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Norway man starting small with excavating business

NORWAY — Gabe Ochs has turned his love of dirt into a side business called Superior Earthworks & Excavation. The 22-year-old from Norway works full time as an electrician for B&B Electric but decided last spring to buy an excavator. He started his LLC at the end of June. He is fully ...

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5 arrested near air base LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested five men near RAF Fairford, an air base used by the United States during its war with Iran, on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism. The Metropolitan Police, which is leading the investigation, said the men were initially detained under the Explosives Act after a report of three suspicious vehicles near the base. The arrests were made in the nearby Whelford area. Authorities set up a cordon and evacuated about 85 households. Police said the situation appeared to be contained. The base's proximity has ...

Anthropic and OpenAI sound alarms, but with motives unclear

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As tech titans warned an AI-weary world that their own advanced systems could endanger humanity, the question emerged: What do they have to gain? The answer may lie in the companies' efforts to score political goals ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and the money ...

Nor'easter causes problems from New Jersey to New England

BOSTON (AP) — Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor'easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind ...