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House votes to extend regulatory pause on lobster fishery, delaying right whale protections
This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would push back planned protections for the North Atlantic right whale by another seven years.
AI curriculum model to pilot in Springfield school, not without teacher pushback
A pilot program of an AI teaching model will start being used at the end of September, in a single classroom at a public middle school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Some educators see it as an opportunity to address learning challenges and engage students, while others say the decision to use this AI program was made too quickly — and independently.
Major protest held in Danbury to denounce ICE arrests
More than a thousand people took to the streets in Danbury on Wednesday night to protest recent immigration arrests that have stunned the community.
Bats don’t get cancer like humans do. Vermont scientists helped uncover one possible explanation
Researchers at the University of Vermont are part of an international team that says it’s figured out how it is that bats manage to live so long and so well. They say their findings could someday help humans live longer, healthier lives too.
Ayotte opposes potential Bow data center, plans to propose statewide moratorium
The moratorium, which Ayotte said would be included in her next state budget proposal, would not take effect until July 2027 at the earliest.
Bernie Sanders says he's 'very concerned' about voting access ahead of November election
Bernie Sanders, who has been traveling the country in support of democratic socialist candidates, says he's worried about President Donald Trump's attempts to limit mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.
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