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Month: October 2023

Nichols College president resigns amid allegations of misconduct at Coast Guard Academy

DUDLEY, Mass. (AP) — A former Coast Guard Academy professor whose tenure coincided with a sexual harassment scandal has resigned as president of Nichols College in Massachusetts. Glenn Sulmasy stepped down Tuesday amid an investigation initiated by Nichols after accusations from Sulmasy’s time at the academy came to light. The Coast Guard in June apologized

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Google packs more artificial intelligence into new Pixel phones, raises prices for devices by $100

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Google on Wednesday unveiled a next-generation Pixel smartphones lineup that will be infused with more with more artificial intelligence tools capable of writing captions about photos that can be altered by the technology, too. The injection of more artificial intelligence, or AI, into Google’s products marks another step in

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Former Covington teacher charged with child rape pregnant with victim’s baby, according to phone call played in court

By Lydian Kennin and Bria Bolden Click here for updates on this story     COVINGTON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Alissa McCommon, a former Covington teacher who is charged with raping one of her former students, is pregnant with his baby, according to a phone conversation that was played in court Tuesday. McCommon was first arrested early in

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Meet this year’s MacArthur ‘genius grant’ recipients, including a hula master and the poet laureate

By THALIA BEATY Associated Press A scientist who studies the airborne transmission of diseases, a master hula dancer and cultural preservationist, and the sitting U.S. poet laureate were among the 20 new recipients of the prestigious fellowships from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, known as “genius grants,” announced on Wednesday. MacArthur fellows

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2030 men’s FIFA World Cup to be hosted in six countries across three continents to mark 100-year anniversary of first edition

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2030 men’s World Cup will be hosted by six countries in three different continents to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the first edition of the tournament, soccer’s world governing body FIFA announced on Wednesday. Spain, Portugal and Morocco will co-host the tournament, while Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina will

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Virginia governor’s office says unknown number of eligible voters were wrongly removed from rolls

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration says it is working to fix an error that caused an unknown number of eligible voters to be removed from the rolls. VPM News reported that state election officials are collaborating with Virginia State Police to identify voters whose registration was “canceled in error” and are

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