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AI algorithms intended to root out welfare fraud often end up punishing the poor instead
States are increasingly turning to machine learning and algorithms to detect fraud in food stamps, Medicaid and other welfare programs – despite little evidence of actual fraud.
What does Chamisa expect?
There is no political problem in Bulawayo within the MDC. The problem is them who bought their own people from out side Bulawayo.A true leader should come from ...
Ukraine's NSDC to cooperate with global IT giants in countering cyber threats
They will interact via the platform of the National Coordinating Center for Cybersecurity.
Politics Briefing: Trudeau says ending pipeline protests won’t be easy
Also: U.S. Senator warns of Huawei risks
Western Union Pledges Up To 500K Match For Coronavirus Relief
News: Western Union and the Western Union Foundation announced a $1 million worldwide matching challenge to help provide relief for COVID-19, the coronavirus.
Shitty Person Wins Case Against UK Police Who Warned Him About His Transphobic Tweets
A high court in the UK ruled on Friday that police should not have visited a man who sent out transphobic tweets at his place of work and that they had a “substantial chilling effect” by doing so, the Guardian reported.
‘I would stand up for him and wipe his tears’ – friends, family remember Ferndale High pupil
The Grade 10 pupil died on Tuesday when he fell from a third floor balcony at the school, after suffering an epileptic seizure.
Patient like the earth
The earth supports every form of life, whether plant, animal or human, and sustains all life, and so it becomes a point of comparison for those who want to speak about the virtues of patience and forb
Valentine's Day: Shoppers flock to California Flower Mall in downtown LA for last-minute deals
Love was in the air at the California Flower Mall in downtown Los Angeles on Valentine's Day as last-minute shoppers scrambled to find the perfect gift for their special someone
High school sweethearts marry 63 years later
One couple is proving that love withstands the test of time: 63 years after graduation, two high school sweethearts are now married.
Goa’s tiger deaths must be understood through its local politics and anti-conservation history
Last month, the death of four tigers at Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary was met with nationwide uproar.
High school sweethearts marry 63 years later
One Ohio couple is proving that love withstands the test of time: 63 years after graduation, high school sweethearts Bob and Annette Harvey are now married.
Young people in England urged to have MMR vaccine following mumps surge
Public Health England says fivefold increase partly down to ‘Wakefield generation’ who missed out on vaccine
Funerary Parlour Chief Reveals Marilyn Monroe's Striking Transformation Before Death
The funerary service head also claimed that the legendary movie star was laid to rest with no underwear on because apparently she "never wore panties" in life.
Ukraine's minister explains slowdown in health care reform (Video)
The prevention and treatment of cerebral strokes and heart attacks, as well as childbirth and newborn care programs will be priorities.
Baltic states mull joint deposit recycling system
A meeting of Baltic Assembly committees in Tallinn February 14 focused on the circular economy and digital cooperation, with the possibility of a unified recycling system for all three Baltic states among the subejects discussed.
Valentine's Day history: What do your flowers really mean?
How do you show someone you love them? For many, they'll say it with flowers on Valentine's Day.
Remembering Kobe Bryant: Lakers legend at forefront of All-Star Weekend
Kobe Bryant will be announced Friday at All-Star Weekend in Chicago as one of the finalists for this year's Basketball Hall of Fame induction class, which isn't a secret and never was.
Valentine's Day history: What do your flowers really mean?
How do you show someone you love them? For many, they'll say it with flowers on Valentine's Day.
Valentine's Day: A flower's long journey to your special someone
Flowers make quite a journey before you can give them to your Valentine!
Body positive big men take the runaway to fight body shaming at New York Fashion Week
On Thursday, big men took over the runway on the last day of New York Fashion Week.
Russian woman sued for escaping coronavirus quarantine
A quarantined Russian woman faces a lawsuit for endangering the public after escaping from a hospital by short-circuiting the electronic door to her ward, according to reports. Alla Ilyina, who had
Valentine's Day: A flower's long journey to your special someone
Before you gift your loved one with that beautiful bouquet of flowers for Valentine's Day, those flowers make quite a journey just to get here.
Body positive big men take the runaway to fight body shaming at New York Fashion Week
The message? Men's curves matter, too.
EU spending tens of millions of euros a year to promote meat eating
Campaigns to promote consumption of pork and veal labelled ‘indefensible’ in light of health and climate concerns
The French and the Irish are fighting pension age rises – will the British?
Britons have been browbeaten while our nearest neighbours go into battle against changes
Local deputies to pay the price for lack of Latvian skills
The municipal deputies the State Language Centre invites to improve their state language skills to the necessary level will have to use their own resources, according to the amendments to the Law On the Status of the Deputy of the Republic City Council and Municipality Council passed in Saeima, according to the Parliamentary Press Service on February 13.
Latvia to seek extradition of oddball radical Beness Aijo
Latvia will ask Russian authorities to extradite National Bolshevik activist Beness Aijo who several years ago fled Latvia to join Kremlin-backed separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine, reported the LETA newswire February 12.
Police who warned man about 'transphobic' tweet acted unlawfully
High court finds actions of Humberside police had ‘chilling effect’ on Harry Miller’s right to free speech
How Juul gets kids addicted to vaping: it's even worse than you think
Massachusetts is suing the e-cigarette company for its predatory ads to children. Hopefully other states will follow suit
Couple celebrates Valentine's Day inside empty Grand Central Terminal
A lucky couple had Grand Central Terminal to themselves this Valentine's Day.
Coronavirus infects 1,716 medical staff as China reports 5,090 new cases – media
The National Health Commission said 121 new deaths were reported, making the death toll on the mainland 1,380.
Catch ’em young
Secure the nation’s future by sticking to these guidelines
‘Social roots of the current protest stronger than JP movement,’ says Gyan Prakash
There are many parallels but also important differences between the current protests and the JP movement of the 70s, says this eminent historian
NZLS Board approves proposed changes to lawyers’ conduct rules - Law Society
The New Zealand Law Society (Law Society) Board has approved draft changes to two sets of rules designed to deliver clear conduct and reporting standards for lawyers to address discrimination, harassment, bullying and other unacceptable conduct in the legal community.
Storm Dennis threatening to put dampener on Plymouth Argyle's top-of-the-table clash with Crewe Alexandra
The fourth-placed Pilgrims are playing Crewe, who are second, at Home Park on Saturday
What is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?
What are the symptoms caused by the virus from Wuhan in China, how does it spread, and should you call a doctor?
Mumps cases in England rise to highest level in a decade
Total of 5,042 is four times that in 2018 as health experts urge people to catch up on vaccine
South African public sector union says wage deal not open for review
Nehawu says the wage agreements are 'sacrosanct'.