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The cameras have been in place for two years, but signs announcing them were posted this week.
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Federal officials first toured the building in January, sparking speculation over whether the owners had sold the building to the U.S. government. Media reports suggested the sale was part of a push to use warehouses across the country as immigration detention centers. -
State and federal legislators are pushing bills to protect small businesses against litigation over ADA website requirements. -
In addition to approving legislation that would allow students to transfer outside their district, senators sparred over bills on abortion education and preventing teachers from recognizing a student's preferred gender. -
The new plant will be on the site of the retired Rush Island coal plant. It is being built, in part, to power proposed data centers. -
The Ragtag Film Society will distribute 10 pairs of passes to Columbia residents from low-income households, which is up from 8 pairs last year. -
City staff assured regulatory standards would be met, but the Planning and Zoning Commission Chair criticized use of the floodplain area for housing units.
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A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states. -
U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong. -
In its ruling, the court said an earlier decision to ban the Pro-Palestinian group Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was "disproportionate."
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They spoke about AI in elections — Both how generative AI tools could be responsibly used in election offices and how election officials might combat bad actors spreading mis- and disinformation through AI deep fakes.
They spoke about AI in elections — Both how generative AI tools could be responsibly used in election offices and how election officials might combat bad actors spreading mis- and disinformation through AI deep fakes.
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