On Monday, April 15, the ASCMC Senate voted to pass a student resolution written in response to the April 5 arrests of 20 5C students at Pomona College.
DHARAMSALA/WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) on April 17 applauded the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s approval of the Resolve Tibet Bill, an effort of the US to push the Chinese government to resolve the longstanding Tibet-China dispute through dialogue with Tibetan leaders. […]
An Arkansas Senate committee unanimously approved two bills Thursday that would regulate cryptocurrency mining operations, and the committee will reconvene Tuesday to hear more public comment on the policies.
The House today approved two proposals regarding crypto mines but rejected six others. The rabid right-winger David Ray led the charge against the most aggressive resolutions; strangely, most Democrats voted Present, helping Ray block consideration.
A couple of bills regulating noisy, electricity-guzzling crypto mines are still alive. Six tougher proposals are now likely dead. The two moving forward address many key concerns, but some fear that they seem to have the backing of the crypto industry.
Political fights over mining and minerals are heating up, and there are growing environmental and sociological concerns about how to source the materials the world needs to build new energy technologies. But low-emissions energy sources, including wind, solar, and nuclear power, have a smaller mining footprint than coal and natural gas, according to a new…
The Senate early Saturday passed a two-year reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program after hours of intense and sometimes acrimonious debate on the Senate floor, narrowly avoiding a key national intelligence gathering capability going dark. Senators voted 60-34 to send the bill to President Biden’s desk shortly after the midnight
Mexico’s taking control of its oil sector from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year. The 1938 nationalization is a point of pride for millions of Mexicans including President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The popular president hails from the Mexican oil industry’s heartland, and 16 years ago he led a fight against energy reforms that were aimed at drawing private investment to the massive state-run oil company, Pemex. This year, the front-runner in the race...
(The Center Square) – A resolution to change how Missouri voters approve constitutional amendments was returned to the Senate for possible consideration this week. Currently, any constitutional amendment can be approved by a simple majority. By a vote of 103 to 48, the House approved Senate Joint Resolution 74, a ballot proposal to require voters to pass constitutional amendments by a majority and five of the eight congressional districts. The proposal would be placed on the...
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary Until now, AI-generated videos of people have tended to have some stiffness, glitchiness, or other unnatural elements that make…
In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. Senate has approved a potential ban on popular social media app TikTok and a long-awaited foreign aid package for Israel and war-torn Ukraine.The Senate passed the $95.3 billion bill—which also includes aid for Taiwan—by a vote of 79-18. The House on Saturday approved the bill's individual components following months of gridlock. President Joe Biden has indicated that he intends to swiftly sign the bill into law.The ContextWhile the Senate initially passed a very...
Short-staffed energy ministry can’t enforce industry standards.