| Barcelona elected a feminist government. Here’s what happened next. Posted: 03 May 2019 02:03 PM PDT ![Barcelona elected a feminist government. Here's what happened next.]( "Barcelona elected a feminist government. Here's what happened next.") When Esperanza Escribano complained on Twitter about harassment by a garbage truck driver in Barcelona, she got a reply from the local administration within minutes, asking her about the street and time of the incident and assuring her it wouldn't happen again. When I got the message, I felt much safer," says Ms. Escribano, a journalist living in Barcelona. In the past four years, the local government of Barcelona, led by Mayor Ada Colau, has put forward a strategy for the "feminization of politics" that tries to "incorporate the gender perspective in every area of politics and society," as the city council website describes it.
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| In race to dominate AI, US researchers debate collaboration with China Posted: 03 May 2019 12:53 PM PDT ![In race to dominate AI, US researchers debate collaboration with China]( "In race to dominate AI, US researchers debate collaboration with China") From a corner office on the top floor of the University of Washington's Physics and Astronomy Tower, data scientist Bernease Herman looks out on Seattle's Portage Bay as it flows toward the city's high-tech hub and Amazon headquarters. A former Amazon employee, Ms. Herman decided to join dozens of prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers last month in urging Amazon to stop selling a facial recognition technology to law enforcement. After Amazon disputed the studies, Ms. Herman felt compelled to join other AI researchers in speaking out.
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| More states take a gamble on sports betting. Will it pay off? Posted: 03 May 2019 12:24 PM PDT ![More states take a gamble on sports betting. Will it pay off?]( "More states take a gamble on sports betting. Will it pay off?") For decades, wagering on sports in the United States took place mostly in the shadows. Since the Supreme Court struck down a ban on sports betting outside of Nevada in 2018, new laws have popped up all over the U.S. making the practice legal – and taxable. Now gamblers are making bets in seven more states, and legislation that would allow betting has made its way to the majority of the country's statehouses.
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| Europe’s search to curb anti-immigrant hatred Posted: 03 May 2019 11:55 AM PDT ![Europe's search to curb anti-immigrant hatred]( "Europe's search to curb anti-immigrant hatred") In late May, voters in the 28-nation European Union will elect a new parliament for a continent with more than 500 million people. Now EU chieftains are worried that rising anti-immigrant sentiment – tinged by fear and hate – will give an election boost to right-wing populist parties and give them a strong voice in the 751-seat parliament. Its rise comes after similar parties in France, Denmark, and Germany also saw electoral surges.
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