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4 weeks ago
Women’s Pro Baseball League has strong contingent of international players for inaugural season
The WPBL's inaugural season is being played at Springfield’s Robin Roberts Stadium.
4 weeks ago
Leave it: Dog trainers help pets avoid venomous snakes
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says as many as 150,000 dogs are bitten by venomous snakes each year in the United States. In the rattlesnake hot spot of Arizona, emergency veterinarian Dr. Sarah Carotenuto says the Veterinary Specialty Center of Tucson treats four to six dogs daily for rattlesnake bites, along with an occasional cat.
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At colleges, the AI boom means everyone wants to dabble in computer science
Among other changes across the university, Northwestern’s Bienen School of Music is offering a certificate in music and artificial intelligence.
4 weeks ago
American Giants Museum drawing visitors from around the world to Route 66
The collection includes a Muffler Man, a Phillips 66 Cowboy and Bob's Big Boys, among others.
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Women’s Professional Baseball League makes a rainy debut in front of enthusiastic crowd
The line for the main merchandise booth stretched all the way to the outfield along one side of the ballpark.
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Tanning is getting hot again. Here’s what it really does to your skin
Experts are concerned about a resurgence in the popularity of tanning among young adults as social media has helped tanning in general make a comeback. A video of a girl sharing her "tanning secrets" and showing off a bikini tan line has racked up more than 11 million views, while people in the comments joke, "The earth probably won't last long anyway, I'd rather go out tan than pale."
4 weeks ago
Justice Miller’s big bequest
$3.2 million includes $1.2 million for seven women- and children-focused charities.
4 weeks ago
A professor becomes an author
Author of “How to Think Like an Ecologist: A Non-Scientist’s Guide to Saving Our Planet” was on the WTAX Morning Newswatch.
