A Connecticut congresswoman’s pronouncement on the House floor officially declaring that New Haven is the nation’s pizza capital led to some light-hearted objections from lawmakers in other popular pie locales last week. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., announced on the House floor that for several reasons, New Haven – the state’s second-largest city – is thereby…
Jan Leiker joined Amazon-backed Anthropic shortly after resigning from OpenAI. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/28/openai-safety-leader-jan-leike-joins-amazon-backed-anthropic.html
A Roman Catholic Diocese in New York dropped out as host of a music festival after finding out that the Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus was one of the participants. “The Buffalo Gay Men’s Chorus is angered and deeply disappointed to learn the Choral Festival scheduled on Sunday, June 9th at St. Joseph Cathedral, was to…
He isn’t one of us, but he promised to pardon Ross Ulbricht—and he’s a lot better than Joe Biden. https://www.wsj.com/articles/libertarians-should-vote-for-trump-4ef84994
The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since the 2011 meltdown. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings plans to deploy a “telesco-style” extendable pipe robot into…
Pope Francis apologized for using harsh language about homosexuality during a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops, The Vatican said in a statement Tuesday. Italian news outlet Dagospia broke the news on Monday that Pope Francis told the Italian Episcopal Conference in a private meeting that there is already too much “f—–ness” in some seminaries and…
Joining a group of Biden campaign members outside former President Trump’s N.Y. criminal trial, Tuesday, actor Robert De Niro slammed Trump as a “danger” to Americans while being shouted at by nearby protesters. While closing arguments are underway inside the courtroom, Fox News contributor Karl Rove argued De Niro’s “over-the-top” remarks were a “stupid mistake”…
The new owners plan on keeping it as an equestrian estate, much to the relief of residents. ‘Bedford can rest comfortably now.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/bedford-new-york-horse-farm-sells-for-record-price-407adcad
Defense attorneys for former President Donald Trump told the jury Tuesday he is innocent, did not commit any crimes, and declared that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “did not meet the burden of proof. Period.” Defense attorney Todd Blanche delivered closing arguments Tuesday after a six-week-long historic and unprecedented criminal trial of a former President…
Ji Hye Kim took a significant pay cut when she went from health care to food services. Her Michigan-based restaurant, Miss Kim, is now a success. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/28/ji-hye-kim-took-huge-pay-cut-now-her-restaurant-brings-in-millions.html