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Watchdog report finds former Pentagon official created a toxic work environment

CNN  —  A newly released Defense Department inspector general investigation found that a former senior Pentagon leader berated and belittled subordinates, cursed at them, made some employees cry, and generally created a toxic work environment. Michael Cutrone served as the principal deputy and acting assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs from May 2020…
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Missouri governor signs gender-affirming care ban for minors and anti-trans sports bill

CNN  —  Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed into law two bills targeting the rights of transgender people in the state, including a ban on gender-affirming care for minors and a prohibition on trans women and girls from playing on sports teams that align with their gender. Parson defended the signing of both…
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Bard update improves reasoning skills, enables Google Sheets export function

What you need to knowGoogle Bard update makes the chatbot better at answering prompts.This includes answers to questions like "Calculate the growth rate of my savings."Bard will use a new implicit code execution technique for string manipulation.Users can now export tables into Google Sheets.Google Bard is getting a significant update that involves improvements in mathematical…
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Three people were arrested outside a California school board meeting after fights between pro- and anti-LGBTQ protestors

CNN  —  While administrators discussed the differences in opinion over the district’s LGBTQ+ policies inside a California school board meeting, a brawl broke out outside and at least three people were arrested, police said. A small group among the several hundred protestors outside the Glendale Unified School Board meeting engaged in what police called “unsafe…
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