Day: August 30, 2023

Idalia heads into Georgia, the Carolinas as downgraded hurricane

8:02 pm August 30, 2023

Hurricane Idalia, which made landfall in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 storm early Wednesday is now crossing Georgia and headed toward South Carolina, as a downgraded hurricane. The National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. update indicated that Idalia’s center was about 100 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia, with top sustained winds of 75 mph, slightly […]

Newlyweds seek justice for beloved dog after finding out trainer concealed his death for days

7:59 pm August 30, 2023

A newly-wedded couple cut their European honeymoon short after finding out their beloved dog died in the care of a trainer who waited several days to relay the news. Masera and Emeka Ndukwe left their bernedoodle, Brooklyn, with dog trainer Alan Brown but decided to get the dog early after Brown repeatedly failed to provide […]

Opponents of NE’s taxpayer-funded school voucher plan claim enough signatures to take issue to ballot box

7:18 pm August 30, 2023

Organizers of an effort to have Nebraska voters weigh in on whether to use taxpayer money to pay for private school tuition scholarships said Wednesday they have more than enough signatures to put that question on the November 2024 ballot. The Support Our Schools effort turned in 117,000 signatures to the Nebraska Secretary of State, […]

American Airlines flight attendants overwhelmingly vote to authorize strike amid contract negotiations

7:15 pm August 30, 2023

American Airlines’ flight attendants voted to authorize a strike if the company refuses to agree to “reasonable” contract terms, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) said on Wednesday. An overwhelming 99.47% of the flight attendants represented by the labor union voted to authorize a strike, according to APFA that covers more than 26,000 flight […]

Baidu receives green light to launch AI Ernie Bot for general public, leading China’s AI revolution

7:14 pm August 30, 2023

Tech giant Baidu on Wednesday received approval by Chinese authorities to launch its artificial intelligence Ernie Bot to the general public starting Aug. 31, a spokesperson told Reuters. Baidu became the first company to receive such approval after regulatory setbacks and is also set to launch a suite of new AI-native apps. The company has […]