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Trump Transition Signals Focus on Deportations as Miller Assumes Influence
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name the immigration hard-liner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff and announced a former ICE official as his “border czar.”
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Trump to Name Michael Waltz as His National Security Adviser
The president-elect has chosen a Republican member of Congress from Florida to oversee national security policy in the White House.
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Trump Allies Push Him to Block Thune From Becoming Senate G.O.P. Leader
Advisers to the president-elect, who already has a strong hold on congressional Republicans, want him to tighten his grip by torpedoing the bid of the establishment front-runner for the post.
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Countries Weigh How to Raise Trillions for Climate Crisis at COP29
Low-income countries need at least $1 trillion a year to manage climate change. Donald Trump’s victory just made that more difficult, but options exist.
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FERC’s Rejection of Data Center Co-Location Amendments to a Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant’s Interconnection Agreement Raises Big Questions About What’s Next
On 1 November 2024, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected amendments to an interconnection agreement that would have increased the Susquehanna nuclear power plant’s capacity dedicated to serving an on-site data center. Three commissioners participated in the decision. The order, written by Republicans Mark Christie and Lindsay See, concluded that the grid operator failed…
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No “Trick”: Plastic Surgery Practice Agrees to Pay a $500,000 HIPAA Settlement Following Ransomware Attack
On October 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced a $500,000 settlement with Plastic Surgery Associates of South Dakota (“PSA”) concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Security Rule. This settlement follows an extensive investigation of PSA triggered…
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Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection – October 2024
Welcome to Venable’s BiologicsHQ Monthly Injection – October 2024…By: Venable LLP
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[Video] AI Washing: Simple Guidance to Avoid Risk
What is AI washing? AI washing is when a company overstates the AI capabilities of their products and services to mislead the market. It describes companies that are exploiting the current AI boom and lying about the AI capabilities of their businesses to gain an advantage with investors. The SEC has taken action against companies…
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[Video] 4 Tips for Protecting Your AI Products
First of all, protect your intellectual property. You are at your core an IP business. The algorithms, the processes, the confidential information behind your products are all intellectual property, so consider how to protect those assets. There’s registered IP, there’s trade secrets, there’s different options. Second, stay on top of AI regulation. I know that…
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Medical Records in Court Proceedings: Key Details
Cases that touch on medical conditions and injuries require proving causality and calculating degrees of responsibility and compensation, often amidst a convoluted mix of events, timelines, treatments, comorbidities, and other factors that medical records attest to….By: U.S. Legal Support