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Jeff Parker brings pioneering experimentation, love for “the mystery in jazz” to Iowa City’s Hancher Saturday
Jeff Parker has been paving paths in jazz and rock for decades. He’s bringing his love for the “mystery of jazz” to Hancher Auditorium Saturday.
Iowa and TikTok, HIV and cancer, challenges of AI and climate change, plant-based protein benefits, and fulfilling global water demand
Today’s curated briefs explain why Iowa is suing TikTok; studies about HIV and cancer, and the benefits of plant-based protein; and a look at how artificial intelligence is affecting corporations, and the search for clean water.
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Illinois voters challenge Trump, Ebony Alerts in Alabama, Davis must pay, vegan upcharges challenged, and Perry school shooting background
Illinois group is third to challenge Trump candidacy for president: Involving five residents, the suit is the fourth filed nationwide by Other cases filed by Free Speech For People. Its cases have have been rejected in Minnesota and Michigan, and an Oregon challenge...
Iowa City rocker Nikki Lunden Trotter shares 11-year journey to recovery
Nikki Lunden Trotter, best-known for her songwriting and energetic stage performance as founder and leader singer of Natural Habits Band, gave up alcohol and drugs more than a decade after she realized she needed to. Read about her journey to recovery.
Support for Black and Hispanic teen girls, artificial intelligence and climate change, gun views among multicultural, urban teens
AI is helping to tackle climate change: Detecting ocean garbage for removal, deforestation patterns that may be harmful, and icebergs melting the fastest are ways that artificial intelligence is having a positive impact on the world, writes the World Economic Forum....
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January’s Question:
What are effective ways to communicate with election deniers about their impact on our democratic system?