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Civil rights icon Andrew Young cites Inflation Reduction Act as a sign of progress

Civil rights icon Andrew Young cites Inflation Reduction Act as a sign of progress

During a recent episode of “Influencers with Andy Serwer,” civil rights activist and former ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young praised the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. “It’s taken us a long time,” Young told Yahoo Finance. “But Joe Biden got a bill passed last night, but we’ve been moving in this direction for a long time.” The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law last week, invests roughly $375 billion into fighting climate change over… Source link

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Andrew Wiggins, after winning NBA title, wishes he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19

Andrew Wiggins, after winning NBA title, wishes he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19

Andrew Wiggins said Monday that he wishes he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19, which allowed him to play full time with the Warriors this season and win a ring. (Elsa/Getty Images) Andrew Wiggins had a phenomenal season in Golden State, one that culminated with him helping the Warriors win their fourth title in eight years. That marked his first NBA title, too. Yet on Monday, Wiggins said he regretted receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at all — which allowed him to play full time with the… Source link

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Andrew Wiggins wants to set the record straight. He was always a competitor

Andrew Wiggins wants to set the record straight. He was always a competitor

SAN FRANCISCO — Coming off Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors star Andrew Wiggins has been seen in a new light with how he dug deep defensively and by dominating the glass to help his team even the series at 2-2. The lean, athletic forward registered 17 points, pulled down a career-high 16 crucial rebounds, had a starting unit high plus-minus of 20 and held Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum to 23 points on 23 shot attempts. His desire to win and compete was displayed in his 43… Source link

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Google Brain founder Andrew Ng raises $57 million for Landing AI

Andrew Ng, the founder and CEO of Landing AI. MARK RALSTON | AFP | Getty Images Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng, the founder of the Google Brain research lab and the former chief scientist of Baidu, has raised $57 million from investors for his start-up, Landing AI, at an undisclosed valuation. Founded in Palo Alto in 2017, Landing AI is focused on bringing artificial intelligence to manufacturing companies. It has developed a computer vision tool that manufacturers can use to create… Source link

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Inside the New York Democrats’ messy fight over whether to impeach Andrew Cuomo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not being impeached — yet. Instead, with mounting sexual misconduct accusations and an alleged cover-up of nursing home deaths, Cuomo is facing an investigation from his fellow Democrats in the state Assembly’s Judiciary Committee that could, conceivably, result in his removal from office. However, multiple members of the Albany Legislature are concerned the investigation is merely “buying time” for the governor, whose term ends next year. Gov. Andrew… Source link

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Andrew Whitworth plans to return but has ‘no idea’ about Rams’ salary-cap situation

The NFL has yet to confirm the exact amount for the 2021 salary cap, but every team will have to be under the limit by March 17 regardless. For teams like the Rams, that could prove difficult considering they’re currently about $35 million over the cap. Cap casualties and restructures will be necessary in the next week or so, but the expectation is that Andrew Whitworth won’t be one of the players cut to save money. Whitworth has said all offseason that he plans to be back, and that… Source link

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White Sox keep raving about DH favorite Andrew Vaughn: ‘The full package’

Sox keep raving about Andrew Vaughn: ‘The full package’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The general rule of thumb is you should never use more words when fewer will do. Tony La Russa’s opinion on Andrew Vaughn could’ve been limited to the two words that ended his answer: “Very impressive.” But the many words that came before provided the latest illustration of why the White Sox think Vaughn, who’s the favorite to land the team’s starting DH job despite never playing a game above… Source link

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