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Follow live updates on the 2024 election. Mr. Trump also flashed frustration when asked about the size of Ms. Harris’s crowds while boasting about the attendance at his own rally on Jan. 6, 2021, and insisted that the group of hundreds that stormed the Capitol was relatively small. But he fixated on the size of the crowd that he initially gathered on the national mall, making comparisons to — and declaring it was larger than — the one drawn by Martin Luther King Jr. for his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. “Nobody’s spoken to crowds bigger than me,” Mr. Trump said. “If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his speech, his great speech, and you look at ours — same real estate, same everything, same number of people, if not — we had more.”

Persons: Donald J, Trump, shoehorn, Kamala Harris, —, Martin Luther King Jr, ” Mr, Martin Luther King, ” Organizations: Capitol Locations: Mar, Palm Beach, Fla, U.S

☆ Plastics and Social Media: N.Y. Lawmakers’ End-of-Session Targets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Grace Ashford | Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In New York, the state legislative session runs for roughly 60 days spread out from January to early June, but most of the actual passing of laws occurs over two periods. Kathy Hochul rush to squeeze in legislative priorities they couldn’t shoehorn into the budget. In most years, the Legislature passes roughly 1,000 bills for the governor to sign or veto. Some proposals, like a measure that would restrict social media companies from using algorithms on minors, are known to have the backing of Ms. Hochul, a centrist Democrat from Buffalo. Others — like a bill restricting state business with companies that contribute to tropical deforestation — seem likely to face a steeper road to becoming law.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Hochul Organizations: Capitol, Lawmakers, Democrat Locations: New York, Buffalo

In comments to a Kentucky House panel, Adams bluntly urged lawmakers to “not go backwards” as he defended the law allowing three days of no-excuse, in-person early voting. Adams' remarks were aimed at a Senate bill that would end the early voting days. “I’m keeping an open mind because I never was a big fan of early voting to begin with,” he said Friday. “There’s nothing bad and everything good with the way Kentucky adopted and implemented early voting,” University of Kentucky law professor Joshua A. Douglas said in an email Friday. Adams' office said that would draw just a tiny fraction of the electorate, making it no substitution for the current three days of no-excuse, in-person early voting.

Persons: Michael Adams, Adams, “, Kentuckians, ” Adams, Donald Trump, Republican Sen, John Schickel, Schickel, ”, it's, Damon Thayer, cosponsors, Andy Beshear, Beshear, Joshua A, Douglas, — “, — Organizations: —, Bluegrass State, Kentucky House, Republican, GOP, Senate, Democratic, ” University of Kentucky Locations: FRANKFORT, Ky, — Kentucky, Kentucky, Trump, “ Kentucky, ” “ Kentucky

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers and science advocates are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update standards to incorporate teaching about genocide, eugenics and the Holocaust into middle school science education. The Maine Science Teachers Association testified before the state that adding the proposed content to education standards without providing professional training for teachers could jeopardize science education. The recommended updates that are up for adoption were made by teachers, and the education department opened up the revision process to any science teachers who wanted to be involved, Mrowka said. A group of two dozen Maine science educators met several times over the summer to lead the review of the science standards, Mrowka said. The state sought public comments about the current science standards earlier in the year and received numerous comments from educators about the importance of challenging students.

Persons: —, ”, Tonya Prentice, ” Prentice, “, Joseph Graves Jr, ” Graves, Marcus Mrowka, Mrowka, ” Mrowka, Robert Ripley, ” Ripley, Alison Miller, ” Miller Organizations: —, Maine Science Teachers Association, National Center for Science Education, Maine Department of Education, Maine Legislature, The Maine Department of Education, Legislature's, Cultural Affairs Committee, Schools, Legislature, Oxford Hills School District, Bowdoin College Locations: AUGUSTA, Maine, Africa, Europe

☆ With Executive Order, White House Tries to Balance A.I.’s Potential and Peril
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kevin Roose | More About Kevin Roose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

too slowly and you might miss out on the chance to prevent potential hazards and dangerous misuses of the technology. React too quickly and you risk writing bad or harmful rules, stifling innovation or ending up in a position like the European Union’s. Act in 2021, just before a wave of new generative A.I. On Monday, the White House announced its own attempt to govern the fast-moving world of A.I. with a sweeping executive order that imposes new rules on companies and directs a host of federal agencies to begin putting guardrails around the technology.

Persons: it’s Organizations: White House

☆ 'Old Dads' translates Bill Burr's standup into a movie, but the practice hasn't aged well
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Bill Burr as Jack, Katie Aselton as Leah in "Old Dads." The latter’s kid is an uncontrollable little monster, which doesn’t prevent his mother from defending him by saying things like, “What you’re feeling now is what you’re feeling. Burr’s business partner, Mike Bertolina, told the Hollywood Reporter the movie repackaged Burr’s stand-up “in a narrative format,” which is transparently the case. "Old Dads" debuts on Netflix on Friday. “Old Dads” premieres October 20 on Netflix.

Persons: Woody Allen, Louis C.K, Bill Burr, Ben Tishler, Burr, Jack, Jack Kelly, Allen, Marshall McLuhan, Hall ”, Caitlin Jenner, Katie Aselton, Leah, Michael Moriatis, Connor, Bobby Cannavale, ” Jack, Mike, Bokeem, Rachael Harris, Dave Chappelle, revel, “, ” White, Mike Bertolina, hasn’t Organizations: CNN, Netflix, Hollywood Reporter Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Student loan payments are back. Here’s where some Americans are trimming their budgets
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Student debt relief activists participate in a rally at the US Supreme Court on June 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. “Of course, the lowest-earning households still collectively owe around $7 billion a year in student loan repayments. After the Supreme Court dashed any hopes of loan forgiveness, more Americans started making loan payments before the official repayment period, as well as interest, kicked in. “It’s just all the supplemental spending, a lot of that will disappear so that we can make room for the [student loan] payments,” he said. Jonnisha McCleod was able to wipe out $12,000 of her student loan debt.

Persons: Minneapolis CNN —, they’re, ”, Justine Lyons, “, pesky, Lyons, — Lyons, Robin Nathan “ It’s, you’ve, it’s, Kevin Dietsch, Emerson Sprick, Biden, Sprick, Shannon Seery, Wells, ” Seery, Nancy Vanden Houten, Brian Snyder, Snyder, “ It’s, Megan Lopez, ” Lopez, you’re, Logan Ricketts, Jamie, they’ve, ” Logan, Jonnisha, ” McCleod, ’, McCleod, Jonnisha McCleod, I’m, “ I’m, Katrice Williams, Williams couldn’t, Edna Monroy “, Williams Organizations: Minneapolis CNN, National Student, Federal Reserve Bank of New, US, Biden, New York Fed, Coalition, Department of Education, Education Department, CNN, Oxford, Oxford Economics, SAVE, Cleveland State University College of Law, Trump Locations: Minneapolis, Decatur , Georgia, States, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Washington , DC, Wells Fargo, Baltimore , Maryland, Las Vegas, Cedar Park , Texas, Omaha , Nebraska, undergrad, Cleveland , Ohio

☆ Cramer warns Wall Street's AI craze may be peaking
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday suggested that Wall Street's artificial intelligence craze may be reaching its peak. Cramer wondered if AI is having a GoPro moment as he compared companies touting AI offerings to the action camera fad years ago. But he questioned companies advertising AI directly to the consumer, cautioning investors that many may be hyping AI to raise their stock's valuation. According to Cramer, AI is intended to save businesses money, not serve individual consumers. "Unless there's a return on investment that's tangible and visible, generative AI may not be all that valuable," he said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, GoPro, they've Locations: Hawaii

☆ Opinion | The Great Debt Ceiling Drama’s Finale
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-02 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Of course I’m talking about the debt ceiling performance. Any 10th grader, if given the Constitution to read, would have deduced that the clause about the federal debt not ever being questioned — meaning that all our debts will be honored — says exactly what it says. Mike CaggianoSan Mateo, Calif.To the Editor:The passage of the debt limit bill demonstrates that Republicans and Democrats in Congress, working together, can pass useful legislation. Congress need not be taken hostage and paralyzed by a very small minority of radicals, either on the right or the left. There are more than enough moderate and reasonable representatives from both sides of the aisle to do the work of the people.

Persons: Biden, Anne, Marie Hislop Chicago, —, Mike Caggiano San Organizations: Democrats Locations: Mike Caggiano San Mateo, Calif

☆ Cannabis Stocks Are Stuck With Their Toxic Ingredients
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Carol Ryan | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

U.S. marijuana companies lack access normal financial services, such as checking accounts and commercial mortgages. U.S. cannabis companies may be starting to wonder if they will ever catch a break in Washington. Democrats tried and failed to shoehorn cannabis banking reforms into this month’s $1.65 trillion omnibus spending bill before the new Congress starts on Jan. 3. Had the SAFE Banking Act passed, U.S. marijuana companies would have been able to access normal financial services like checking accounts and commercial mortgages.

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