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By David Goodhue, Miami Herald MIAMI — The pilots of the Amazon Prime plane that crashed at Miami International Airport Sunday may have been trying to go airborne again as they struggled to regain control of the Boeing 767 jet before it overshot the runway and killed five people, federal investigators said. National Transportation Safety Board investigators reviewed the jet’s flight data recorder, which showed the plane was still traveling almost 140 mph 15 seconds before crashing. T

By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology’s potential to elude human control. Jacob Coxon, who said he spent three years doing research at both Anthropic and OpenAI, said Tuesday on the social platform X that the two AI companies are more f

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of the USA said Tuesday its first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January. The blueberry muffin-flavored cookies were developed with Bark, a New York-based seller of dog treats and toys. The cookies, dubbed Patch Pals, will only be sold online. Also joining the Girl Scout cookie lineup in January are Sparkables, the organization’s first allergy-friendly cookie. The crunchy oatmeal c

By CLAIRE SAVAGE A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers, accusing the company of denying them basic accommodations and penalizing some who took breaks to pump milk or time off for hospital visits. The four plaintiffs filed a proposed nationwide class action in a Brooklyn, New York federal court Tuesday, accusing Amazon of violating the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers with 15 or more w

By CHAN HO-HIM, AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China hit back Wednesday against U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers are engaged in “aggressive, malicious” industrial-scale efforts to extract capabilities from frontier American AI systems. The FBI, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint cybersecurity advisory Tuesday that said Chinese AI developers had extracted, or “distilled,” capabilities from some of the most adv

By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — A major American aid group is promising to deliver more medicines in high-need areas around the world after receiving its largest ever donation. Americares, a nonprofit that supports thousands of health centers globally, announced a $50 million gift Wednesday from an unidentified Connecticut family. The contribution represents an unusual expansion at a time when the United States’ sudden aid cuts have hamstrung programs ranging from maternal and child health to H

By MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, Associated Press/Report for America Attorneys representing the state of New Mexico told jurors that targeted political ads, attempting to lower Democratic turnout during the 2016 election, used Facebook data sold to a political consulting firm, during opening statements in a trial over the platform’s data protections. Facebook’s attorney said the social media company investigated suspicious third-party apps following the breach and told jurors the state’s

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer. Selling well-known, stolen art is impossible to do at an auction house or through other public channels without raising eyebrows. Even under the table, the value plummets. And unlike other eye-catching artifacts such as jewels, paintings can’t be chopped up and sold for p

By JOSH JACQUOT of Edmunds Fun-to-drive coupes have been on the wane in the past few decades, which makes it worth paying attention when a new one shows up. The Honda Prelude returns after a 26-year hiatus for 2026, and it’s got some interesting elements to it. It comes standard with a frugal hybrid powertrain — which you wouldn’t necessarily associate with a performance coupe — combined with a specialized suspension and braking system to enhance the car’s handling and stopping. The new Prelude

DENVER — To the critics who wonder how it could be worth spending more than the average American’s annual mortgage payment on a year’s worth of travel baseball, Nate Brandt has the answer. Brandt has two sons who play club baseball, a 15-year-old for USA Prime Colorado and an 11-year-old for Gameday. For both his boys to play from the spring through the fall, Brandt is spending around $50,000 this year. And Brandt, who has worked with a wide variety of club programs across the nation, won’t thin

DENVER — In an increasingly commercialized youth sports landscape, Thomas Trotman is good with going into the red. Travel youth sports have created an economic gulf between families who can afford to pay thousands of dollars per activity annually, and those who cannot. Trotman witnesses firsthand the divides that exist as a director for a local basketball club, Colorado Truth, and is OK with losing money to support the players he calls “rec center superstars.” “For me, it’s all about that kid wh

DENVER — Vinny Amorosa’s rise as a budding wrestling star left his father, Joe, wrestling with his approach to youth sports. Vinny is already a multiple-time youth state champion at 10 years old, but as he’s piled up tournament wins, Joe has taken a hard look at his son’s pursuit of the sport. The family spends about $10,000 a year on Vinny’s club wrestling and the various tournaments he travels to, both in- and out-of-state. Amid that investment, Joe has battled through his own cognitive disson

By Meg James, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — The Federal Communications Commission has asked a judge to toss out ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit, arguing the Walt Disney Co. is wrongly attempting to short-circuit the agency’s review into whether ABC has violated the law. The commission, in court documents, maintains ABC’s lawsuit was premature because regulators were simply in the process of reviewing whether ABC has served the public interest in operating its eight television stations. No final

A Connecticut waterfront estate that has unobstructed views of the Mystic Seaport Museum and the Mystic River has hit the market. Located at 8 Park Place in Groton, the five bedrooom, 2.5 bathroom home stretches over 3,100 square feet and sits on 0.25 of an acre. According to its listing, the home has “unobstructed panoramic views across the river to the Mystic Seaport Museum with its iconic tall ships and lighthouse.” With its own private fixed dock, the 1890 shingle-style home has

As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected Even as job seekers fret about artificial intelligence and tech behemoths announce massive layoffs, Matt Walsh is finding it surprisingly hard to help technology companies hire certain kinds of workers. That’s what Walsh’s recruiting firm, Blue Signal, does. And in specialties including semiconductor production, “the unemployment rate is probably negative 20 percent,” the CEO of the Phoenix-based search compan

A Connecticut chef known for her big taste creations is trying something new. It’s the Big E this year and it may have the hottest dessert there – literally. Chef Ani Robaina will introduce her Mexican Habanero Hot Chocolate Creme Brûlée of chocolate, cinnamon and habaneros. Robaina, owner of the acclaimed Ani’s Table & Marketplace in Rocky Hill, said she’s made the dessert with jalapenos before, but never with the hotter habaneros. Chef Ani prepares treats to be serv

The Warren Group LLC provides real estate and transaction data from across Connecticut. This shows the latest transactions recorded and available across the state. All of the information is public information. Ansonia 132 Howard Ave, Shelomis, Cathleen and Shelomis, Gary to Candelaria, Arlene and Romo, Villarreal, 8/18, $382,000 19 Lester St, Villa, Willie and Reese, Melvin to Herrschaft, Erik, 8/17, $620,000 Ashford Howey Rd, Mozzicato, Florette D to Bounty, Thomas M and Bounty, Margaret H, 8/1

A Manhattan judge overseeing a major copyright infringement lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI received dueling summary judgment motions Friday, with news organizations including the Daily News and The New York Times calling on the court to reject a key pillar of the tech behemoths’ defense to the claim that they are pirating original reporting. In their motion, the news organizations requested that Manhattan Federal Judge Sidney Stein resolve several core issues in the complex lawsuit b

By MARTHA BELLISLE SEATTLE (AP) — A pulp mill in Washington state where 11 workers died after a chemical tank collapsed in May had a history of safety complaints, poor maintenance and discharges of toxic chemicals, records reviewed by The Associated Press show. State inspectors had planned to visit the plant to interview workers about two unrelated safety complaints the week of the tragedy, one of the deadliest U.S. workplace accidents in decades. Those plans were disrupted when the tank failed,