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The scene where Aundre Cross, a USPS employee, was shot and killed on the night of December 9, in the 5000 block of North 65th Street, Milwaukee.

Milwaukee postman shot and killed on Friday identified as Aundre Cross

The U.S. Postal Service worker who was fatally shot Friday while delivering mail on the north side of Milwaukee has been identified as Aundre Cross. The United States Postal Inspection Service in Chicago confirmed Cross’s identity to the Journal Sentinel. The agency said Saturday it was offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information …

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New chatbots could change the world.  Can you trust them?

New chatbots could change the world. Can you trust them?

This month, Jeremy Howard, an artificial intelligence researcher, introduced an online chatbot called ChatGPT to his 7-year-old daughter. It had been released a few days earlier by OpenAI, one of the world’s most ambitious AI labs. He told her to ask the experimental chatbot anything that came to mind. She asked what trigonometry was used …

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Experimental Cancer Therapy Shows Over 70% Patient Success in Global Clinical Trials

New York, NY (December 10, 2022) — A new therapy that forces the immune system to kill bone marrow cancer cells has been successful in up to 73% of patients in two clinical trials, according to researchers from the Tisch Cancer Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The therapy, known as …

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Heat pumps are an energy improvement for homeowners that becomes a climate and financial winner

Heat pumps are an energy improvement for homeowners that becomes a climate and financial winner

Heat pumps are becoming increasingly popular for residential housing with rising energy prices and the need to reduce the use of fossil fuel heating systems. Andrew Aitchison | In pictures | Getty Images Are you thinking of a domestic heat pump? New and expanded government incentives, coupled with a steep rise in utility costs, make …

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Recent tech grads send hundreds of job applications to a dwindling market

Recent tech grads send hundreds of job applications to a dwindling market

Briana Morris knew the job search would be tough this year. A college graduate and computer science major in Tampa, Florida, she began sending in applications around the time mass layoffs began to hit the tech industry from the ground up. Her total number of applications: 500. She tracked them on a spreadsheet. “The competition …

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company Takes Another Step 'To Disrupt Today's Pharmacy Supply Chain'

Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company Takes Another Step ‘To Disrupt Today’s Pharmacy Supply Chain’

The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company partners with EmsanaRx, a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) focused on employer plans, to make lower-cost prescription drugs more accessible to patients through their employers. The program, EmsanaRx Plus, is described as “a stand-alone pipeline” allowing employers to provide drugs to employees through Cost Plus Drugs, an online pharmacy …

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As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

Soaring mortgage interest rates threatened to crush Michael and Christine Hawkins’ dream of home ownership. But this fall, when the couple saw a Canoga Park condo languishing on the market, they hatched a plan. They would submit a “low ball” offer that they could accept if they reduced their vacations, shopping and dining out. In …

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As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

As home prices fall, Southern Californians who bought at the high are nervous

Christine and Michael Hawkins in their recently purchased condo in Canoga Park. The Hawkins took out a mortgage at the peak of their budget and planned to refinance when rates fell. Now they fear that they will not be able to refinance. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times) Soaring mortgage interest rates threatened to crush Michael and …

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