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Nico’Lee Biddle, a former foster care kid turned therapist, social worker and policy advocate, talks about the use of data-driven algorithms outside one of the county’s Children, Youth and Families offices in North Versailles, Pa., on Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. “This shows when you have technology designed by humans, the bias is going to show up in the algorithms,” says Biddle, who has worked for nearly a decade in child welfare, including as a family therapist and foster care placement specialist in Allegheny County. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) NY483 NY483

April 29, 2022 at 9:08 pm

An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns VIEW

Child welfare officials in Pennsylvania are using an algorithm to support agency workers as they make decisions meant to protect children from neglect.

FILE – Alysa Liu, of the United States, reacts after competing in the women’s free skate program during the figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu â€“ a former political refugee â€“ were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said late Wednesday, March 16. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) TKMY201 TKMY201

March 17, 2022 at 9:13 am

US Olympian Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case

U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father – a former political refugee – were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Games,...

February 19, 2022 at 7:21 pm

Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges VIEW

Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention...

February 19, 2022 at 7:08 am

Frazier, Knierim focus on Olympic skate amid ceremony appeal

American pairs skaters Brandon Frazier and Alexa Knierim said they were left alone to concentrate on their free skate while teammates appealed to stage a...

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February 18, 2022 at 5:36 pm

Remote school makes academic, Olympic juggling act easier

Here’s one thing the pandemic has made easier for the young stars of the Beijing Olympics: juggling the demands of elite athletic competition with college...

February 18, 2022 at 7:01 am

LeDuc skates as 1st openly nonbinary US Winter Olympian

U.S. pairs skater Timothy LeDuc became the country's first openly nonbinary Winter Olympian when they took the ice Friday night.

February 17, 2022 at 6:42 am

Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come

Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the...

February 15, 2022 at 7:40 am

US figure skaters struggle at women’s Olympic short program VIEW

The U.S. figure skaters are advancing to the free skate but struggled to break through in the short program on Tuesday night at the Beijing...

February 14, 2022 at 3:27 am

With Valieva cleared, Russian ‘Quad Squad’ out for sweep VIEW

The biggest barrier between Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva and another Olympic gold medal is no longer a panel of judges holed up in...

February 13, 2022 at 10:15 pm

US ice dancers win Olympic bronze medal before retiring

American ice dancers Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue bent down and kissed the the ice where the Olympic rings were painted after skating to a...

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