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Tucson Sentinel

State AGs: 23andMe users’ genetic data is at risk tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld
The fate of more than 15 million customers’ genetic data remains in limbo after popular DNA testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy in March. The data is up for sale, prompting attorneys general from more than a dozen states to warn 23andMe users: Delete your data.
#Tucson #Arizona

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Radio Justice

After May 7, I can use my regular old driver's license to buy a high capacity people killer from any licensed gun shop in America, but I'll need a show me your papers Gestapo-approved ID to talk to a social security rep about my earned benefits.

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LilMikeSF

deputy director Joseph Vincent Navarro found of misappropriation of $40k in public funds for conspiring with contractor during pandemic era and converting train station office into secret personal residential getaway with private gym.

Navarro, who now lives in Pennsylvania and previously told the that his criminal charge was “overstated” and that he did nothing wrong. His co-conspirator had built himself similar living quarters inside the Cal and plead , turning States against Navarro.

Navarro , whose attorneys claimed it was not a , that he had given the key to his secretary, allowed his girlfriend to stay there, and the conversion was done with knowledge of his supervisor, still faces sentencing under judge's discretion which could range from actual time, to more likely .

mercurynews.com/2025/04/30/cal

Joseph Navarro faced one felony count turning a section of the Burlingame train station into an apartment, complete with a bedroom, a gym and a living room, prosecutors said at the trial. After several days of testimony and closing arguments on Tuesday, the jury began its deliberations Wednesday morning and came to a consensus in the afternoon. The jury also found true that the charges were filed within the proper statute of limitations, which is three years of when the crime is discovered or should have been discovered. Defense lawyers had argued that the initial discovery should have meant the charges were filed too late. “We're very pleased that the jury was able to see through the defense and recognize that he had no authorization ."
NEWS ~ CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY - Caltrain employee guilty of using public funds to build secret apartment 1n train station Joseph Navarro spent $38,000 on renovating the Burlingame station between 2019 and 2021 Picture of Passengers waiting at the Burlingame Train Station in Burlingame, Calif., Friday, March 29, 2024. Joseph Vincent Navarro, 66, formerly a deputy director for Caltrain, is accused of conspiring with contractor Seth Andrew Worden, 61, to illegally remodel office space into a small apartment inside two Peninsula train stations, one being in the historic Burlingame station. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
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LilMikeSF

admin targeting of top universities does not spare whose has been poked and probed by the President's fave pro wrestling doyenne now also in charge of the Dept of .

Linda McMahon's minions have put the top public and research center under heat lamp of scrutiny for taking in hundreds of millions in donor dollars linked to foreign governments including , and a supposed culture of Title VI against white and Jewish students. The President has personally targeted and threatened defunding the top tier for years, dating back to his first term.

Not only has the been accused of the trope but are dealing with 117 total issues laid out by federal authorities now seeking to the public institution.

axios.com/2025/04/25/uc-berkel

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LilMikeSF

has begun demolition of a faux English village next to the hotel ship. Long-vacant and in disrepair, the Queen Mary Village, a complex of former shops & offices at Queens Highway and Windsor Way is beconing a to support .

The city has plans to construct a temporary for outdoor – dubbed the Long Beach Bowl – which would encompass about five or six acres along Queens Highway near the Queen Mary and the named after the Longshoreman Union leader. Officials recently selected ASM Global/Legends to operate the future venue on the waterfront and is also preparing to welcome visitors for the 2028 Summer .

presstelegram.com/2025/04/28/l

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LilMikeSF

calls a actor for considering denoting to consumers of it's Haul mobile site the effects on prices of usually cheap import products.

Amazon says this plan was never implemented and made the statement in response to reporting by Punchbowl News that the world's largest consumer site had planned to display effect of tariff pricing on products offered through its website.

Currently, the U.S. has a 145% tariff on , while China has a 125% tariff on American goods.

youtu.be/eyJx-Lb9w6w

YouTubeTrump's White House blames Amazon for 'hostile nad political act' on tariff pricingBy WCNC
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LilMikeSF

’s restaurant Pomella that opened during pandemic on Ave to close at end of May.

Sole proprietor female owner, who used to operate Ba-Bite nearby on Piedmont before split with husband, cites rising costs doing biz and blowback for her vocal support of war on people of as leading to closure in a space where also closed.

jweekly.com/2025/04/28/oakland

J. · Oakland’s Pomella to close; owner cites costs and Israel warChef-owner Mica Talmor says rising costs and personal stress since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack led to her decision.
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LilMikeSF

Today looks at the human side of budget cuts that have cast off and dismissed so many US govt funded .

In "Silenced Science Stories" 50 artists made portraits personalizing the devastating disembowelment of research as admin and operatives slash government support of vital US lab grants and work at agencies like and National Institutes of .

pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/onli

silencedsciencestories.com

https://silencedsciencestories.com
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petersuber

Most #Trump policies are opposed by a majority of Americans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

Since I post mostly about how his policies affect research and higher ed, I was especially interested in the sixth chart.

Out of eight specific policies, the two with the largest opposition are:

* increasing federal control over private universities (70%)
* cutting federal funds for medical research (77%)

#Academia #DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #USPol #USPolitics
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A bar chart showing what percentage of Americans support and oppose eight particular Trump policies.
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