The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Securities Division has announced the top five investment products or schemes likely to trap Tennessee’s investors in 2020.
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Day: January 2, 2020
Commentary: The Religious Bigotry of NeverTrumpers
The mockumentary that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” featured many sidesplitting moments; host Chuck Todd and other Democratic activists disguised as journalists spent an hour solemnly discussing the “assault on the truth” inflicted by Donald Trump and his “cult-like” followers.
Read the full storyIranian-backed Protesters Withdraw From US Embassy Compound in Baghdad
Iranian-backed paramilitary groups protesting U.S. air strikes in Iraq withdrew from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday after a second day of protests, even as Tehran and Washington traded threats.
Read the full storyCommentary: Algorithms Are Only as Fair as Their Authors
Machine and human intelligences bring different strengths to the table. Researchers like me are working to understand how algorithms can complement human skills while at the same time minimizing the liabilities of relying on machine intelligence. As a machine learning expert, I predict there will soon be a new balance between human and machine intelligence, a shift that humanity hasn’t encountered before.
Such changes often elicit fear of the unknown, and in this case, one of the unknowns is how machines make decisions. This is especially so when it comes to fairness. Can machines be fair in a way that people understand?
Read the full storyHomeland Security Chief Orders Review of State Laws Allowing Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Aliens
Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ordered a review of state laws that allow illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses and restrict data sharing with federal immigration authorities.
Read the full storyUS Immediately Sending More Troops to Mideast
The Pentagon is immediately sending 750 more troops to the Middle East after pro-Iranian protesters tried to storm the U.S. embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday.
Read the full storyTrump Lawyer Giuliani Says He Would Testify at President’s Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON – Rudy Giuliani, U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney and a key figure in pressing Ukraine to launch investigations to benefit Trump politically, says he would testify at the president’s looming impeachment trial and do whatever he can to see him acquitted.
Read the full storyWorkers Aren’t Entitled to Refunds for Mandatory Union Dues, 9th Circuit Says
Public employees who paid mandatory dues to government unions are not entitled to refunds, despite a Supreme Court decision striking down such agency fee arrangements as unconstitutional, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.
Read the full story‘Quid Pro Quo’ Makes List of ‘Banished’ Words from Lake Superior State University
Phrases like “quid pro quo” and “ok, boomer” have made the cut for Lake Superior State University’s list of “banished” words.
Read the full storyIt Took Just Two Hours for St. Paul to Have Its First Homicide of 2020
St. Paul saw its first homicide of 2020 just two hours into the new year, the city’s police department announced Wednesday morning.
Read the full storyDuluth Snow Plow Operators with Teamsters Union Plan to Strike
A local Teamsters union in Duluth largely comprised of snow plow operators plans to strike if officials with the St. Louis County government fail to agree to the union’s terms for a new labor contract.
Read the full storyTim Braun Suspended as Sandusky County Prosecutor After He Plead Guilty to Negligent Assault
Sandusky County Prosecutor (SCP) Tim Braun was suspended Tuesday by Sandusky County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeremiah Ray, according to the Toledo Blade. In December, Braun pleaded guilty to negligent assault of a female co-worker.
Read the full storyHennepin County Attorney’s Office Gets Emotional Support Dog to ‘Create Less Threatening Environment’
The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that an emotional support dog will be joining the staff “for the first time in the history” of the agency.
Read the full storyFEC Complaint Accuses Gary Peters of Illegally Coordinating with Outside Organizations
A complaint filed by a national nonprofit with the Federal Election Commission accuses Sen. Gary Peters of “using his campaign website to illegally coordinate with outside organizations that support his candidacy.”
Read the full storyTennessee Now Has Body Cams on EMS Workers, But There Are Privacy Concerns
Cheatham County is the first Emergency Medical Service provider in Tennessee to provide its staff with body cameras, but there are privacy concerns as members of the public could potentially view what these cameras record. This, according to CheathamCountyExchange.com, which reported these videos can remain confidential as long as the footage shows only a patient. “However, if there is video not showing a patient — for example, showing a conflict between medics and family members of an out-of-view patient — there are legal questions as to whether the public has a right to see it. The 30-plus medics in the Emergency Medical Service began wearing the cameras earlier this year. The policy began under an initiative by Mayor Kerry McCarver and also includes dashboard cameras in the agency’s eight ambulances,” according to the website. “The purpose of capturing video is to provide a means of settling any disputes between medics and patients. EMS leaders say they’ve gone to great lengths to ensure the department doesn’t violate patients’ rights under the 1996 federal law on medical privacy, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. All video files are password-protected and only EMS leaders know the password. Body-cam video…
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