Losing it instead of using it: How California missed out on $1 billion to feed kids during the pandemic

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Denise Amos It shouldn’t be this hard to get money into the hands of parents struggling to feed their children. But in California, where even the simple can get real complicated, hundreds of millions of federal dollars meant for hungry kids have slipped away unspent.
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CrowdStrike Outage Affects City Systems

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Crowdstrike -- a cybersecurity firm that provides cloud workload protection and uses AI to detect and block threats -- said the outage was caused by a software issue and not a cyberattack. The company said it has identified the problem and deployed a fix that can get systems back on-line immediately, although it could take longer.
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Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race

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Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024 race,
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Artists are taking things into their own hands to protect their work from generative AI

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The oil painting depicts a woman standing on a podium, her arm aloft as she grasps a laurel crown in her hand. A scarlet cloak drapes across her chest as she stares at the viewer. To the naked eye, the painting looks like a normal piece in an online portfolio.
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‘Eyes in the Trees’ Producer Says He’s Being Extorted Over His Anthony Hopkins Footage

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Hillin contacted the FBI and the Santa Monica Police Department, as well as Senator Benjamin Allen, Assembly Rick Chaves, and Congressman Ted Lieu with the case. “Eyes in the Trees” is an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
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