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RALEIGH, NC (June 10, 2024) – Five Wake Tech students were recognized for their talents in art and poetry, winning top prizes in a competition hosted by the National Career Development Association (NCDA). This year’s competition theme was “Arts of the Mind: Linking Health and Career Success.” Wake Tech’s Career Services department invited all students to submit work in one of three categories: Poetry, Art (Standard) and Art (Digital). National Winners:1st Place Poetry – Grace Abraham: Brave Baby Blue Bird 1st Place Art (Standard) Brooklyn Talbert Art Image2nd Place Art (Standard) Niya McQuilla Art Image 1st Place Art (Digital) Hannah…

Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. Tim Cook has previously said that Apple doesn’t want people to be on their phones all day. Justin Sullivan/Getty In an interview with Marques Brownlee, CEO Tim Cook said Apple Intelligence could lead to less iPhone usage.Cook said he believes AI can help people complete tasks that previously took longer in less time. At its annual WWDC event, Apple announced a slew of new AI features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple’s new AI update will likely help you spend less time on your device.In an interview with tech…

A mining company’s discovery of continental Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements (REEs) could upend China’s global dominance of the materials used to make a range of critical technological and military components.Rare Earths Norway announced last week that it had discovered “a truly game-changing asset that can support a secure European rare earths value chain.””Our aim is to supply 10% of European demand for magnet-related rare earth elements (NdPr) in the first phase of operations,” CEO Alf Reistad said. Newsweek. Such REEs are used in many high-tech applications, including electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, and precision-guided missile systems.Yttrium, neodymium…

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese military history buff may have made a startling discovery after picking up four books for less than a dollar at a local recycling station: classified military documents.China’s Ministry of State Security broke the story in a social media post on Thursday, praising the retired man for calling the hotline to report the incident. It identified him only as Zhang and did not say what the document contained.”Zhang thought he had ‘bought’ national military secrets and taken them back home,” the post read. “But if someone with ulterior motives had bought them, the consequences would be…

India on June 13 strongly rejected the “unwarranted” reference to Jammu and Kashmir in the latest China-Pakistan joint statement, and asserted that the union territory and Ladakh “has been, is and will continue to be” an integral part of India.The joint statement was released in Beijing on June 7 following a meeting between Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.”The June 7 joint statement between China and Pakistan made unwarranted references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. We categorically reject such references,” foreign ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said.”Our stand on this issue has been consistent and…

A day after being ruled ineligible to compete in next month’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest because he’d signed with a rival hot dog brand, Joey Chestnut will compete in the upcoming event. Chestnut, a 16-time champion, will face his old nemesis, Takeru Kobayashi, on “Unfinished Beef” on Sept. 2, which will be streamed live on Netflix. The location has yet to be decided. “Kobayashi has been my toughest rival throughout my career in competitive eating,” Chestnut said in a statement. “Competing against him has made me a better person. I know fans have been waiting a long time for…

Chris Hayashi/Unsplash From pop culture references to dance challenges, millions of people are joining the latest TikTok trends. The #rucking hashtag has been viewed millions of times and continues to be a popular way to exercise and get moving. We all know that walking, and exercise in general, is good for your health, but what is rucking? What is rucking? Why is it so popular? Where did the term come from? Here’s what you need to know about rucking. What is racking? Kamaji Ogino / Pexels Backpacking means to walk with any weight on your back. The term usually refers…

The Centers for Disease Control said it is tracking a new COVID variant called KP.3 as data shows its dominance across the United States.”CDC is tracking the SARS-CoV-2 variant KP.3. For the two weeks ending June 8, 2024, CDC projects that KP.3 will spread and become the most common SARS-CoV-2 lineage nationwide,” CDC spokesperson Rosa Norman said in a statement to USA Today. “(The agency) is working to better understand its potential public health impact.”According to government data, KP.3 accounted for 25% of COVID-19 cases in the United States during the two-week period from May 26 to June 8, making…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Italy on Thursday to attend the G7 summit on June 13 and 14. This will be his first overseas trip since assuming his position as prime minister for a record-tying third term.India has been invited as an outreach country for the summit, which will include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, France and the European Union. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has invited PM Modi to the summit, which will mark India’s 11th visit and PM Modi’s fifth consecutive visit.On the sidelines of the summit, Modi is expected to…

For some in the American commentary class, Joe Biden’s unpopularity remains a mystery. Is it the economy? Inflation? Gaza? Biden’s disastrous approval ratings make the question hard to ignore, but few seem able to answer it. As Ross Douthat fairly pointed out back in March, “there is no universal agreement or commonly concise articulation about why his presidency has been such a political failure.” I don’t have any particular insight into the causes of Biden’s unpopularity. As a socialist, I thought (and was vocal about) that he would be a bad president, and that predictions of a “FDR-like” administration were…