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Huge Phoenix auto show is canceled. What we know about the Thanksgiving tradition
The International Auto Show at the Phoenix Convention Center has been a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for more than 45 years, with the Valley Auto Dealers Association showing off exotic luxury cars, tricked-out custom builds, classic cars and more. It appears that tradition won’t go on this year. According to autoshowphoenix.com, the auto dealers association has…
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Speech by Governor Cook on financial stability
I am delighted to be back at Duke University after spending many summers of my childhood here with my family visiting my uncle and his family. As you might know, my uncle Samuel DuBois Cook was a political theorist and the first African American professor tenured at Duke and at a major southern university. My…
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Riding to weddings, proms and Hollywood with his baby
NEWBURY — Wally Stamm was never much of a car guy. That all changed 30 years ago when he came across his prized vintage 1959 Chevy Bel Air. “I bought it on a whim. To make a long story short, it’s my baby now,” Stamm said. Stamm, 79, has been more than willing to share…
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After Suspending Its Self-Driving Cars, Cruise Takes Steps to Win Back Trust
Cruise stopped its driverless operations nationwide last week. But the New York Times reports on the company’s moves since then… – Cruise hired the law firm Quinn Emanuel to investigate its response to a San Francisco incident involving a pedestrian, “including its interactions with regulators, law enforcement and the media.” – A separate review of…
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Special Report: Will the Cloud Change Everything for Live Sports Production?
Story Highlights The Fall 2023 edition of the SVG SportsTech Journal is now available! Among the plethora of content in this free, digital edition is a special report on cloud production. Live sports productions, particularly smaller shows, have begun to embrace cloud-based productions, whereby camera signals are sent directly into the cloud rather than being cut…
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‘Stupid’ Daylight Saving Time Ritual Continues. But Why?
Many Americans want to abolish Daylight Saving Time, reports NBC News: Since 2018, nearly all states have passed or entertained legislation that would drop the twice-a-year time shift. And 19 states have passed laws or resolutions in support of year-round daylight saving time, according to data from the National Conference of State Legislatures. But there’s…
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Owosso Speedway Unveils 2024 Schedule With 29 Races
Fans of Destruction will not be left out in 2024! Six Sundays will see action on the brand new figure 8 course with May 19, June 16, July 14, August 11, September 8, and the final event of 2024 on September 29. The weekly divisions will be well represented throughout the season. Late Model Sportsman…
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Sticker shock: Ohio drivers seeing historic rate jumps on auto insurance
The cost of insuring a car in Ohio is skyrocketing with the state’s biggest insurers posting increases that are the largest in at least a decade. Several of the state’s biggest carriers raised rates by more than 10% in 2022 with some even approaching 20%, according to Ohio Department of Insurance data. Federal government inflation…
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Top Gear Tests Out Cybertruck in California
Cybertruck Testing in Hermosa Beach, CA The top gear folks are testing the Cybertruck out in California, and this is what was revealed. First off, the Cybertruck looks very shiny and clean – almost like the stainless steel exoskeleton is from another planet. The Cybertruck is also very big, long and the back of it…
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The Stroller, Nov. 4, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to [email protected] or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Annual lottery ticket fundraiser to aid Animal Protectors Animal Protectors of Allegheny Valley is selling its…