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There have been 142,257 crashes in Ohio so far this year, resulting in 664 deaths, according to the Ohio Transportation Safety Administration's crash statistics dashboard. CLEVELAND — The National Transportation Safety Board has called motor vehicle crashes a public health crisis, and Cleveland's surgeon general agrees with that declaration. NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy was in Toledo last Friday to investigate three consecutive crashes on the Ohio Turnpike that killed four people. “More than 40,000 people have died on our nation's roads,” Gov. Homendy said at a press conference. “We are in the middle of a public health crisis. More than…

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Kamala Harris' stepdaughter, Ella Emhoff, was trending online following the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, August 19. Ella, 25, became a hot topic after the Democratic National Convention, dominating social media and making headlines in several major publications. Ella, a fashion designer and model, attracted media attention when she wore a Harris Waltz camo baseball cap to the Democratic National Convention on Monday night. She was photographed with her father, “second gentleman” Douglas Emhoff. Ella's brother Cole was also in attendance at the event. Kamala Harris' two stepchildren were photographed behind her children, Tim Waltz, Gus, and Hope…

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With the summer international football over, club football returned to TV screens this weekend as the 2024/25 season kicked off across Europe. While there were plenty of new faces from many of Europe's top clubs, the opening weekend's matches were dominated by veteran superstars looking to prove they still have what it takes. Now that you've had your fill, it's time to take a look at the best performers in Europe during Week 1.2 assists/Xavier Laine/Getty ImagesJoao Neves made his Ligue 1 debut for Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday and to say he was impressive would be an understatement.The 19-year-old was…

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Meta has quietly released a new web crawler that combs the internet to collect reams of data to feed into its AI models. The crawler, called Meta External Agent, was released last month, according to three companies that track web scrapers and bots on the web. The automated bot essentially copies, or “scrapes,” all the publicly available data from websites, such as the text of news articles or conversations in online discussion groups. A representative from Dark Visitors, which provides tools to website owners to automatically block known scraper bots, said Meta External Agent is similar to OpenAI's GPTBot, which…

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FTI Consulting helped the news division of a major US broadcast network revamp their traditional “program-driven” newsgathering processes, designing and implementing modern “story-driven” workflows and systems. OUR IMPACT FTI Consulting delivered a customized new collaboration paradigm and technology platform concept, informed by workshops with over 50 stakeholders. The client received a technology investment roadmap to improve their current systems and prepare for a digital-first future. The technology architecture developed by FTI Consulting supported the client's new delivery model for internal content sharing and engagement with digital users. Our Role FTI Consulting interviewed over 50 stakeholders across leadership, editorial, production, newsroom…

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At many animal shelters, dogs are not allowed to leave the facility until they are adopted.But in Walla Walla, rescue dogs are getting a chance to explore the outside world, thanks to the Blue Mountain Humane Society's “Pawsitive Adventure” program, which began a year ago. Several days a week, volunteers take their dogs on field trips to wineries, coffee shops, trails and more. “It's great to take the dogs out to the shelter, but this is a whole different experience,” said Bonnie Theriault, a frequent volunteer. “You get to see the dogs relax.” They get to sniff, socialize and “just…

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This year's season of The Block is set to be the most dramatic in reality TV history, with one team deciding to quit mid-filming. Viewers will have to wait a few more weeks for the official decision, but in a tense moment on Tuesday night's episode, two contestants began hinting at their intentions to quit.Engaged couple Paige and Jesse are seen having a “private” car conversation, venting their frustration over a string of setbacks: The 27-year-old insurance claims specialist tells his fiancée that he's fed up with The Block's demanding filming schedule and lack of freedom, and is ready to…

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The thing about fraud is that you don't want to have to calculate the ROI of fraud until it's too late, because the flip side is dangerous. Unfortunately, the prevailing thinking at banks and other businesses is that they don't have the resources to invest in fraud prevention unless they're under attack. Garrett Laird, director of product management at Amount, a digital origination and decisioning SaaS platform that helps consumers and small businesses open deposit accounts and originate loans, told PYMNTS that many financial institutions (FIs) don't rethink their fraud prevention measures until it's too late. “You may not realize…

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After suffering a sharp decline in foreign direct investment (FDI), China has decided to open up its communications, education and health services sectors to foreign investors. A State Council executive meeting chaired by Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday reviewed and approved four documents aimed at helping attract foreign capital.The document includes the 2024 version of a set of special administrative measures for foreign investment entry (the Negative List), which states that China will further ease restrictions on foreign investment by completely eliminating entry barriers in manufacturing, and will accelerate the opening up of sectors such as communications, education and…

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – During Monday night's Springfield City Council meeting, Police Chief Paul Williams presented data for the first half of 2024 compared to 2023, showing an overall decrease in crime in the city.”This is the end of three downward trends,” Williams said. “Crime has been trending downward since 2021, so we expect it to plateau at some point and I think we're approaching that new baseline.”Crimes against persons are down 3.3% compared to the first six months of 2023, Williams said, citing data from the National Incident Reporting System. There have been two murders and manslaughter so far…

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