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As Wilmington grows, here's how to coexist with your wild neighbors
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1067+ words) Californians might be used to living in cougar country, but what about sharing a pond with alligators? And folks from New England know they need to share the road with moose, but what about sharing the water with manatees? As…...
AI conference in Palm Springs comes amid data center backlash
11+ hour, 44+ min ago (50+ words) A conference on artificial intelligence in Palm Springs comes as the Coachella Valley is experiencing whiplash from the newest technology. AI conference in Palm Springs comes amid data center backlash A conference on artificial intelligence in Palm Springs comes as…...
Winners of 2026 Cape Coral Burrowing Owls photo contest announced
2+ week, 3+ day ago (160+ words) According to the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife there were 100 submissions representing 13 states in this year's competition. - Winners were selected in both youth and adult categories, with awards presented on May 30 in Cape Coral. There were 100 submissions representing 13 states. This…...
Dead endangered whale discovered on bow of cruise ship in Alaska dock
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (756+ words) A cruise ship arrived at a dock in Seward, Alaska, with a dead endangered fin whale "on top of the ship's bulbous bow," the National Marine Fisheries Service said June 21. The ship reached the port on June 19 with a 61-foot…...
Wildfire in Utah prompts evacuation order for hundreds of people
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (675+ words) A fast-growing wildfire in west-central Utah forced evacuations in a small town southwest of Salt Lake City, as state and local officials warned of dangerous fire conditions fueled by dry weather, gusty winds and low humidity. By around 11 a. m. local time…...
Potential tropical storm could bring 'fringe' impacts to Tallahassee
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (703+ words) A weather disturbance forecast to potentially become Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, could bring badly needed rain to parched Tallahassee. The National Hurricane Center in Miami, which began issuing advisories on Potential Tropical…...
What to know about the 2026 summer solstice in Mississippi
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (471+ words) Did summer 2026 sneak up on you, or is it flying by? Kids started school break weeks ago. Mississippi weather has already been hot and steamy, with feels-like temperatures exceeding 105 F in some places. The season officially starts this weekend, with…...
Seedance 2. 5 Released: Next-Level Multi-Shot AI Video Generation with Enhanced Consistency
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (386+ words) What Is Seedance 2. 5? Seedance 2. 5 is the newest iteration of the Seedance AI video platform, built on Byte Dance's multi-shot diffusion technology. It specializes in generating longer, story-driven multi-shot videos with native audio and exceptional cross-shot consistency. While Seedance 2. 0 established a…...
Storms dumped over 29 inches of rain in Louisiana. Is more on the way?
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (308+ words) The wild weather that dumped a foot of rain or more in parts of Louisiana and Mississippi on June 18 and 19 is forecast to calm by Father's Day, but rainfall and potential flooding are expected across parts of the Central U. S. into…...
Chat Spark Introduces AI Operator, an Agentic Operations Layer for Customer Service Teams
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (352+ words) SAN DIEGO, CA " June 18, 2026 " Chat Spark, the AI-native customer service platform, today announced the launch of AI Operator, a new agentic operations layer that enables customer service teams to manage and optimize support operations through natural language conversations. AI Operator…...