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Apr 22 2026TECHNOLOGY

Google’s $750 Million Push to Turn Consultants Into AI Builders

Google is betting big on consultants, giving them a $750 million fund to build AI helpers on its cloud. The money isn’t a venture fund; it mixes credit, training help and marketing cash to make the world’s top advisory firms create agents on Google rather than Microsoft or Amazon. The idea is that f

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Apr 22 2026POLITICS

Green Card Holders and the Parole Question

The Supreme Court will take up a case that asks whether an immigration officer can put a permanent resident on parole after the person leaves and comes back to the United States. Parole is a temporary allowance that lets someone enter or stay in the country even though they are not formally admit

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Apr 22 2026ENVIRONMENT

Storm warning closes key route to Yosemite

A stretch of road leading into a popular national park has shut down after heavy rain and warnings of landslides made travel unsafe. The closure covers a 10-mile section of State Route 140 in Mariposa County, cutting off access from Midpines to El Portal at 7 p. m. on Monday. Officials say the move

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Apr 21 2026POLITICS

U. S. Mining Company Misleads About Congo Operations

A U. S. firm that helped the Trump team secure minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been found to exaggerate its experience in mining. The company, called Virtus Minerals, bought a set of mines from Chemaf for thirty million dollars in March. On its website it claimed to run a copper a

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Apr 21 2026POLITICS

Parking Prices Rise in Dallas’ Deep Ellum Area

The city of Dallas is changing how much people pay to leave their cars in the Deep Ellum district. Starting on May 8, a meter that once charged just ten cents will now cost at least one dollar each hour. The move comes after the Dallas City Council approved new parking rates for the entire city this

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Apr 21 2026TECHNOLOGY

Google and Marvell Join Forces to Challenge Nvidia's AI Chip Dominance

Tech giants Google and Marvell are teaming up to develop new chips that could shake up the artificial intelligence market. Their collaboration focuses on a memory processing unit designed to work with Google's existing Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), which handle AI tasks. The goal? To speed up how

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Apr 21 2026CELEBRITIES

Christina Applegate’s honest talk on living with multiple sclerosis

Christina Applegate shared a quick update online this week rather than staying silent. At 54, the actor shared a moment of thanks for the support she’s received. Multiple sclerosis has been part of her life since 2021, a disease that doesn’t stop even when people whisper about hospital stays. Her me

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Apr 20 2026POLITICS

Democratic Party’s Israel stance sparks deeper divides

More Democrats now question military aid to Israel than ever before, data shows. Recent Senate votes saw over 30 Democrats oppose weapons sales—a sharp jump from past efforts. Younger party supporters, especially those under 35, increasingly view Israel negatively, polls indicate. This shift isn’t j

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Apr 20 2026HEALTH

How Military Medics Train with Civilian Partners

Many military medics train through partnerships with civilian hospitals and clinics. These programs started to keep combat medicine skills sharp during quieter times. But now, they do more than just help surgeons stay ready. They also train medics who aren’t doctors—like Army combat medics or Navy c

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Apr 20 2026EDUCATION

Smart Kids and AI: Learning Together Today

Kiki shows how young minds can work with artificial intelligence in a natural way. At just eight years old, she chats with ChatGPT every time she faces a challenge—fixing a stained shirt or checking on her pet turtles. Kids today grow up surrounded by tools that adults only recently started using, s

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