As global temperatures rise, people are becoming less physically active, and this shift could lead to hundreds of thousands of premature deaths, a new study finds.
Most people making March Madness brackets will be getting help from AI — and 37% will solely rely on it — according to a Hard Rock Bet survey . Why it matters: AI can be a helpful tool for bracket-building, but only if used thoughtfully. What they're saying: "AI isn't designed to predict random events," Sheldon H. Jacobson, a professor of computer science at the University of Illinois, tells Axios. "It's designed to look for patterns." - So avoid relying on AI to tell you who will win each game — the robot's guess is as good as yours. - Instead, Jacobson recommends prompting AI to analyze multiple simulated brackets and track patterns. Zoom out: There are plenty of ways to have AI assist with bracket selection. - For example, fans…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) could get caught in the undertow of the very blue wave he hopes to ride into power this November as a growing number of Democratic candidates tell Axios they can't commit to backing his leadership. Why it matters: It's a stark reversal from Jeffries' virtually untouchable standing in the Democratic Party just a few years ago — and a sign that his path to the speakership may be rockier than previously thought. - Jeffries and his allies maintain they are not remotely worried about a mass defection, pointing out that — even in the minority — he has had to endure 20 speakers' ballots and hasn't lost a Democratic vote. - But this crop of freshmen may provide the first chink in that…
The Senate had already passed an extension of the so-called HEAR Act, which is scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk.
President Trump is zeroing in on a major vulnerability for Iran as the war's risks to the global economy grow increasingly serious. Why it matters: Trump is ramping up his threats to Kharg Island, where Iran handles most of its oil, as the country maintains a stranglehold over the Strait of Hormuz . The latest: The president told reporters on Monday that he is considering further strikes to Kharg Island following U.S. attacks this weekend. - "We can do that on five minutes notice it'll be over, but for purposes of someday rebuilding that country, I guess we did the right thing, but it may not stay that way," he said. Context: Trump said Friday the U.S. had bombed military targets on the island, but said on Truth Social he had spared…
In a rebuke, a federal district court judge blocked the administration's reduction in the number of immunizations recommended for kids and also changes to an influential vaccine committee.