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ST PAUL — All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives are up for reelection this year. Many of those races are already decided and will likely be won by incumbents or the party with influence in the region. But the elections in the three states could be indicators of the state’s future political trends, especially in northeastern and southeastern Minnesota. Both regions are already in transition, and this election could mark the end or the beginning of a battle over which party will control these regions. While the rest of southeastern Minnesota still appears to be dominated by…

CNN — Apple faces numerous challenges as it prepares to launch perhaps its most important event in years. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts on Monday, the company is widely expected to announce a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and unveil its first set of generative AI tools that will be included in its product suite. Mobile Operating Systems. A big push into AI could help drive iPhone sales and services growth in the coming years, because users currently: Slow device upgrade times and an uncertain economic environment have weighed heavily on consumers, particularly in China. The company also…

David Ulloa Jr. | Cronkite News GLENDALE — Amid the low hum of clippers and the click-clack of scissors cutting hair, a group of seniors sit at a rectangular table at the Glendale Community Center. As a staff member calls out the names of the icons on playing cards in broken but good-natured Spanish, they place beans on their loteria cards, a traditional Mexican game similar to bingo. As soon as one customer finishes his haircut, he jumps out of his salon chair and joins the others in filling up their cards and yelling “Loteria!” to see if he can…

CNN — Apple faces numerous challenges as it prepares to launch perhaps its most important event in years. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which starts on Monday, the company is widely expected to announce a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and unveil its first set of generative AI tools that will be included in its product suite. Mobile Operating Systems. A big push into AI could help drive iPhone sales and services growth in the coming years, because users currently: Slow device upgrade times and an uncertain economic environment have weighed heavily on consumers, particularly in China. The company also…

(NEXSTAR) – “Cybersigilism” has emerged as a new tattoo trend that has critics of the style deeply confused. “I think cybersigism is sometimes looked down upon. [and] “Cybersigilism is misunderstood, especially by older generations of tattoo artists,” Chris Hernandez, a Seattle-based tattoo artist who specializes in cybersigilism, told Nexstar. What Percentage of Americans Have Tattoos? Survey May Have the Answer Cybersigilism isn’t exactly new, but it’s skyrocketed in popularity thanks to platforms like TikTok and Instagram. The style itself is characterized by thin lines (usually black) that converge or sprout to form sharp, almost organic, alien-like designs, sometimes mixed with…

Michelle Carpenter, owner of Aloha Complex Care, won the $20,000 first place prize in the Maui Economic Opportunity Business Development Center’s Core for Best Business Plan Competition. Photo courtesy of MEOKAHULUI – Michelle Carpenter, owner of a concierge health care business serving clients and families in need of care, wrote the best business plan in Maui Economic Opportunity’s third annual Core for Best Business Plan Competition, winning a $20,000 grant. Carpenter’s business plan for Aloha Complex Care LLC was one of eight that won grants ranging from $20,000 to $5,000 in a competition run by MEO’s Business Development Center and…

From Durban to Dubai, Mirpur to Melbourne, the legendary rivalry between India and Pakistan has played out across different continents over the past eight T20 World Cups. On Sunday, this fiery showdown will get an exciting new chapter in a most unexpected place: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, in a corner of Long Island, an hour’s drive from the hustle and bustle of New York. India’s Rohit Sharma watches the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 (Getty Images via AFP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The unorthodox location of New York and the high ticket prices…

In the recent Odisha state assembly elections, the Indian National Congress came in a distant third but made history by being the first party to field a Muslim woman as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the state. Sofia Firdous (x/@sofiafirdous1) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} In her electoral debut, Sofia Firdous of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was elected to the state assembly from the Barabati-Cuttack constituency, narrowly defeating Purna Chandra Mahapatra of the Bharatiya Janata Party. A difference of 8,001 votesAccording to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Firdous secured 53,339 votes while Mahapatra got 45,338 votes.Who…

Olympic gold medalists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke used their platform to create the charity Live … [+] Ocean which invests in marine science and ocean protection. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)Getty Images World Ocean Day is celebrated every year on June 8th and has been since it was introduced in Rio de Janeiro at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in 1992. The day serves to remind people of the central role oceans play in sustaining life on Earth while fostering support for their protection. As global temperatures continue to rise, protecting oceans has never been so…

China accused the United States of undermining nuclear disarmament and said it should “reflect on its actions” on nuclear non-proliferation.The criticism from the Chinese Embassy in Washington was in response to comments by a senior White House aide that the United States may have to deploy more strategic nuclear weapons in the future to deter threats from Russia, China and other adversaries.Pranay Badi, an arms control official on the National Security Council, told the Arms Control Association on Friday that the United States could reach a point in the next few years where it “will need to ramp up from…