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As Labor Day weekend approaches, travelers are gearing up for their final summer vacations.This year’s Labor Day falls on September 2, marking the end of a record-breaking travel season. The final long weekend of summer will be a busy travel season across the US, with domestic travel up 9% from last year, according to AAA.Those driving to their destinations can expect traffic jams, especially during peak hours, but at least gas prices are down: The national average is about 20 cents less per gallon than it was over last year’s holiday weekend.Things you need to know:When is Labor Day in…
Outside a nondescript, multi-building government complex in Lakewood, it’s muggy and raining on and off. Inside, a group of about two dozen people prepares to enter another world.They don hats and gloves and walk into a massive freezer, shelves crammed with shiny long cylindrical tubes. This is the National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility. But they are not climate scientists, researchers or government officials. They’re doctors, nurses and other health practitioners.“We have some ice on display that you all can look at, including a piece of ice from Greenland,” said Richard Nunn, the facility’s assistant curator. “This room is about minus…
She was married to Will Allman.Reese Weaver and Will Allman on their July wedding day. Photo: @southernbridemagazine/InstagramOn the show, Will Allman was introduced as Reese’s fiancé, who moved to Dallas to be with her during training camp. The two first met when Reese was a cheerleader at the University of Alabama. Basketball game In an interview with the Unplanned Podcast, she said she helped Will and the little boy take a photo with the team’s mascot. Will noticed the sweet exchange and sought her out and followed her on Instagram. Will then “sneaked up to her in his direct messages.”…
In the final months before the 2024 presidential election, three Republicans on the Georgia State Election Board are making new election rules that elected officials and experts in both major parties warn could sow misinformation and chaos in November. Some critics even worry the rule changes could be used to alter election results outright − and the board may yet make even more changes before the election.”They are a mess,” Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told USA TODAY of the board’s efforts to change vote certification requirements so close to Election Day.One of the latest rules, which passed…
Reliance Industries, India’s largest company by market capitalization, isn’t shying away from the AI craze that’s sweeping the tech world. At the company’s 47th annual general meeting on Thursday, Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani and other executives mentioned AI nearly 30 times over a two-hour period, detailing plans to integrate the technology across Reliance’s vast business empire, which spans telecommunications, retail and energy. Reliance announced plans to build large AI-enabled data centers in Jamnagar, in the western Indian state of Gujarat, that would run on the company’s green energy resources. Ambani claimed these facilities could lower the cost of AI inference…
Indonesian stocks rise at close of trading, with IDX Composite Index up 0.11%Investing.com – Indonesian stocks rose after the close on Thursday, led by gains in the infrastructure, agriculture and basic industries sectors.At the close of the Jakarta market, the IDX Composite Index rose 0.11%, hitting a new all-time high.The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Bishi International Tbk (JK:BISI), which rose 672.50% or 1,345.00 points to close at 1,545.00, while Colorpak Indonesia Tbk (JK:CLPI) gained 435.00% or 870.00 points to close at 1,070.00 and Bhakti Maruti Artha Pt (JK:BHAT) gained 390.29% or 402.00 points…
CHICAGO — Olivia Troye, who left her job as White House national security adviser under former President Donald Trump after Jan. 6, believes Republican candidates are preparing to make “election fraud” claims again in 2024.”I remember the 2020 playbook well,” Troye told USA Today at the Democratic National Convention last week, adding that he was deeply concerned about the “real-world consequences” of false claims that the election was stolen. “He’s saying the same thing again.”She said she also worries about what a second Trump presidency could mean for the intelligence community.During the Trump administration, Troye served as national security and…
On Wednesday night, Kerry Kennedy had returned to her Las Vegas hotel after making three campaign stops for Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.She is the daughter of former U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the niece of former President John F. Kennedy., The two assassinated brothers said campaigning as Democratic candidates was a way to counter independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions last week in endorsing Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump.“I called the campaign on a Friday and said I wanted to work with them, and…
This narrated essay is based on a conversation with Jeannie Assimos, a 52-year-old VP at a fintech company. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I got married for the first time when I was 40. For most of my life, I was convinced that I didn’t want to get married. The idea of being a wife or a mother didn’t appeal to me — I wanted to be independent, and I liked the idea of being a career woman.Even when I had serious boyfriends in my teens and 20s, I resisted all talk of marriage. I wanted to…
Vice President Harris pledged on the stage at the Democratic National Convention to put workers’ concerns above those of corporations, and if she sticks to it despite well-funded opposition from Silicon Valley, she will find committed allies among tech workers. In recent years, the tech industry has seen the normalization of massive layoffs and brutal union busting carried out by executives with ties to both parties. Additionally, many of the biggest innovations to come out of Silicon Valley in the past decade were explicitly aimed at cutting labor costs and circumventing labor laws. This led to a race to the…