Keeping up with America

Louisiana residents told to ‘get out now’ in face of sweeping wildfire: Nearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby

Trevian Kutti, a former publicist for Ye, the musician formerly known at Kanye West, was among the last of Donald Trump's co-defendants to surrender Friday at the Fulton County Jail on racketeering charges.

Hawaii is part of the US, not a sovereign country | Fact check.

Is China really buying up U.S. farmland? Here’s what we found: NBC News reviewed thousands of USDA documents to find out how much agricultural land Chinese entities have reported purchasing since Jan. 1, 2022.

North American grassland birds in peril, spurring all-out effort to save birds and their habitat.

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The Danish government has proposed a ban on setting the Quran alight in public after a series of burnings led to uproar in Muslim countries.

Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders have been recovered from the scene of a jet crash presumed to have killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

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Keeping an eye on your restaurant with AI technology

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Better.com CEO Who Fired 900 People On Zoom Is Struggling To Keep His Company Afloat

How to use AI to optimize your personal finance management | Mayank Dhyani, Sportskeeda. Managing personal finances can be challenging and overwhelming, especially with so many expenses to track and financial goals to achieve. Fortunately, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have made it easier than ever to optimize personal finance management.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Martino: Lionel Messi in doubt to make MLS debut Saturday | Chiefs’ Chris Jones Seeks Aaron Donald-Level Salary, per Sources

Sandra Bullock's Blind Side movie 'verifiably authentic' despite recent controversy | ‘Barbie’ Overtakes ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ as Highest-Grossing Film of 2023 in North America

‘Gran Turismo’ Director Neill Blomkamp on Telling an Unlikely True Story and Putting ‘District 10’ on the Back Burner | Bernie Marsden, former Whitesnake guitarist, dies at 72

 Life Hacks to Hack Your Life

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