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New bipartisan bill would require online labeling of AI-generated videos, audio
( ) -q-31- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “users would know.”
New bipartisan legislation introduced in the House would require the identification and labeling of online content generated using artificial intelligence.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. If passed, the proposal would complement an executive order on AI signed by President Joe Biden last fall.
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VERBATIM: The proposal aims to protect users from the risks of so-called AI deepfakes. They are lifelike images, videos and audio created by artificial intelligence that can be hard or impossible to tell from the real thing. The bill introduced by Republican Neal Dunn of Florida and Anna Eshoo of California would require AI developers to identify their products using metadata visible to online platforms. The platforms would then be required to label AI content so users would know.
EU to impose tariffs on Russian grain
( ) -q-26- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “27-nation bloc.”
The European Commission wants to prevent Russia from using agriculture products as a tool to wreak havoc on the E.U. market.
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VERBATIM: The commission will impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus. Imports of cereals, oilseeds and derived products from Russia and its Belarus ally are just about 1% of the overall size of the EU market. But with angry farmers already worried by the increase of cheap Ukrainian imports, the EU fears Russia will be encouraged to take advantage of the tense situation to further destabilize the 27-nation bloc.
California lawmakers seek ways to combat retail theft while keeping progressive policy
( ) -q-25- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “for repeat offenders.”
California lawmakers are split on how to best address the retail theft cases that have proliferated in the state.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Proposition 47, an initiative approved by voters in 2014, reduced penalties for certain retail theft and drug offense charges.
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VERBATIM: Governor Gavin Newsom says the state has enough tools to go after professional crime rings. He urges lawmakers to work on legislation bolstering existing laws and cracking down on resellers of stolen goods. But Republican and moderate Democrat lawmakers say California needs to consider all options to end the crisis. They want to go back to voters to implement harsher jail sentences for repeat offenders.
With police departments facing a hiring crisis, some policies are being loosened
( ) -q-27- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “with 36-percent previously.”
The Philadelphia Police Department is seeing success in more recruits passing the entry physical fitness exam thanks to a new law that changed the standards.
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VERBATIM: It is part of a broader effort nationally to reevaluate policies that keep applicants out of the job pool amid a hiring crisis. To close the gap, police departments nationally are reconsidering policies on tattoos, previous drug use, physical fitness and college credits. Since the law took effect late last year in Philadelphia, 51% of people testing have passed the entry physical exam, compared with 36% previously.
Embattled Menendez Won’t Run As Democrat, Maybe As Independent
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Israel Unlikely To Accept U.S. Ceasefire Proposal, Former Ambassador Says
February home sales hit strongest pace in a year as more houses hit market
( ) -q-24- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “sales in January.”
Existing home sales increased to a one-year high in February as supply improved.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Housing inventory surged 5.9% to 1.07 million units last month. It was up 10.3% from one year ago.
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VERBATIM: National Association of Realtors says home sales jumped 9.5% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.38 million units, the highest level since February 2023. Economists had forecast home resales would fall to a rate of 3.94 million units. The rebound occurred despite a plunge in pending home sales in January.
Japan’s exports rise nearly 8% in February on strong car, machinery shipments
( ) -q-18- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “up almost 16-percent.”
Japan has reported its exports rose 7.8% in February from a year earlier on strong shipments of cars and electrical machinery.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. The strength in exports come as good news, coming a day after the Bank of Japan raised a key interest rate for the first time in 17 years, no longer setting it below zero.
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VERBATIM: Government numbers show Japan’s trade deficit sank to $2.5 billion, falling by more than half from a year earlier. Imports of food, medical products and computers climbed. Exports to the United States rose 18% and exports to the EU were up almost 16%.
California wants to pay doctors more money to see Medicaid patients
( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “a permanent fix.”
California wants to pay doctors more money to convince them to see more Medicaid patients.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Medicaid is the government-funded health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.
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VERBATIM: Democrats have greatly increased the number of people eligible for Medicaid in California. But the rates Medicaid pays doctors have not kept up. Last year, California increased a tax on managed care providers. California took the money from this tax and used it to get more money from the federal government. California plans to use this money to increase rates for doctors. But the tax is not a permanent fix.
One Tech Tip: How to spot AI-generated deepfake images
( ) -q-29- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and people’s teeth.”
AI fakery is quickly becoming one of the biggest problems confronting Americans online.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Video and image generators like DALL-E, Midjourney and OpenAI’s Sora make it easy — just type a request and the system spits it out.
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VERBATIM: Deceptive pictures, videos and audio are proliferating thanks to the rise and misuse of generative artificial intelligence tools. With AI deepfakes cropping up almost every day, it’s getting harder to tell what’s real from what’s not. Fake images can be used for scams and identity theft or propaganda and election manipulation. To spot a deepfake, experts advise people to look for the consistency of shadows and lighting, the edges of faces and people’s teeth.
Rasmussen Gives House Republicans 6% Edge In November Election
Senator Says GOP 2024 Election Hopes Riding On Grassroots Vote Effort
Congressman Accuses China Of Spreading Lies About TikTok Bill
Senator Rand Paul Says He’ll Delay Passage Of Costly “Minibus” Bill
Senator Cotton Says Democrat Anti-Semitism Cause Of WH Tone On Israel
UK inflation falls by more than expected in February, triggering talk of lower interest rates
( ) -q-22- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “and a quarter-percent.”
Price rises in the U.K. eased more than anticipated in February.
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Listen DownloadGOP state attorneys push back on Biden’s proposed diversity rules for apprenticeship programs
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Republican attorneys general in two dozen states are pushing back against a proposed Biden administration rule that seeks to expand diversity in apprenticeship programs. Correspondent Jeremy House has the details.
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VERBATIM: The proposed rule change would set new standards for registered apprenticeships that provide paid on-the-job training and education for skilled workers. The Republican attorneys general contend a requirement to recruit and hire people from “underserved communities” could amount to race-based discrimination. The proposal also would require state apprenticeship agencies to have plans for diversity, equity and inclusion. That could run counter to some new state laws prohibiting such initiatives in government and education…JH reporting.
French regulators fine Google $272 million in dispute with news publishers
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France’s competition watchdog has hit Google with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news. Correspondent Jeremy House reports.
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VERBATIM: The French Competition Authority says it issued the $272 million penalty because of Google’s failure to comply with some commitments it made in a negotiating framework. The dispute is part of a larger effort by authorities in the European Union and around the world to force Google and other tech companies to compensate news publishers for content. The U.S. tech giant was forced to negotiate with French publishers after a court in 2020 upheld an order saying payments were required by a 2019 European Union copyright directive…JH reporting.
Senator Lindsey Graham Proposes Interest-Free Loans To Ukraine
Unilever is cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business
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Unilever says it’s cutting 7,500 jobs and spinning off its ice cream business to reduce costs and boost profits. Correspondent Jeremy House has more on the story.
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VERBATIM: The London-based company that makes Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Dove soaps and Vaseline says its ice cream business, which also includes Magnum bars would benefit from separate ownership to increase growth. It says the split is expected to be completed by the end of next year. The British consumer goods company with 128,000 employees also says it’s launching a “productivity program” that’s expected to lead to a reduction of about 7,500 mostly office-based jobs worldwide and save $867 million over the next three years…JH reporting.
Average Wall Street bonus last year was $176,500, down slightly from 2022
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The average Wall Street bonus fell slightly last year to $176,500.
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VERBATIM: New York state comptroller reports the average bonus for employees in New York City’s securities industry was down 2% from 2022. The slight dip came even as Wall Street profits were up slightly. The comptroller’s office says that firms took a more cautious approach to compensation as more employees joined the industry, which accounts for the slight decline.
The Bank of Japan ends its negative interest rate policy
( ) -q-23- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “for tightening credit.”
Japan’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, ending a longstanding policy of negative rates meant to boost the economy.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Tuesday’s decision allowed room for adjustments and the BOJ said the economy still faces ”extremely high uncertainties.”
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VERBATIM: The Bank of Japan’s call rate was raised to a range of 0 to 0.1% from minus 0.1% at a policy meeting that confirmed expectations of a shift away from ultra-lax monetary policy. It’s the first rate hike since February 2007. The bank had set a target of about 2% inflation as the key indicator for tightening credit.
