What killer robots mean for the future of war – Yahoo Finance UK

With mortgage rates increasing, there are new and innovative ways you can help your kids onto the property ladderYou might have heard of killer robots, slaughterbots or terminators – officially called lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) – from films and books. And the idea of super-intelligent weapons running rampant is still science fiction. But as AI … Read more

At least 48 people dead in US winter storm as freezing conditions to continue – The Guardian US

Buffalo and surrounding area in western New York hit especially hard as power knocked out and many travelers strandedFreezing conditions from a deadly winter storm in the United States will continue into the week as western New York deals with massive snowdrifts that have snarled emergency vehicles, and travelers across the country see cancelled flights … Read more

PROOF PO|NTS: New research review questions the evidence for special education inclusion – The Hechinger Report

The Hechinger Report Covering Innovation & Inequality in Education The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that reports on one topic: education. Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get stories like this delivered directly to your inbox. Get important education news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox For the past 25 years, … Read more

Quinn Redeker, Actor on ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘The Young and the Restless,’ Dies at 86 – Hollywood Reporter

Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterEarlier, his idea about soldiers playing Russian roulette led to the first script and an Oscar nomination for ‘The Deer Hunter.’ By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Quinn Redeker, who came up with the original script and Russian roulette idea for The … Read more

Huge ‘bomb cyclone’ storm hits US with life-threatening cold as holidays begin – The Guardian US

More than 60% of US faces winter weather warnings, with temperatures drastically below normal in many placesA wild winter storm enveloped much of the US on Saturday, bringing blizzards, freezing rain, flooding and intense cold close to record lows. More than a dozen deaths were attributed to the storm. Holiday travel and utilities were disrupted, … Read more

How Braille can enhance universalisation and accessible education – News9 LIVE

2023-01-04T12:14:30+05:30Braille is a form of written language where alphabets can be felt with fingertips. Image used for representation. (Photo credit: Creative commons)New Delhi: The New National Education Policy 2020 has recognized “Inclusion & Equity” as a cornerstone to achieve its goal around “Education for all”. Inclusion & Equity is best seen within education programme delivery … Read more

Iowa Legislature: Lawmakers focus on education, property taxes in … – Des Moines Register

Republican legislative leaders signaled Monday they will focus their efforts on cutting property taxes and providing more choice in education as lawmakers returned to the Iowa Capitol for the first day of the 2023 legislative session.The Capitol halls were full Monday morning, as new lawmakers and their family members toured the historic building and snapped … Read more

Americans' life expectancy continues to fall, erasing health gains of … – USA TODAY

Average American life expectancy fell from 77 to 76.4 years last year, bringing U.S. figures back to where they were in 1996, according to federal data released Thursday.That means all the medical advances over the past quarter century have been erased, said Dr. Steven Woolf, a professor of family medicine and population health at Virginia Commonwealth University, who was … Read more

Congress must listen to working families and overhaul healthcare, minimum wage and education – The Guardian

Americans are united on some of the most important issues facing our country and they want government to address themI am proud to be assuming the chairmanship of the US Senate’s health, education, labor and pensions committee (Help), a committee with wide jurisdiction over some of the most important issues facing the American people. As … Read more