October 2023 - Wrodradio

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This Florida School District Banned Cellphones. Here’s What Happened.

James P. Foster

One afternoon last month, hundreds of students at Timber Creek High School in Orlando poured into the campus’s sprawling central courtyard to hang out and eat lunch. For members of…

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‘Friends’ Cast Release Statement on Matthew Perry’s Death

James P. Foster

Matthew Perry’s fellow “Friends” cast members expressed their grief and sadness about his death in a joint statement to People magazine on Monday.“We are all so utterly devastated by the…

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After Adam Johnson’s death, will ‘stubborn’ NHL players embrace neck-protective gear?

James P. Foster

A little more than a year ago, T.J. Oshie read a story about a young boy who was cut in the neck by a skate blade during a youth hockey…

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Biden to Issue First Regulations on Artificial Intelligence Systems

James P. Foster

President Biden will issue an executive order on Monday outlining the federal government’s first regulations on artificial intelligence systems. They include requirements that the most advanced A.I. products be tested…

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War Through the Eyes of Gaza’s Children

James P. Foster

At a U.N. camp in southern Gaza, children have been forced to flee their homes and live in squalid conditions while trying to make sense of a war with no…

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‘He’s still a player inside’: An oral history of Michael Jordan’s 13-year run with the Hornets

James P. Foster

On Wednesday, for the first time in 4,970 days, the Charlotte Hornets will play a game without Michael Jordan as their majority owner. It will be the end of an…

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Blue-Collar Workers Are the New Social Media Stars

James P. Foster

It was another busy day for the crew of the Rest-Ashoar, a lobster fishing boat that works the waters off the rocky coast of Winter Harbor, Maine. The captain, Jacob…

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Israel-Gaza Live Updates: Netanyahu Says Troops Have Pushed Into Gaza

James P. Foster

Just after midnight on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they had struck a tunnel that allowed Hamas to “infiltrate Israel through the sea.”The sea tunnel was unusual, a…

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‘Pete Carroll is just in a land of his own’: The one-of-a-kind team meetings of Seahawks’ coach

James P. Foster

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is 72, the oldest coach in the NFL, with a Super Bowl trophy and the 17th-most wins (165) in NFL history. His team meetings are…

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Did A.I. Write Product Reviews? Gannett Says No.

James P. Foster

When several articles were published last week on Reviewed, a USA Today-owned website that recommends products, something seemed off. No one at Reviewed recognized the bylines on the pieces.Writers and…