New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The booming adoption of AI is impacting multiple industries and is expected to drive solid revenue growth in the memory chip and cloud markets. Investors can capitalize on these AI-powered growth trends with the help of two attractively valued companies that have received a nice shot in the arm thanks to AI.

2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Make You a Millionaire

Florida State

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Character.AI co-founders and former Google engineers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas are returning to the search giant's artificial intelligence unit DeepMind. The two started one of the hottest AI companies after leaving Google in 2021. Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, in addition to certain members of Character.AI's research...

Ex-Google engineers who founded Character.AI rejoin company with new AI partnership

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Washington, DC

Global law firm White & Case LLP has expanded its Intellectual Property Practice and Technology Industry Group with the addition of Adam Greenfield as a partner in Washington, DC. "Adam's proven record of accomplishment as a high-technology intellectual property litigator will serve to strengthen our Intellectual Property Practice as we...

Adam Greenfield Joins White & Case LLP as Partner in Washington DC

New York Post

Microsoft predicted quarterly growth for its Azure cloud platform below estimates on Tuesday and said its capital spending would rise this fiscal year, in another sign the payoff in hefty AI investments may take longer than first thought.

Shares fell 7% after the company gave the spending forecast on a call with analysts but quickly pared losses to trade down 3% after it said Azure growth would accelerate in the second half of fiscal 2025.

Microsoft – widely seen as the frontrunner in the race to make money from generative artificial intelligence thanks to its tie-up with OpenAI – has been investing heavily to expand its...

Microsoft sends shockwaves through tech sector after signaling AI payoff will take longer

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The Lens

This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Polk County, FL

Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

The Motley Fool

Alphabet is one of the cheapest megacap technology stocks, despite being a leader in AI.

When You Look Back in 5 Years, You'll Wish You'd Bought This $2 Trillion Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Pocha L.A. Modern Mexicana Kitchen , a proudly Mexicana, "Angelina"-owned restaurant, has announced its imminent closure in Highland Park. The restaurant's last day for deconstructed blini-like "burritas," healthy salads, and chilaquiles will be this Sunday, August 4th, though owners say they are looking for a new location.

Chicana-Led Pocha L.A. Announces Its Closure In Highland Park

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Black Enterprise

Entrepreneurship is Working for Black Women – A Look Inside Goldman Sachs Black in Business

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Alaska State

Williamsburg, VA

Last week Roger Allan Holmberg Sr.made the news because of a disturbance on an Alaskan airline flight. 13 News Now said a social media page indicated the pastor and his wife Patty had moved to Williamsburg, Virginia in November, 2023.

Virginia pastor banned from Alaskan airline after assault charges are filed

All of the investments made this year by Bezos' family office — called Bezos Expeditions — have been in artificial intelligence, according to data provided to CNBC by FINTRX, a private wealth intelligence platform. Bezos Expeditions has always tilted heavily toward tech. Fully 70% of the family office's...

Jeff Bezos' family office is making big investments in AI

The musician and mogul's firm Marcy Venture Partners may be undergoing a merger with Pendulum Holdings, a firm co-founded by Barack Obama's former financial advisor. Jay-z is reportedly making major waves in the venture capital space. The music legend and mogul’s venture capital firm, Marcy Venture Partner may be laying...

Jay-Z's Venture Capital Firm Is Reportedly Laying Plans To Deploy A Merger That Could Be Valued At $1B

Papa John's International appointed Todd Penegor as its new president and CEO in early August 2024 with immediate effect. This leadership transition comes as Penegor also joins the company's board of directors. He takes over from Ravi Thanawala, interim CEO since March 2024, who will maintain his position as chief...

Papa John’s appoints former Wendy’s chief Todd Penegor as new CEO

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Wells Fargo hires BNY’s ex-CIO to serve as tech chief

Wells Fargo has named BNY’s former chief information officer, Bridget Engle, as its head of technology, effective Aug. 12, the San Francisco-based lender said Tuesday in...

Wells Fargo hires BNY’s ex-CIO to serve as tech chief

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