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28 Feb

Michigan Voters Blame Trump’s Economy for Changing From Obama

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Some Michigan voters who voted twice for Barack Obama claimed they switched to supporting Donald Trump due to worries about national security, the auto sector, and the state of the economy.The 39-year-old General Motors car technician Raymond Wynn, who supported Obama in 2008 and 2012, told NBC News on Tuesday that he supported Trump in the presidential contests of 2016 and 2020 as well as Michigan's Republican primary on Tuesday, citing the state of the economy and "how our industries are doing.""Specifically, I work for the auto industry," said Wynn, "so foreign trades with metal and goods and services, that…

28 Feb

Harris Convenes Behind Closed Doors to Increase Voting

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In order to increase voter registration, Vice President Kamala Harris convened a closed-door meeting on Tuesday.After Harris's seven-minute rant about the need to defend poll workers' rights and voting rights at the beginning of the meeting, the press was led out of the room and the proceedings were moved behind closed doors.Representatives from more than twenty voting rights organizations participated in the roundtable discussion about strategy, according to Axios.The vice president brought up initiatives to support three national days of voting "action" during Harris's speech. "I'm also pleased to announce today," said Harris, "that we will declare three national days…

28 Feb

US Opens UnitedHealth Antitrust Investigation

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has opened an antitrust inquiry into UnitedHealth Group, citing people with knowledge of the situation.According to the article, investigators have been speaking with officials of the healthcare industry in areas where UnitedHealth is a competitor, such as physician organizations, in recent weeks.Investigators have questioned them about a variety of topics during their interviews, such as specific connections between the business's Optum health services division and its UnitedHealthcare insurance unit, which owns physician groups among other assets. Optum Health, a division of UnitedHealth, provides a variety of healthcare…

28 Feb

OpenAI: The New York Times ‘Hacked’ ChatGPT to Create a Copyright Case

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In an effort to discredit The New York Times, OpenAI has requested a federal judge to throw out some of the newspaper's copyright lawsuit against it. The newspaper allegedly "hacked" ChatGPT and other AI systems to provide false evidence for the case.The Times prompted the technology to replicate its content, according to a Monday filing made by OpenAI in Manhattan federal court, by using "deceptive prompts that blatantly violate OpenAI's terms of use.""The allegations in the Times' complaint do not meet its famously rigorous journalistic standards," claimed OpenAI. "The truth, which will come out in the course of this case,…

27 Feb

Trump Asses Murder of Georgia Student as Biden’s Border Crime

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The border tactics of the Biden administration have drawn criticism from former President Donald Trump, who claimed in a post on Truth Social on Monday that an illegal alien killed a University of Georgia student recently."Crooked Joe Biden's Border invasion is destroying our country and killing our citizens," Trump stated in a tweet. "Launch Riley, 22, was horribly murdered at the University of Georgia, and it never should have happened. The monster who killed her broke into our nation in 2022, but after hurting a kid, radical Democrats in New York allowed him back into the country." Donald Trump promised…

27 Feb

Xolair, an asthma medication, lessens severe food allergies

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The effectiveness of the asthma drug Xolair in treating food allergies has been demonstrated by recent studies, which indicate that the drug significantly reduces the likelihood of severe reactions in patients.Data presented concurrently at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology in Washington, D.C., on Sunday and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrated that several weeks of injections of omalizumab (Xolair) reduced the severity of allergic reactions in certain adults and children as young as 1 who are allergic to peanuts and other foods like milk, eggs, and wheat. Based on an…

27 Feb

With 42% of monthly income erased by hidden taxes, this is the worst rent and food inflation in thirty years.

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The United States is fighting a terrible economic war. About 12% of working families in the USA, according to CNBC, experience severe financial instability and are unable to pay for credit card bills, rent, food, health care, or vacations. [i]According to The New York Times, Harvard, and the government's USDA, rent and food inflation have effectively killed the American Dream for the majority of workers this time. [ii] [iii] [iv] An essential component of managing personal finances is creating a budget and saving money. For the working family and the country as a whole, financial security and planning are contingent…

27 Feb

FTC is suing to stop the $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons deal.

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The grocery company Kroger is planning to acquire smaller rival Albertsons for $24.6 billion, but the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and eight states said on Monday that they are suing to stop the merger, claiming it will drive up grocery prices for millions of Americans.Legislators and consumer advocacy organizations are closely monitoring the merger, which if approved would establish a grocery empire with over 4,000 locations. They are concerned about increased grocery costs, job losses, store closures, and a reduction in consumer choice.According to the FTC, the agreement will end the "strong competition between Albertsons and Kroger," which will drive…

27 Feb

Microsoft Collaborates With Mistral, an OpenAI Rival

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Under a new relationship, Microsoft will make the artificial intelligence models developed by French company Mistral AI available through its Azure cloud computing platform, the firms announced on Monday.In an attempt to draw more users to its Azure cloud services, Microsoft is attempting to offer a wider range of AI models than its largest wager in OpenAI, as seen by the multi-year agreement.As part of the agreement, Microsoft would acquire a minority share in Mistral, the firm informed Reuters without providing specifics. Microsoft acknowledged funding Mistral, but also clarified that it does not own any shares in the business. Because…

27 Feb

Iran’s Stockpile of Uranium Has Grown Further, According to a UN Nuclear Watchdog Report

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According to a U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by The Associated Press on Monday, Iran has boosted its total uranium stockpile even further and has persisted in preventing the agency's most experienced inspectors from keeping an eye on its nuclear program.In a second classified report that was sent to member states, the International Atomic Energy Agency stated that Tehran had not provided any new information regarding the reason behind the discovery of artificial uranium particles at two different locations.Iran's total enriched uranium stockpile was estimated by the IAEA in its quarterly report to be 5,525.5 kilograms (about 12,182 pounds) as…