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The list of officials and executives that he brought with him to Beijing included no China specialists, not even the few who hold key positions in the departments of State and Defense.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

It brought together public funding for the royals into a single payment, replacing a mix of grants from a range of government departments.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

In researching how police departments use AI and how digital technologies operate in a democratic society, we have seen how quickly the shift from probabilistic prediction to operational certainty happens in practice.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Crews from the Ventura and Santa Barbara county fire departments along with Coast Guard personnel were at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“Because you police departments can’t do an adequate job in the simple matter of detecting the minuscule number of Nexus-6s who balk—”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick