• Ejisu By-Election: EC Assures Free, Fair Election

    Jean Mensa The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed allegations of collusion with a political party to manipulate the outcome of Tuesday’s by-election in Ejisu. The claims were made by the campaign team of the Independent Candidate Kwabena Owusu Aduomi, who accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) of engaging in ballot stuffing. In response to these […]

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    Who is performing at the 2024 California State Fair? Here’s who has been announced so far

    (FOX40.COM) — The California State Fair continues to announce performers for its 2024 concert series. On April 22, the latest music acts announced for the Toyota Concert Series were country singer Cole Swindell and classic surf rock band The Beach Boys. Swindell will perform at 8 p.m. on July 14 while The Beach Boys will []

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    The Trump 'Hush Money' Trial, So Far; Reporters Ask the Mayor; Reframing 'Free' Beyond Markets; News From Your Classroom

    Coming up on today's show: Erica Orden, Politico reporter, recaps what has happened so far at former President Trump's "hush money" trial, where David Pecker, the former publisher for the National Enquirer, testified about that publication's "catch and kill" strategy to suppress negative stories about people like Donald Trump. Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what...

  • Meta AI tested: Doesn't quite justify its own existence, but free is free

    Meta’s new large language model, Llama 3, powers the imaginatively named “Meta AI,” a newish chatbot that the social media and advertising company has installed in as many of its apps and interfaces as possible. How does this model stack up against other all-purpose conversational AIs? It tends to regurgitate a lot of web search […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Tibetans from Europe find China’s visa-free policy not so free

    Airport officials in Shanghai interrogate them for hours, and deport some.

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    Waste Free Dayton empowers waste-free living through community collaboration

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Started in April of 2020 as just a Facebook group by Natalie Warrick to share what she knew about waste-free living and also learn from others during the pandemic has now grown into a certified 501(c)(3) with countless hours educating and cleaning Dayton. Equipped with much more than just a Facebook []

  • Xbox Game Pass is getting a huge boost from a galaxy far, far away

    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate this week, via its affiliation with EA Play. In an Xbox Wire blog post, Microsoft says the popular Respawn Entertainment third-person action adventure game is landing on the Xbox subscription service on April 25. PC Game Pass users will also be able to wield Cal Kestis' light saber in the well-loved sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order, which saw gamers learn new light saber techniques and force abilities as they fought the fledgling...

  • Egg labels, egg-splained: from cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically

    Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors in the US, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shopShopping for eggs at the grocery store can be a confusing experience. Cartons are labeled with all kinds of descriptors – natural, organic, cage-free, free-range – and some cost more at checkout. But what do they actually mean, and for ethically minded consumers, are they actually worth the money?Protein-packed eggs are linked to...

  • Freeing TikTok: Ending Chinese control of the social media platform would enhance free speech

    It didn’t take Jonathan Haidt’s bestselling book The Anxious Generation to alert us to social media’s pernicious effects on children and teenagers. And it turns out that TikTok, a digital application owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, goes viral in the minds of young people significantly more than Instagram, Facebook, X, and Snapchat — and Chinese divestment from TikTok would enhance free speech.

  • Can you mix hotel points and free night certificates for a fourth or fifth night free?

    Several hotel loyalty programs offer a valuable perk to select travelers: a fourth or fifth night free on award stays. But, some of the best hotel credit cards also offer free night certificates to cardmembers. In particular, some of the best hotel credit cards offer an annual free night. As such, travelers often wonder whether …

  • Watch: Derry Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally: 'Until we are all free, none of us are free'

    The protest was held at Free Derry Corner and speakers included Palestinian Majida al Askari, Becca Bor from Jews for Palestine, SDLP Leader and Foyle MP Colum Eastwood, Independent Councillor Gary Donnelly and Eamonn McCann. Before the speeches began the IPSC announced that they have been working closely with Jika Jika to stage a concert with local musicians to build funds to pay for food drops into Palestine. The Gig for Gaza takes place on May 5, with local bands such as Touts, Lavengro,...