Airbnb is banning indoor security cameras inside properties listed on its rental site. The company previously allowed cameras in common spaces such as living rooms and hallways, so long as the camera was properly disclosed in the listing. Now the company is reversing that rule, citing privacy concerns. “Our goal was to create new, clear […]
Google announced Tuesday it will be restricting its new artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini from answering election-related questions globally. “Out of an abundance of caution on such an important topic, we have begun to roll out restrictions on the types of election-related queries for which Gemini will return responses,” the company wrote in a blog post […]
The British National Health Service on Tuesday issued new guidance permanently prohibiting the prescription of puberty blockers for children for the purposes of gender transition. “We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of puberty suppressing hormones to make the treatment routinely available at this time,” an NHS spokesperson said in […]
Maryland’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will conclude the distribution of its March payments in 11 days. Roughly 13% of Maryland’s population, about 772,700 people, relies on food stamps. The amount received varies depending on income and the size of the household, but the average amount is $180. Distribution of food stamps in the state started last week and will continue […]
Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will begin sending its April payments, worth up to $1,751, in 21 days. SNAP payments in Montana are distributed over five days every month, beginning on the second. April’s payments will begin on April 2. Recipients get their payments on days according to their SNAP case number, account number, Social Security number, or last name. SNAP benefits […]
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) accused special counsel Robert Hur of deliberately politicizing his report into President Joe Biden’s mishandling of classified documents. Questioning Hur at a House hearing on Tuesday, Schiff said Hur went beyond his responsibilities as a special counsel in his conclusion questioning Biden’s memory. “Congressman, I could have written my report theoretically […]
A New Mexico man died last week from the bubonic plague after being hospitalized for the illness. Identifying information about the man’s name, race, or age were not given. He lived in Lincoln County southeast of Albuquerque. “We extend our deepest sympathy to the family of the Lincoln County man who succumbed to plague,” State […]
Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated President Joe Biden‘s handling of classified documents, declared during a congressional hearing Tuesday that he did not “exonerate” the president despite declining to bring charges against him. Hur’s comment came in response to questions from Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, who claimed […]
The White House revised down its estimate for American hostages held by Hamas Tuesday afternoon. The Israeli military announced earlier in the day that Itay Chen, an Israeli American member of the Israel Defense Forces, was killed on Oct. 7 and that Hamas is still holding his body in Gaza. Chen was previously believed by […]
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) will depart Congress at the end of next week, narrowing House Republicans‘ majority even further as a wave of Republican incumbents prepares to leave at the end of this term. Buck announced his early retirement on Tuesday in a post to X, after deciding last November that he would not seek […]
