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Connecticut agrees to $2 million settlement of lawsuit over nurse’s killing

Connecticut agrees to $2 million settlement of lawsuit over nurse’s killing

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials have agreed to a $2.25 million settlement of a lawsuit over a sex offender’s killing of visiting nurse Joyce Grayson at a halfway house in 2023 — a cas...

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Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system

Robot umpires approved for MLB in 2026 as part of challenge system

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike Syste...

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West Texas lacking infrastructure to convert natural gas into electricity to meet data center demand

West Texas lacking infrastructure to convert natural gas into electricity to meet data center demand

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Big data centers that power the artificial intelligence industry demand an abundance of energy. West Texas — known for producing 40% of the nation’s crude oil — also has an ex...

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How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks

How a SIM farm like the one found near the UN threatens telecom networks

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Secret Service has found and is quietly dismantling a massive network of “SIM farms” across the New York area just as world leaders gather for meetings at the United Natio...

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3 Tricky Decisions for Every Retirement Plan

3 Tricky Decisions for Every Retirement Plan

Retirement planning is complicated. Fewer retirees can rely on pensions, so more people have to find retirement income elsewhere and navigate issues like managing taxes while withdrawing from dif...

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Secret Service dismantles threat around UN capable of crippling NYC cell service

Secret Service dismantles threat around UN capable of crippling NYC cell service

NEW YORK (AP) — While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network ac...

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