Almanac February 29 2024 highlights and dates
Almanac notes leap day birthdays for Gioachino Rossini Herman Hollerith Jimmy Dorsey Dinah Shore Al Rosen Dennis Farina and Ja Rule. It recalls Louise Estes birth of a leap day daughter in 2012 Hank Aaron contract milestone and Tokyo Skytree height. Moon phase spans Feb 24 to Mar 3.
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Gioachino Rossini
Herman Hollerith
Jimmy Dorsey
Balthus
Dinah Shore
al Rosen
Dennis Farina
Ja Rule
Louise Estes
Orem
Utah
Estes
Tokyo Skytree
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
New York AG Letitia James seen as persistent reformer
The New York Attorney General Letitia James has pursued high profile cases against the NRA and former President Donald Trump, winning a verdict over 454 million dollars including interest and pursuing penalties. She has also tackled figures connected with Gov. Cuomo and continues to advocate aggressive enforcement.
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New York
Letitia James
National Rifle Association
Donald Trump
NRA
Wayne Lap
Wilson
Woody” Phillips
James
Associated Press
Trump
White House
Charitable
Andrew Cuomo
Democratic Party
Cuomo
U.S
Merrick Garland
Garland
Jack Smith
Justice Department
Conservatives win court debate shift to state judges
The article argues conservatives reshaped how courts should operate, favoring umpire like restraint and public understood meanings, while liberals led by Obama defend empathetic and originalist rhetoric. It notes Sotomayor Kagan and Jackson resisted empathy during confirmations and that progressives lack a clear alternative.
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Supreme Court
Obama
Sonia Sotomayor
Elena Kagan
Senate
Kagan
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judicial ideologies shape court power and state gains
Ramesh Ponnuru analyzes how liberal and conservative judges view originalism and pragmatism, noting the split on the Supreme Court and how Democrats seek influence via state courts, with Wisconsin as a key example and GOP dominance shaping confirmation politics and public debate.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Antonin Scalia
Stephen G. Breyer
Scalia
Supreme Court
New York Times
Times
Minnesota
Tim Walz
Wisconsin
Jackson
Letters to the editor guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor with edits for brevity accuracy and taste. Deadline for the March 19 primary is 5 p.m. Friday March 8. Include signature full address and phone number for verification by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
The
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Google's Gemini AI shows left bias in image and text outputs
Column notes Gemini failed to depict all white groups while okay with diverse groups and female popes. It shut image generation, then biased text outputs surfaced praising some politicians and denouncing others. The piece questions how left leaning rules shape AI and media.
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Google
Gemini
Internet
U.S
Chatgpt
Ilhan Omar
Minn
Georgia
Brian Kemp
Donald Trump
Stalin
Mao
George Will
New York Times
David Brooks
Ross Dou
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Hank Aaron
Jennifer Rubin
Washington Post
She
Jen Rubin
Kellogg's
Legal Academy
Barack Obama
Ramesh Ponnuru
National Review
American Enterprise Institute
Lem
Megan McArdle
Twitter
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