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Friday, May 17

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Washington Post accused of advancing antisemitic trope by NYC Mayor Adams’ office: ‘Should be ashamed'

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New York City deputy mayor for communications Fabien Levy accused the Washington Post of pushing an "antisemitic trope" about Jewish people.

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Youth advocacy group Encode Justice unveils 22 policy recommendations to ensure AI protects the "lives, rights, and livelihoods" of young people by 2030 (Cristiano Lima-Strong/Washington Post)

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Youth advocacy group Encode Justice unveils 22 policy recommendations to ensure AI protects the “lives, rights, and livelihoods” of young people by 2030 — Youth activists issued a sweeping call to action on Thursday for heightened…

Thursday, May 16

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Sens. Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Legislation to Designate Fritch Post Office in Honor of Volunteer Fire Chief Zeb Smith

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a bill today designating the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas as the “Chief Zeb Smith Post Office.” Under…

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Virginia Eateries Named To Washington Post List Of Best New Restaurants In DMV

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A wide array of new restaurants have opened in Northern Virginia, and Washington Post food writer Tom Sietsema says a handful of them are some of the best in the DMV.

Wednesday, May 15

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Washington Post paperback bestsellers

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A snapshot of popular books.

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A cynical Washington Post tells Biden: Nothing matters more than beating Trump

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“Trim your principles,” the paper editorializes, “and pander away.”

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Eight TikTok creators sue the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban of TikTok, arguing the move violates their First Amendment rights (Washington Post)

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Eight TikTok creators sue the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban of TikTok, arguing the move violates their First Amendment rights — The lawsuit is the second legal challenge to the new law, which creators say violates their…

Tuesday, May 14

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How a new generation of tech founders and VCs are quietly pilgrimaging to the Gulf states' sovereign wealth funds, after some shunned Middle Eastern funding (Washington Post)

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How a new generation of tech founders and VCs are quietly pilgrimaging to the Gulf states' sovereign wealth funds, after some shunned Middle Eastern funding — The Biden administration has brokered the tech industry's ties to the region as…

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DC mayor's approval rating drops below 50% for first time in Post poll

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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s approval rating fell below 50% for the first time in her nine years in office in a Washington Post poll, with the mayor getting low marks for her handling of the issues of homelessness and crime.

Monday, May 13

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Nolte: Leftist Washington Post Demands We Take Cold Showers to Save Planet

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Take cold showers? You first, Washington Post.

Google's rollout of AI generated summaries in search will threaten web publishers; Gartner predicts traffic to the web from search engines will fall 25% by 2026 (Washington Post)

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Google's rollout of AI generated summaries in search will threaten web publishers; Gartner predicts traffic to the web from search engines will fall 25% by 2026 — The tech giant is rolling out AI-generated answers that displace links to…

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The US and China are set to hold their first high-level AI talks on May 14 in Geneva, as the governments seek to prevent disastrous accidents and unintended war (Eva Dou/Washington Post)

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The US and China are set to hold their first high-level AI talks on May 14 in Geneva, as the governments seek to prevent disastrous accidents and unintended war — The talks Tuesday are aimed at preventing disastrous accidents and…

How TikTok’s slick, ‘tone-deaf’ lobbyist in Washington miscalculated as Congress passed sale-or-ban bill

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TikTok's major mistake, according to DC insiders who spoke to The Post, was ignoring the elephant in the room: concerns that the Chinese Communist Party could leverage US user data for nefarious purposes and even sway public opinion --…

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A look at the growing number of startups offering AI deepfake detection services, with some claiming startling levels of accuracy despite untested capabilities (Washington Post)

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A look at the growing number of startups offering AI deepfake detection services, with some claiming startling levels of accuracy despite untested capabilities — A surge of companies now claim to offer hyper-accurate detection services,…

Thursday, May 9

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U.S. Post Office chief defends restructuring plan as net loss narrows

WASHINGTON >> U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the Postal Service’s 10-year restructuring plan in the face of harsh criticism from lawmakers as the agency reported a second-quarter net loss of $1.5 billion.

Wednesday, May 8

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How Trump’s Allies Amplify His Truth Social Posts

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Washington Post: “Truth Social was estimated to have 5.4 million website visits in the United States in March, with another 800,000 on its app. By comparison, X, which was formerly

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Muni market's Washington priorities heading into post-election Congress

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"One big challenge is the amount of advocates that we've had in Congress that will be retiring or no longer running for re-election," said SIFMA's Leslie Norwood.

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Washington Post hardcover bestsellers

A snapshot of popular books.

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12th annual Post-Harvest Academy hosted in Washington

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AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a company that specialises in post-harvest solutions for fresh produce, together with recently acquired Pace International, is hosting the 2024 Post-Harvest Academy today (Wednesday, May 8, 2024) in Cle Elum,…

Tuesday, May 7

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Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others

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The Pulitzers honored the best in journalism from 2023 in 15 categories, as well as eight arts categories focused on books, music and theater.