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Though AI has dominated the conversation in business thinking in the past year, the fastest growing small businesses for 2025 mostly fall under future-proof opportunities that have little to do with AI. Despite new AI innovations for small businesses, the uncertainty around AI replacing jobs remains. Burgeoning job opportunities this year typically fall into two categories: The desire to "AI-proof" a job by reskilling the workforce, and occupations that require skilled and specialized labor...
8 ended on a high note, with the unemployment rate relatively unchanged at 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Jan. 10. Unemployment rates were higher in November than the prior year in 308 of 389 metro areas, though they dropped in 60 areas and remained unchanged in 21 areas, the BLS reported. The lion's share of job growth remained in government, social assistance, and health care, with openings in nursing, residential care facilities, and home health care leading employment...
Absolutism versus relativism is the subject of the 2025 The Great American Think Off 750-words essay contest. As the question posed for this year's contest is "Is there only one truth, or are there many truths?" Those who submit an essay are not allowed to take a middle ground and must take one side or the other. With the deadline for submitting this year's essay being on April 01st, 2025. The Great American Think-Off essay contest is an annual exhibition of civil disagreement between powerful i...
For those who like to combine an interest in history with the theater, the 2025 auditions for the delightful revolutionary war era drama, "Horn In The West", that is held annually in Boone, North Carolina have been announced. The in-person live auditions will be held on January 25th, 2025 at a location to be announced. And aspiring actors can send in their virtual auditions to horninthewesthickoryridge@gmail.com. For the virtual auditions, actors are encouraged to send a recent photo taken in a...
January 15, 2025 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL03), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said in a statement that President Trump's return contributed to the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. "President Trump's policy of peace through strength is already yielding results. Terrorists are on notice," said Chairman Rogers. President Trump agrees. "This EPIC ceasefire agreement could have only happened as a result of our Historic Victory in November, as it s...
NBC has announced that their virtual open call auditions for "The Voice" will be held on Thursday, January 233rd, 2025 and Friday, January 24th, 2025. "The Voice" is NBC's singing reality competition television series that first premiered on April 26th, 2011. Hosted by Carson Daly, "The Voice" aims to find unsigned singing talent drawn from the public with the requirement that singers be at least 13 years of age to enter. For the virtual open call auditions, singers will be granted one-minute...
The Cahaba Theatre Group's second readers theatre play for their 2025 season will feature "Booth" - The Story of the Lincoln Conspiracy which will be performed on Sunday, February 09th, 2025 at the Clubhouse on Highland at 2:30PM. The auditions for the play will be held this Saturday, January 18th, 2025 at the RentMonster located at 1121 18th Street South, Birmingham, AL from one o'clock in the afternoon until four o'clock in the afternoon. Auditionees are encouraged to bring a headshot and...
January 16, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the McCarty's Ferry Public Boat Ramp on the Tombigbee River. The boat ramp is located at the end of McCarty's Ferry Road, which intersects with Ararat Road south of Butler, Alabama, in Choctaw County. During the closure an additional launching slab was installed. Due to chronic siltation issues at the facility's existing...
January 15, 2025 - WASHINGTON – At his first hearing as a new member of the Special Committee on Aging, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) discussed issues impacting the wellness of the American people. During the discussion, Sen. Tuberville asked about spam and robocall operations attempting to steal money from American seniors. Additionally, Sen. Tuberville questioned witnesses about instilling healthy lifestyle habits in young people, as well as the importance of community and social e...
In room 126 at Denver's South High School, students in a Spanish language arts class got suggestions for improving their short essays from an artificial intelligence app called Magic School: "You could elaborate on your examples," the app advised one student. Upstairs, in AP Computer Science, a student shared the fix she made after feeding the Java code she'd written for a bookstore inventory system into the same AI app. Later that October day, students in an after-school club at Aurora West...
The majority of states, 26, saw declines in high school graduation rates following the pandemic, new research shows. In 2020, for example, 10 states had graduation rates of 90% or higher, but only five did in 2022, according to Tuesday's analysis from the Grad Partnership, a network of nonprofits working to improve student outcomes, The 74 reports. However, the report suggests that the full impact of COVID-19 school closures on graduation rates has yet to be realized. This year's seniors, for...
Monthly credit card statements are causing consumers ongoing stress and concern. After years of high inflation and rising interest rates, consumers are having trouble keeping up with their credit card bills. According to industry data compiled by BankRegData, nearly 3 in 4 consumers carry outstanding balances on their credit cards, and more than 9 in 10 live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to pay their bills. As of late 2024, credit card interest rates reached a record high of nearly 22%....
January 15, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C.- President-elect President Donald J. Trump (R) has selected former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to be his pick for Attorney General in his second term; as President of the United States. Both U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) have expressed their support for Bondi in recent days. On Wednesday, Sen. Britt attended her first Judiciary Committee hearing where she praised Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi. In the h...
January 15, 2025 - BIRMINGHAM, AL - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Alabama's 7th Congressional District. The announcement was made at a virtual ceremony Wednesday night. Rep. Sewell joined participants to celebrate the six entries submitted by talented students from across the 7th District. Anna Mrug, Meihua Qu, Saisha Sahoo, and Sophie Zou of the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham were awarded first place for their app "Co...
January 16, 2025 - NORTHPORT, AL - Canadian born actor, Ryan Reynolds, stars in Mint Mobile's "Explicitly Premium Wireless" advertisement. An advertisement that is in many ways simplistic by modern advertising standards. As it basically features Ryan Reynolds doing nothing but standing in place in front of a green background with "Mint mobile" featured behind him in white letters. However, as the title of the advertisement suggests, it is explicit. And the commercial features Ryan Reynolds using...
When "Lassie Come Home" hit theaters in 1943, the brave and loyal collie captured the hearts of viewers across America. But if "Lassie" was ever a popular name for dogs, it appears to have fallen off. Lassie doesn't even rank among the top 1,000 dog names in recent years, according to data published by the city of New York, the most populous city in the U.S. that also keeps meticulous registration records of dogs owned by its residents. As of 2022, the American Veterinary Medical Association...
The age at which a person decides to get married is less dependent on a specific time frame and has more to do with various circumstances and external influences, according to data from the Census Bureau. NYC Vital Records analyzed the 2023 Census, which shows half of women in the United States get married before turning 28. That number varies based on location: In Utah, the average marrying age is 25; in New York and Rhode Island, it increases to 30. The median age for men getting married is...
January 17, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - Nature lovers are blessed with abundant recreational and travel opportunities the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources offers in north Alabama, like Joe Wheeler State Park, Monte Sano State Park and several wildlife management areas. But the possibilities don't end there. For those who love to explore new territory, I've got a perfect place to get in a robust hike and learn a great deal about Alabama's natural history and how Alabama's...
January 16, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) and Katie Britt (R-Alabama) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) in introducing the Offshore Energy Security Act of 2025. The legislation requires the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) to hold two offshore oil and gas lease sales per year for 10 years-resulting in 20 total lease sales. The Biden administration had tried to end oil and gas leasing; but were blocked by Congress and the courts. As it was Bid...
January 17, 2025 - MONTGOMERY, AL - A coalition of female state attorneys general and senior legal officials have expressed their strong support for the nomination of Pam Bondi as the next United States Attorney General. In a letter sent today to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, and Ranking Member Dick Durbin, the officials urged the Senate to swiftly confirm Bondi's nomination. "Pam Bondi is an excellent...
January 16, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Alabama) today, during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing, questioned Scott Turner, President Donald J. Trump's (R) choice for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Sen. Britt emphasized her support for his confirmation. In the hearing, Senator Britt began by thanking HUD Secretary nominee Turner for his willingness to serve our nation and the American people. She also highlighted the important experience h...
January 17, 2025 - WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Alabama) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) introduced a concurring resolution expressing the sense of Congress that U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai's closed-door negotiation regarding Annex 14-C of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) is not legally binding unless approved by Congress. The resolution also makes clear the USTR nor any other federal agency can invoke the "joint interpretation" in any l...
January 17, 2025 - FLORENCE, AL - The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the larger of the two ramps at the McFarland Public Boat Ramp facility (McFarland West) on Pickwick Reservoir in Florence. McFarland West was closed in November 2024 to replace the facility's damaged three-lane launching slab. The access pier at McFarland North will also be replaced, which may cause a temporary closure of the...
When Carolyn Thomas suffered her first heart attack in 2008, she was in her fifties, a distance runner and as fit as can be. Yet the doctor in the ER diagnosed her with acid reflux, sent her home without treatment and told her she simply needed to rest. "I felt so embarrassed for having made a big fuss over nothing that when my symptoms later returned, there was no way I was going back to that ER for help," Thomas, a PR manager in Victoria, Canada, told Reasons to be Cheerful. Two weeks later, s...
As 2025 kicks off, Instacart is spicing things up with data-driven insights for National Hot Sauce Day on January 22. Whether adding a dash of hot sauce to your morning eggs or giving your wings an extra kick, Instacart findings reveal the essential role hot sauce plays in kitchens nationwide, enhancing flavors and adding that much-desired zing to any dish. Read on for these insights and explore what was hot in 2024. Ranking the Heat: Top Hot Sauces Per Instacart purchase data, Frank's RedHot...
