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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper-focused history

The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said last week it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspapers and their print journalism that sustained the company since the mid-1800s.
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Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a 'No Data Centers' note

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana politician said he and his son were awakened when someone fired 13 shots at their front door, leaving behind a note reading “No Data Centers” on their doorstep.
Indianapolis councilman Ron Gibson said he and his 8-year-old son weren’t harmed in the incident that occurred aro ... (full story)

How spending shocks affect retirement planning

Early retirement
Early retirement — before the standard age of 65 — is an increasingly common scenario. While Social Security’s full retirement age is currently between 66 and 67, the average retirement age is 62, according to a study from MassMutual. That’s corroborated by Social Security filing data, wh ... (full story)

Ohio Legal Community Explores Benefits and Risks of AI

A March survey found that more than 90% of attorneys worldwide are using at least one artificial intelligence tool in their daily work.
Those AI tools come in different packages – an application that checks grammar in a brief, or a resource for attorneys within a legal research product. And there’s generative AI, whi ... (full story)

Stay tuned Cincinnati: WKRP is coming to town for real, North Carolina station's director says

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hold on to those Thanksgiving turkeys! WKRP is coming to Cincinnati — for real this time.
“I cannot, by contract, tell you when. I cannot tell you who. But I can tell you, direct to the camera, WKRP, after 48 years, is coming to Cincinnati,” D.P. McIntire, who runs the media nonprofit ... (full story)