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Ryan named to bipartisan AI commission

Tim Ryan, who represented the Mahoning Valley in the U.S. House for 20 years, was among 20 people named to the Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce. Created by the American Enterprise Institute and the Urban Institute, the commission plans to assess how artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs, skills, benefits and earnings. It also seeks to develop practical policy options to help workers, employers and governments adapt. The committee is co-chaired by Republican Paul Ryan, a former speaker of the U.S. House, and Democrat Gina Raimondo, a former U.S. secretary ...

US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans commemorated the 25th anniversary of 9/11 on Friday, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. The milestone anniversary brought memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, ...

Wellsville remembers one of their own lost in 9/11 attacks

WELLSVILLE — In a memorial service held at Springhill Cemetery on Friday night, Wellsville remembered one of their own. Family and friends remembered Cathy Salter, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, while preparing to evacuate from the 98th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade where she ...

Houthis seize an island, opening a new front in the Iran war, as Saudi Arabia shuts down a pipeline

CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening oil exports from Saudi Arabia, which shut down a major pipeline after it was attacked. The Houthis made their biggest territorial gains in years along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s key shipping lanes. The advance could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States. Saudi Arabia said it had shut down the pipeline ...

Kent State remembers 9/11 by honoring local first responders

EAST LIVERPOOL — Kent State University-East Liverpool campus remembers Sept. 11, 2001, “a day that changed the world, 25 years later with a reminder to remember, and honoring local first responders for their service to community. The Never Forget Community Remembrance event was held at ...

Dispatch remains hot topic between Wellsville Fire Department and village council

WELLSVILLE — Fire Chief Barry Podwel’s request to transfer dispatch services for Wellsville Fire Department (WFD), which also dispatches for Wellsville Police Department, continues to remain a hot topic between the chief and village council, which has tabled or denied his request multiple times for nearly a year. The matter was the center of a debate during the Sept. 1 meeting of the Wellsville Village Council when Podwel during his report to council said he still wants to turn dispatch over to the county and Council President Keith Thorn responded saying he does not see how that ...