You already know that there are computer chips in your computer and your phone. But you may not realize just how many other things in your life rely on chips. They’re also in your clocks, toys, thermostats, and every single thing in your kitchen. “Our demand for silicon chips is …
Read More »Skeletal remains found in Pennsylvania identified as man missing for a decade
Human skeletal remains recently discovered in western Pennsylvania have been identified as a man from New Castle who went missing nearly ten years ago, authorities announced this week. Christopher Story was 40 years old at the time of his disappearance, according to a missing persons report filed a decade ago by …
Read More »U.S. offers funding to computer chip makers to expand local production, workforce
The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. All companies seeking the funds will need to show how they plan to develop a local workforce, with firms getting $150 million or more …
Read More »Dilbert distributor cuts ties to comic strip’s creator Scott Adams over his remarks about race
Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams experienced possibly the biggest repercussion of his recent comments about race when distributor Andrews McMeel Universal announced Sunday it would no longer work with the cartoonist. Andrews McMeel Chairman Hugh Andrews and CEO and President Andy Sareyan said in a joint statement that the …
Read More »Physical attacks on power grid rose by 71% last year, compared to 2021
Physical attacks on the U.S. power grid rose last year by 71%, compared to 2021 and surpassed 2020 figures by 20%. The industry’s preeminent clearinghouse predicts the number of serious incidents will continue to rise this year. CBS News has obtained a confidential analysis of physical attacks on the U.S. …
Read More »Catholic bishop shot and killed in Los Angeles County
A Catholic bishop in Southern California was shot and killed Saturday just blocks from a church, a slaying of a longtime priest hailed as a “peacemaker” that’s stunned the Los Angeles religious community, authorities said. Detectives are investigating the death of Bishop David O’Connell as a homicide, according to the …
Read More »Pay for 2023 grads: Humanities grads set for raises, computer science majors a dip
Tech layoffs may take a toll on the financial outlook of this year’s crop of college graduates, with a new survey predicting that 2023 computer science majors will earn salaries 4% below a year ago. Yet communications and humanities majors are likely to see healthy boosts in starting salaries, the …
Read More »Consumer Reports finds “unpredictable” mercury spikes in canned tuna
A Consumer Reports investigation out Thursday morning found “unpredictable” spikes of mercury levels in five popular canned tuna brands — and suggests that pregnant people “avoid canned tuna altogether.” “While canned tuna, especially light varieties, has relatively low average levels of mercury, individual cans can sometimes have much higher levels,” …
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A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing over a year ago by her foster family has been found hiding in the closet of a Michigan home, authorities said. A U.S. Marshals fugitive team found the girl Tuesday in Port Huron, about 62 miles northeast of Detroit. Child Protective Services took …
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States are preparing to remove millions of people from Medicaid as protections put in place early in the COVID-19 pandemic expire. The upheaval, which begins in April, will put millions of low-income Americans at risk of losing health coverage, threatening their access to care and potentially exposing them to large …
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