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We keep hearing about how AI is going to steal women’s jobs, proliferate racial bias, make the rich richer and the poor poorer.  And if we focus solely on that fear, it very well might.  As the founder of Girls

Supreme Court hears major case that could upend tax code and doom “wealth tax” proposals  CBS News Supreme Court case over $15,000 could cost the government trillions  USA TODAY Supreme Court hears a case that experts say could wreak havoc on the

Warming oceans and melting of ice sheets caused the rate of sea-level rise to nearly double in less than a generation.

Warming oceans and melting of ice sheets caused the rate of sea-level rise to nearly double in less than a generation.

White House says impeachment inquiry ‘illegitimate,’ headed down a ‘path of failure’  NBC News

White House says impeachment inquiry ‘illegitimate,’ headed down a ‘path of failure’  NBC News

(DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than last year because of increased pollution from China and India, a team of scientists reported. The increase was reported early Tuesday

Israeli accounts of sexual violence by Hamas rise but justice is remote  Reuters Israel and women’s rights groups call on U.N. to investigate sexual violence by Hamas  NBC News Accounts of Sexual Violence by Hamas Are Aired Amid Criticism of U.N.  The New

The military says it makes every effort to spare civilians and accuses Hamas of using them as human shields as the militants fight in dense residential areas, where they have labyrinths of tunnels, bunkers, rocket launchers and sniper nests.

Trevor Jacob, an American snowboarder and extreme sports athlete, was jailed for 6 months for deliberately crashing his plane for clicks and then lying to U.S. investigators about the incident. Jacob, a 30-year-old YouTuber sensation and former Olympic athlete from