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Cake day: March 19th, 2024

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  • The recent findings from the AP-NORC survey show that a significant chunk of Trump’s supporters might be more inclined to believe what he says about the upcoming election results than they are to trust government certifications of election results.

    About two-thirds of Republicans trust Trump’s campaign at least a moderate amount to provide accurate information about the results of the 2024 election, while only about half say the same about the official certifications of results, the survey found. By contrast, about 9 in 10 Democrats trust the government certification at least a moderate amount, and an overwhelming majority, 82%, also have at least a moderate amount of trust in Harris and her campaign.

    Most Americans — around 7 in 10 — trust the government certifications of election results at least a moderate amount, according to the survey. Majorities also trust national and local TV news networks, as well as local or national newspapers, to provide accurate information about the outcome of this year’s presidential election.






  • The family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck and killed by a speeding police officer in a South Lake Union crosswalk in 2023 has filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against the city and police Officer Kevin Dave, who was cited for negligent driving but not criminally charged.

    The lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court alleges Jaahnavi Kandula “experienced terror, severe emotional distress, and severe pain and suffering before dying” from injuries suffered when she was struck by Dave’s speeding Seattle police SUV at an unregulated crosswalk adjacent to construction along Dexter Avenue North.

    An investigation showed Dave, heading to an emergency call, was driving 74 mph in a 25 mph zone when he struck Kandula in a crosswalk on Dexter at Thomas Street the evening of Jan. 23, 2023. Dave’s dashboard camera showed Kandula apparently trying to beat the speeding car across the intersection. The impact knocked her nearly 137 feet. Dave performed CPR on the woman until other officers and medics arrived. Kandula died that evening at Harborview Medical Center.

    Outrage over her death simmered for months in Seattle’s South Asian communities before exploding internationally after publication last summer of a recording that depicted a city police union official laughing and downplaying her death, saying she had “limited value” and that the city should “just write a check.”

    The officer who made those comments, Daniel Auderer, was vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. He had left his body camera on while talking to SPOG President Mike Solan. After an internal investigation, interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Auderer, saying his “vile” comments shamed the department and damaged law enforcement’s reputation everywhere.

    In his comments, Auderer said Kandula was young and “had limited value,” and that the city should just write a check “for $11,000.”

    In a tort claim filed last March with the City Attorney’s Office that preceded Friday’s lawsuit, the family said it was asking for damages of $110 million plus $11,000.

    Ironically, Auderer had insisted during the internal investigation into his comments that the remarks were intended to mock the lawyers who have to try to put a dollar value on human life.

    “I laughed at the ridiculousness of how these incidents are litigated and the ridiculousness of how I have watched these incidents play out as two parties bargain over a tragedy,” Auderer said in a prepared statement when his comments were first publicized.

    Auderer had been called to the scene as a drug-recognition expert, and he determined Dave was not impaired. The conversation with Solan was recorded afterward, when Auderer apparently didn’t notice his body camera was still on.

    Auderer has filed a $20 million claim for damages against the city. In the claim, he said he was retaliated against for his union leadership and that he was wrongfully terminated. As a result, he wrote, he’s suffered harm to his reputation and mental health.

    The lawsuit alleges that the city of Seattle was negligent in hiring Dave, the officer who struck Kandula, and ignored evidence that he had been terminated by the Tucson Police Department for poor performance and misconduct, including an incident when he fled from police and was suspected of being under the influence of intoxicants.

    The lawsuit also claims that Dave’s driver’s license was expired at the time he struck Kandula.

    Dave was cited for negligent driving and subject to a fine of up to $5,000. He has contested the citation, according to the Seattle City Attorney’s Office.

    Dave was responding to a call of a man who said he had overdosed. According to an investigation, Dave was driving with his emergency lights on, however he was only “chirping” his siren at controlled intersections. He was accelerating when Kandula stepped into the intersection, looked up and saw the oncoming SUV, and apparently misjudged its speed and tried to scurry across the street, according to an investigation conducted by the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, which declined to file criminal charges against the officer.



  • Intel’s chipmaking business may have run into a bit of a snag, as recent tests using the company’s next-gen manufacturing process have failed, according to Reuters.

    To carry out the tests, Intel reportedly sent Broadcom’s silicon wafers — or the components used as a semiconductor’s base — through its more efficient 18A manufacturing process. After examining the results, Broadcom found that the process isn’t ready for high-volume production, Reuters reports.

    The 18A process is a key part of Intel’s plan to reestablish itself as a leading chipmaker. Intel has been developing this technology for a few years now, and it plans to start producing chips using the process with major partners like Microsoft starting next year. However, the company has had a troubled past few months, as it reported $1.6 billion in losses in the second quarter of 2024 and announced layoffs affecting more than 15,000 workers. It’s also dealing with widespread issues affecting its 13th and 14th Gen CPUs.