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Indiana basketball ‘evaluating’ Xavier Johnson ahead of Big Ten opener vs. Maryland
Indiana basketball is “still evaluating” Xavier Johnson’s status for Friday night’s Big Ten opener against Maryland, coach Mike Woodson said Thursday. Johnson left Sunday’s game against Harvard late in the first half. He returned to the bench but didn’t play in the second half, finishing with 3 points in the Hoosiers’ victory. Johnson suffered a…
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An Ex-Executive of Scale AI is Taking On His Former Employer; A Stability-Amazon Showdown
In the lucrative world of artificial intelligence, data are king. Model developers like OpenAI have inked multi-million dollar deals with companies such as The Associated Press to get access to hard-to-find data with which to train their AI models. And startups like Amsterdam-based Adaptive have landed eight-figure sums of capital just with the promise of…
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9 Best Large Coffee Tables for 2023
Our Top Picks Looking for a large coffee table for your living room? Look no further! We’ve analyzed several criteria, including size, shape, material, and design, to help you find the perfect fit. It’s crucial to select a coffee table that complements your style and color scheme. Additionally, make sure it fits comfortably in your…
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Otter Tail Power Company names Andrew Miller Vice President of Finance
Fergus Falls, Minn. (KBRF) – Otter Tail Power Company President Tim Rogelstad announced Andrew Miller as Vice President, Finance, for the utility company effective January 1, 2024. In this role Miller will be accountable for all accounting and finance functions of the company as well as sourcing and continuous improvement. Miller will succeed Todd Wahlund…
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College basketball rankings: Colorado State races out to 7-0 start with another victory vs. quality team
USATSI Colorado State didn’t receive a single vote in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll, presumably because the Rams finished 110th at KenPom.com last season and were merely picked fifth in last month’s Mountain West Conference preseason poll. They weren’t supposed to be good. But they are — and Wednesday night provided the latest…
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Webb Study Reveals That Rocky Planets Can Form In Extreme Environments
This is an artist’s impression of a young star surrounded by a protoplanetary disc in which planets are forming. An international team of astronomers have used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to provide the first observation of water and other molecules in the inner, rocky-planet-forming regions of a disc in one of the most…
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John Nichols, literary chronicler of small-town New Mexico, dies at 83
John Nichols, who launched his literary career in his mid-20s with a pair of tragicomic novels but became best known for evoking New Mexico’s small towns and rural landscapes in books including “The Milagro Beanfield War,” was found dead Nov. 27 at his home in Taos, N.M. He was 83. His daughter, Tania Harris, said…
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Silent Struggles concludes: Reflecting on EP’s journey through youth mental health and hope for the future – Eden Prairie Local News
After reporting on the suicides of four young men within two years, including three who were Eden Prairie High School students, and learning that suicidal ideation in young women was rapidly increasing, Eden Prairie Local News (EPLN) began working on Silent Struggles in April 2023. EPLN presents an eight-part series on the critical issues surrounding mental health and suicidal…
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A theater critic and a hotel maid are on the case in 2 captivating mystery novels
How could I resist a suspense novel in which a critic becomes an amateur detective in order to avoid becoming a murder suspect or even a victim? I inhaled Alexis Soloski’s debut thriller, Here in the Dark; but, even readers who don’t feel a professional kinship with Soloski’s main character should be drawn to this…
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O pacto fáustico da humanidade com a tecnologia
Nesta edição de sua coluna, Guilherme Wisnik parte do livro Tudo o que é sólido desmancha no ar, de Marshall Berman, publicado no início da década de 1980 nos Estados Unidos, para refletir sobre os desafios e contradições da modernidade num momento em que é estabelecido um “pacto fáustico da humanidade com a tecnologia”. É…
