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Weapons’ Amy Madigan knows she’s this year’s big Halloween costume

Weapons’ Amy Madigan knows she’s this year’s big Halloween costume

Press materials surrounding Zach Cregger’s current box-office-topping horror film Weapons have been pretty circumspect about Amy Madigan’s role in the film, for the pretty obvious reason that there’s no way to talk about “Aunt Gladys” without giving away the whole game of Cregger’s movie. Still, the movie has been out for long enough at this point that Madigan—who went so far as …

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This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again

This CEO laid off nearly 80% of his staff because they refused to adopt AI fast enough. 2 years later, he says he’d do it again

Eric Vaughan, CEO of enterprise-software powerhouse IgniteTech, is unwavering as he reflects on the most radical decision of his decades-long career. In early 2023, convinced that generative AI was an “existential” transformation, Vaughan looked at his team and saw a workforce not fully on board. His ultimate response: He ripped the company down to the studs, replacing nearly 80% of …

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Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years

Kennedy Center drops family that made Honors medallions for 47 years

For more than 47 years, a D.C.-area family has made the medals for the Kennedy Center Honors — gold-plated medallions outfitted with satin ribbons in rainbow colors and presented to luminaries including Al Pacino, Johnny Cash, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Springsteen and the Grateful Dead. James Baturin, an 86-year-old retired marking device manufacturer, said he, his wife, Mila, and their two …

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‘Businesses can’t live like this.’ Ann Arbor Kilwins owner reflects on closure after 42 years

‘Businesses can’t live like this.’ Ann Arbor Kilwins owner reflects on closure after 42 years

ANN ARBOR, MI — On a weekday afternoon in downtown Ann Arbor, Chera Tramontin looked out from Kilwins and saw just two customers sitting outside a nearby lunch spot. “They should be having their lunch rush,” she said. “Businesses can’t live like this.” After 42 years in operation, Kilwins at 107 E. Liberty St. will close permanently Dec. 31. Tramontin, …

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I’ve been a thought leader on operationalizing AI for over 35 years and I’m concerned. There’s a catastrophe in the making

I’ve been a thought leader on operationalizing AI for over 35 years and I’m concerned. There’s a catastrophe in the making

In a speech last month, President Donald J. Trump outlined three executive orders he signed to promote American dominance of AI technology. He promised, in fact, that as America is the country that started the AI race, “I’m here to declare that America is going to win it!”  To do so, his executive orders would make it easier for companies to …

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‘It was really bad’ — Journalists who have long covered DC reflect on crime over 30 years ago

‘It was really bad’ — Journalists who have long covered DC reflect on crime over 30 years ago

The federal takeover of D.C. Police was based on claims that crime is getting worse. But, journalists who’ve long covered the region remember a much more dangerous time. President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department and deployment of the National Guard was based on claims that crime is “getting worse, not getting better.” But, journalists who have …

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Your Phone Can Last Years Longer if You Follow These Easy Tips

Your Phone Can Last Years Longer if You Follow These Easy Tips

With their supercharged processor and amazing cameras, the iPhone 16 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra are among the best phones you can buy right now. At least until the iPhone 17 comes along, anyway. While these elite flagships may represent the pinnacle of today’s mobile tech, you’ll have to shell out whopping amounts of money to get them. Even wallet-friendly phones like the …

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Photos capture a fish thought to be extinct for 70 million years

Photos capture a fish thought to be extinct for 70 million years

At dawn in the deep waters off North Maluku, Indonesia, a team of technical divers raised their camera lights and found themselves face to face with a creature once known only from stone. The brown spotted coelacanth, an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia, famous for vanishing before the last dinosaur fell, a survivor of a …

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Death rate for US children surges 25 percent in 10 years

Death rate for US children surges 25 percent in 10 years

Elevenlabs AudioNative Player Baby and mom near the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, April 5, 2020 [Photo by https://www.vperemen.com / / CC BY 4.0] The death rate for US children has surged by 25 percent over the past decade, according to a study published last month by pediatrician Dr. Christopher Forrest and colleagues in the Journal of the American Medical …

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