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Idaho AG Office Forces Schools To Take Down ‘Everyone Is Welcome’ Signs For Being ‘Political’
Techdirt
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July 10, 2025
from the giving-away-the-game dept It’s been interesting to watch the current administration and its GOP backers contort themselves into logical pretzels to explain to Americans why their policies, which are clearly either steeped or tinged with...
Biotech CEOs to FDA: Don’t Let Politics Override Science on Abortion Pill
Ms. Magazine
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July 10, 2025
Industry leaders warn the Trump administration that ignoring decades of evidence on mifepristone’s safety would jeopardize public trust and the entire U.S. drug approval process. There are two different ways to have a medication abortion and end a...
Idaho State Government Embraces Artificial Intelligence
KIDO Talk Radio - Idaho
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Depending on your age and how many science fiction movies you've consumed, Artificial Intelligence is either your friend or foe. If you're a Baby Boomer, Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey continues to haunt you. At the same time, Generation Xers...
Idaho senators and representative signal support for Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”
Argonaut - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
The Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the Senate with a final vote of 51-50 on July 1, with a tie-breaking vote cast by Vice President J.D. Vance. This bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4. This week,...
Idaho preps to roll out artificial intelligence in state government
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 10, 2025
Visitors to the Idaho Division of Human Resources’s website can get quick answers from a new chatbot — powered by artificial intelligence, or AI — that combs through state government websites. So, we asked it: “How many state employees does Idaho...
Boise River surfers ride waves without the coast
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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Boise Whitewater Park turns a stretch of the Boise River into a standby surfing spot for all skill levels with adjustable waves since 2012. BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. A few miles from downtown Boise, the...
Idaho congressional delegation applauds passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’
Sandpoint Reader - Idaho
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July 9, 2025
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The U.S. House passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on a 218-214 vote July 3, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. While Trump proclaimed a “phenomenal victory,” Democrats were unanimous in...
Explore Idaho's darkest skies and towering dunes at Bruneau State Park
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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Tucked in Idaho’s high desert, Bruneau Dunes State Park is a one-of-a-kind blend of sandboarding, stargazing, and solitude. BRUNEAU, Idaho — It may look like an empty desert, but Bruneau Dunes State Park has 400-foot-tall windswept sand, wide-open...
Declining vaccination rates in Idaho, U.S.: Experts warn of measles returning
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
Measles was declared eliminated from the United States 25 years ago. Now, the Centers for Disease Control reports major outbreaks of the virus happening across the country. The CDC counted 1,288 cases of the highly contagious viral illness in 2025...
‘One Night in Idaho: The College Murders’ tells how families were affected by a brutal crime
Los Angeles Times
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July 11, 2025
It’s the biggest question that’s been asked over and over again about the night of Nov. 13, 2022, when four University of Idaho students — Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves — were brutally stabbed to death in their...
A rural Idaho after-school program narrowly avoids closure, state emergency funding was secured
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
A rural Idaho youth center serving 3 communities avoided closure when the state provided emergency funding after Trump administration withheld federal grants. LINCOLN COUNTY, Idaho — A rural Idaho youth center, serving as the only after-school...
Pacific Power Foundation provides over $300K in grants to support Oregon education, STEM programs
KTVZ - Oregon
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July 10, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. (July 10, 2025) — The Pacific Power Foundation is proud to provide grant funds and support to 89 nonprofits and community organizations that are expanding access to quality STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education...
Idaho Takes a Hands-On Approach to State Cybersecurity
Government Technology
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July 8, 2025
The state of Idaho is taking a comprehensive, statewide approach to cybersecurity, with an interactive training exercise that features cross-sector participation and a grant program to improve security at the local level. The state has been...
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho funding on ice
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A Democratic legislator — and Boise school teacher — is...
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho education funding on ice
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 10, 2025
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on July 10, 2025 A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A...
Surprise Travel Warning Issued For Popular Vacation Spot Loved by Idahoans
107.9 LITE FM - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
Once we’re past Fourth of July weekend, it seems like Idahoans split into two distinct groups. In one corner? People who are ready for pumpkin spice lattes and Halloween decorations. In the other corner? People trying to squeeze in as much travel...
BYU-Idaho to host its first-ever men’s pageant, ‘Mr. BYU-I'
BYUI - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
This Saturday, a handful of men will compete to earn the title of BYU-Idaho's first-ever “Mr. BYU-I.” The men’s pageant will be the first of its kind in BYU-Idaho’s history and organizers hope it will prove to be an exciting event. Krystal...
Federal science advisor launched Sky Canada Project 2 years ago without budget, oversight
Toronto Sun
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July 10, 2025
Article content Or at least Cabinet’s science advisor Dr. Mona Nemer.Article content The federal employee, who makes $393,000 a year, proposed in a draft memo to examine the feasibility of contacting alien civilizations, according to Blacklock’s...
Plastic lumber: Boise State team develops a new method for recycling
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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What happens when your toddler outgrows all those cars, dinosaurs, playsets and other fun plastic toys? That’s the question one child asked Boise State University as a part of their Question by Kids series, where a kid asks a question and the...
Researchers Jailbreak AI by Flooding It With Bullshit Jargon
404 Media
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July 8, 2025
You can trick AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini into teaching you how to make a bomb or hack an ATM if you make the question complicated, full of academic jargon, and cite sources that do not exist. That’s the conclusion of a new paper authored...