NPR: Mark Warner https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=362338666 Mark Warner en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:15:52 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Mark Warner https://www.npr.org/tags/362338666/mark-warner U.S. elections face more threats from foreign actors and artificial intelligence "Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off. Wed, 15 May 2024 18:58:23 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251684195/election-interference-russia-china-senate-aritifical-intelligence https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251684195/election-interference-russia-china-senate-aritifical-intelligence

"Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections," said Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, noting that new AI technologies make influence operations easier to pull off.

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]]> Shannon Bond Senate Democrats Urge Google To Investigate Racial Bias In Its Tools And The Company The senators say products such as Google Search and YouTube may "perpetuate racist stereotypes" and the tech giant may not be a safe workplace for Black employees. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:29:27 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002525048/senate-democrats-to-google-investigate-racial-bias-in-your-tools-and-company https://www.npr.org/2021/06/02/1002525048/senate-democrats-to-google-investigate-racial-bias-in-your-tools-and-company

The senators say products such as Google Search and YouTube may "perpetuate racist stereotypes" and the tech giant may not be a safe workplace for Black employees.

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]]> Shannon Bond Gina Haspel: CIA Should Not Have Carried Out 'Enhanced Interrogation' The nominee to be CIA director makes her remarks in a letter that brings immediate support from three Democractic senators. She now appears to have sufficient backing to win Senate confirmation. Tue, 15 May 2018 20:40:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/05/15/611391012/gina-haspel-cia-should-not-have-carried-out-enhanced-interrogation https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/05/15/611391012/gina-haspel-cia-should-not-have-carried-out-enhanced-interrogation

The nominee to be CIA director makes her remarks in a letter that brings immediate support from three Democractic senators. She now appears to have sufficient backing to win Senate confirmation.

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]]> Greg Myre Republican Ed Gillespie Concedes Virginia Senate Race He told supporters in Springfield, Va., that the gap in the number of votes between him and the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Mark Warner, had grown and "I know that a change in outcome is not possible." Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:08:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/07/362330486/republican-ed-gillespie-concedes-virginia-senate-race https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/11/07/362330486/republican-ed-gillespie-concedes-virginia-senate-race He told supporters in Springfield, Va., that the gap in the number of votes between him and the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Mark Warner, had grown and "I know that a change in outcome is not possible."

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