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Obsolete IT systems have cost Vermont child services funding — but no one knows how much
Vermont is missing out on huge opportunities for federal money for child welfare services — perhaps millions of dollars, lawmakers fear — because of a 43-year-old IT system. And due to flaws in that very system, officials say it’s also impossible to know how much funding Vermont has lost out on.
“The tota ... (full story)
Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said that its use of emergency orders to keep aging coal-fired plants operating helped prevent a major blackout from power shortages during the brutally frigid weather that has gripped most of America.
Scattered outages occurred because of ice accumulation that felled local power ... (full story)
Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety and environmental violations.
Lawmakers spent hours grilling state safety officials over all ... (full story)
Colorado funeral home owner faces sentencing for abusing 189 bodies
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes will be sentenced Friday on corpse abuse charges.
Jon Hallford owned Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs with his then-wife Carie. They pleaded gu ... (full story)
Security concerns and skepticism are bursting the bubble of Moltbook, the viral AI social forum
You are not invited to join the latest social media platform that has the internet talking. In fact, no humans are, unless you can hijack the site and roleplay as AI, as some appear to be doing.
Moltbook is a new “social network” built exclusively for AI agents to make posts and interact with each other, and humans a ... (full story)