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Mar 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

AI Growth Raises Fears of Job Losses and Trust Issues

Lisa Kudrow feels uneasy about how quickly artificial intelligence could change everyday life. She talks with people in the field and hears that AI can be a powerful helper for many tasks, but she worries about the jobs it might replace. If people lose work or cannot support their families, she thin

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Mar 18 2026SCIENCE

Better science starts with trusted research

Research papers sometimes give us conflicting answers about big questions like how Alzheimer’s disease starts in the brain. One paper suggests the APOE4 gene plays a key role, while another says it’s not a big factor at all. The problem isn’t that scientists disagree. The issue is that figuring out

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Mar 17 2026BUSINESS

Live Nation Faces New State‑Led Antitrust Battle After DOJ Steps Back

Colorado and 30 other states have kicked off a fresh antitrust trial against Live Nation, the music‑event powerhouse that owns Ticketmaster. The move comes after the U. S. Department of Justice pulled out of a $280 million settlement with the company, saying it was “a travesty” and that the deal did

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Mar 17 2026HEALTH

Trust in U. S. Vaccines Drops as Debate Heats Up

A recent survey shows that only 60 % of Americans now trust the government’s advice on childhood vaccines, down from 71 % last June. The change follows a new schedule introduced in January by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , which cut the number of universally recommended vaccines from about

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Mar 16 2026CRYPTO

Crypto Must Dress Up to Work With Big Banks

The world of digital money is full of fresh ideas. New rules and tools appear all the time, and people love testing them fast. But just being new is not enough when real money and large companies are involved. Banks and other big players need systems that always behave the same way, so they can move

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Mar 13 2026BUSINESS

Live Nation’s Slack Scandal Hits Court

A new set of internal chat messages from Live Nation has surfaced in a federal trial. The chats, sent on Slack between late 2021 and early 2023, show a staff member calling fans “so stupid” and bragging that the company is “robbing them blind. ” These messages are now part of a lawsuit filed by t

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Mar 12 2026POLITICS

States Demand Stronger Rules for Ticketmaster and Live Nation

More than a dozen states want the government to step in and make changes at Ticketmaster and its parent, Live Nation. Utah’s lawyer says the two companies make tickets too expensive and stop other sellers from competing. He wants to protect people in Utah who pay more than they should for conc

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Mar 11 2026EDUCATION

Montana Moves Forward With New School Health Trust

The state auditor has signed off on a fresh initiative aimed at improving student health services across Montana. This approval marks the beginning of a new trust that will pool resources to support schools in providing better medical care. The decision comes after a review of the proposal’s financi

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Mar 07 2026BUSINESS

Ticket Swaps: How One Company Tried to Keep the Big Players in Business

SeatGeek, a newer ticket‑selling platform, recently offered “retaliation insurance” to arenas that switched away from Ticketmaster. The idea was simple: if an arena lost a concert because it used another seller, SeatGeek would cover the loss. This move shows how much power Ticketmaster still holds i

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Feb 27 2026BUSINESS

College TV Rights: Pooling Idea Falls Short

The idea of merging college sports television contracts has been praised by some lawmakers as a way to boost money for schools. A recent study from the SEC and Big Ten says that this plan would actually bring in less cash than keeping each conference’s deals separate. The research looks at how th

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