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Members of Congress send scathing letter to WADA over probe to find leaker in Chinese swimmer case
A bipartisan group in Congress sent a letter Thursday to the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency criticizing that group for opening an investigation into who leaked information that led to the agency clearing 23 Chinese swimmers after they tested positive for performance enhancers before the Olympics in 2021. “While WADA claims that their motivations…
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US health department unveils strategy to expand its adoption of AI technology
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday outlined a strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence, building on the Trump administration’s enthusiastic embrace of the rapidly advancing technology while raising questions about how health information would be protected. HHS billed the plan as a “first step” focused…
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Cameras keep an eye on safety
Thanks to an agreement with Telus, Drayton Valley now has cameras at four major intersections on the outskirts of the municipality. Cody Rossing, the manager of enforcement and emergency management for the Town, says the four cameras will have the same purpose as the CCTV cameras at the Team Auction Centre and the skate park.…
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Montana’s anti-transgender bathroom restrictions are on hold under a judge’s order
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a Montana law that restricts transgender people’s use of bathrooms in public buildings. The measure, which Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into effect last week, threatened to deprive transgender people of their constitutional right to equal protection under the law, Montana District Court Judge Shane…
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B.C. quietly allowed an oil and gas giant to sidestep rules for more than 4,300 pipelines
This investigation is a collaboration between The Narwhal and the Investigative Journalism Foundation. The British Columbia government quietly granted one of Canada’s biggest oil and gas companies an exemption for thousands of pipelines that should have been deactivated before a legal deadline, according to documents obtained under freedom of information legislation. In 2020, the BC…
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Cybersecurity provider offering access to free services after breach affecting HSD
After a January “cybersecurity incident” involving unauthorized access to information, the Horizon School Division notified families that PowerSchool – a cloud-based software vendor used by HSD – had been compromised but then reacted quickly to the problem. By Feb. 10, the Division told families that PowerSchool had “initiated the process of notifying involved individuals of the incident about…
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‘JFK’ director Oliver Stone calls for a reinvestigation of Kennedy’s 1963 assassination
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as the work of a shadowy government conspiracy, called Tuesday for a new congressional investigation of the killing during a hearing that aired conspiracy theories about it. The freewheeling hearing of the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, where…
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Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years
Connecticut police have released more than 100 photos showing the inside of a home where a 32-year-old man said he started a fire in a desperate attempt to free himself from more than 20 years of captivity. The man, whose name has not been disclosed, was emaciated and weighed only 69 pounds (31 kilograms) when…
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Mass layoffs are underway at the nation’s public health agencies
Employees across the massive U.S. Health and Human Services Department received notices Tuesday that their jobs were being eliminated, part of a sweeping overhaul designed to vastly shrink the agencies responsible for protecting and promoting Americans’ health. The cuts include researchers, scientists, doctors, support staff and senior leaders, leaving the federal government without many of…
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School division building climate action plan
The Seven Oaks School Division is doing a comprehensive audit of its carbon footprint to create a plan to help staff and students do their part under the 2016 Paris Agreement and signal-boost eco-friendly projects. “It can’t be a select few people caring for the Earth. It’s at the point where we need everybody on…