1 hour ago Alaska's charter schools are leading the nation. It's time to expand their reach.

Alaska's charter schools are leading the nation. It's time to expand their reach.  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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23 hours ago Employer.com offers to buy failed fintech Level, a week after it makes offer for Bench

Employer.com has offered to acquire Level, a fintech startup that just last week abruptly shut down after failing to find a buyer, according to The Information. But Level is still mulling over the offer, its Employer.com CMO Matt Charney told TechCrunch. “It’s with legal,” he said. Founded in 2018 by early Square employee Paul Aaron, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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3 hours ago After Helene's floods, North Carolina tries to tame trauma's lasting damage

Mental health professionals warn that the quality and level of mental health care people in western North Carolina receive in the coming months will be critical.

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2 hours ago US applications for jobless claims fall to 201,000, lowest level in nearly a year

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in nearly a year last week, pointing to a still healthy labor market with historically low layoffs

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24 hours ago In a workforce transformed by war, Ukrainian women are now working in coal mines

War has changed Ukraine's workforce, especially in heavy industry and mining. With men conscripted to fight the war against Russia, women have started working in traditionally male jobs.

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4 hours ago United States AI in Agriculture Research Report 2024: Competition and Opportunities to 2029 Featuring IBM, Granular,. Microsoft, Deere & Co, Awhere, Agribotix, Descartes Labs, & Valmont Industries,

United States AI in Agriculture Research Report 2024: Competition and Opportunities to 2029 Featuring IBM, Granular,. Microsoft, Deere & Co, Awhere, Agribotix, Descartes Labs, & Valmont Industries,  GlobeNewswire

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40 hours ago SPD fires officer who hit and killed woman in crosswalk, calling incident 'tragic on every level'

SPD fires officer who hit and killed woman in crosswalk, calling incident 'tragic on every level'  KING5.com

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18 hours ago Taylor Swift Sunbathes With Her Eras Tour Backup Singers In Rare Bikini Pic!

Taylor Swift had some fun in the sun while on The Eras Tour! While looking back on what she “learned” in 2024, Jeslyn Gorman — one of Tay’s backup singers — posted several pictures with the 35-year-old pop star to Instagram on Saturday, including one rare photo of her lounging on a boat in a [...] Read More... The post Taylor Swift Sunbathes With Her Eras Tour Backup Singers In Rare Bikini Pic! appeared first on Perez Hilton.

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19 hours ago Smart food drying techniques with AI enhance product quality and efficiency

Food drying is a common process for preserving many types of food, including fruits and meat; however, drying can alter the food's quality and nutritional value. In recent years, researchers have developed precision techniques that use optical sensors and AI to facilitate more efficient drying. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign discusses three emerging smart drying techniques, providing practical information for the food industry.

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19 hours ago Ramping up the scale of climate and energy technology: Experts recommend technical risk assessment strategies

One of the biggest challenges in implementing energy and climate technologies is actually scaling them up to deploy. While scale-up has largely been the domain of industrial R&D teams, advances in modeling and experimental techniques increasingly allow early-stage researchers like those at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) to contribute to the process.

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20 hours ago This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build 2 more?

This company helped build an Alaska mine without a tailings dump. Can it build 2 more?  Alaska Public Media News

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22 hours ago New Jersey Teachers No Longer Required to Pass Basic Reading, Writing, Math Test

At the same time, New Jersey students are still struggling to recover to pre-pandemic levels of proficiency, according to December 2024 data. The post New Jersey Teachers No Longer Required to Pass Basic Reading, Writing, Math Test appeared first on Breitbart.

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25 hours ago Ultrahuman stakes a claim to luxury smart rings with trio of 18K gold and pt950 platinum bands

Smart ring maker Ultrahuman took the wraps off a trio of extra shiny high-tech trinkets at CES 2025 on Tuesday, adding a premium jewelry collection to its range of wellness wearables. It’s given the Ring line the brand name Rare, a neat verbal echo of the company’s mainstream smart ring, the Ring Air. The Indian […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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30 hours ago How to quickly find something you lost: 10 clever and practical techniques

NPR readers share their best methods for finding missing objects — from tiny screws to lost wallets. One favorite tip? Use a good flashlight.

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