You may have already seen them in restaurants: waist-high machines that can greet guests, lead them to their tables, deliver food and drinks and ferry dirty dishes to the kitchen. Some have cat-like faces and even purr when you scratch their heads. But are robot waiters the future? It’s a …
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April, 2023
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6 April
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The former head of a Michigan medical marijuana licensing board has agreed to plead guilty to accepting $110,000 in bribes when he led the panel over a two-year period, authorities said Thursday. Rick Johnson acknowledged in a signed court filing that he acted “corruptly” when he accepted cash and other …
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4 April
Shooting deaths of 3 Florida teens possibly tied to “wannabe gang,” sheriff says
The shooting deaths of two 16-year-old girls and a 17-year-old boy may be tied to a “hybrid” or “wannabe gang,” a Florida sheriff said Tuesday. Officers found 16-year-old Layla Silvernail suffering from a gunshot wound on the side of the road in Ocklawaha on Thursday night, Marion County Sheriff Billy …
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March, 2023
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30 March
Americans are complaining more and more about airlines
Airline passengers became so frustrated with their bags getting lost and flights being canceled last year, that they sent a near-record amount of gripes to the federal government. The number of complaints passengers sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation, travel agents and third-party booking sites like Expedia and Priceline …
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29 March
Twitter restricts Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account over Nashville school shooting
Twitter has temporarily restricted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s congressional account after the Georgia Republican tweeted a graphic that referred to a “Trans Day of Vengeance” following the school shooting in Nashville. Greene posted a screenshot on her personal account on Tuesday of the notice that said some of her congressional …
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25 March
Actor Jonathan Majors arrested on domestic violence charges in New York City
Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested Saturday morning in New York City on allegations of domestic violence, authorities said. The 33-year-old “Creed III” star was taken into custody on suspicion of strangulation, assault and harassment, the NYPD reported in a statement provided to CBS News. According to the NYPD, officers were …
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24 March
Former U.S. Marshal convicted in twisted “rape fantasy” plot
A deputy U.S. marshal was convicted on Friday in a twisted “rape fantasy” plot that sent his ex-fiancee to jail for 88 days after she was falsely accused of sending threatening emails and sending men to rape his new wife, said the Department of Justice. Ian R. Diaz, 44, of …
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24 March
Printed receipts at most major store chains contain “toxic” chemicals like BPA, report says
The majority of receipts at the nation’s biggest store and restaurant chains contain “toxic chemicals” such as bisphenol A, or BPA, according to new research. About 80% of receipts from 144 major chain stores in 22 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., contained bisphenols, the analysis from the Ecology Center, …
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23 March
North Carolina approves Medicaid expansion, reversing its long opposition
A Medicaid expansion deal in North Carolina received final legislative approval on Thursday, ending a decade of debate over whether the closely politically divided state should accept the federal government’s coverage for hundreds of thousands of low-income adults. North Carolina is one of several Republican-led states that have begun considering …
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22 March
DirecTV says Newsmax will return to lineup, months after network claimed “censorship”
DirecTV said it has resolved its contract dispute with conservative television network Newsmax, which will return to its lineup on March 23. The agreement comes two months after Newsmax was booted from the satellite-TV provider’s network, prompting the network to allege anti-conservative bias and “censorship.” In a Wednesday statement, DirecTV …
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