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Charges were dismissed against two Army soldiers who were accused of ripping down pride flags outside a couple’s home in Arlington, after they completed a restorative justice program. Pride flags all along South Courthouse Road in Arlington are a show of support for Michelle Logan and Jenna Burnett, a couple in the neighborhood who were […]
ILLINOIS (WCIA) — For some in Illinois, hospital bills may begin to look a little different in the new year. Beginning in January, hospitals will be prohibited from directly billing a patient that is 138% below the federal poverty line. Illinois prohibits discrimination on reproductive health decisions with law effective Jan. 1 In 2024, the […]
As Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero continue their ever-growing march, one of the most exciting rivals to the HoYoverse action gacha games is preparing a major update. Wuthering Waves 2.0 whisks us away to brand-new area Rinascita, introducing new characters, weapons, and plenty more story and side content. If you’ve yet to dip into […]
I’m excited to share an interview with two researchers that I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with on a recently released paper studying how open source maintainers adjust their work after they start using GitHub Copilot: Manuel Hoffmann is a postdoctoral scholar at the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard housed within the Digital, Data, […]
A diet high in ultra-processed foods is associated with higher amounts of fat stored inside thigh muscles, regardless of the amount of calories consumed or level of physical activity, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Higher amounts of intramuscular fat in the […]
Introduction ⛵ The GitHub Performance Engineering team regularly conducts experiments to observe how our systems perform under varying load conditions. A consistent pattern in these experiments is the significant impact of CPU utilization on system performance. We’ve observed that as CPU utilization rises, it can lead to increased latency, which provides an opportunity to optimize […]
(NEXSTAR) — On Monday, many Outlook users signed on to start their week only to encounter problems with Microsoft services like Outlook and Teams. User reports on Downdetector show issues with Microsoft 365, Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft Store began around 5 a.m. ET on Monday. In a series of posts to X, the Microsoft […]
The value of the US dollar rose against the Brazilian real, closing at R$ 5.7895. This 0.31% increase came amid ongoing economic discussions in Brasilia. Investors closely watched meetings about public spending cuts, seeking clarity on fiscal policies. The dollar’s peak during trading reached R$ 5.8177, marking a 0.80% climb. This trend aligned with global […]
The Shan Plateau near Kalaw. Photo: David Stanley Since the majority of people in Myanmar are employed in agriculture, MCRB initially planned to conduct a Sector Wide Impact Assessment (SWIA) on agriculture as one of four SWIAs, the others being Oil and Gas (2014), Tourism (2015), and ICT (2015). In 2014, MCRB and the […]
MCRB’s work on the Private Security Sector grew out of work on the extractive sector and in particular the Sector Wide Impact Assessments on Oil & Gas (2014) and Mining (2017). The Oil and Gas SWIA identified a role in Myanmar for international initiatives and standards such as the Voluntary Principles on […]