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The menorah lighting event on the Commons in Calabasas featured fireworks, live performances and the annual light of the menorah. The celebration on Tuesday began with Hanukkah music and volunteers ...

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In a blog post, the nonprofit says it has “significant reservations” about systems that require AI companies to pay to train on their content, stating that they “could become new concentrations of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Ocmulgee Mounds, a site in central Georgia with 12,000 years of Indigenous history, may be on the verge of becoming the newest U.S. national park. This is the flagship designation ...

A 17-year-old boy was killed after a high-powered, illegal firework exploded in a backyard — rocking a neighborhood with a blast so powerful residents thought it was a bomb. The explosive detonated ...

The University of Illinois Springfield will celebrate Homecoming Sept. 14-20. The theme is “Written in the Stars,” according to a community announcement. Homecoming has been a tradition at UIS since ...

An Orange County homeowner was fined $300,000 for allegedly setting off illegal fireworks – a citation that one city hopes will deter the public from using the devices. The city of Stanton issued 18 ...

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A 13-year-old boy was holding a lit firework when it launched and collided with his chest, killing him on July 4, the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office said. Witnesses identified the child as Michael ...