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AI won’t eliminate architects, retired KTGY CEO says
She says the business is relationship-based, "so you've got to really understand what the client wants and needs. Solve their problems, that's what our designers do.”
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By September, nearly a third of Americans will live in states with legal aid in dying
Legalizing medical aid in dying has been and remains a long, contentious process.
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Supreme Court kills suit claiming Cisco’s technology helped China persecute Falun Gong members
The Supreme Court granted Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming the company’s technology was used to persecute Falun Gong members.
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Supreme Court rules Rastafari man can’t sue Louisiana prison officials who cut his dreadlocks
The Supreme Court barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari beliefs.
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CHP is catching solo drivers illegally using carpool lanes, here’s how
Scofflaws are often caught, CHP Officer Ivan Sandoval said, however, you don’t often see the traffic stops because for safety reasons, they are pulled over off the freeway.
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A deadly collapse at a Florida condo happened slowly over several weeks, probe finds
Federal investigators found that the deadly collapse of a Sunrise, Florida, beachfront condominium started weeks before.
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Surfing Heritage and Culture Center gives sneak peek at new home
SHACC officials opened their doors, temporarily, on June 20, to showcase the ongoing transformation of an abandoned building in downtown Laguna Beach. A public opening is planned for September.
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The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled even as more ships venture through
Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the US signed an interim deal to end a war that's constricted global oil.
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Wall Street points to another day of losses, led by an ongoing sell-off in tech
Wall Street was on track for another day of significant losses, weighed down again by the technology sector such as SpaceX.
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Afghan Taliban to hold rare, closed-door talks with EU officials on deportations
A Taliban delegation is in Brussels for talks with the European Union, focusing on deportations, according to a Taliban official.