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USPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps, born from a photographer’s 42 trips
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — You're standing in the middle of an empty highway, staring off into the fading, golden light of Arizona's high desert. The soundtrack playing in your mind? Depeche Mode.
Industrial-leaning synth-pop strains might seem incongruous with such a vista, but it was the alternative rock band's homage to R ... (full story)
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globally
HONG KONG (AP) — On a recent weekday, around 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of a Chinese mobile internet company, waiting to get help with installing an artificial intelligence assistant.
The scene in Beijing, China's capital, was repeated for days at several events and was also seen in the southern technology ... (full story)
POA Is not enough for social security
When incapacity becomes a concern, the durable power of attorney (POA) is the document that comes into play, working wonders to enable transactions when you cannot act on your own.
The POA authorizes a third party (your "attorney in fact") to act on your behalf. However, some organizations, such as the Social Security ... (full story)
Local
Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles
WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These little seaweed cells, called gametophytes, will develop into a strain of fast-growing kelp — part of what was once a government-funded initiative to develop sustainable biofuels for American transport ... (full story)
State not required to compensate operator for temporary shut down of injection wells after earthquakes
The state does not owe compensation to an oil and gas waste injection company for the temporary closure of two wells in Trumbull County suspected of causing earthquakes, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled April 29.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court reversed the Eleventh District Court of Appeals, which had found the Ohio D ... (full story)
State
1,500 beagles will get new lives, warm laps after release from research facility
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility that was the site of recent protests seemed to know right away that they were safe.
“They started within an hour or so coming up to us, wanting attention. Some crawled in people’s laps. Every single one of ... (full story)
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have ended their 'It Ends With Us' dispute in a settlement
NEW YORK (AP) — Actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni agreed May 4 to end their legal feud over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us,” averting a trial that threatened to further tarnish their reputations and expose the dark side of Hollywood moviemaking.
The costars turned courtroom ... (full story)
Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings in the world's cities, but they're not doing enough cooling in hotter, poorer cities where it's needed the most as the world warms, a new study found.
When averaged out over all the world’s cities, tree cover — by g ... (full story)