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Challenging your brain helps keep it healthy. Here's how to do it
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description.
Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may just get good at crosswords. Instead, research increasingly shows that a variety of habits and hobbies are like a c ... (full story)
Settlement reached in antitrust law-suit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on March 9 in a case that alleged an illegal monopoly over live events in America.
The settlement was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who could not pu ... (full story)
AI is spurring a big expansion of high-voltage power lines. Landowners and locals are fighting back
SUGARLOAF, Pa. (AP) — For John Zola, the 40 acres were like a paradise: apple orchards tucked into northern Pennsylvania's rolling hills, a barn, meadows and more than enough land for four houses: one for himself and his wife and each of his three adult children.
It’s been “hell,” however, since a contrac ... (full story)
A new poll finds young volunteers embrace informal, everyday acts of service. So do some nonprofits
NEW YORK (AP) — Questions about younger generations' community service habits abound for nonprofits, which are contending with an aging volunteer base whose participation levels are still rebounding from pandemic drop-offs.
There are some signs, however, that young people are giving back — though their charitable wor ... (full story)
Who pays for AI’s power? California watchdog urges new data center rules
If you’re worried about data centers and AI inflating your electricity bill, you’re not alone.
A California watchdog released a report last week urging policymakers to act fast on the state’s fast-growing data-center industry – before soaring electricity demand from artificial intelligence lands on the bi ... (full story)