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Details: Written by Martin Abel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Bowdoin College; Published: 25 September 2023

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Discrimination happens especially when employers make decisions in a hurry − new research

Details: Written by SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press; Published: 25 September 2023

A Georgia man who says authorities wrongly arrested him based on facial recognition technology has filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana detective who sought his arrest warrant.

Details: Written by MARK SHERMAN Associated Press; Published: 24 September 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — How important can the meaning of a single word be? In an upcoming Supreme Court case, the interpretation could affect the length of thousands of prison sentences handed down each year. The legal fight that the justices will hear on Oct. 2, the first day of their new term, depends on the meaning of “and” in a provision of a 2018 criminal justice overhaul

Details: Written by DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press; Published: 22 September 2023

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All states are undertaking a massive examination of Medicaid rolls — the first such review since the federal government lifted a pandemic-era moratorium on removing people from the program.

Details: Written by SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 22 September 2023

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The legislation would ban self-driving trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds — which would include vehicles from UPS delivery trucks to massive semi-trucks — from operating on public roads unless a human driver is on board.

Details: Written by MATTHEW DALY Associated Press; Published: 22 September 2023

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The White House said the program will employ more than 20,000 young adults who will build trails, plant trees, help install solar panels and do other work to boost conservation and help prevent catastrophic wildfires.

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Details: Written by REBECCA BOONE Associated Press; Published: 21 September 2023

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“It's not something we see very commonly, but when we do see it we worry about spread in pockets of people who are not vaccinated. For those of us who are vaccinated, we don't have to worry about it,” said Dr. Christine Hahn.

Details: Written by Matthew Valasik, University of Alabama and Shannon Reid, University of North Carolina – Charlotte; Published: 21 September 2023

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Gangs are defined as street-oriented groups whose identity includes involvement in illegal activity. If police had treated Proud Boys as members of a street gang from the group’s inception, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, might have been avoided

Details: Written by by BOTWC Staff; Published: 21 September 2023

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Rapper Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Frito-Lay’s Flamin’ Hot brand to raise money for her alma mater, Texas Southern University, with hopes to launch a HBCU scholarship fund of up to $150,000

Details: Written by MARY CLARE JALONICK and TARA COPP Associated Press; Published: 21 September 2023

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a weekly caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gen. CQ Brown’s confirmation on a 83-11 vote, months after President Joe Biden nominated him for the post, comes as Democrats try to maneuver around holds placed on hundreds of nominations by Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville over the Pentagon’s abortion policy.

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