N.S. education minister says long-awaited update to gender guidelines for schools no longer needed

Brendan Maguire says a code of conduct released in April already addresses gender policy concerns and supports transgender and non-binary students. The CBC's Taryn Grant reports.
Hackaday

Hello World In C Without Linking In Libraries

If there’s one constant with software developers, it is that sometimes they get bored. At these times, they tend to think ...
The Washington Post

Climate change is coming for D.C.’s trees, and the city won’t look the same

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. The old tree had survived plenty. Branches tangled in power lines. Dogs ...
The Vancouver Sun

B.C. Conservatives search MLAs' phones after media leak, while leader John Rustad says he is not paranoid

Conservative Leader John Rustad acknowledged Thursday that he had caucus leadership search MLAs’ phones at a Monday night caucus meeting after details of a push for a vote on Rustad’s leadership was ...
Nine News Australia

Google launching 'most powerful AI search experience yet' in Australia

An artificial intelligence injection that's been dubbed the biggest change to Google Search in years is coming to Australia, allowing users to ask more complex questions. (Google) AI Mode uses what ...
The New Yorker

The Hague on Trial

The International Criminal Court, established in 2002, in the aftermath of the carnage in Rwanda and the Balkans, was designed to hold accountable future perpetrators of war crimes or crimes against ...
The National Law Review

CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
GitHub

Tree Search for LLM Agent Reinforcement Learning

We propose Tree-GRPO, adopting a tree-search rollout strategy in place of independent chain-based rollouts for LLM agent RL. Based on ReAct step-level nodes, Tree-GRPO carries out rollout sampling ...
mynews4

U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree to tour from Nevada to D.C. this holiday season

Washoe County closes Eastlake Blvd in Washoe Valley after fatal crash The Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) has announced a road closure on Eastlake Boulevard in Washoe Valley following a fatal ...
Teen Vogue

Trey Reed: What Happened to Delta State University Student Found Hanging From Tree

Meanwhile, according to DSU’s president, the university has received threats in subsequent days. Some Black students at the school — where the student population was about 42% Black as of fall 2024 — ...
Washington City Paper

Catholic University and Other Schools Drive Significant Tree Loss in D.C., Sometimes Due to Competing ‘Green’ Initiatives

This story is part of Hola Cultura’s investigative series “The Shade Gap.” The series is supported with funds from SpotlightDC with reporting by participants in Hola Cultura’s Storytelling Program for ...