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Sherrone Moore's worries don't stop at his felony charges. His "for cause" firing means Michigan is off the hook for paying him this eye-watering amount.

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Trump's AI executive order directs federal agencies to look into withholding federal funding from states passing “the most onerous and excessive laws” around AI  —  The new executive order comes as a growing group of Republicans criticize Trump's staunch support of the tech industry's ambitions for artificial intelligence.

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