EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Schock traded congressional disgrace for what he said was his shot at a Venezuelan gold mine — and the chance to remake himself in Trump's Washington.
On his remarkable return as a jet-setting influence broker directing a transatlantic operation to keep the United States out of war.
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New: Tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom "resistance is futile."
Weger Evidentiary Hearing Day 1:
A packed courtroom for the start of a ‘mini trial’ or evidentiary hearing regarding the possible exoneration of 86-year-old Chester Weger. The man convicted in the ‘Starved Rock Murders’ is not in attendance.
The Eureka St. & Adams St. intersection will close for about a month on May 6 for drainage and concrete work. The improvements are part of the McClugage project, eventually connecting the multi-use path on the bridge to Peoria’s Rock Island Greenway trail. https://t.co/pujgVqRe9r
North American bird populations are shrinking most rapidly in the very areas where they are still most abundant, according to a new study in Science.
The findings reveal both urgent threats and potential opportunities for targeted conservation and recovery. https://t.co/WwlxVKnW2Q
In this age of instability, its plucky presence reminds of a time when technology was unabashedly built to last, an example of survival even in the most turbulent of times. Behold the Centennial Bulb, still glowing after 124 years. @reisthebault https://t.co/31teoPVjT3
NEWS: Ruth Marcus has resigned from the Washington Post as columnist and associate editor, citing publisher Will Lewis' decision to kill her column over owner Jeff Bezos's plans to overhaul the opinion pages to focus on his libertarian priorities.
Coverage forthcoming.
An automaton fuelled by tomes of newly available knowledge sweeps away the old society. No, not a self-portrait by ChatGPT in the style of a Georgian satirical print, but one of several “March of Intellect” cartoons published ca. 1828: https://t.co/01UrRs5C1q
New: Jeff Bezos emails staff at the Washington Post announcing that the Post opinion pages going forward are largely going to focus on personal liberties and free markets. Current opinion section editor David Shipley is out.
How the mighty have fallen . . . WIN: Preservation Chicago Rescues Chicago Tribune Archival Material Before Freedom Center Demolition https://t.co/q09o760A7l via @PRESERVATION CHICAGO