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Some US cities have begun rewarding careful drivers with fewer red lights
Officials struggled for years to curb high-speed crashes along a residential corridor cutting through Albuquerque, New Mexico, but simply punishing the lead-footed drivers didn’t seem to work.
What ultimately did was rewarding the law-abiding ones with fewer red lights.
The solution, which the city credits for a dramat ... (full story)
Local
Meta reaches landmark $18 billion settlement with states in trial over teen social media addiction
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta agreed Aug. 26 to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.
The settlement resolved a pivotal case ... (full story)
Sports
Growth spurts
If you’re a youth coach or parent who has young athletes participating in sports programs there’s something very important that you need to consider when prescribing or assisting with a young athlete’s workout regime.
And that something is growth spurts.
Now the term may sound innocuous enough, just a part ... (full story)
Panthers LB Thomas Davis suffered opioid addiction that opened the door to sprawling drug case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nobody could overlook the off-the-field community work — bankrolling a college scholarship endowment, a Thanksgiving food drive, a Christmastime gift giveaway — that cast Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panthers as one of the true good guys around Charlotte and across the NFL.
But what reall ... (full story)
Dramatically low flyby by passenger jets over packed South African stadium sparks safety debate
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A pregame stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a sports stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of around 56,000 people, but also sparked a major debate over safety risks.
The flyby by two Embraer jets operated by local airline Airlink happened on Aug ... (full story)
State
How international supermarkets can break up a dinner rut without costing a fortune
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When kitchen burnout hits, figuring out what to make for dinner every day can feel like an impossible task.
Eating out or relying on convenience foods are increasingly difficult solutions for many American families, who are facing the biggest jump in grocery prices in a half century. It can also be heal ... (full story)