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As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (717+ words) Randy Brooks will never forget the day he had to break the news " live on the air " to a woman that her husband had perished in a tornado. The KIXQ country music radio host had been tapped to help with…...
1 in 3 keep using ex's streaming accounts after breakup, study shows
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (373+ words) Netflix and chill may have a whole new meaning. In a new survey, dating app Hily found that 65% of Gen Z and millennial daters who shared a streaming service with a romantic partner continued to use the accounts, even after…...
Broadband program uncertainty has lawmakers, states on watch
1+ week, 6+ day ago (960+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration has asserted for months that its "bargain" version of the federal $42.5 billion grant program to expand access to broadband internet would save taxpayers money. That made states and their representatives in Congress nervous that funds left…...
Faith and Values: Online forums can create spaces for hatefulness to fester
3+ week, 4+ day ago (587+ words) I have put a guard on my mouth. I was silent and was humbled, and I refrained even from good words (Ps 39:2-3)." Here the Prophet indicates that there are times when good words are to be left unsaid out of…...
This day in history: CB radio thefts grow 500% from previous year. Air mail gets a boost, now able to arrive in Spokane within 40 and a half hours from NYC
3+ week, 4+ day ago (267+ words) From 1976: The country was in the midst of a citizen band radio craze, and in Spokane, that meant a big increase in CB radio thefts. Police reported 23 thefts in the first two months of the year, an increase of 500% over…...
Smartphone market set for biggest-ever decline in 2026 on memory price surge, IDC says
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (331+ words) The global smartphone market is poised to suffer its biggest decline ever in 2026, sinking to a more than decade low in shipments, as surging memory chip prices drive up device costs, the International Data Corporation said on Thursday. Smartphone shipments…...
Bezos' Blue Origin to deploy thousands of satellites for new 'TeraWave' communications network
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (466+ words) WASHINGTON " Jeff Bezos" space company Blue Origin on Wednesday announced a plan to deploy 5,408 satellites in space for a communications network that will serve data centers, governments and businesses, jumping into a satellite constellation market dominated by Elon Musk"s…...
Washington lawmakers consider tax break for two data centers in Spokane County
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (775+ words) OLYMPIA " Washington lawmakers are considering a special tax exemption for the equipment for two new data centers in Spokane County. However, it's not clear who would receive the exemption, or where the projects may be built. The legislation, which was…...
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Features Front Page for Jan. 28, 2026
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