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How Airbnb uses AI to thwart disruptive parties during the Fourth of July holiday

Airbnb says the "anti-party system" it deploys ahead of major holiday weekends flags bookings with characteristics indicating guests are likely to use properties for unauthorized parties.

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Noncitizen voting, police oversight measures fail to make Nov. 3 ballot in L.A.

The flurry of votes brought an underwhelming end to the yearlong effort at rewriting the City Charter, L.A.'s municipal governing document.

Excessive heat, humidity persists

HEAT ADVISORY for all of Western New York south of the Lake Ontario Counties and for McKean and Potter Counties until 8:00 p.m. Friday. EXTREME HEAT WARNING for Niagara, and Orleans Counties until 8:00 p.m. Friday. NWS Storm Prediction Center has once again included a portion of our area north of a Silver Creek-Wellsville-Bingham PA [...]

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WATCH: New dating trends like 'chalance' and 'kittenfishing' reshape modern romance

Dr. Bruce Y. Lee explains emerging dating terms including "chalance," "kittenfishing" and "hat-fishing," and how evolving language reflects shifting norms in modern dating culture.

California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores

A bill moving through the California Legislature would assess students as early as kindergarten on math. It's part of an effort to curb troubling math scores and is similar to a literacy screener already underway.