Covid Curbs Community Policing at a Time of Diminishing Trust
The coronavirus has emerged as the nation’s deadliest police killer.
Portland Police Union Head Proposes Ballot Initiative to Curb Protest Activity
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Pennsylvania lawmakers stripped down for election education campaign… Kansas blocks 45,000 fraudulent unemployment claims… Boeing will consolidate an assembly plant in South Carolina.
Post-Covid Clinics Get Jump-Start From Patients With Lingering Illness
With a lot of unknowns surrounding people who stay sick with Covid-19 for a long time, new clinics are being established to specifically cater to these patients.
'None of Us Are Immune': Growing Number of Elected Officials Diagnosed With Covid-19
In March, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was the first prominent elected official to receive a positive test result for the coronavirus. Dozens have followed since then.
Treasury Secretary Suggests White House is Open To Deal on New State and Local Aid
Steven Mnuchin's remarks on Wednesday come as talks are restarting over the possibility of a coronavirus assistance package ahead of the upcoming election.
Prompted by Kobe Bryant’s Death, California Makes it a Crime for First Responders to Snap Unauthorized Photos of Dead Bodies
After law enforcement officers who responded to the helicopter crash that killed the basketball superstar took photos of his body and shared them, California moved to make that act a misdemeanor.
PPP taps cloud for loan forgiveness
The Small Business Administration is using a commercial cloud service for its Paycheck Protection Program loan-forgiveness processing, but lawmakers are concerned about tech glitches.
US-made small drones added to GSA schedule
Through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS initiative, five U.S.-manufactured drone configurations are providing secure options for military and civilian agencies.
Real-time deepfake detection that keeps getting better
Researchers are building a deepfake detector that uses learns from a growing knowledgebase of examples.
DARPA wants autonomous vehicles that drive as well as humans
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency thinks boosting the performance of algorithms may bring the driving performance of unmanned ground vehicles on par with humans.
Patent Office looks to AI for image searches
The United States Patent and Trademark Office wants to know whether artificial intelligence is mature enough to help with image searching in design patent applications – those that protect the way a manufactured item looks and works.
The Federal Government Promised Native American Students Computers and Internet. Many Are Still Waiting.
Native American students in BIE operated schools were forced to start the school year without adequate technology, sometimes sharing a single computer among siblings, because the agency disbursed funding late and failed to purchase equipment in time.
Rising Waters Threaten Great Lakes Communities
“You have built in a place that’s naturally giving into the lake.”
Census Bureau Says Will Now End Count on Oct. 5
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Grand jury recordings from the Breonna Taylor case will be released … Atlantic City firefighters sue city over Covid policies … Rural Texas school districts cancel remote learning after attendance problems.
Local Governments Appeal Court Decision Upholding FCC’s 5G Rules
Nearly 50 local governments have signed onto the appeal, which asks the full 9th Circuit to rehear a case that limited their ability to regulate the placement of 5G infrastructure.
Homes Are Flooding Outside FEMA’s 100-Year Flood Zones and Racial Inequality Is Showing Through
COMMENTARY | New risk models show nearly twice as many properties are at risk from a 100-year flood today than the government's flood maps indicate.
Lawmakers Propose $1M to Examine How Mis- And Disinformation Impacted Covid-19 Response
In particular, they’d like to know more about foreign and domestic sources propagating false information.
New Virus Relief Proposal Includes Less Aid for States and Localities
But there’s a chance it could help to revive stalled talks. House Democrats released their updated plan for a coronavirus assistance package on Monday.
California Will Require Prisons to House Transgender People By Gender Identity
A new law will require California correctional facilities to place transgender people in housing units that align with their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.
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