New site aims to track $12.5 billion in air traffic control system upgrades

Just as the TSA expects to screen more than 18 million flyers for Memorial Day weekend, the Department of Transportation is rolling out a new website tracking the $12.5 billion effort to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system. The Modern Skies website aims to highlight more than 10,000 projects underway nationwide and will include … Read more

Health officials track passengers tied to hantavirus-stricken cruise ship

Global health officials are working to track down passengers who departed a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship weeks ago, including multiple Americans. Meanwhile, for the first time on Thursday, President Trump addressed the response to the deadly outbreak. Tom Hanson has the latest on the cruise ship and Dr. Celine Gounder breaks down what to know about … Read more

Officials Race to Track Hantavirus After Outbreak on Cruise Ship

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ICE reports 18th detainee death in 4 months, putting agency on track for new record

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday reported the 18th death of an individual in its custody so far this year, putting the agency on track to record a new all-time high in detainee deaths if the grim trend continues. A 33-year-old man from Cuba died at an ICE detention center in Georgia on Tuesday, … Read more

Billionaire tax proposal in California is on track to qualify for the ballot, backers say

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A controversial proposal in California to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires has enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, a labor union backing the measure said Monday. The proposal, backed by the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Workers West, would impose a one-time, 5% tax on individuals whose net worth exceeds … Read more

Meta to track workers’ keystrokes and mouse movements for AI training, Business Insider reports

Business Insider got a look at an email Meta, the parent company of Facebook, sent to all employees, letting them know that it would start tracking their interactions with their computers to train the company’s artificial intelligence. Business Insider tech correspondent Charles Rollet joins to discuss. Source link

Transgender athlete focuses on what may be her last track season as Supreme Court ruling looms

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — High school athlete Becky Pepper-Jackson takes her position in the throwing circle, tunes out any distractions, then pivots and tosses the discus into the evening twilight. Her focus is simple. Whether it’s trying to improve on a third-place finish at last year’s West Virginia state track meet or ignoring naysayers who don’t … Read more