A scathing federal report has found New Jersey’s two state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak, violating their constitutional rights to reasonable care while in state custody.
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Biden looks to woo back allies at G20 summit
After the summit, Biden and Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will meet in Hanoi and are expected to announce plans to tighten economic cooperation.
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Applications for unemployment benefits fall to lowest level in 7 months
Recent government data also showed that job openings dropped to 8.8 million in July, the fewest since March 2021 and down from 9.2 million in June.
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AI that alters voice and imagery in political ads will require disclosure on Google and YouTube
Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.
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Maui beckons tourists, and their dollars, to stave off economic disaster after wildfires
So few tourists are coming to the Hawaiian island of Maui after last month’s wildfires that restaurants and tour companies are laying off workers and unemployment is surging.
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‘That ’70s Show’ actor Danny Masterson gets 30 years to life in prison for raping 2 women
Masterson waived his right to speak before he was sentenced and had no visible reaction after the judge’s decision, nor did the many family members sitting beside him.
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Biden nominates a former Obama official to run the Federal Aviation Administration
Whitaker’s nomination had been expected for months, and Biden’s announcement was praised by several industry and labor groups.
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Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh predicts ‘concrete steps soon’ to address ethics concerns
The Associated Press obtained thousands of pages of documents that showed how justices spanning the court’s ideological divide lent the prestige of their positions to partisan activity.
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Trump White House official Navarro convicted of contempt after defying House Jan. 6 subpoena
Navarro is the second high-ranking Trump official to be convicted of contempt of Congress after former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon’s conviction last summer.
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Hundreds of military promotions on hold as Republican senator demands end to abortion policy
Sen. Tuberville is delaying civilian and flag officer nominations in the Pentagon as he protests a Defense Department policy providing leave and reimbursement for service members who need to travel to get an abortion.