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By Associated Press From Asteroids to Guitar Hero, World Video Game Hall of Fame finalists draw from four decades ROCHESTER, N.Y. | The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame this year draw from four decades of gaming, from Atari Asteroids, played on coin-fed consoles in arcades, to Guitar Hero, for living-room

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Celebrate pi and pie all in one day

By Metro Creative Math-lovers rejoice each March because they get to celebrate a particular irrational number and mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Known more casually as pi, this infinite decimal is typically shortened to 3.14. What does pi have to do with cooking, one may ask? Typically

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Rise of dementia under age of 65

By Metro Creative Instances of early-onset dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in individuals under the age of 65 are on the rise. According to the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Health IndexSM, roughly 131,000 commercially insured Americans between the ages of 30 and 64 were diagnosed with early-onset dementia or Alzheimer’s disease in 2017. That marks

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Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream

By Associated Press NEW YORK — It’s been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event actually took place: “Pics, or it didn’t happen.” But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is

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Sports briefs

By NewsPress Now Saints and ex-Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay agree on one-year deal NEW ORLEANS | The New Orleans Saints and former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay have agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $5 million, a personal familiar with the matter said Tuesday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press

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Judge dismisses some charges against Trump in the Georgia 2020 election interference case

By Associated Press ATLANTA— The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case on Wednesday dismissed some of the charges against former President Donald Trump and others, but the rest of the sweeping racketeering indictment remains intact. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee quashed six counts in the indictment, including three against Trump, the

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Wall Street drifts to a mixed close

By Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday, as a lull carried through financial markets worldwide. The S&P 500 slipped 9.96 points, or 0.2%, from its all-time high set a day before to 5,165.31. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37.83, or 0.1%, to 39,043.32 and pulled within 90

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Business news in brief

By The Associated Press Trader Joe’s that went viral on TikTok now reselling for hundreds NEW YORK | Trader Joe’s mini canvas tote is the latest item to cause a stir on social media, so much so that resellers are taking advantage of the hype. The mini totes are offered in four colors — blue,

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Around the World briefs

By Associated Press Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in last month GOMA, Congo | Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Far from the nation’s capital, Kinshasa, eastern

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Judge nixes some of Georgia’s charges against Trump and his allies − but that won’t necessarily derail the case

By Anthony Michael Kreis Georgia State University The Conversation via AP A Fulton County judge has tossed out six of the 41 state charges against Donald Trump and his allies in Georgia’s expansive election interference case against the former president and others. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee issued a ruling on March 13,

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Chris Wallace looks back at Nixon-Kennedy election in the book ‘Countdown 1960

By Associated Press NEW YORK — Longtime newsman Chris Wallace isn’t only thinking about this year’s presidential election. The CNN anchor has written a book on the race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, narrowly won by Kennedy, that featured the first televised presidential debates. Dutton announced Wednesday that “Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story

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