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Forty-five community, environmental, and animal welfare organizations—together representing tens of millions of people across the United States—filed public comments yesterday with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, pressing for strong protections against water pollution from slaughterhouses and animal rendering facilities. The EPA published a proposal to strengthen existing protections in JanuaryContinue Reading

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With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul talks about the abortion pill. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie gives a budget update. The effort is underway for a new anti-flavored vape bill. A small-scale solar industry is pushing for a new tax.  Democratic lawmakers wantContinue Reading

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The U.S. military should clarify that it will not develop or deploy lethal weapons powered by artificial intelligence (AI), 14 groups said in a letter sent today to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks. The letter was co-signed by Public Citizen, the Future of LifeContinue Reading

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Drenda Keesee is a right-wing pastor, broadcaster, Seven Mountains dominionist, and conspiracy theorist who appears poised to become a county commissioner in Knox County, Ohio, after recently winning the Republican primary. Keesee appeared on the Christian nationalist program “FlashPoint” last night to discuss her campaign, claiming that the “hand ofContinue Reading

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Brian Fung @ CNN: Judge tosses Elon Musk’s case against hate speech watchdog in excoriating rebuke. A federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X that had targeted a watchdog group for its critical reports about hate speech on the social media platform. Angry White Men:Continue Reading