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A Granny’s Run: Brazil’s New Dystopian Road

April 3, 2026

In a near‑future countryside, an elderly woman named Tereza returns home after a day’s work to find a government worker affixing metallic badges to her door. The badges, meant to honor the aged, actually strip her of individuality and earmark her for a mandatory relocation to an isolated retirement

crime

Teacher Arrested Over Alleged Abuse of Special Education Student

April 3, 2026

In a shocking turn of events, a former teacher from Williams Memorial Elementary has been taken into custody on charges related to child cruelty. The incident, which took place in late February, involved a seven‑year‑old boy who reportedly was left to remain soiled and then physically pushed into a

technology

Gemma 4 Now Runs Smoothly on NVIDIA RTX GPUs

April 3, 2026

Open‑source AI is moving from the cloud into everyday gadgets, and Google’s newest Gemma 4 model has joined this trend. By making the system work well on NVIDIA’s consumer GPUs, developers can run smart assistants and other AI tools right on their own computers instead of sending data to remote s

finance

Micron’s Memory Stock Still Looks Good, Even With Supply Worries

April 3, 2026

The idea that memory chips are at their peak has faded, and one company that felt the hit after a sharp drop is Micron Technology. The firm’s earnings report recently showed strong growth, largely thanks to demand from artificial‑intelligence workloads and a healthy order backlog. Even though Google

science

When tech fails in space: life on the Artemis mission

April 3, 2026

The Artemis II crew blasted off Wednesday for the first moon trip in half a century, but their biggest headache turned out to be Microsoft Outlook. Commander Reid Wiseman found his Surface Pro laptop running two copies of Outlook at once, and neither would open. He called Mission Control for help, a

sports

A Cross‑Atlantic Fan: 31‑Year‑Old From Wolverhampton Makes Five Trips to Pittsburgh

April 2, 2026

Katie Stewart, a 31‑year‑old teacher from Wolverhampton, England, has turned yearly travel into a passion for Pittsburgh sports. Her first trip in 2022 began when she watched the Penguins win an NHL game that sparked a new love for the team. From that moment, she has visited every season except wint

sports

Grab a Piece of Pittsburgh’s Past

April 2, 2026

Three Rivers Stadium, the old home for the Steelers and Pirates, has a new life in Washington. In 1994, when the ballpark hosted the MLB All‑Star Game, seats were installed on the first level. After the stadium was demolished 25 years ago, those seats found a new home in EQT Park. The Washington Wil

opinion

City Park Golf Course: A Baton Rouge staple worth keeping

April 2, 2026

Baton Rouge has long been known for its community spaces that bring people together, and City Park Golf Course stands out as one of them. This course isn’t just about golf—it’s where many locals learned the game, practiced their swings, or enjoyed a quick nine holes after work. But as cities grow an

science

Raccoons smartly crack puzzles, sperm struggles in space, and a lost Archimedes page reappears

April 2, 2026

Raccoons trash pandas are more than just pests rummaging through bins. Scientists at the University of British Columbia tested 20 captive raccoons with a clear box full of obstacles like latches and dials hiding a marshmallow prize. The team noticed something unexpected the raccoons didn’t just grab

science

Studying Brain Health in Latino Adults: A Big New Research Push

April 2, 2026

Scientists at two major universities just got $15. 8 million to study how Latino adults' brains change as they age. The money comes from the government’s top health research group. Two professors, one from each school, will lead the project. They want to follow about 1, 800 Latino adults for 12 year