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Trump administration appeals court order in effort to cut vaccine recommendations for kids
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration is appealing a judge's order as it tries to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child in the United States.The appeal filed Wednesday was a delayed response to a March 16 court order that blocked the decision by President Donald Trump's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to end broad recommendations for all children to be vaccinated against flu, rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, some forms of meningitis and RSV, a respiratory virus.
U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy's order also stopped a meeting of a... Read More
From grading papers to decoding jargon, here are some ways people are putting AI to work
NEW YORK (AP) — Artificial intelligence is permeating workplaces, changing the nature of jobs of every stripe.Teachers are using it to create lesson plans and grade papers. Marketing professionals are harnessing it to work a room and learn about the needs of potential clients. Product managers are asking AI to serve as an interpreter when technical conversations went over their heads in meetings.
Some people who employ AI tools are concerned that widespread use of the technology could erode critical thinking skills, especially among children. They also caution that... Read More
Solar ranch in Tennessee aims to prove grazing cattle under the panels is a farmland win-win
CHRISTIANA, Tenn. (AP) — From a distance, the small solar farm in central Tennessee looks like others that now dot rural America, with row upon row of black panels absorbing the sun's rays to generate electricity.But beneath these panels is lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd of cattle that spends its days munching grass and resting in the shade.
Silicon Ranch, which owns the 40-acre farm in Christiana, outside of Nashville, believes cattle-grazing is the next frontier in so-called agrivoltaics, which mostly has involved growing crops or grazing... Read More
The pastor of the nationâs largest Methodist church is running for the US Senate in Kansas
LENEXA, Kan. (AP) — The pastor of the largest United Methodist Church in the U.S. launched a campaign Thursday for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Kansas, upending the race in a normally Republican state as the GOP’s small majority seems less secure than it was a year ago.The Rev. Adam Hamilton enters the race as a potentially formidable candidate, though it wasn’t immediately clear how many of the eight other, lesser-known Democrats who’ve announced for the Aug. 4 primary would drop out. The winner will face incumbent Republican Roger Marshall, who... Read More
Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate, pointing to a lack of campaign funds to keep up in one of the most competitive races in the country that quickly became a reflection of an internal party debate over which candidates can win in high-profile contests.The move now thrusts political newcomer Graham Platner, an oyster farmer almost no one knew a year ago, as the expected Democratic front-runner against longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins, whose seat Democrats are targeting in their effort to win control of the closely... Read More
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