Indiana State

West Lafayette, IN

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The U.S. will officially host five of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers after dolling out tens of billions in grant money.

Korea semiconductor company SK Hynix gets $450 million in CHIPS Act grant

Despite layoffs in the farm equipment sector, Kip Eideberg with the Association of Equipment Manufacturers is optimistic about the sector's long-term health. “U.S. equipment manufacturing is enjoying a renaissance,” said Eideberg, senior vice president of government and industry relations for AEM. He further described the machinery manufacturing market as “strong and resilient,” as part of a policy panel held in conjunction with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Amid layoffs, optimism persists in U.S. equipment manufacturing

- Advertisement - The recent surge in COVID-19 infections in California, including Los Angeles County, has led to a shortage of medications at pharmacies in Los Angeles Koreatown. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the recent surge in COVID-19 cases has been driven by the...

COVID-19 surge in LA County leads to medication shortages in Koreatown

Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sharpie pen maker Newell Brands is moving some production of kitchen appliances out of China and has relocated manufacturing for its writing business to Tennessee as it faces "uncertainty" on tariffs ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Newell CEO Chris Peterson said in an interview with Reuters.

Sharpie-maker Newell moves more operations from China as tariffs loom

Chicago, IL

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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?

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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

Tennessee State

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has issued a health alert to clinicians statewide following reports of severe acute illnesses and adverse effects of consuming Diamond Shruumz™ brand chocolate bars, cones, and gummies. The warning comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received reports of serious health issues linked to these mushroom-containing edible products.

Tennessee Health Alert: Severe Illnesses Linked to Diamond Shruumz™ Products

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Auto suppliers are grappling to find workers and facing higher expenses, even as the Federal Reserve signals that labor supply and demand are in balance in the economy for the first time in years. “It’s certainly alleviated, but is it where we were pre-COVID on costs and availability, which weren’t...

Auto suppliers continue to grapple with worker shortage, high costs

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Nvidia stock has been retreating since hitting a 52-week high last month. However, recent results from Nvidia's peer AMD suggest that the demand for AI chips continues to remain healthy. Nvidia's impressive growth seems sustainable thanks to the company's new generation of AI chips that could help it maintain its...

Where Will Nvidia Stock Be in 1 Year?

Kansas State

Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Georgia State

Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Colorado State

David Heitz

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

Los Angeles, CA

- Advertisement - Air Premia has launched a special promotion on flights to Korea. The offer, which began on August 4, allows Air Premia members to book one-way economy class tickets from Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO) to Incheon, Korea for as low as $327 and $297 each, and flights departing from New York (EWR) starting at $502.

Air Premia offering lowest price in the year deals on flights to Korea from LAX and SFO

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Tallahassee, FL

The FBI is investigating the disappearance of a now 13-year-old girl who went missing from Florida last year and has ties to Georgia and Tennessee. A $15,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information that can lead to her location.

FBI Investigating Disappearance of 12-Year-Old Girl Who Has Ties to Georgia

“The IOC has agreed to provide coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 to the Radio and Television Broadcasting Committee in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” an IOC official told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday, referring to North Korea by the acronym of its official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. “Olympic Broadcasting Services [the subordinate body of the IOC] provides feed to media rights-holding broadcasters around the world.”

North Korea belatedly begins Olympic broadcasts after IOC agreement

The Motley Fool

Advanced Micro Devices is going after Nvidia in the data center, but it already leads another segment of the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

Forget Nvidia: 1 Super Semiconductor Stock Down 29% You'll Regret Not Buying on the Dip Instead

Artificial intelligence could create trillions of dollars in economic value, according to industry experts and Wall Street analysts. Nvidia is soaking up a significant amount of that value right now, but picking the AI winners and losers over the long term won't be easy. Buying an exchange-traded fund with diversified...

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Apple Could Help This Stock-Split ETF Turn $400 per Month Into $1 Million

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SK hynix secures $450M grants for $3.9B investment in Indiana

The advanced packaging and R&D center will likely serve as a key site for the expansion of the company’s footing in high-end memory chips like High...

SK hynix secures $450M grants for $3.9B investment in Indiana

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