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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Artificial intelligence tools for education continue to grow, according to a new study by One Click Human , a web-based platform designed to make AI-generated text sound natural and human-written.
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(The Center Square) - A coalition of 18 attorneys general called on the nonprofit group As You Sow to end activities that may violate antitrust and consumer protection laws.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Under the Biden administration, the greatest number of illegal border crossers at the U.S.-Canada border were reported in U.S. history, breaking records nearly every month for four years, The Center Square first reported.
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(The Center Square) – Americans can now wager on sports results through Fanatics Predicts in 24 states that have not allowed legal sports wagering including California, Texas, Georgia, Washington and more.
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(The Center Square) – U.S. oil production rose by 44,000 barrels per day to a record 13.84 million barrels per day in September, driven by a sharp increase in New Mexico and Alaska.The 0.3% rise represented the fourth consecutive month of record output, Energy Information Administration data shows. Production also showed growth in Oklahoma but remained flat in Texas and other key producing states, as oil prices remain low. The price Wednesday of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate crude oil was at $59.46, down 12.3% from $67.79 a barrel at the beginning of 2025.U.S. crude oil output is up by 407,000 barrels, or 3.0%, since the beginning of the year, driven by technological advancements and efforts by the Trump administration to immediately increase domestic energy production. The U.S. has been the world’s top crude oil producer since 2018.The average price of a gallon of regular grade gasoline on Monday was $3, about 5 cents lower than a year ago, according to AAA.Onshore oil productionIn New Mexico, the second-ranked oil producing state behind Texas, output in September reached 2.351 million barrels per day, representing 17.5% of all U.S. production in the month.New Mexico oil pro
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