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Supreme Court hanging up phone, back to in-person arguments
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The justices are putting the "court" back in Supreme Court.
The high court announced recently that the justices plan to return to their majestic, marble courtroom for arguments beginning in October, more than a year and a half after the in-person sessions were halted because of the coronavirus ... (full story)
Crushed by pandemic, conventions mount a cautious return
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In pre-COVID times, business events __ from small academic conferences to giant trade shows like CES __ routinely attracted more than 1 billion participants each year. The pandemic brought those global gatherings to a sudden halt, emptying convention centers and shuttering hotels.
More than a year later, in-person meetings are o ... (full story)
Grief comes home to US towns after Afghanistan war ends
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BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — Waiting for the hearse carrying one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan three weeks ago, Faye Hillis thought about all the military veterans she had mourned at her hometown's lone funeral home.
Her father who came home from World War II. Her cousin who died ... (full story)
Nature meets nostalgia: Treehouses return in style
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Anthropologists believe our ancient human ancestors spent their time in trees, so it should be no surprise we love treehouses today.
Treehouses of all kinds are experiencing a renaissance.
When an acre-size slice of land in Gold Hill, Colorado, came on the market earlier this year, local resident Jessica Brookhart, 41, sna ... (full story)
Judge Molly Johnson appointed to Commission on Professionalism
Since taking the bench in January 2019, Mahoning County Court Judge Molly Johnson has been asked to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Language Services and on the advisory board of the Ohio Notary Commission.
Now Judge Johnson has been appointed to a three-year term on the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Pro ... (full story)