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Educational Pathways to Innovative Careers (EPIC) is in its fourth year of helping provide career and technical education (CTE) opportunities in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Basin and recently announced partnerships with all four area school districts and 10 high schools, including Aspen High School. The partnership will provide access to CTE programs to more than 6,500 area students, including more than 1,600 seniors at a critical juncture in their post-graduation career choices. “With more than 50 percent of students locally and nationally choosing not to attend college, this is an opportunity to provide meaningful career education and work-based…
Turner Ashby (Va.) star Micah Matthews is one of the greatest dual-sport stars in the country.The 6-foot-2, 205-pound highlight reel human is rated the nation’s fourth-best athlete in football and the 54th-best overall baseball prospect.On Wednesday, Matthews sealed his commitment, choosing the Virginia Tech Hokies over offers from Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina State, Utah and others. “The reason is because they’re so close to home and I got my first college offer in football,” Matthews said. “It’s been going great since that day last April. I have a great connection with the whole staff, but an even better connection with…
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A homelessness prevention program that helps foster youth is expanding in Los Angeles.The Mayor’s Fund’s homeless prevention program, “We are LA,” now includes youth transitioning out of the foster care system, who are at higher risk of ending up on the streets.Esmeralda Barajas said she began in foster care at age 8 and still remembers the day she was released from the system.”When I turned 18, my world fell apart,” Barajas said. “I gave birth to my first child and had so many complications and illnesses that I nearly lost my home and was unable to…
Microsoft and Apple, OpenAI’s two biggest partners in developing ChatGPT, will no longer have advisory roles on the company’s board of directors as U.S. and European governments scrutinize the power big tech companies have over leading artificial intelligence startups.Microsoft, which has invested billions in OpenAI, received a non-voting seat on the company’s board after a dramatic board shakeup last year saw CEO Sam Altman fired, then reinstated days later. Apple also planned to take on an advisory board role after striking a deal to integrate ChatGPT into its products, Bloomberg News reported last month, but such plans will not go…
What you need to knowSmorgasburg LA’s Ice Cream Alley Sundays from July 21 to September 1, 2024 at the ROW DTLA in the Arts District Admission to the outdoor marketplace is free, but food and beverages cost extra Whether it’s wavy, stuffed with tiny marshmallows, or filled with fudgy chunks, ice cream is an endless source of goodness. Or maybe ice cream is not exactly infinite, a delicious food that can easily take on 10,000 gooey forms, though the number is certainly small. This makes National Ice Cream Day one of the coolest events on the calendar. While you might…
My travel bug has gripped me since I was a little kid. I was 10 years old when my mother sent me and my brother to Mombasa, Kenya. My mother is Kenyan and wanted us to experience her culture and meet her family, but her work commitments didn’t allow her to travel with us, so my brother and I traveled from Milwaukee as unaccompanied minors. I was just old enough to be amazed by the airports, commercial planes, and landings in a country where English was not the primary language. voice Meet industry creators, contributors and emerging thought leaders who…
WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — The Wichita County Sheriff’s Office has a man in custody after officers surrounded a local heating and air conditioning business owned by a man wanted by police in Wichita Falls. Previous article: Air conditioner fraud suspect wanted by WFPD Wichita County Sheriff’s Office officers responded to a call for an emergency welfare check at Henan Heating and Air Conditioning, located in the 1700 block of FM 367, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, just after 4:30 p.m. According to Sergeant Charlie Aiper of the Wichita Falls Police Department, the store’s owner, John Hennan, remains at large and…
AI is still in its infancy, and companies are working together to figure out how to best integrate it.Getty For many business leaders, the debate about artificial intelligence is clouded by unrealistic narratives. On the one hand, they face a barrage of negative press stoking fears about job losses and a dystopian business future. On the other, some portray AI as a magic bullet that can solve all our problems with a single command. The reality, like any great technological revolution, is somewhere in between. Like past technological advancements that trickled into business operations, AI is still in its early…
Downward angle icon Downward angle icon. Costco is increasing the cost of memberships, the retailer announced on Wednesday. Andy.LIU/Shutterstock Costco announced on Wednesday that it will increase the cost of annual memberships. This is the first time Costco has increased its membership fees since 2017, and the company has been hinting at future price increases for months. Costco membership fees are getting expensive.The wholesale club retailer announced while announcing its June sales results that annual membership fees for Gold Star and Business members will be set at $65 starting Sept. 1. Currently, membership fees are $60.Meanwhile, the cost of an…
Key players to watch include JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Bank of New York Mellon (BK), whose reports will determine the direction of the financial sector. Energy resurgence and its impact on interest rates The energy sector is recovering after a tough first quarter, helped by rising oil prices. Meanwhile, the current interest rate environment is having mixed effects: it will increase net interest income for banks, but it will also increase borrowing costs for many companies, potentially putting pressure on profit margins. While no particular energy stock is in the spotlight, the sector as a…