Keeping up with America

Negligence lawsuit filed over Google Maps after man died driving off a collapsed bridge: A woman filed a negligence lawsuit against Google Tuesday, alleging that her husband died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge last year while following directions using Google Maps.

Iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened: Budweiser parent company Anheuser-Busch InBev announced Wednesday that its iconic Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened using a common, yet controversial, procedure that has drawn the ire of animal activists.

US spending in Ukraine explained in four charts: The United States has poured more than a hundred billion dollars into Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's invasion, spending far more than any other nation.

Amazon gives Alexa an AI facelift as it launches new smart speakers: At its annual devices bonanza on Wednesday, Amazon introduced new hardware and software with generative artificial intelligence features.

U.S. offers work permits to half million Venezuelans already in country: The U.S. will grant temporary deportation relief and access to work permits to nearly half a million Venezuelans already in the country, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, a move that follows calls by Democrats to help newly arrived migrants work legally.

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Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities: Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water.

Ukraine’s president, at Security Council, lashes out at Russia but avoids face-to-face encounter: Ukraine’s president accused Russia of waging “a criminal and unprovoked aggression” that undermines all norms of war and the U.N. charter Wednesday at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Forbes Acquisition Attracts Next-Generation Business Leaders: Announcing new Forbes board slate to champion next generation of capitalism and expand the brand

Could OpenAI be the next tech giant? What the business of AI's leading startup says about the technology's future

Florida prisons use artificial intelligence to surveil calls: Florida is now using artificial intelligence to monitor and transcribe the phone conversations of the state's 80,000-plus inmates

Richer, Wiser, Happier

How shifting your mindset can help you save money: Do you wish you could save more and spend less? It could all be a matter of changing the way you think about money.

Mark Cuban's 5 financial tips that turned him into a billionaire | MintGenie. Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and ‘Shark Tank’ investor, shared five invaluable financial tips that transformed his life from financial struggles in his 20s to becoming a billionaire.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Warriors Champion Makes Controversial Dillon Brooks Statement | NFL Week 3 injury report: Giants' Saquon Barkley ruled out; Chargers' Austin Ekeler misses another practice

Corey Feldman 'Exposes' Jeffrey Epstein's Island's Celebrity Visitor List? | Authors sue OpenAI, alleging 'systematic theft on a mass scale'

Tim McGraw’s and Faith Hill’s Style Through the Years | Second Stage Theater Co-Founder Carole Rothman to Depart After 45-Year Tenure

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