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Lara Williams: How to stop wind turbines killing bats and birds
Wind power may be having a difficult year, but it’s still many times cheaper than oil or gas and remains a core piece of the energy-transition puzzle. A single rotation of a 260-meter-tall offshore turbine — General Electric Co.’s Haliade-X 13 MW, to be precise — can produce enough energy to power a household for…
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Lara Williams: How to stop wind turbines killing bats and birds
Wind power may be having a difficult year, but it’s still many times cheaper than oil or gas and remains a core piece of the energy-transition puzzle. A single rotation of a 260-meter-tall offshore turbine — General Electric Co.’s Haliade-X 13 MW, to be precise — can produce enough energy to power a household for…
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Travel advisory in place for Town and Village of Orchard Park due to snow
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Town of Orchard Park Police Department announced a travel advisory is in place for the Town and Village of Orchard Park due to the snow. The announcement was made in a post on the department’s Facebook page around 5 p.m. which said in part: “No unnecessary travel as there…
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How to prepare your home and car for colder months
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – We’re starting to see colder temperatures creep into the WBKO viewing area and temperatures will only continue to cool off as we head into December. Dana takes a look at what you can do to get ready for the colder months This time of year is prime time to begin…
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Book Fair Memories Inspire Book Swap
North Country Union High School (NCUHS) will be hosting a book swap fundraising event on Saturday, December 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in support of the Life-Skills Activities Fund. The idea was inspired by memories of youth, when book fairs would come to the elementary school libraries in folding metal bookshelves, and students…
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Former professional wrestling star Tammy Sytch, of Matawan, sentenced to 17 years in jail
Former professional wrestling personality Tammy Sytch was sentenced to 17 years Monday in a Volusia County, Florida, court, for her role in a deadly crash where prosecutors said she was driving drunk. The 50-year-old star from Matawan who went by “Sunny” during her days in the World Wrestling Federation, pleaded no contest in August to…
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Samata Pattinson Launches Cultural Sustainability Firm Black Pearl
Samata Pattinson is striking out on her own after 11 years as chief executive officer of Suzy Amis Cameron’s Red Carpet Green Dress, where she helped bring sustainability into the fashion conversation at the Academy Awards alongside talent ambassadors Billie Eilish, LaKeith Stanfield, Marlee Matlin and Naomi Harris, wearing sustainable looks by Louis Vuitton, Elie…
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International Criminal Court judges ‘cautious’ about using impact of mental health
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain International Criminal Court judges have taken a “cautious” attitude to considering the impact of mental health issues on witnesses and the accused, a new analysis shows. The study outlines how the issue of mental health in international criminal law and justice has—finally—gathered momentum as the potential trauma of victims and witnesses…
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Caution Warning for Mental Health Information on Social Media
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — These days we see a lot of social media users being more open about their mental health struggles and journey, which is a great way to break the stigma surrounding mental health, but a volunteer with the West Texas chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention says to use some…
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Sports Illustrated Busted for Reportedly Using AI- Authors
The Arena Group, publishers of Sports Illustrated, spoke to The Wall Street Journal in February about its use of so-called artificial intelligence tools to “support content workflows” as the company looked to leverage emerging technology. “AI will never replace journalism, reporting or crafting and editing a story,” Arena Group CEO Ross Levinsohn said at the…