S&P 500 ends higher, traders shift from AI
The S&P 500 ended higher Thursday, as investors concerned about artificial intelligence stocks shifted into healthcare and consumer stocks.
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US wealth boom, price shock collide
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is in the middle of a historic and costly technological revolution, with the artificial intelligence build-out driving a level of investment set to eclipse the previous telecommunications boom, as well as national projects like the construction…...
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Millions drop individual health insurance as costs rise
NEW YORK — Affordable Care Act and other individual health insurance plan enrollment fell 18% to 20.5 million members in June, according to health policy research firm KFF, marking the steepest annual decline since 2015 as Americans struggle with rising…...
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Fall bulbs
Rick Allen will lead a workshop on how to grow and propagate fall bulbs from 11 a.m. to noon Oct. 24 at Urban REAP, 1509 N. 15th St.
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Holiday baking
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will offer a hands-on holiday baking class for adults from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5 at the McLennan County Extension office, 4224 Cobbs Drive....
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Master Naturalists
The Texas Master Naturalist program will bring volunteers from across the state together Oct. 22-25 for the annual meeting at the Waco Convention Center, 100 Washington Ave....
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Walking Tales returns
The Heart of Texas Storytelling Guild will host Walking Tales from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. Fifth St.
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St. Philip fall festival
St. Philip Catholic Mission Church, 13095 Old China Spring Road, will host its annual fall festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Students should remain involved in art around campus post-CAE credit removal
By The Editorial Board Over the summer, Baylor announced they were lifting the Creative Arts Experience 12-event requirement. Creative Arts Experiences, or CAE, were a 12-credit requirement added to each degree plan. Students could earn these credits by attending things such as p...
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Repeat storytelling shows lack of creativity
By Addison Gernenz | Copy Editor I’ve been writing since I was five years old. I have dozens of notebooks in my parents’ garage, stories of knights and princesses and runaway children spilling out of the pages. I spent many nights whispering under the covers with my sister, spinn...
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Fried and true review: What we ate at Heart O’ Texas Fair
By Arden Berry | Arts & Life Editor, Caleb Garcia | Photo Editor, Taylor Zeulner | Social Media Editor It’s not every day the Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo comes to town, and it’s not every day you get to try a deep fried brownie. However, from Oct. 8-18 at the Extraco Events Cente...