New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins dies at 100

New Yorker writer Calvin Tomkins dies at 100

Calvin Tomkins, whose New Yorker profiles of contemporary artists in the 1960s and ’70s revealed the avant garde painters, sculptors and installationists being ignored by classical critics and elevated them from gritty, obscure galleries in downtown New York City into the broader American culture, died March 20. He was 100. Source: Read Full Article

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US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion | Abortion

US health department investigates 13 states that require insurance plans to cover abortion | Abortion

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday that it is investigating 13 states that require state-regulated health insurance plans to cover abortion services. HHS officials said in a news release that the department’s office for civil rights (OCR) is looking into the states for allegedly violating the federal Weldon amendment,…

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White House releases AI legislation framework

The White House released a new framework for national AI legislation Friday morning, focusing on protections for children and boosting the industry while calling for sharp limits on legal liability for developers and state laws that it says would slow down the technology’s development. The Trump administration’s legislative proposal emphasizes the need for Congress to…

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White House urges Congress to take a light touch on AI regulations in new legislative blueprint

The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector. It wants Congress to “preempt” state laws is sees as too burdensome. The focus is on protecting children, preventing electricity costs from surging, respecting intellectual property rights,…

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