It was the late 1990s, and Kate DiCamillo was discouraged about ever having a writing career. Working as a “book picker” fulfilling orders at the Bookmen distribution company in Minneapolis, she had accumulated more than 450 rejections for her short … Continued
It’s time once again this year for the Perseid meteor shower, and most years, it’s a marquee stargazing event, but not this year. You can blame it on the moon, which will be washing out most of the “shooting stars” … Continued
“America’s AI Action Plan,” unveiled by the White House on July 23, aims to accelerate the innovation of artificial intelligence by dismantling regulations and privatizing infrastructure. What the plan does is conflate innovation with deregulation and frame AI as a … Continued
The Flame night club in downtown St. Paul lived up to its name in August 1950. A fire that started inside the club, which was housed on the ground floor of the Hotel Jewell on Fifth Street, ripped through the … Continued
There are about 160,000 gas stations in the United States, the vast majority of them built and run through the private sector to maximize efficiency and convenience for motorists. And then there’s the EV charging network overseen by federal bureaucrats … Continued