Rharrit also pointed to a “double standard” in US policy around the effects of the war, including the humanitarian crisis and the deaths of Palestinian journalists in Gaza.

Hala Rharrit has served in the State Department, and for the past year and a half, she served as an Arab language spokeswoman until announcing her resignation due to the Biden administration’s policy on the Israel-Hamas war.

Jessica Burbank and Amber Duke react to news that the Biden administration may grant Palestinian refugees from Gaza asylum.

Google already prohibited advertisers from showing sexually explicit content, but the company is now specifying that it's still banned if AI creates it.

Google has updated its Inappropriate Content Policy to include language that expressly prohibits advertisers from promoting websites and services that generate deepfake pornography. While the company already has strong restrictions in place for ads that feature certain types of sexual content,

The company’s updated ad policy prohibits ‘promoting synthetic content that has been altered or generated to be sexually explicit or contain nudity.’

Inflation should continue to decline even as the U.S. central bank holds its benchmark interest rate steady at current levels, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday while also reiterating her willingness to raise the policy rate if progress peters out or reverses.

I remain willing to raise the federal funds rate at a future meeting should the incoming data indicate the progress on inflation has stalled or reversed,” Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said inflation will likely remain elevated for “some time,” but added she still anticipates price gains will eventually cool with interest rates held at current levels.