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Did anybody do the reading? Colleges grapple with a generational shift in learning — plus AI
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Two years into his English literature degree at the University of Pittsburgh, sophomore Luke Johnson has noticed something in his liberal arts courses: Students in his classes have gone quiet. As he sits in sociology or English writing classes, he finds himself having to fill the silence through more participation.
Every time hi ... (full story)
Drivers wonder if they should go electric as the war spikes gas prices
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When Kevin Ketels bought an electric 2026 Chevrolet Blazer last year, he wasn't thinking about the cost of gas. He just thought EVs were better and “wanted to be part of the future.” Now that the Iran war is spiking prices at the pump, the Detroit man is happy he is no longer filling up his 11-year-old gas-powered SUV.(full story)
Supreme Court of Ohio announces regional child welfare trainings
The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Children & Families Section, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Children & Youth, invites juvenile courts, public children services agencies, and community partners to participate in a series of full-day regional trainings. The sessions, titled “Building Stronger Systems Togeth ... (full story)
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on March 9 as a victory for consumers that would end an illegal monopoly over live events in America, but over two dozen states planned to keep fighting the companies ... (full story)
‘Ship of Gold’ treasure hunter released from prison, but 500 gold coins remain unaccounted for
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A former deep-sea treasure hunter who made one of the greatest shipwreck discoveries in American history and spent the past decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of some of its missing gold coins is now free, federal records show.
Tommy Thompson, who in 1988 located what was known as the Ship of Gold off th ... (full story)