by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
That little beep of a metal detector can often mean nothing but trash, but every once and a while, it can lead to fame, fortune, and even “happy tears.” Laura Emanuel from southern New Jersey was on the beach enjoying the sun over Cape May when, after taking off her...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Helsinki has completed a full 12 months without a single traffic fatality. The success is being attributed to a multi-faceted approach by city and residents that involves lower speed limits, public transport improvements, and better street planning. In the 1980s, the...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Englishman James Ketchell is looking to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe on land, in the air, and at sea as he sets off in a sailboat from a harbor in Hampshire. 30,000 miles and 9 months now await Ketchell, who is undertaking the voyage alone. The...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
The idea that American health insurance companies are using AI to analyze and adjudicate claims for approval or denial sounds terrifying, but one North Carolinian is using AI to fight back. When Raleigh resident Neal Shah had a claim denied for his wife’s chemotherapy...
by magicartacivics@proton.me | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Two cities in the Netherlands are mounting tiny staircases on the sides of their canals to help cats escape if they fall in the water. Between the capital of Amsterdam and a smaller city called Amersfoort, there could be over 500 tiny staircases along the canals by...