NFL draft questions: what should the Jets do at No 2, is Love worth it and will the Cowboys trade up?
Fernando Mendoza is a lock to go No 1, but what happens after is less certain. From a difference-making running back to a polarizing QB, we look at the biggest questions entering draft nightThe draft begins with the second pick this year. We know Fernando Mendoza will be the Las Vegas Raiders’ selection at No…
Read MoreKevin Warsh: Trump’s ideal choice to push Fed to cut interest rates
Former Wall Street banker faces questions at confirmation hearing – but his biggest backer is also his biggest liabilityOn the face of it, Kevin Warsh looks like an ideal candidate to chair the Federal Reserve, the world’s most important central bank. The 56-year-old Ivy League economist, former Wall Street banker and presidential adviser ticks all…
Read More‘Uber for nurses’: gig-work apps lobby to deregulate healthcare, report finds
Growing use of AI tech comes at expense of workers’ rights, protections and pay, report warnsBillion-dollar tech platforms are aggressively pushing for deregulation of the “Uber for nursing” industry in an effort to expand gig work in the healthcare sector, according to a report published Tuesday.The report from the AI Now Institute, Uber for Nursing…
Read MoreHere’s what to expect from Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s Senate hearing Tuesday
In a much-anticipated hearing before the Banking Committee, the former Fed governor will face questioning over a variety of subjects
Read MoreLab behind Gilgo Beach killer conviction believed to be involved in Nancy Guthrie abduction case
The San Francisco forensics lab that helped crack the Gilgo Beach serial killer case is now believed to be involved in the Nancy Guthrie investigation.
Read MoreWhat to look for in Kevin Warsh’s big day on Capitol Hill
At Kevin Warsh’s Fed confirmation hearing today, Republicans will cast him as a change agent ready to shake up a tradition-bound institution.Driving the news: In remarks introducing Warsh obtained by Axios, Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) will say the onetime Fed governor “brings a reformer’s heart” and “will shake up a stagnant institution at a time…
Read MoreNine lessons for the US from Viktor Orbán’s defeat | Kenneth Roth
As US elections approach, the Hungarian prime minister’s loss is a reminder that history does not march relentlessly toward autocracyViktor Orbán’s electoral loss was a slap in the face for Donald Trump and JD Vance, who had enthusiastically endorsed Europe’s most visible autocrat but proved unable to salvage his candidacy. But Hungarian voters’ 12 April…
Read MoreWhy is the Maga project teetering? Because not even Trump supporters voted for this dysfunction | Moira Donegan
The president’s fixation on culture-war grievances is a colossal misreading of voters who just want prices to come down. He has forgotten why he was re-electedIn a carefully coordinated publicity stunt last week, Donald Trump received a McDonald’s takeaway order from delivery driver Sharon Simmons, a 58-year-old grandmother of 10 from Arkansas. Simmons, a Trump…
Read MoreMinnesota boy fighting for life after rescuing younger brother from creek
Ashkan Thibodeaux, five years old, saved his kid brother Wyatt after he fell into ‘icy water’ of creek they were exploringSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA five-year-old Minnesota boy reportedly jumped into frigid water after his younger brother fell in on Easter Sunday to successfully rescue…
Read MoreWant to Speak to the Manager? At a New San Francisco Store, That’s A.I.
Andon Market in San Francisco is billed as the first retail boutique run by an artificial intelligence agent. So far, the inventory seems random, and there are too many candles.
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