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Feb 14 2026BUSINESS

Downtown Duluth: A Tale of Struggle and Change

Downtown Duluth is going through big changes. The mayor has promised to make it better. He wants to bring more people and businesses there. The city is working on rules to make it easier to build new things. They also want to bring more homes and shops to the area. This could help bring more people

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Feb 14 2026HEALTH

Helping Adults with Disabilities Overcome Dental Anxiety: A VR Solution

Dental care is a big deal for everyone, but it's even harder for adults with disabilities. They often face more hurdles like getting to the dentist, communicating, and feeling anxious. These challenges can lead to avoiding dental visits and worse oral health. Virtual reality (VR) has been used to he

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Feb 14 2026HEALTH

Eating Right: How Food Choices Can Add Years to Your Life

People often wonder if what they eat can really make a big difference in how long they live. A recent study looked at how different eating habits affect life expectancy. Researchers studied over 100, 000 people from the UK Biobank. They followed these people for about 10. 6 years and tracked how man

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Feb 14 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Vacaville's Plan to Liven Up Downtown with Alcohol-Friendly Zones

Vacaville is thinking about setting up special areas downtown where people can drink alcohol in public. This idea comes from a new state law that lets cities do this. The goal is to make downtown more lively and help local businesses. Other places, like Sacramento and Loomis, have already started d

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Feb 14 2026HEALTH

Understanding the Dark Side of Fitness: When Exercise Becomes Too Much

People know that exercise is good for health. But what happens when someone exercises too much? This is not as talked about as other addictions. Unlike drugs or alcohol, excessive exercise is often praised. So, how do you know when it's a problem? A study looked into this. It talked to people who f

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Feb 13 2026ENTERTAINMENT

New Play Hub Opens and High‑Speed Internet Arrives

A fresh entertainment spot is set to welcome visitors on March 7. The Clubhouse Family Fun Centre, built by Nittany Valley Sports Centre, will offer a mix of arcade titles and virtual reality adventures. Among its attractions is a first‑in‑North America six‑person VR starship that guides players thr

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Feb 13 2026ENTERTAINMENT

A Fresh Hangout Below The Forge

In late January, a new spot opened in downtown Salem’s historic building known as The Forge. The venue sits on the basement floor at 285 Liberty St. NE and offers a relaxed space for gatherings of all kinds. The owner, Nat Borchers, runs Back Line Real Estate and co‑owns The Forge. He used to play

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Feb 13 2026SCIENCE

New Way to Predict Light‑Driven Chemical Reactions

Scientists have found a fresh method to model how light powers chemical changes on tiny catalysts. Traditional calculations look only at the ground state, missing key details of how photons influence reactions. The new approach adds excited‑state information directly into energy diagrams, giving a c

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Feb 13 2026BUSINESS

A New Leader for Louisiana's News Scene

Hank Stuever, a well-known journalist, is making a big move. He's leaving his old job at a big newspaper in Washington D. C. and heading to Louisiana. There, he'll be the new boss for special reporting at The Times-Picayune and The Advocate. This is a big deal because it shows these newspapers are g

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Feb 13 2026CRYPTO

Crypto's Press Release Puzzle: When Ads Pretend to Be News

In the world of crypto, information is everywhere, but sorting the real news from the fluff is getting tougher. A recent study of almost 3, 000 crypto press releases shows a big problem: many crypto news sites are just selling space instead of doing real journalism. Here’s the thing: in regular med

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