The Mayor of NYC declared a state of emergency over recent migrant buses.
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** The Mayor of NYC declared a state of emergency over recent migrant buses.
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Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency over an influx of migrants sent to his city by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. He requested that FEMA stop sending funding to cities that ship migrants north, and asked for emergency relief.
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** AI 'godfather' warns there is danger ahead
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The “godfather of AI,” Geoffrey Hinton, left his role at Google, where he worked as an artificial intelligence pioneer for over a decade, so that he could speak freely about the risk of the up-and-coming technology.
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** As border crisis persists, Biden deploys 1,500 troops
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The U.S. is sending 1,500 troops to the Mexico border in advance of an expected surge in migration and asylum-seeking with the May 11 expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era migration policy.
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** House Democrats secretly push debt-limit increase
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Democrats responded to the news that the U.S.'s debt could default as early as June 1 by attempting to start the process to force a debt-limit increase bill to the floor through a discharge petition that could bypass Republican lawmakers.
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** All the Memes Fit to Post
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** And, In The End...
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Today is Bird Day! Scientists estimate that there are between 9,000 and 11,000 species of birds sharing our planet with us. How will you celebrate birds today?
—Emma Kansiz
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