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Apr 03 2026EDUCATION

Students Push Back: Professors Lag Behind in AI Use

The story starts with a Cal Poly student named Parker Jones. He asked more than fifty classmates how they use AI tools like ChatGPT. The answer was clear: students are moving fast, while teachers seem slow. Most students use AI for everyday help. They ask questions after lectures, organize homework

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Apr 03 2026EDUCATION

Wildcats Take Home Science Gold in Bay Area

The San Ramon Wildcats stepped onto the science stage with a plan to outshine their rivals. They tackled 23 different STEM challenges, from crafting tiny helicopters to engineering hovercrafts that glide over water. Each event tested their teamwork, creativity, and problem‑solving skills. When the

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Apr 03 2026POLITICS

US Lifts Sanctions on Former Russian Finance Minister

The United States has taken a step to remove Mikhail Zadornov, once Russia’s finance minister and now a banker, from its sanctions list. The decision was announced by the Treasury Department on April 3rd. Zadornov had been listed in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but he managed to petit

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Apr 03 2026BUSINESS

Energy Upgrade Loans for Local Businesses and Nonprofits

The Lorain Port and Finance Authority is promoting a new financing plan that lets property owners in the county pay for energy‑saving improvements. The program, called PACE, is open to developers, business owners, nonprofits and local governments who want to update or add new heating, cooling, roofi

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Apr 03 2026BUSINESS

Tax Breaks to Help Dutch Startups Keep Talent

The Netherlands is exploring a new tax plan that would let workers in young companies pay less tax on the shares they receive. The proposal, which is still open for public input, was created after talking with a number of startup and growing firms. It aims to make the country more attractive for new

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Apr 03 2026POLITICS

Worcester’s Apartment Plan Gets a New Deadline

The city’s planning board decided to push back the review of a request for more time on a downtown apartment project. The developer, HHM Cube from Springfield, asked for extra days to lock in funding, finish the building drawings, and file a permit. Instead of hearing about it on April 1, the

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Apr 03 2026HEALTH

Correction Notice on a Study About Lung Cancer Drug Costs

The Italian research team has released an update to their earlier work that examined how affordable the drug osimertinib is for patients with a specific type of lung cancer. The original paper, published in the December 2025 issue of ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology, used real‑world patient

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Apr 03 2026POLITICS

Money Behind the Mask: How Big Donors Shift Their Support

The last fifteen years have seen a surge in money that hides its source. When the Supreme Court allowed super PACs to collect unlimited funds, people could start funneling cash into political causes without saying who gave it. At first, the Republican side seemed to win this hidden‑money game.

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Apr 03 2026HEALTH

U. S. Aid Shift Sparks Risk of Medicine Shortages in Africa and Asia

The United States is changing how it sends life‑saving medicines for HIV and malaria to poorer nations, a move that could leave many countries without essential drugs. Until now, the U. S. ran its donations through a program called the Global Health Supply Chain, managed by private company Chemonics

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Apr 03 2026POLITICS

Greek Leaders Face Shake‑Up Over Farm Money Scam

The Greek government is about to change its cabinet after a big farm‑aid fraud case. A probe started last year showed that many Greek livestock owners made up fake records to get EU money. State workers and politicians are said to have helped them. The scandal has already forced several min

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