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[ad_1] People were seen jumping into the Pacific Ocean to flee the wildfire in Maui, which has taken the lives of at least 80 people. The County of Maui, Hawaii, said early Saturday morning that at least 80 people were confirmed dead as a result of the wildfire. On Friday, the death toll was at […]

[ad_1] A Norwegian climber defended her decision to continue a record-breaking series of climbs last month after encountering an injured porter who later died during her ascent of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world. The climber, Kristin Harila, became one of the two fastest people — along with her guide, Tenjin Sherpa — to […]

[ad_1] Deep in the back of many refrigerators sits a small orange box with one of the top corners torn off—or, in some cases, a bowl of white powder. That, of course, is (probably) baking soda, and it was placed there to absorb any food odors in the fridge. If this is something you do, […]

[ad_1] A Georgia fifth-grade public school teacher is attempting to save her job in a termination hearing that concluded Friday after she was fired earlier this year for reading her students a book on gender identity the district says is prohibited in class instruction under state law. Due West Elementary teacher Katie Rinderle, who has […]

[ad_1] When Siamak Namazi traveled to Tehran in the summer of 2015, Iran had just signed a landmark nuclear deal and the government was encouraging expatriates to return home and bring their expertise and dollars. So the 51-year-old Iranian American businessman flew from his home in Dubai to visit his parents and attend a funeral […]

[ad_1] You can do a lot with ChatGPT, but it doesn’t really feel like its work is “yours.” If you ask your ChatGPT a question, then quiz a friend’s ChatGPT account on the same topic, you’ll likely receive a pretty similar answer. That is, unless you fine-tune ChatGPT to respond how you want it to. […]

[ad_1] A federal judge agreed Thursday to begin a process that could wrest control of New York City’s troubled jail system from Mayor Eric Adams and place a court-appointed outside authority in charge of Rikers Island. The decision follows a series of reports from a court-appointed federal monitor that outlined a ” disturbing level of […]

[ad_1] Scores killed in wildfires on Maui More than 50 people have died in devastating wildfires on the Hawaii island of Maui. Survivors described fleeing for their lives from a fast-moving “total inferno” that left the town of Lahaina in smoking ruins. Thousands of people filled evacuation shelters, and tourists continued a grim exodus to […]

[ad_1] Pot racks are not just functional, but have become part of the interior decorator’s tool chest. They make a statement hanging against a wall or above your stove. They also remind you to scrub the bottoms of your pots. The problem is, pot racks are often expensive and scary to install, and you need […]

[ad_1] The Virginia Department of Corrections, under scrutiny over the death of an inmate that raised broader questions about conditions at a southwest Virginia prison, is refusing to release public records documenting inmate complaints about the facility. Allegations that multiple inmates were treated for hypothermia arose as part of a lawsuit over Charles Givens’ death […]