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The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

(THE CONVERSATION) Three years ago, if someone needed to fix a leaky faucet or understand inflation, they usually did one of three things: typed the question into Google, searched YouTube for a how-to video or shouted desperately at Alexa for help.
Today, millions of people start with a different approach: They open ChatGPT and ... (full story)

Sports

Balance pod workouts

There’s no doubt that balance is as crucial a component to everyday life endeavors as it is to fitness endeavors.
And this reality becomes ever more apparent when you’re a senior.
Yet unfortunately balance exercising is often one of the most overlooked components of a person’s workout routine.
Becaus ... (full story)

Records show search for Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland included 160 mph chase, K-9s, drone

HOUSTON (AP) — After a vehicle pursuit of Dallas Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland reached speeds of up to 160 mph (258 kph), a frantic search for the NFL player included Texas state troopers firing pepper balls into drainage tunnels and officers using K-9 dogs and a drone before he was found dead from suicide, body and dash cam vide ... (full story)

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in rigged poker games case

NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, pleaded not guilty recently to charges he profited from rigged poker games involving several Mafia figures and at least one other ex-NBA player.
Billups, a five-time All Star who won a championship with the Detroit Pisto ... (full story)

Brandon Nimmo thought he'd be a Met for life before trade to Rangers for Marcus Semien

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Nimmo always thought he might be like David Wright and spend his entire career with the Mets, and try to chase a World Series title in New York.
All that changed after a phone call from president of baseball operations David Stearns, who told him a deal was in place to send the 10-year outfi ... (full story)

State

Experts doubt the Pentagon can punish Kelly over the 'illegal orders' video

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's investigation of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video that urges American troops to defy "illegal orders" has raised a slew of questions, and some criticism, from legal experts.
Some say the Pentagon is misreading military law to go after Kelly as a retired Navy fighter pilot. Others say ... (full story)

Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President Donald Trump's urging was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
The rulings from U.S. District Judg ... (full story)

America's teachers are being priced out of their communities − these cities are building subsidized housing to lure them back

(THE CONVERSATION) For much of the 20th century, teaching was a stable, middle-class job in the U.S. Now it's becoming a lot harder to survive on a teacher's salary: Wages have been stagnant for decades, according to a study from the Economic Policy Institute, and teachers earn 5% less than they did a decade ago when adjusting for i ... (full story)