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PBS NewsHour, October 10, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (ET)
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PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (25:50)
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and East Lansing, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.
PBS NewsHour – October 10, 2024 (06:34)
This November, it’s not just the presidency that’s up for grabs. A handful of races could determine control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats currently hold a razor-thin majority but are facing tough challenges in some key states this election cycle. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the Senate landscape.
PBS NewsHour – October 10, 2024 (07:40)
In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard Time. PST Art, as it is now known, is on its third iteration and is an enormous undertaking, the largest art event in the nation this fall. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sampled some of it for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
PBS NewsHour – October 10, 2024 (06:09)
The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists for groundbreaking work using artificial intelligence to advance biomedical and protein research. AlphaFold uses databases of protein structures and sequences to predict and even design protein structures. It speeds up a months or years-long process to mere hours or minutes. Amna Nawaz discussed more with one of the winners, Demis Hassabis.
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PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (25:50)
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and East Lansing, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.
Teen Vogue, X González – March 23, 2018
On Wednesday, February 14, 17 students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were gunned down on the campus where I also attend school. Their names were Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Carmen Schentrup, Alex Schachter, and Peter Wang. Our lives and our community are forever changed due to this senseless tragedy — one we know could have been prevented.
Since that day, many fellow survivors and I have not kept quiet. We have taken the media by storm through appearances and interviews, met with state and federal lawmakers to beg them to enact much stricter gun control laws, and been joined in protest by students around the nation and the world who’ve held school walkouts and demonstrations that exhibit the energy and power of young people in full force.
In just a few weeks’ time, we, the youth of the United States, have built a new movement to denounce gun violence and call for safety in all of our communities.
Politico, Megan Messerly – July 17, 2024
Interviews with more than a dozen delegates and convention guests this week show that as much as the attempt on Trump’s life has rattled the GOP, it has not shaken its core belief that that the best response to mass shootings is increased mental health resources and physical security measures, including metal detectors, police officers and armed teachers in schools.
The Republican Party has long aligned itself with the National Rifle Association and regards guns as an integral part of its platform and culture. The NRA is an official sponsor of the convention and is co-hosting several events around Milwaukee this week, organization spokesperson Nick Perrine confirmed.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, estimated that in 2020 there were 433.9 million firearms in civilian possession, about 100 million more than there are people living in the U.S.
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Gun politics is defined in the United States by two primary opposing ideologies concerning the private ownership of firearms. Those who advocate for gun control support increasingly restrictive regulation of gun ownership; those who advocate for gun rights oppose increased restriction, or support the liberalization of gun ownership.
These groups typically disagree on the interpretation of the text, history and tradition of the laws and judicial opinions concerning gun ownership in the United States and the meaning of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. American gun politics involves these groups’ further disagreement concerning the role of firearms in public safety, the studied effects of ownership of firearms on public health and safety, and the role of guns in national and state crime
For more information and ongoing online discussion on the government agencies, legislative committees, and leading Senate and House representatives addressing this issue, go to the Gun Safety category in the US onAir hub (displayed as a slideshow of posts on computers).
US onAir Network – October 10, 2024
Gun violence is a multifaceted problem with no single solution. A comprehensive approach that addresses various factors is key. Here are some potential solutions:
Legislative Measures
Public Health Approach
Social and Economic Factors
Gun Industry Regulations
Cultural and Behavioral Changes
Individual Responsibility
See About for overview of solutions related to the above approaches
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PBS NewsHour, October 10, 2024 – 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (ET)
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PBS NewsHour, October 7, 2024 – 12:00 pm (ET)
This live video provides the latest radar data on Hurrican Milton along with live views from the regions of Florida expected to face some of the most damaging effects from the storm. Video from Tampa Bay is courtesy of the University of Tampa Bay.
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PBS NewsHour – October 9, 2024 (25:50)
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. “Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun” is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia, Oakland, Washington D.C., Nashville, and East Lansing, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future.
PBS NewsHour – October 10, 2024 (06:34)
This November, it’s not just the presidency that’s up for grabs. A handful of races could determine control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats currently hold a razor-thin majority but are facing tough challenges in some key states this election cycle. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the Senate landscape.
PBS NewsHour – October 10, 2024 (07:40)
In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard Time. PST Art, as it is now known, is on its third iteration and is an enormous undertaking, the largest art event in the nation this fall. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sampled some of it for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
PBS NewsHour – October 10, 2024 (06:09)
The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to three scientists for groundbreaking work using artificial intelligence to advance biomedical and protein research. AlphaFold uses databases of protein structures and sequences to predict and even design protein structures. It speeds up a months or years-long process to mere hours or minutes. Amna Nawaz discussed more with one of the winners, Demis Hassabis.
Articles
Teen Vogue, X González – March 23, 2018
On Wednesday, February 14, 17 students and faculty at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were gunned down on the campus where I also attend school. Their names were Alyssa Alhadeff, Scott Beigel, Martin Duque, Nicholas Dworet, Aaron Feis, Jaime Guttenberg, Chris Hixon, Luke Hoyer, Cara Loughran, Gina Montalto, Joaquin Oliver, Alaina Petty, Meadow Pollack, Helena Ramsay, Carmen Schentrup, Alex Schachter, and Peter Wang. Our lives and our community are forever changed due to this senseless tragedy — one we know could have been prevented.
Since that day, many fellow survivors and I have not kept quiet. We have taken the media by storm through appearances and interviews, met with state and federal lawmakers to beg them to enact much stricter gun control laws, and been joined in protest by students around the nation and the world who’ve held school walkouts and demonstrations that exhibit the energy and power of young people in full force.
In just a few weeks’ time, we, the youth of the United States, have built a new movement to denounce gun violence and call for safety in all of our communities.
Politico, Megan Messerly – July 17, 2024
Interviews with more than a dozen delegates and convention guests this week show that as much as the attempt on Trump’s life has rattled the GOP, it has not shaken its core belief that that the best response to mass shootings is increased mental health resources and physical security measures, including metal detectors, police officers and armed teachers in schools.
The Republican Party has long aligned itself with the National Rifle Association and regards guns as an integral part of its platform and culture. The NRA is an official sponsor of the convention and is co-hosting several events around Milwaukee this week, organization spokesperson Nick Perrine confirmed.
The National Shooting Sports Foundation, the gun industry’s trade group, estimated that in 2020 there were 433.9 million firearms in civilian possession, about 100 million more than there are people living in the U.S.
Hyperdimensional, Dean W. Ball – October 10, 2024
Will decentralized training break compute thresholds for good?
I’ve been skeptical of regulation based on “compute thresholds” since the idea first entered mainstream policy discussion. The threshold-based approach taken by the Biden Administration in its Executive Order on AI struck me as a plausible first draft, particularly given that the basic intention behind it was “make sure OpenAI, DeepMind, Anthropic, and Meta talk to the federal government about their AI development and safety plans.” Compute thresholds are fine for that contingent and transitory need. But for anything more robust, and especially for any regulation that imposes actual or potential costs on model developers, I concluded long ago that compute thresholds would probably be ineffective.
A few weeks ago, I wrote that OpenAI’s new o1 models challenge compute thresholds with the inference-based scaling paradigm (if you don’t understand this, I’ll explain more below). But there’s yet another new paradigm in AI development that could complicate compute thresholds as a governance mechanism: decentralized training. Let’s take a look.
Smerconish.Com – October 10, 2024
Markets Hit Record Highs, CNBC
The Dow surged 431 points to a record 42,512, while the S&P 500 hit an all-time high of 5,792 as tech stocks rallied, overcoming geopolitical concerns and Fed rate cut support.
Milton Moves Across Florida, The Weather Channel
Hurricane Milton is headed toward the Atlantic Thursday after leaving 3 million without power and as record-breaking rain, major flooding, deadly tornadoes, and winds hitting over 100 mph continue to pummel Florida.
Biden and Netanyahu Finally Speak, Al Jazeera
President Biden reaffirmed “ironclad” support for Israel in a 30-minute call with PM Netanyahu, condemning Iran’s missile attacks and backing Israel’s offensive in Lebanon.
Dems Hitting Panic Button, The Hill
Democrats are nervous about Harris’s stagnant swing state polls, inconsistent messaging on the economy, and struggles to connect with minority voters weeks before Election Day.
Former Govs Warn on Election Rules, Smerconish.com
Former governors Jim Blanchard and Tom Corbett issue a bipartisan warning to state leaders: uphold new election certification laws or risk disenfranchising millions of voters.
Biden Calls Trump Un-American, Associated Press
Biden condemned Trump and allies for spreading “un-American” lies about the federal response to Hurricane Helene as Milton nears Florida, assuring resources and rescue teams are ready.
Introducing the Margin of Inefficiency. The Super Model
Harry Crane explains that prediction market price gaps stem from structural inefficiencies, introducing the concept of a “margin of inefficiency” to understand these disparities.
Harris Is Glocked and Loaded, NBC News
VP Harris faced backlash for owning a Glock in California, with critics calling her hypocritical given her support for strict gun control measures, including assault weapons bans.
So What. Chris Cillizza – October 10, 2024
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US onAir Network
Gun politics is defined in the United States by two primary opposing ideologies concerning the private ownership of firearms. Those who advocate for gun control support increasingly restrictive regulation of gun ownership; those who advocate for gun rights oppose increased restriction, or support the liberalization of gun ownership.
These groups typically disagree on the interpretation of the text, history and tradition of the laws and judicial opinions concerning gun ownership in the United States and the meaning of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. American gun politics involves these groups’ further disagreement concerning the role of firearms in public safety, the studied effects of ownership of firearms on public health and safety, and the role of guns in national and state crime
For more information and ongoing online discussion on the government agencies, legislative committees, and leading Senate and House representatives addressing this issue, go to the Gun Safety category in the US onAir hub (displayed as a slideshow of posts on computers).
US onAir Network – October 10, 2024
Gun violence is a multifaceted problem with no single solution. A comprehensive approach that addresses various factors is key. Here are some potential solutions:
Legislative Measures
Public Health Approach
Social and Economic Factors
Gun Industry Regulations
Cultural and Behavioral Changes
Individual Responsibility
See About for overview of solutions related to the above approaches
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