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Senators move to make State Department internships paid
1 month ago - By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Unpaid internships have come under renewed scrutiny in recent days, as discourse has swirled online over their potential for exploitation and inequity. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez even weighed in with a tweet on Monday , writing: "Pay your interns! It'll improve your operation and make it more diverse and just."
Now, Sens. Cory Booker and Tim Scott are taking it one step further, introducing a bipartisan bill to make all State Department internships fully paid. Booker has already been an advocate for paid internships .
In a press release, the duo cites declines in...
Read more ...Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasts Democrats' last-minute compromise on stimulus checks as an 'own-goal'
1 month ago - By Business Insider
Summary List Placement Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned "conservative" Democratic senators who pushed their party to limit eligibility for a new set of $1,400 stimulus checks under President Joe Biden's relief package.
Biden has endorsed the proposal for quicker phaseouts for the $1,400 stimulus checks to prevent people who earn higher incomes from getting a third direct payment, two Democratic aides told Insider on Wednesday. The checks form a key part of the $1.9 trillion relief legislation the Senate will take up.
"Conservative Dems have fought so the Biden admin sends fewer &...
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The UK economy grew 0.4% in February - but analysts say a rapid vaccine...
Summary List Placement The UK economy grew 0.4% in February, data showed on Tuesday, starting what analysts expect to be a rapid rebound for the country from last year's deep...
New Mexico governor signs bill to legalize recreational pot
SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and kicking off sales next year, making it...
Brain Gain: NVIDIA DRIVE Orin Now Central Computer for Intelligent Vehicles
NVIDIA DRIVE Orin, our breakthrough autonomous vehicle system-on-a-chip , is the new mega brain of the software-defined vehicle. Beyond self-driving features, NVIDIA CEO and...
Like Magic: NVIDIA Merlin Gains Adoption for Training and Inference
Recommenders personalize the internet. They suggest videos, foods, sneakers and advertisements that seem magically clairvoyant in knowing your tastes and interests. It's an AI...
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
TOKYO - Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in...
The Latest: Australia won't buy J&J coronavirus vaccine
CANBERRA, Australia - The Australian government has decided against buying the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine as a way to accelerate its immunization program.
Top GOP senator says it's 'an impossible sell' for Republicans to strike a...
Summary List Placement Sen. Roger Wicker of Kansas, the ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, downplayed the prospect of a bipartisan deal on President Joe...
$1.9 Trillion in Stimulus Is Kicking Off a Dollar Rally
Markets are all about expectations... There's a glaring example happening right now. Washington, D.C. recently passed a massive $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Outside of last...
Biden wants infrastructure deal, but GOP doubts persist
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden wants Congress to know he's sincere about cutting a deal on infrastructure, but Republican lawmakers have deep-seated doubts about the scope of...
Microsoft buying speech recognition firm Nuance in $16B deal
Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion.