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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.

14 Feb 13:45 The Conversation 6012421227906216765.html
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 ...

14 Feb 15:10 Bulawayo24 News 5565663540378220930.html
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.

14 Feb 15:25 UNIAN 6863008972243019368.html
Politics Briefing: Trudeau says ending pipeline protests won’t be easy

Also: U.S. Senator warns of Huawei risks

14 Feb 17:19 The Globe and Mail 68426409883486072.html
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.

14 Feb 16:52 PYMNTS.com 7357138825384854767.html
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.

14 Feb 17:00 Gizmodo 461714590180717234.html
‘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.

14 Feb 17:03 The Citizen 410802301391701473.html
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

14 Feb 16:58 The Hindu 6679535025398781921.html
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

14 Feb 15:05 ABC7 Los Angeles 8300010441350360732.html
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.

14 Feb 15:55 ABC7 Los Angeles 8300010439760329605.html
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.

14 Feb 15:00 Scroll.in 8669301692431533472.html
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.

14 Feb 15:55 ABC7 New York 7327811147400395653.html
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

14 Feb 15:58 the Guardian 1491978795170717517.html
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.

14 Feb 14:44 Sputniknews 967333867677308317.html
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.

14 Feb 14:42 UNIAN 6863008971109847632.html
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.

14 Feb 14:00 Public broadcasting of Latvia 4233150812424999301.html
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.

14 Feb 13:27 ABC7 Los Angeles 8300010441693488745.html
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.

14 Feb 13:30 ABC7 New York 7327811148163671342.html
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.

14 Feb 13:27 ABC7 New York 7327811149333554793.html
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!

14 Feb 12:36 ABC7 Los Angeles 8300010441335891106.html
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.

14 Feb 12:41 ABC7 Los Angeles 8300010440506796241.html
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

14 Feb 12:35 New York Post 7654946768466701336.html
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.

14 Feb 12:36 ABC7 New York 7327811148975957154.html
Body positive big men take the runaway to fight body shaming at New York Fashion Week

The message? Men's curves matter, too.

14 Feb 12:41 ABC7 New York 7327811148146862289.html
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

14 Feb 12:12 the Guardian 1491978795582581913.html
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

14 Feb 12:00 the Guardian 1491978794763533316.html
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.

14 Feb 11:48 Public broadcasting of Latvia 4233150811603694517.html
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.

14 Feb 11:11 Public broadcasting of Latvia 4233150812958168224.html
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

14 Feb 11:12 the Guardian 1491978796413213626.html
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

14 Feb 11:15 the Guardian 1491978795411598684.html
Couple celebrates Valentine's Day inside empty Grand Central Terminal

A lucky couple had Grand Central Terminal to themselves this Valentine's Day.

14 Feb 10:59 ABC7 New York 7327811147764198310.html
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.

14 Feb 10:43 UNIAN 6863008971116379372.html
Catch ’em young

Secure the nation’s future by sticking to these guidelines

14 Feb 10:34 The Hindu 6679535025862698256.html
‘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

14 Feb 10:15 The Hindu 6679535024970063237.html
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.

14 Feb 10:50 www.voxy.co.nz 6138926315145517643.html
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

14 Feb 09:21 PlymouthLive 6373569609077612618.html
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?

14 Feb 09:46 the Guardian 1491978795580505331.html
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

14 Feb 09:34 the Guardian 1491978794334543600.html
South African public sector union says wage deal not open for review

Nehawu says the wage agreements are 'sacrosanct'.

14 Feb 13:41 Moneyweb 1092550946505931194.html