‘A smile on my kids’ faces is priceless’: Families Helping Families impact in the Midlands

Princess Jones, a single mother of five children, is preparing for Christmas with help from the Families Helping Families ...
Newser on MSN

How a Physics Joke Inspired the First Emoticon

The humble smiley face emoticon, now a staple of online communication, owes its origin to a physics joke that didn't hit ...
Two River Times

Artist’s Gourd Harvest Sows Friendships in Highlands Neighborhood

Can fences build friendships? On Portland Road, an army of bottleneck gourds hanging on a vine over a fence has woven a ...

In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon

That evening, computer scientist Howard Gayle responded with a facetious message titled “WARNING!” He claimed that an ...
The Gazette

Government is open, but the hemp industry faces a shutdown

Climbing Kites, Iowa’s first cannabis-infused sparkling water, features varying doses of THC and CBD. Thanks to a majority share purchase from Big Grove Brewery in February 2024, it will soon be ...
ndtvprofit

Pakistan's Dawn Newspaper Faces Backlash After AI Editing Blunder Appears In Print

Pakistan’s leading English daily, Dawn, is under fire after an apparent AI slip-up exposed its use of tools like ChatGPT in news editing. The controversy erupted when a business story published on ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Have you spotted a 'smiley' graffiti around Tasmania? This is who spray-paints most of them

Ever noticed the hundreds of smiley faces graffitied on buildings, the back of road signs, guardrails, power boxes, reservoirs, bridges and bus shelters around Tasmania? They appear everywhere and are ...
The Boston Globe

Speaker Johnson faces an unruly House as lawmakers return for shutdown vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session — and facing an avalanche of pent-up ...