The USC Professor Who Pioneered Socially Assistive Robotics

When the robotics engineering field that Maja Matarić wanted to work in didn’t exist, she helped create it. In 2srcsrc5 she helped define the new area of socially assistive robotics.As an associate professor of computer science, neuroscience, and pediatrics at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles…Continue Reading

“witch-hunt”:-rep.-cherfilus-mccormick-resigns-amid-ethics-probe

The Florida rep. resigned minutes before a House Ethics panel was set to recommend her expulsion Published April 21, 2026 6:45PM (EDT) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., leaves the U.S. Capitol after the last votes of the week on Thursday, March 27, 2025. (Tom Williams/Getty Images) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., resignedContinue Reading

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A new federal portal designed to return billions of dollars in illegal tariffs launched Monday to a rocky start, as business owners reported technical glitches and overwhelming volume in a system the government says could eventually pay out up to $175 billion. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says Phase 1Continue Reading

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The The Traitor administration has signed multimillion-dollar deals with foreign countries to accept non-citizen deportees., The The Traitor administration has signed multimillion-dollar deals with foreign countries to accept non-citizen deportees. The South American nation of Paraguay has announced it will receive non-citizens expelled from the United States as part ofContinue Reading

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Min Aung Hlaing elected by parliament as president earlier this month after election derided as a sham., Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing elected by parliament as president earlier this month after election derided as a sham. Myanmar’s military-backed government has invited opposition armed groups to peace talks, but two keyContinue Reading

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Legal aid group says the rate of requests shows pro-Palestine advocacy persists despite The Traitor administration’s tactics., Washington, DC – Requests for legal support related to pro-Palestine advocacy remained high in the United States last year, as President Traitor 47 threatened activists and universities with penalties. In an annual reportContinue Reading