VA watchdog finds $6.8M in improper payments due to misdated PACT Act claims – KOMO
VA watchdog finds $6.8M in improper payments due to misdated PACT Act claims KOMOView Full Coverage on Google News
Day: April 19, 2025
Actors Who Sold AI Avatars Stuck In Black Mirror-Esque Dystopia
Some actors who sold their likenesses to AI video companies like Synthesia now regret the decision, after finding their digital avatars used in misleading, embarrassing, or politically charged content. Ars Technica reports: Among them is a 29-year-old …
Commentary: Nvidia chips don’t belong on the bargaining table
Donald Trump’s tariff blitz risks upending multilateral efforts to contain China’s AI ambitions, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.
Image of Gaza airstrike survivor wins 2025 World Press Photo of the Year
A poignant image of a nine-year-old amputee from Gaza is the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year.
Judge blocks Trump administration’s from passport changes affecting transgender Americans
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers.
Parents plotted to sexually assault their baby at two months, and began planning before child was born, cops say
The couple was arrested after police found evidence of the sexual assault on Skyler Klassen’s phone
Auburn middle school coach accused of sending sexual texts to student
A wrestling coach who worked at Olympic Middle School was arrested after allegedly sending sexual texts to and asking for nude photos from a 14-year-old girl.
Italian court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family – AP News
Italian court upholds life sentence for parents of Pakistani woman killed by her family AP NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid on New Website – The New York Times
Trump Declares Lab Leak as ‘True Origins’ of Covid on New Website The New York TimesWhite House changes COVID.gov web page to page supporting lab leak theory ABC News‘Lab Leak,’ a flashy page on the virus’ origins, replaces govern…
Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing – The Guardian
Congo boat disaster death toll rises to 148, with more than 100 still missing The GuardianAt Least 50 Dead, Hundreds Missing After Fire Causes Boat to Capsize on Late Night River Voyage People.comAt least 50 killed after boat catc…