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Don’t stick metal objects into electronic devices. That seemingly obvious advice from New York state is in response to a social media trend known as the “Chromebook Challenge.”

This follows an April 14 letter sent by U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who citing media reports, encouraged U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice to investigate James over “falsified bank and property documents, and misrepresenting property descriptions” all to get better mortgage rates through FHFA and its subsidiaries.

The record book will reflect the 25-member Canadian women’s team shut out their U.S. counterparts 2-0 while the U.S. men’s tug-of-war team blanked the Canadian team, also by a 2-0 score. But the real winner according to those participating was friendship, held against the backdrop of strained U.S.-Canada relations over President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

“Every student in the state of New York starting in September, will have the opportunity of having a distraction-free school experience,” Hochul said. “Where they can learn and study, instead of looking at memes, look at their math and get things done in school and be more productive.”

Legislative leaders say they could call lawmakers back to Albany to deal with potential federal cuts.

Tech companies will now have to issue disclaimers in New York that its AI companion chatbots are not human, and refer users who express suicidal thoughts to mental health hotlines. New York lawmakers are placing the safeguards on artificial intelligence chatbots as more people are turning to them for conversation and companionship.

On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced he had authorized imposing a 100 percent tariff on all foreign films. Filmmakers and local film commissions in New York say it’s a bad idea — and infeasible.

The New York State Board of Regents voted unanimously in April of 2023 to ban the use of Native mascots and imagery for school sports teams, with little exception. Something the state education department had already advised districts to do as far back as 2001 under Republican Governor George Pataki. But now President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Education is looking to weigh in.

Manhattan Democrats want to thwart Musk’s plans for an “everything app.”

During a recent interview, Maria Perrin announced a few developments in how PPL will handle CDPAP going forward, including bank cards for personal assistants becoming a reality.