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Associated Press : Experts raise concerns about the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in Allegheny County, PA, and its potential to harden racial disparity in the system   —  Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points …

Murray responded to the complaint at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting.

Statements made by President Biden in Wisconsin last year created a tug of war between moderate and progressive Democrats over student debt forgiveness and forced some from the White House to clean up the president's remarks, according to an upcoming book from two New York Times reporters.

The inability of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week to name a single case of domestic terrorism that his department has referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution has outraged Republicans and amplified their calls for Mayorkas to resign or be impeached.

Andrew Deck / Rest of World : A look at Zenly, a Snap-owned social mapping app still operating in Russia amid bans and exits of other Western apps; Zenly had 51M+ downloads in Russia in 2021   —  The app saw 51 million downloads in Russia in 2021.  —  On March 1, 2022, in the days following Russia's Ukraine invasion …

Grammy-award winning artist Naomi Judd of The Judds has died at 76.

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Matt Gaetz at a Saturday rally backed Ohio GOP Senate candidate J.D. Vance as the right person to fight for conservative values and win Ohio's open Senate seat in November.

Washington D.C.'s annual tradition of hosting a party with celebrities, journalists and politicians returns Saturday after taking a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the dynamics of mixing humor and politics hasn't changed.

Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows accused the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection of leaking text messages he provided in an effort to publicly vilify him.

The Biden administration on Friday issued an emergency fuel waiver allowing E15 gasoline—gasoline that uses a 15% ethanol blend—to be sold in the United States this summer in an effort to expand Americans’ access to affordable fuel supply amid the surge in gas prices across the nation.

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Lawyers for "Rust" armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed have accused Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza of falsely implying to the public that she brought and fired live rounds on a previous movie set.

In an unusually bipartisan move, the House of Representatives this week backed legislation that would revive a World War II-era program to deliver arms to Ukraine more efficiently.

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch : Anthropic, founded by ex-OpenAI VP of research Dario Amodei to explore large-scale AI systems, raises a $580M Series B led by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried   —  Less than a year ago, Anthropic was founded by former OpenAI VP of research Dario Amodei, intending to perform research in the public interest …

Alex Hern / The Guardian : Snap CEO Evan Spiegel dismisses Meta's metaverse ambitions as “ambiguous and hypothetical” and says the word “metaverse” is never uttered in Snap's offices   —  Founder says his company is committed to augmenting the real world rather than replacing it

Jeff Goldblum credited his "social media interns" after being deemed "hotter than ever" online. The actor responded to the claim during an appearance at ComicCon on Wednesday.

Suzanne Somers' last sitcom was "Step by Step" in the '90s.

Predictions of a thinning of House Democrats amid a red wave are abound on Capitol Hill, but, on an internal level, the blue old guard is being threatened by a progressive rush.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk appeared to react negatively on Twitter in response to the Biden administration’s establishment of a 'Disinformation Governance Board' to combat online disinformation just days after Musk’s deal to buy Twitter.

FIRST ON FOX: A coalition of Republican states on Thursday sued the Biden administration over a controversial rule that would expedite asylum claims at the southern border -- the latest in a slew of legal challenges by Republican states over the administration’s immigration policies.

Sen. Josh Hawley criticized DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his “Disinformation Governance Board,” arguing the department is focusing on “policing” free speech instead of protecting the border.

The Oklahoma governor, attorney general and solicitor general gave Fox News an inside look into a Supreme Court case heard Wednesday

Mary Ann Azevedo / TechCrunch : Sources: PayPal is closing its San Francisco office, which houses its Xoom unit, as it evaluates its global footprint; staff from the office will work virtually   —  PayPal is shuttering its San Francisco office as it evaluates its global office footprint.  —  Multiple sources say the payments giant …

Jared Padalecki gave fans an update after he was involved in a car crash over the weekend. He thanked fans for the "outpouring of love" and insisted he is "on the mend" in a Twitter update.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a follow-up to a signature piece of Trump-era medical legislation.

Tom Burt / Microsoft On the Issues : Microsoft says at least six Russia-aligned actors launched 237+ attacks against Ukraine between Feb. 23 and April 8, including ~40 threatening civilian welfare   —  Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust  —  Today, we released a report detailing the relentless …

Kate Middleton became the Duchess of Cambridge when she married Prince William in 2011.

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday refused to provide an update on the federal investigation into Hunter Biden as he defended the probe and dismissed the need for a special counsel.

Matt Levine / Bloomberg : Now that Elon Musk has signed a deal to take Twitter private, a look at what's next, including a shareholder vote, Musk gathering cash, and regulatory approvals   —  So, Elon  —  I guess it is worth saying that Elon Musk does not own Twitter Inc. He did not buy Twitter Inc. yesterday for $54.20 per share in cash.

The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States increased by approximately a million in the first year of the Biden administration, and cost the American taxpayer an additional $9.4 billion, according to a new analysis by a conservative group.

Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Twitter has aggressively defended users' privacy and free speech rights, pushing back on unmasking subpoenas; it's unclear if this will continue under Musk   —  For all the talk of how Elon Musk wanted to buy Twitter to make it more supportive of free speech, there remain a ton of questions about what it will actually mean in practice.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met as students in college before they tied the knot. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a more whirlwind romance in comparison.

Irish playwright and producer Phelim McAleer described New York's Theatre Row canceling the hosting of the pro-life play, "Oh Gosnell: The Truth About Abortion."

Catherine Stupp / Wall Street Journal : Three German wind-energy companies have suffered cyberattacks since Russia's war in Ukraine, taking 2K+ turbines' remote control systems offline for a day, more   —  Three Germany-based wind-energy companies have been the targets of cyberattacks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine …

The “Wonder Woman” star attended the TGen awards, an affiliate of City of Hope, where she was given the John S. McCain Leadership Award for her advocacy of research and clinical advances.

The Biden administration is rolling out its first whole-of-government plan to counter threats posed by drones to the United States, a senior administration official said Monday.

Bloomberg : Sources: SoftBank's stricter investment criteria has led to tepid continued support for some cash-strapped startups it has backed including camera startup Light   —  SoftBank Group Corp.-backed Light is struggling to raise funds after the world's largest tech investor balked at putting …

Manish Singh / TechCrunch : Reliance Industries calls off its $3.4B acquisition of core parts of Indian retail chain Future Group, following Amazon's legal fight against the deal   —  Reliance Industries “cannot implement” its $3.4 billion deal to acquire core parts of retail chain Future Group after the latter's secured …

The University of Waterloo announced an opening for a tenure track position last month that is only available to “qualified individuals who self-identify as women, transgender, non-binary, or two-spirit.”

Terry Crews shares his opinion on the infamous slap that shocked the world. Crews calls both Will Smith and Chris rock his "dear friends".

A$AP Rocky and Rihanna made their first public appearance since the rapper's arrest on Wednesday. Per reports, the couple celebrated a baby shower for the pregnant star on Saturday night.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to seek negotiations to replenish the state's unemployment insurance trust fund.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., denounced House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Sunday as “a liar and a traitor” after leaked audio

Rep. Ted Budd, endorsed by former President Trump and supported by conservative super PAC Club For Growth, is leading by the double digits in the polls ahead of the North Carolina GOP’s former standard bearer, former Gov. Pat McRory, ahead of the primary election to replace retiring Sen. Richard Burr.