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Texas Lottery executive director resigns amid multiple investigations

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Texas Lottery executive director resigns amid multiple investigations

The Texas Lottery Commission's executive director, Ryan Mindell, resigned Monday, according to a media release.Mindell's exit comes as the agency faces at least two investigations ordered by Gov. Greg Abbott and state Attorney General Ken Paxton into the integrity of the lottery prizes, and how the state handled the introduction of courier companies that buy and send tickets on behalf of customers online."Lottery couriers are unregulated service providers that take […]

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Jelly Roll wins support of Tennessee parole board as he fights to receive full pardon for convictions

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Jelly Roll wins support of Tennessee parole board as he fights to receive full pardon for convictions

Jelly Roll has gotten one step closer to receiving a full pardon for his previous convictions.The Tennessee Board of Parole officially recommended the 40-year-old musician receive a full pardon following a 45-minute hearing which included statements from a number of witnesses, including Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall, who runs Nashville’s jail.The hearing ended with a vote, in which the board reached a unanimous agreement to recommend the musician be pardoned, with […]

todayApril 23, 2025 9

First autonomous AI agent is here, but is it worth the risks?

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First autonomous AI agent is here, but is it worth the risks?

If you haven’t heard the buzz about Manus yet, it's the new AI model unveiled by a Singapore-based company called Butterfly Effect. This isn’t just another chatbot. It’s one of the first truly autonomous AI agents, able to do its own research, make decisions and even carry out plans, all with barely any human oversight.Sounds impressive, right? But here’s the thing: While all this innovation opens up exciting possibilities, it […]

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Maryland illegal immigrants arrested after woman found murdered in woods: officials

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Maryland illegal immigrants arrested after woman found murdered in woods: officials

An illegal immigrant in Maryland was charged with murdering his girlfriend after her body was found in a forest outside of Washington, D.C.The Charles County Sheriff's Office in Maryland announced Monday that 24-year-old Keycy Robinson Alexi Barrera-Rosa was charged with murder in the killing of his girlfriend, Lesbia Mileth Ramirez Guerra, 23, who was reported missing on March 31. Rosa's uncle, Rolvin Eduardo Barrera-Barrera, 37, was charged as an accessory.Deputies […]

todayApril 23, 2025 8

Virginia town backs away from dissolving police department after citizen uproar

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Virginia town backs away from dissolving police department after citizen uproar

Amid backlash from residents, leaders in a Virginia town voted Tuesday to keep Purcellville's police force a week after they tried to eliminate it to save more than $3 million, according to reports. The town of Purcellville, located in Loudoun County, Virginia, has found itself around $50 million in the red following the construction of a major wastewater treatment facility, and the council sought to tighten the town’s budget by disbanding […]

todayApril 23, 2025 12

Robotic and drone tech make fruit picking and handling easier

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Robotic and drone tech make fruit picking and handling easier

Farming is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to cutting-edge technologies reshaping how fruit is picked and handled. While autonomous drones like Tevel’s Flying Robots are already harvesting fruit globally, innovations like UC San Diego’s GRIP-tape gripper represent the next frontier in gentle produce handling. Together, these advancements promise to make fruit production more efficient and precise, though one is a proven solution and the other is a glimpse into farming’s […]

todayApril 23, 2025 17

‘I’m a neurologist — here’s why dementia is rising and how to reduce your risk’

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‘I’m a neurologist — here’s why dementia is rising and how to reduce your risk’

Dementia cases continue to rise in the U.S., with people over age 55 facing a 42% risk of developing the condition in their lifetime.A recent study led by Johns Hopkins predicted half a million dementia cases in 2025 and one million per year by 2060.That doesn’t mean people are powerless in reducing their risk, however, according to Dr. Joel Salinas, a behavioral neurologist and associate professor at NYU Grossman School […]

todayApril 23, 2025 18

President Trump blasts courts for getting in the way of deportation agenda

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President Trump blasts courts for getting in the way of deportation agenda

Speaking at the White House Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump blasted courts standing in the way of his administration’s immigration agenda of deporting "some very bad people," who he said include "killers, murderers, drug dealers."The president touted his administration’s progress in shutting down the border and cracking down on illegal immigration, saying, "Honestly, it's one of the great successes; we have virtually nobody coming in illegally."He noted, however, that certain […]

todayApril 22, 2025 8

As REAL ID rollout approaches, congressional privacy hawks largely silent on concerns

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As REAL ID rollout approaches, congressional privacy hawks largely silent on concerns

With President Donald Trump back in the White House and the final rollout of federal REAL ID requirements set to take effect in May, many of the loudest privacy advocates in Washington have been largely silent.While privacy-minded lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have spent years blasting voter-ID laws and TSA facial recognition tools, among other measures, few are raising alarms over the Trump administration's looming implementation of the […]

todayApril 22, 2025 9