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Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators unanimously approved a resolution May 14 to withhold their pay during government shutdowns, an attempt to make federal closures financially painful for lawmakers after a string of record-breaking impasses in the past year.
The bipartisan support for the measure comes at a time when federal closur ... (full story)
Plastic bags don't go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?
NEW YORK (AP) — Soft, stretchy plastics can make up grocery bags, bubble wrap and more. They're impossible to avoid and harder still to properly dispose of.
If thrown in the trash, they can take up to hundreds of years to degrade in landfills and release harmful microplastics into the environment. Over 3 million tons (2.7 ... (full story)
One of world’s largest energy storage plants launches in South Dakota
This small city in rural northeastern South Dakota has established itself as an energy hub for the entire Great Plains region, and that reputation has received a big boost by landing what will be among the world’s largest energy storage projects.
In a groundbreaking project, South Dakota-based POET has partnered with Antor ... (full story)
Federal court rejects Elon Musk's claims against OpenAI, saying he filed his lawsuit too late
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A federal court on May 18 dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for it to remain a nonprofit dedicated to guiding artificial intelligence’s development for the good of humanity.
The nine-person jury found Musk wa ... (full story)
Kansas farmers pulled by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
MONTEZUMA, Kan. (AP) — Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager.
It hasn't always been easy. For instance, there were challenging economic times through the 1980s and various degrees of drought affecting his yield through the years. But th ... (full story)