidency mean for fintech policies? The former vice president’s campaign hasn’t said much specifically about financial technology, but its ideas on traditional financial services — credit reporting, redlining, access to …
A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to Trump intercepted by law enforcement
Two tests were done to confirm the presence of ricin. All mail for the White House is sorted and screened at an offsite facility before reaching the White House. The FBI and Secret Service are investigating the matter. Ricin is a highly toxic compound extracted from castor beans that has been used in terror plots. …
Barr says calls for coronavirus lockdown are the ‘greatest intrusion on civil liberties’ other than slavery in US history
The comments came minutes after he slammed the hundreds of Justice Department prosecutors working beneath him, equating them to preschoolers, in a defense of his own politically tuned decision making in the Trump administration. Addressing a Constitution Day celebration hosted by Hillsdale College, the event’s host asked Barr to explain the “constitutional hurdles for forbidding …
President Trump fumbles during tough encounter with undecided voters in Philadelphia
Trump appeared at an ABC News town hall in Philadelphia, and peppered a socially distanced audience with the rhetoric and talking points that delight his loyal base. But if his goal was to satisfy relatively small groups of voters who polls show haven’t yet made up their mind, the President appeared to fall short and …
Justice Department Probes Electric-Truck Startup Nikola Over Claims It Misled Investors
The Justice Department has joined U.S. securities regulators in examining allegations that electric-truck startup Nikola Corp. misled investors by making exaggerated claims about its technology, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department’s inquiry is being handled by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, working in concert with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which …
Breaking our treaties, again, sets bad precedent | Letters
The access to the Crazy Mountains on all sides is controlled by treaties with Native Americans. The treaties of the time asked for the abilities’ of traveling across the land by foot or horse going anywhere; and with the ability to create trails and roads where repeated travel would damage the ground they were crossing. …
Breaking Judicial Norms: A History
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress. He means this as a threat that Democrats will break the filibuster and pack the Court with more Justices in …