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April 26, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to generative AI, the U.N. intellectual property agency said Wednesday, with the United States a distant second. The technology, which offers the potential to boost efficiency and speed up scientific discoveries but also raises concerns about jobs and workers,
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PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave. Now using a wheelchair, the 62-year-old lost his job and
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Earlier in the offseason, Northwest Halifax hired Deontre Pittman to serve as its next head football coach. According to MaxPreps, the previous coach for the Vikings was Antonio Richardson. Pittman is an alum of KIPP Pride High School in Gaston, NC. He attended East Carolina University in college, but did not play there. He is
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft Corp. has agreed to pay $14.4 million to settle allegations that the global software giant retaliated and discriminated against employees who took protected leave, including parental and disability, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday. The proposed settlement stems from a multi-year investigation by the California agency and the consent
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have revealed fossils of a giant salamanderlike beast with sharp fangs that ruled waters before the first dinosaurs arrived. The predator, which was larger than a person, likely used its wide, flat head and front teeth to suck in and chomp unsuspecting prey, researchers said. Its skull was about 2 feet
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Garinger High School in Charlotte hired DeAngelo Lloyd to serve as its new head coach for the 2024 season. Lloyd has replaced josh Williams, who lasted for one season. The Wildcats have lost 27 consecutive games, dating back to the fall 2021 season. He was the head coach at Eastway Middle School, which is a
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Lejeune High School has a new head football coach for the 2024 season. According to a report by Chris Miller of the Jacksonille Daily News, Aaron Wells has taken over the position from George Markle. Wells is 42 years old. As Miller pointed out, Wells is the Devilpups’ eighth head coach since 2014. For the
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By HOWARD FENDRICH, AP Tennis Writer LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic wore a gray sleeve on his surgically repaired right knee while winning his first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday without too much of a test. Playing his first match since tearing the meniscus in his knee at the French Open on June
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By Clark Gerber, WRAL Sports contributor The internet is a big place. Unless you’re 100% plugged in all the time (and let’s be clear, that is NOT recommended), you’re going to miss some stuff. Let us do that work. You can be a well-adjusted human being and still catch all the best sports moments of
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NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok and its bite-sized videos arrived in the United States as a global version of the Chinese app Douyin. Less than six years later, the social media platform is deeply woven into the fabric of American consumerism, having shortened the shelf life of trends and revamped how people engage with food
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