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Private contractor to scrap facial recognition requirement for U.S. agencies

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Private contractor ID.me said it will drop the facial recognition requirement in the identity-verification software used by several U.S. states and federal agencies, after backlash over the technology’s privacy concerns grew. Lawmakers and privacy advocates critical of the technology called into question the system’s transparency and its bias against darker …

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Massachusetts to end statewide school mask mandate on Feb. 28 – Governor

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

(Reuters) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Wednesday his state will end its school mask mandate on Feb. 28, but individual schools districts will still have the power to establish a local masking requirements. (Reporting by Brendan O’Brien)

Melania Trump to make Parler her ‘social media home’

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

(Reuters) – Former U.S. first lady Melania Trump will use Parler for exclusive communications and make the platform her “social media home”, the company said on Wednesday. Parler, a social media service popular with American right-wing users, had also spearheaded the launch of her non-fungible token (NFT) and blockchain technology venture in December. The site …

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New York state set to drop indoor mask mandate

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

(Reuters) -New York Governor Kathy Hochul will on Wednesday announce the end of her state’s mask mandate for most indoor public places, The New York Times reported, joining several states due to lift face-covering rules as the latest COVID-19 surge eases. The Democratic governor intends to let the mask mandate, which has been challenged in …

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Analysis-In U.S. battle over redistricting, competition is the biggest loser

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

By Joseph Ax and Jason Lange (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic lawmakers across the United States are drawing political maps that will likely deepen polarization and encourage more extreme candidates by eliminating competitive congressional seats, a new Reuters analysis shows. Thirty-one states have finalized new congressional maps as part of the once-a-decade redistricting mandated by …

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Senate’s McConnell pushes back against Republican Party censure of Trump critics

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Republican Mitch McConnell on Tuesday criticized his party’s censure of two prominent Republican critics of Donald Trump, joining an intra-party battle that could upend his efforts to project an image of party moderation in this year’s midterm elections. Last week, the Republican National Committee censured https://www.reuters.com/world/us/loyal-trump-republican-party-moves-censure-us-reps-cheney-kinzinger-2022-02-04 Representatives …

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U.S. CDC stands by K-12 school masking guidance as states relax rules – Walensky

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

By Julie Steenhuysen and Carl O’Donnell (Reuters) – With COVID-19 cases still high nationwide, “now is not the moment” to drop mask mandates in schools and other public places, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told Reuters on Tuesday. Her comments follow announcements by officials in New Jersey, Connecticut, …

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Biden will engage ‘soon’ with France’s Macron over Russia -White House

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden plans to engage with French President Emmanuel Macron soon, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. “We will continue to be in very close contact with our French counterparts” about the possible threat of a Russian invasion into Ukraine, Psaki said. Macron and Biden had spoken …

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Colorado Springs to pay nearly $3 million to family of Black man shot dead by police

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado city has agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a 19-year-old Black man who was fatally shot in the back by police in 2019, both sides in the litigation said on Tuesday. De’Von Bailey was shot four times …

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Michigan judge weighs charges for parents who bought high-school shooter his gun

9 Feb 2022 9 Feb 2022

(Reuters) -A Michigan judge held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday to decide whether prosecutors had enough evidence to bring involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of killing four high school students. James and Jennifer Crumbley, are accused of buying the weapon as a Christmas present for their 15-year-old son Ethan, and …

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