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Globe and Mail
2 hours ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Daktronics, Inc. to Release Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
BROOKINGS, S.D., June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ-DAKT), announced today it will release its fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 financial results on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 before the market opens. The Company will host a conference call and webcast for all interested parties at 10:00 AM CT that day. Brad Wiemann, Interim Chief Executive Officer, and Howard Atkins, Acting Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call, which will contain forward-looking statements and other material information. To listen to the earnings call by phone, participants must pre-register at Daktronics Earnings Call Registration. All registrants will receive dial-in information and a PIN allowing access to the live call. Related slide presentation materials will also be posted to Daktronics' Investor Relations website prior to the conference call. A recording will be archived and available for replay later on the site. The conference call may be accessed by a *dial-in number or via the Internet as follows: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM CT Dial-In: Register here Webcast: *Note: To join by phone, participants will now have to register at the link provided. You will then receive dial-in information and a unique PIN to allow access to the call. ABOUT DAKTRONICS Daktronics has strong leadership positions in, and is the world's largest supplier of, large-screen video displays, electronic scoreboards, LED text and graphics displays, and related control systems. The Company excels in the control of display systems, including those that require integration of multiple complex displays showing real-time information, graphics, animation, and video. Daktronics designs, manufactures, markets and services display systems for customers around the world in four domestic business units: Live Events, Commercial, High School Park and Recreation, and Transportation, and one International business unit. For more information, visit the company's website at: SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT Cautionary Notice: In addition to statements of historical fact, this news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and is intended to receive the protections of such laws. All statements, other than historical facts, included or incorporated in this presentation could be deemed forward-looking statements, particularly statements that reflect the expectations or beliefs of Daktronics, Inc. (the 'Company,' 'Daktronics,' 'we,' or 'us') concerning future events or our future financial performance. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which are often characterized by discussions of strategy, plans, or intentions or by the use of words such as "may," "would," "could," "should," "will," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "plan," "forecast," "project," 'predict,' 'potential,' 'continue,' or 'intend,' the negative or other variants of such terms, or other comparable terminology. The Company cautions that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, changes in economic and market conditions, management of growth, timing and magnitude of future contracts and orders, fluctuations in margins, the introduction of new products and technology, the impact of adverse weather conditions, increased regulation, the imposition of tariffs, trade wars, the availability and costs of raw materials, components, and shipping services, geopolitical and governmental actions, and other risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its 2024 fiscal year (the 'Form 10-K') and in other reports filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by the Company. You should carefully consider the trends, risks, and uncertainties described in this presentation, the Form 10-K, and other reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company before making any investment decision with respect to our securities. If any of these trends, risks, or uncertainties continues or occurs, our business, financial condition, or operating results could be materially and adversely affected, the trading prices of our securities could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. Forward-looking statements are made in the context of information available as of the date of this news release and are based on our current expectations, forecasts, estimates, and assumptions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect circumstances or events occurring after this presentation except as may be required by applicable law. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
AI versus first jobbers: Here are six tips for bright young students as AI threatens entry-level jobs
ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT founder Dario Amodei has set the cat among the pigeons by predicting that AI could eliminate half of all entry-level, white-collar jobs within five years. Aneesh Raman, a senior leader in LinkedIn, sees 'the bottom rung of the job ladder breaking', with entry-level coding, para-legal and consulting analyst jobs under threat of being 'replaced with AI'.Molly Kinder of Brookings says, 'These tools are so good that I no longer need marketing analysts, finance analysts and research assistants.'Even in my tiny company, we have 'replaced' a couple of junior researchers with deep research AI agents from OpenAI and phenomenon of entrylevel jobs being under AI threat is not only anecdotal. Raman sees hard evidence of this on LinkedIn, with 63% of VPs and above agreeing that AI might eventually take on some of the entry-level roles and tasks. The latest US job data reveals that the unemployment rate for college grads has risen by 30%, compared with about 18% for all by big tech and consulting firms support this assertion. PwC recently laid off 1,500 US employees, most of them recent hires. Microsoft got rid of about 3% of its workforce, most of them software engineers and project managers. A now-famous memo by the Spotify CEO froze all hiring, insisting that employees must first prove that AI can't do that job before they hire a human has always impacted jobs, destroying many old ones, but also creating new, unexpected ones. The IT wave put old-school clerks and stenographers to pasture, but created millions of software developers and search engine marketers. Manufacturing went through a similar however, is different in the sense that it is a cognitive technology—one of the brain, rather than of the hand. So, it squarely takes aim at the knowledge worker and the creative seems different with AI is how it is impacting first jobbers and entry-level workers. This is dangerous, as it is in the formative years that youngsters learn skills and gain basic code and debugging are how they rise to become great software engineers; junior paralegals and associates draft clauses and contracts that prepares them for partner-level tasks; and retail and customer service agents learn the basics before they can rise up the hierarchy. These are, coincidentally, the tasks that AI can do best. Deep Research can do the job of researchers; vibe coding with Cursor AI of entry-level software; while Harvey AI and NotebookLM draft excellent curiously, AI seems to be favouring the older people—with their human qualities of judgement, experience, institutional memory and collaboration, sharpened over years. It is in these human skills that young people need to be groomed. But if entry jobs go away, it will create a massive unemployment and educational crisis, and choke the pipeline of young people who can replace the our obsession for software and STEM, it was not only computer or software engineering graduates who joined tech firms as software engineers. Legions of mechanical, electronics and even civil engineers did the same. There is a whole world to build out there outside of software. Manufacturing firms desperately need engineers to run their machines, there are bridges to be built, roads to be repaired and data centres to be run. For instance, Google recently announced a $10 million grant, among other things, to train electricians for the power plant and data centre boom that AI has sowed. This huge shortage means electrical engineers in data centre clusters in the US are earning significantly more than software engineers do. Simply put, say hello to the revolutionary idea that mechanical engineers do mechanical definition of literacy has changed. It was about reading, writing and arithmetic; now it is beyond that to working naturally with AI tools and agents. Young people, including those I teach at Ashoka and other universities, are fast adapting to be AI literate and use AI tools in everything they do, to get a leg up in their job search. At KPMG, recent graduates are reportedly leveraging AI tools and handling tax jobs that used to be done by employees with three-plus years' experience. Big legal firms are encouraging early-career lawyers to work on complex contracts that once senior people will have to rediscover humanities with subjects of logic, grammar, ethics, philosophy and literature to keep our competitive advantage. With AI agents increasingly handling the technical 'how-to' of tasks, the human edge will lie in the 'why' and the 'what next'. The 'humble' subjects of humanities like language, philosophy, grammar and the arts are the ones that provide us critical frameworks for understanding context, ethics, human motivation, creativity and critical judgment —skills that are inherently difficult for AI to replicate meaningfully. As answers become commoditised, questions or prompts become important, and increasingly employers will prefer graduates with a mix of humanities and technical and SMEs build economies, not large monolithic organisations. More and more first jobbers will choose to become entrepreneurs. The New York Times writes about how at Stanford University, fewer grads are considering tech and finance careers, and more of them are plunging into starting companies — 'on the theory that if humans are about to lose their labor advantages to powerful AI systems, they had better hurry and do something big'.There is no rule that people must do only one job at a time. As AI rolls in, multiple skills will become much more important. Be a software engineer and a chef; qualify as a designer and run a pet foster home; build websites as well as toys for children. Think of your career not as a linear progression in a single industry, but a portfolio you are before this era, young people entered jobs as apprentices. They would pay a master blacksmith or surgeon to teach them their craft, before setting up a practice of their own. The modern corporate organisation reversed that trend; young people were paid to learn during their initial years. As AI replaces basic skills and reinvents work, there could be a reversal. There could be a future where humans would invest to do our first job, before we claim the right to earn.
Toronto Star
7 days ago
- Business
- Toronto Star
The Latest: Musk slams Trump-backed plan to cut taxes and spending
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who recently left President Donald Trump's administration, has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by the president that passed the House. 'This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,' Musk posted Tuesday on X. 'Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.' Here's the latest: Former US ambassador in Beijing says he supports Trump's tariffs on China but not those on allies ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Nick Burns, who was ambassador to China in the Biden administration, said China has been 'by far the most disruptive actor in the international trade system' with practices such as forced technology transfer, intellectual property theft and massive dumping. Addressing the think tank Brookings on Tuesday, Burns said the Trump administration has erred by slapping tariffs on U.S. allies and partners in Europe, South Korea and Japan. He said doing so removes America's leverage when negotiating with China. He said he supported an order from the first Trump administration not to issue visas to Chinese students with links to the Chinese military who want to study 'nuclear weapons design' in the U.S. However, Burns raised concerns that the recent announcement by the Trump administration to revoke the visas of Chinese students linked to the Chinese Communist Party could be too broad. White House formally submits $9.4B in spending cuts for already funded programs The submission includes a request for Congress to approve an $8.3 billion cut to the foreign aid budget. A spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget confirmed the figures, which would include the loss of federal funding for NPR and PBS. The official insisted on anonymity to describe the terms of the package in advance of its release. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The cuts would be insufficient to meaningfully shift the upward trajectory of the national debt and would further put at risk vulnerable populations that received assistance from the federal government. The spokesperson listed specific programs that the Trump administration considered wasteful, including $750,000 to reduce xenophobia in Venezuela, $67,000 for feeding insect powder to children in Madagascar and $3 million for circumcision, vasectomies, and condoms in Zambia. The Trump administration has framed its effort to rescind the funds as a crackdown on programs that supporter liberal political views. Senate majority leader pushes back on Musk critique of GOP bill John Thune said billionaire Elon Musk's critiques of the Republicans' sweeping tax and spending package amounts to 'a difference of opinion' and said the Senate would not change course. 'So we have a difference of opinion. He's entitled to that opinion. We're going to proceed full speed ahead,' Thune told reporters. Thune said he has seen economic modeling that predicts 'significant growth' in the U.S. economy if the proposals were enacted. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW He said Musk's concerns were based on analysis from the Congressional Budget Office that he called 'static scoring assessment.' He dismissed concerns that Musk's critiques could tank the GOP's signature legislation. 'We have an agenda that everybody campaigned on, most notably the president,' Thune said. House speaker calls Elon Musk's criticism of the Republican tax and immigration bill 'very disappointing' 'With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big beautiful bill,' Mike Johnson said Tuesday. Johnson said he spoke with Musk on Monday for more than 20 minutes by telephone. He said he extolled the virtues of the bill and how it was achieving campaign promises while making permanent massive tax and spending cuts. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'It's a very important first start. Elon is missing it,' Johnson said. Johnson also noted how the bill quickly phases out tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. 'That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things,' Johnson said. 'I know that has an effect on his business and I lament that.' He also said that's he's surprised by Musk's criticism given their conversation. 'I just deeply regret he's made this mistake,' Johnson said. ▶ Read more on the tax and spending bill. Judge rules federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates The ruling Tuesday followed an executive order signed by Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said in Tuesday's ruling that federal law prohibits prison officials from arbitrarily depriving inmates of medications and other lifestyle accommodations that its own medical staff has deemed appropriate. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Lamberth said the transgender inmates who sued to block Trump's executive order are trying to reduce the personal anguish caused by gender dysphoria, which is the distress that a person feels because their assigned gender and gender identity don't match. He said neither the Bureau of Prisons nor the executive order 'provides any serious explanation as to why the treatment modalities covered by the Executive Order or implementing memoranda should be handled differently than any other mental health intervention.' The bureau provides hormone therapy to more than 600 inmates diagnosed with gender dysphoria. It doesn't dispute that gender dysphoria can cause severe side effects, including depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts, the judge said. Musk slams Trump-backed tax cuts and spending bill as a 'disgusting abomination' for increasing debt Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who just left the Trump administration, blasted the Republican tax cuts and spending plans that passed the House. 'This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination,' Musk posted Tuesday on X. 'Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Musk continued that the bill 'will massively increase the already gigantic budget deficit to $2.5 trillion (!!!) and burden America citizens with crushingly unsustainable debt.' Musk stepped down last week from his role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency, which has been tasked with slashing federal spending. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt played down the criticism by one of Trump's top advisers and funders of his political operations during last year's election. 'The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill,' Leavitt said, adding that Musk's post 'doesn't change the president's opinion.' ▶ Read more on the tax bill. WH criticizes GOP senators worried about national debt and attacks Congressional Budget Office's reputation White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says that Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ron Johnson of Wisconsin are wrong to claim that the tax cuts in his budget plan would increase the national debt. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Leavitt said Tuesday that Trump 'has vocally called them out' for 'not having their facts together,' even though most economic analyses show his tax cuts would increase the size of the national debt relative to the existing policy that includes the expiration of the tax cuts. Leavitt also criticized the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office tasked with analyzing the financial impacts of legislation, saying its staffers have contributed to Democratic candidates and 'this is an institution in our country that has become partisan and political.' Trump had no advance warning of Ukraine drone attack Asked if the Ukrainians gave the U.S. any heads up before launching a major drone assault on Russian air bases over the weekend or if Trump was aware it was coming, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said: 'He was not.' Trump will attend the NATO summit White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Tuesday that Trump will travel to the Netherlands to meet with the leaders of other NATO countries during the summit later this month in The Hague. US asks trade partners to provide their best offers to Trump's team ahead of tariffs deadline The U.S. Trade Representative's office sent letters to trade partners saying they have until Wednesday to provide their best offer on a trade framework, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Leavitt called the letters a 'friendly reminder that the deadline is coming up.' In April, Trump restricted most of his country-by-country tariffs to a 10% baseline so negotiations could occur over the course of 90 days. Leavitt said Tuesday that Trump 'expects good deals' and 'we are on track for that.' ▶ Read more on Trump's tariffs. Karoline Leavitt says the White House takes hurricane season 'seriously' The White House press secretary on Tuesday dismissed news reports that the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said he didn't know that the U.S. has a hurricane season as 'sloppy and irresponsible.' 'I know FEMA is taking this seriously,' she said. ▶Read more more on extreme weather Federal judge clears the way for Trump to continue using an emergency powers law to impose import taxes, at least for now U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington agreed to pause his own order in favor of two Illinois-based toy companies who say the president overstepped his authority. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Contreras wrote that the freeze while the administration appeals would allow the president to 'identify and respond to threats to the U.S. economy and national security.' The judge's order comes after an appeals court froze a different ruling that struck down Trump's sweeping tariffs last week Vance meets with right-wing activist Laura Loomer The two met Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. It is not clear what Vance and Loomer discussed when they met at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where the vice president's offices are located. Loomer has sought to publicly identify members of the Trump administration she feels are not loyal to the president's agenda. Trump fired some National Security Council officials after an earlier meeting she had with Trump where she raised concerns about staff loyalty. Top Chinese diplomat meets the new US ambassador in Beijing David Perdue says he told Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Trump 'very much respects' Chinese President Xi Jinping and stressed the importance of 'positive, constructive exchange' between the two, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW In a social media post, Perdue confirmed the meeting Tuesday, saying he emphasized Trump's priorities of trade, fentanyl and illegal immigration, and the vital role of communication in bilateral relations. The two countries are locked in a trade war over tariffs and non-tariff measures such as export controls, and Trump last week accused China of violating agreements that paused the tariff war for 90 days. Wang told Perdue that Beijing had 'strictly' implemented the consensus following the trade talks in Geneva but that the U.S. had 'regrettably' taken 'negative measures' that harmed China's interests. The Trump administration placed new curbs on exports of advanced chips and technology to China, while China has yet to remove export restrictions on critical minerals. The White House said Trump will likely have a phone call with Xi this week. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says she talked to Trump about kidnapping plot again Whitmer says she talked to the president in 'the last 24 hours' about the two men convicted of plotting to kidnap her in 2020. Trump mused last week that he would look into pardoning them. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Whitmer, a Democrat and potential 2028 presidential candidate, declined to elaborate except to say she connected with Trump directly and made her 'thoughts known.' 'It's important that in any case that has resulted in a jury convicting people, the impact on the victim is really important,' she said Tuesday at a ribbon cutting event in Detroit. 'As a former prosecutor, as the target of this particular plot, I wanted to make sure that the president who's going to make a decision has all the information necessary toward making the right decision.' Last week, Trump said that he was considering a pardon, saying he followed the men's trial and 'it looked to me like somewhat of a railroad job.' Whitmer responded that he would be going back on his word if he pardoned them, saying he promised a month earlier that he would 'drop it.' Education Secretary Linda McMahon defends cuts at Harvard University Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said during a budget hearing Tuesday that the Education Department's demand that Harvard University end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs while also demanding new 'viewpoint diversity' in hiring and admissions is 'totally contradictory.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW McMahon responded that Harvard's DEI practices are 'pitting one group against another' and need to go, while viewpoint diversity 'is an exchange of ideas that's actually better.' She cited surveys finding that few Harvard professors identify as conservative. The Trump administration has cut more than $2.6 billion in research grants from Harvard as it presses a series of policy and governance demands. Harvard is fighting the cuts in court. Pressed by Murphy to explain her authority to cut Harvard's funding, McMahon cited Title VI, a civil rights law. Murphy shot back that no civil rights law allows her to 'micromanage viewpoint diversity on campus.' It was one of the sharper exchanges in a hearing that focused on McMahon's new budget proposal, which requests a 15% reduction in spending for her department. Wall Street drifts as most financial markets worldwide hold relatively steady It comes as the wait continues for more updates on President Trump's tariffs and how much they're affecting the economy. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in midday trading, coming off a modest gain that added to its stellar May. It's back within 3% of its all-time high set earlier this year after falling roughly 20% below two months ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 74 points, or 0.2%, as of 11:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.7% higher. ▶ Read more about the financial markets Newark mayor sues New Jersey's top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge, which was later dropped. Barak, who leads New Jersey's biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic nomination for governor next Tuesday. The lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba coincided with the day early in-person voting began. The lawsuit seeks damages for 'false arrest and malicious prosecution,' and also accuses Habba of defamation for comments she made about his case. Citing a post on X in which Habba said Baraka 'committed trespass,' the lawsuit says Habba issued a 'defamatory statement' and authorized his 'false arrest' despite 'clear evidence that Mayor Baraka had not committed the petty offense of 'defiant trespass.'' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The suit also names Ricky Patel, the Homeland Security Investigations agent in charge in Newark. ▶ Read more about Newark Mayor Ras Baraka's lawsuit Thune says not extending debt limit would be 'incredibly consequential' As Senators negotiate Trump's legislation to cut taxes and policy programs, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday morning that failing to extend the debt limit would be 'incredibly consequential in a very adverse way. So it's got to be done.' His comments come after Trump posted earlier in the day about Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's opposition to the bill. Paul has said he won't vote for it if a debt limit extension is included. Trump said Paul 'has very little understanding' of the bill and 'loves voting 'NO' on everything.' Thune said 'failure is not an option' on the bill. 'We've got to get to 51,' he said. 'So we'll figure out the path forward to do that over the next couple of weeks.' Democratic lawmakers put estimate of blocked federal funds at $425 billion President Trump's administration has frozen at least $425 billion in federal funds already approved by Congress, according to tracking conducted by Democratic lawmakers on the House and Senate committees responsible for crafting spending bills. The lawmakers say the administration is brazenly violating federal laws and choking off critical investments in programs such as Head Start, local road and bridge projects and birth control and cancer screenings for hundreds of thousands of patients. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW 'This administration's unprecedented assault on our nation's spending laws is costing the American people dearly,' said Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democratic lawmakers on the House and Senate Appropriations committees. The lawmakers say the estimate is the minimum amount of funding the administration has frozen. They're maintaining a list of programs affected on the minority's committee websites. Trump's Tuesday schedule According to the White House, Trump has no public events scheduled for today. However, at 1 p.m., press secretary Karoline Leavitt will hold a press briefing. Trump is going after Sen. Rand Paul as he works to pass his big bill The president fired off a series of angry posts on social media Tuesday morning about Paul's opposition to Trump's big tax breaks and spending cuts package. The Kentucky Republican is among GOP senators who have concerns about the likely deficit increases the bill will cause. Trump said Paul 'has very little understanding' of the bill and 'loves voting 'NO' on everything.' 'Rand votes NO on everything, but never has any practical or constructive ideas. His ideas are actually crazy (losers!),' the president wrote. He added that 'the people of Kentucky can't stand him.' ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states President Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote. Turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult. Trump's executive order directing a documentary, proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal elections has been blocked by a judge, while federal legislation to accomplish it doesn't appear to have the votes to pass in the Senate. At the same time, state-level efforts have found little success, even in places where Republicans control the legislature and governor's office. The most recent state effort to falter is in Texas, where a Senate bill failed to gain full legislative approval before lawmakers adjourned Monday. The Texas bill was one of the nation's most sweeping proof-of-citizenship proposals because it would have applied not only to new registrants but also to the state's roughly 18.6 million registered voters. ▶ Read more about proof-of-citizenship voting US growth likely to slow to 1.6% this year, hobbled by Trump's trade wars, OECD says The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development forecast Tuesday that the U.S. economy — the world's largest — will slow further to just 1.5% in 2026. Trump's policies have raised average U.S. tariff rates from around 2.5% when he returned to the White House to 15.4%, the highest since 1938, according to the OECD. Tariffs raise costs for consumers and American manufacturers that rely on imported raw materials and components. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW World economic growth will slow to just 2.9% this year and stay there in 2026, according to the OECD's forecast. It marks a substantial deceleration from growth of 3.3% global growth last year and 3.4% in 2023. The world economy has proven remarkably resilient in recent years, continuing to expand steadily — though unspectacularly — in the face of global shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But global trade and the economic outlook have been clouded by Trump's sweeping taxes on imports, the unpredictable way he's rolled them out and the threat of retaliation from other countries. ▶ Read more about the world economic forecast Top Trump officials visit prolific Alaska oil field amid push to expand drilling Trump wants to double the amount of oil coursing through Alaska's vast pipeline system and build a massive natural gas project as its 'big, beautiful twin,' a top administration official said Monday while touring a prolific oil field near the Arctic Ocean. The remarks by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright came as he and two other Trump Cabinet members — Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin — visited Prudhoe Bay as part of a multiday trip aimed at highlighting Trump's push to expand oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state that drew criticism from environmentalists. During the trip, Burgum's agency announced plans to repeal Biden-era restrictions on future leasing and industrial development in portions of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that are designated as special for their wildlife, subsistence or other values. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ▶ Read more about the trip Man accused of trying to get witness against him deported by writing letters threatening Trump A Wisconsin man is facing charges accusing him of forging a letter threatening Trump's life in an effort to get another man who was a potential witness against him in a criminal case deported. Prosecutors said in a criminal complaint that Demetric D. Scott was behind a letter sent to state and federal officials with the return address and name of Ramón Morales Reyes. Scott was charged Monday with felony witness intimidation, identity theft and two counts of bail jumping. Immigration agents arrested Morales Reyes after he dropped his child off at school in Milwaukee. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the arrest, saying he had written a letter threatening to kill Trump and would 'self-deport' to Mexico. But the claim started to unravel as investigators talked to Morales Reyes. Morales Reyes is listed as a victim in the case involving Scott, who is awaiting trial in Milwaukee County Jail on armed robbery and aggravated battery charges. The trial is scheduled for July. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW ▶ Read more about the case Ex-Homeland Security official Taylor fights back against Trump's 'unprecedented' investigation order A former Homeland Security official during Trump's first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the president is calling on independent government watchdogs to investigate after Trump ordered the department to look into his government service. Miles Taylor, once chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, warned in an interview with The Associated Press of the far-reaching implications of Trump's April 9 memorandum, 'Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods,' when it comes to suppressing criticism of the president. That memo accused Taylor of concocting stories to sell his book and directed the secretary of Homeland Security and other government agencies to look into Taylor and strip him of any security clearances. Taylor sent a letter via email to the inspectors general at the Department of Justice and Homeland Security on Tuesday. 'I didn't commit any crime, and that's what's extraordinary about this. I can't think of any case where someone knows they're being investigated but has absolutely no idea what crime they allegedly committed. And it's because I didn't,' Taylor said. ▶ Read more about Taylor's letter
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Small ball key in Dell Rapids title win
BROOKINGS, S.D. (KELO) — Dell Rapids won the class 'B' state championship last year, with a win over Howard. The road to back-to-back titles had some challenges. The defending champs saw their battle against Dakota Valley go into extra innings tied at four. In the eighth inning, with the bases loaded, Cooper Frost laid down a bunt allowing Tad Tjaden to score with the championship walk-off run. 'It was awesome, it's great because we spent so much time bunting, we stressed the importance of it,' Dell Rapids head coach Danny Miller said. 'Base running, that double steal at the end. I went and talked to Cooper when he was up at the plate, I said, 'you ready to bunt?' And he said, 'first base. Yes.' And he put it exactly where he said he was going to put it.' 'It's super rare. And I feel like it's the perfect way for us to win it just because, throughout the season, Danny has these days that we just bunt all day long,' Dell Rapids pitcher/shortstop Drake Eastman said. 'So I think it fits us very well. So that's the way we win it.' Drake Eastman had six stolen bases, three RBIs, and struck out five players in the state tournament, helping him to be named the Most Valuable Player. 'Drake's one of the hardest working players we have. He's the kind of guy that when I flip on the lights in the stadium to tarp, he's down there hitting in the cage in the dark. Drake put together a great tournament. He worked so hard, and I feel so happy for him,' coach Miller said. The win marks another trophy in the trophy case for Dell Rapids, but it's the players behind the victory that makes this year's team standout. 'Every group's unique, and you grow close to those kids through the year and, it's kind of emotional at the end, but it's, it's so special. It makes it worth it,' coach said. Dell Rapids has won four titles in their last five seasons and five overall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
28-05-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
As a college professor, I see how AI is stripping away the humanity in education
Dustin Hornbeck Guest Columnist As the 2025 school year ends, one thing teachers, parents and the broader public know for sure is that artificial intelligence is here, and it is taking on more responsibilities that used to be left to the human brain. AI can now tutor students at their own pace, deliver custom content and even ace exams, including one I made for my own course. While a bit frightening, that part doesn't bother me. Of course, machines can process information faster than we can. What bothers me is that we seem ready to let the machines and political discontent define the purpose of education. Kids are disengaged at school; AI doesn't help A recent Brookings report found that only 1 in 3 students are actively engaged in school. That tracks with what I have seen myself as a former high school teacher and current professor. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Many students are checked out, quietly drifting through the motions while teachers juggle multiple crises. They try to pull some students up to grade level and just hope the others don't slide backward. It's more triage than teaching. I tested one of my own final exams in ChatGPT. It scored a 90% the first time and 100% the next. Colleagues tell me their students are submitting AI-written essays. One professor I know gave up and went back to in-class handwritten essays for his final exam. It's 2025 and we're back to blue books. I recently surveyed and interviewed high school social studies teachers across the country for a study about democratic education. Every one of them said they're struggling to design assignments that AI can't complete. These aren't multiple-choice quizzes or five-paragraph summaries. They're book analyses, historical critiques and policy arguments ‒ real cognitive work that used to demand original thought. Now? A chatbot can mimic it well enough to get by. So what do we do? Double down on job training? That's what I fear. A lot of today's education policy seems geared toward producing workers for an economy that's already in flux. But AI is going to reshape the labor market whether we like it or not. Pretending we can out-credential our way through it is wishful thinking. School should teach kids how to live in the world, not just work in it John Dewey, the early 20th century pragmatist, had the answer over 100 years ago. He reminded us that school is never just a pipeline to employment. It is a place to learn how to live in a democracy. Not just memorize facts about it, but participate in it. Build it. Challenge it. Schools are not about the world; they are the world ‒ just with guidance by adults and peers, and more chances to fail safely … hopefully. That's not something AI can do. And frankly, it's not something our current test-driven, job-metric-obsessed education system is doing, either. Parents and community members also play a crucial role in shaping this type of education, which can lead to a healthier and more robust democracy for all. In Dewey's model, teachers aren't content deliverers. They are guides and facilitators of meaning. They are people who help students figure out how to live together, how to argue without tearing each other apart, how to make sense of the world and their place in it, how to find their purpose, and how to work with peers to solve problems. If we let AI define the boundaries of teaching, we'll hollow it out. Sure, students may learn more efficient ways to take in content. But they'll miss out on the messy, human work of collaboration, curiosity, disagreement and creation. And in a world increasingly shaped by machines, that could be the most important thing we can teach. The challenge isn't to beat AI at its own game. It's to make sure school stays human enough that students learn how to be human together. Dustin Hornbeck, PhD, is an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies. His opinion does not represent that of the university for which he works. This column originally appeared in The Tennessean.
