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Court found juvenile used force to commit rape at youth home

The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld a rape adjudication of a teen in a youth home for pressuring another teen into having intercourse and restraining him during the act.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court rejected the boy’s argument that he did not use physical force to compel his housemate to have sex, but only verba ... (full story)


Awards announced for court improvements to assist children and families

Funding and technical assistance have been awarded to enhance Ohio court operations for children and families and to improve outcomes for youth. The grants, totaling $912,400, and the technical support were announced by the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Children and Families Section in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Child ... (full story)


US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems

US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systems

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said May 1 that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.
Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and Spac ... (full story)


Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings

Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new disease outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U.S. children.
More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been introduced in statehouses across the nation, T ... (full story)


Here's how to grow your own food with less water, even in a drought

DENVER (AP) — A few raindrops fell as Heather Grady gingerly transplanted beet seedlings into the earth, but the sky refused to release enough moisture to ease her worries about a dry winter that's left reservoirs low.
With most of Colorado in drought, Grady and her husband Terrance began discussing how they could conserve ... (full story)