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Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport featured on cover of this iconic news magazine
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Shreveport is featured on the cover of Time magazine, a prestigious position reserved for the world's top newsmakers and culture influencers. Johnson's unlikely rise to speaker in 2023 and his political marriage to President Donald Trump is profiled in the cover story reported by Eric Cortellessa and Nik Popli in the Aug. 18 issue of Time with the headline: "How Mike Johnson Became Trump's Speaker." The story details how Johnson rattled off a series of wins for Trump, culminating with the passage of the president's "One Big Beautiful Bill." 'Getting the One Big Beautiful Bill across the finish line,' Vice President J.D. Vance tells TIME, 'was a defining moment of his speakership." 'We are a well-oiled machine now,' Johnson says in the Time story. 'That's a very different dynamic than what took place in the first term." The Time story also focuses on Johnson's Christianity as "a cornerstone of his life" and chronicles his boyhood in Shreveport and how the survival of his firefighter father Pat following an exposion shaped his faith as a 12-year-old. 'God kind of miraculously saved his life,' the speaker says in Time. 'Faith became a very real thing to me.' Time's story illustrates how Johnson's success as speaker exceeded initial expectations even in his own caucus. When one of his members asked if he was proud of making history following the passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill," Time's story quoted Johnson as laughing and saying, "No. I'm so tired of making history." More: Republican Speaker Mike Johnson said Democrats would impeach Trump a third time with majority Greg Hilburn covers state politics for the USA TODAY Network of Louisiana. Follow him on Twitter @GregHilburn1. This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana profiled on cover of iconic magazine
Indianapolis Star
10 hours ago
- Climate
- Indianapolis Star
When does Daylight Saving Time 2025 end? Falling back means an extra hour
Daylight Saving Time will end in just under three months. Most of the United States will "fall back" and gain an extra hour of sleep. Here's what we know from when DST start and ends to why it exists and if President Donald Trump is going to end Daylight Saving Time. Participating states turn clocks forward an hour on the second Sunday in March during the spring. Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November in the fall of each year and that's when states turn clocks back an hour. In the U.S., clocks will fall back at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. Clocks will spring forward on Sunday, March, in 2026. In an interview with Time Magazine, author Michael Downing cited his book, "Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time," to explain how Amtrak and the railroads were the main reason clocks change at 2 a.m. for DST. There were no trains leaving the station at 2 a.m. on Sundays in New York City when Daylight Saving Time was established. "Sunday morning at 2 a.m. was when they would interrupt the least amount of train travel around the country,' Downing said. As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate. According to the website, states may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law in accordance with the Uniform Time Act, as amended. Visit to see the current time in Indianapolis. Yes; Indiana observes daylight saving time. Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands also do not participate. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, which was created to make daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time, was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate in 2022, but it was not passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. There is currently no news on when it will be readdressed and signed into law. Despite the Sunshine Protection Act being unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate in 2022, there is no permanent end in sight. In December 2024, Trump said he planned to eliminate Daylight Saving Time. He needs the approval of Congress in order to achieve this, and he had been urging them to approve. Others hope that instead of eliminating Daylight Saving Time, it will be permanent. 20 states have advocated for this by passing measures in recent years in favor of year-round daylight saving time. Trump expressed support for such a notion in April 2025, calling it 'very popular,'' though he has also referred to the move as a '50-50 issue.'' Conversation in Congress about the issue is ongoing. From USAT: Trump says daylight saving time is 'popular,' but enough to be permanent? No, according to "Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning," Catherine Boeckmann wrote for "When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers." Daylight saving time began on Sunday, March 9, and ends on Nov. 2 in 2025. Chris Sims is a digital content producer for Midwest Connect Gannett. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisFSims.
Russia Today
2 days ago
- Business
- Russia Today
Lukashenko slams ‘stinky EU'
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has accused the 'stinky' European Union of deliberately obstructing Ukrainian grain exports and suggested that Minsk should take control of the transit routes to ensure deliveries reach developing countries. In an interview with Time magazine published on Friday, Lukashenko claimed the EU was blocking efforts by the US and Russia to revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative and redirect shipments through overland routes. 'They [the EU] don't want that, those stinkers,' Lukashenko said, alleging the bloc was 'afraid the grain will end up on the [Western] European market.' Lukashenko insisted that sea routes through the Black Sea remain unsafe due to naval mines near the port of Odessa and praised a proposal by US President Donald Trump to ship grain overland via Poland or Germany. However, he insisted that Belarus should oversee the process instead. 'On the contrary, it is necessary to involve Belarus in this process, so no grain is transported through the stinky EU,' he said. Lukashenko also claimed Minsk could provide 'full control' over shipments, guaranteeing that grain intended for Africa would not be diverted to Western Europe. The original grain deal, brokered in July 2022 by the UN and Türkiye, collapsed in 2023 after Moscow accused Western powers of failing to uphold their side of the agreement, particularly on Russian fertilizer and food exports. Washington and Moscow have since held discussions about reviving the agreement under new terms, including rerouting shipments through alternative corridors. In March, the EU rejected Russian demands to lift sanctions on the Russian Agricultural Bank, a key condition for Moscow's return to the deal. The Kremlin said the refusal demonstrated the bloc's unwillingness to help end the Ukraine conflict Lukashenko, who has led Belarus since 1994, has positioned himself as a mediator and transit partner in ongoing regional negotiations.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
I'm experimenting with AI in my 70s. I've had to adapt to new technologies my entire career — those who embrace change survive.
When ChatGPT was released in 2022, former attorney Orrin Onken was already a retired man. Learning to use AI tools for tasks like fact-finding has made his retirement easier. As a keen adopter of new tech, Onken said workers should embrace the changes wrought by AI. One day in the early nineties, I read a Time Magazine article about this thing called the internet. It seemed to show a lot of potential, so I bought a book about it — that's what you did back then when you wanted to learn something. Before long, I was on a dial-up connection, meeting people from across the planet on the web. I didn't work in tech. I practiced law for most of my career, but I've been an early adopter of new technology throughout my life. I retired in 2020, after 30 years of working in law, so I was comfortably out of the workforce when ChatGPT was released in 2022. At the time, some people were aghast and predicted an imminent robot uprising. Meanwhile, I was eager to start experimenting with it. I now use AI nearly every day as my assistant and advisor, but I don't have to integrate it into a workplace. Some professionals are nervous that this latest technological revolution will upend their careers, but my years in the workforce taught me that those who embrace change survive. I was never one to shy away from technological advancements When I entered the legal profession in 1982, typewriters were on the verge of being phased out, and I was part of a wave of young lawyers who, unlike the partners we worked for, knew how to use a keyboard. The advancements kept coming. Word processors became document assembly systems. Law books and law libraries became vestiges of a bygone era. At every juncture, a change would be too much for some of the older attorneys, and they'd retire. Being mid-career, I didn't have that option. I tried to embrace change faster than my competitors and reap the advantages of beating them to the punch. I once taught myself about databases and built my own. It was time-consuming but paid off handsomely in the end. By my retirement, I had automated my timekeeping, accounting, case tracking, and document creation. When creating simpler estate plans after talking with clients, I could sometimes finish the documents faster than the client could make it to the parking lot. AI tools have made my retirement easier My attraction to new workplace tech didn't go away just because I retired. When I first got ChatGPT, I played around with it like a new toy, but I didn't have much use for it. As chatbots became more common and were built into my browsers, I began using them instead of Google or Wikipedia. AI was faster and more seamless than other tools. Today, on my browser and phone, I have ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and NotebookLM. Claude, an AI assistant built by Anthropic, is my favorite. When I need to find facts to use in my debates with other retired men at the park, Claude gets them from Wikipedia for me. I was taking one of those guys to the Veterans Affairs hospital the other day, and Claude found out for me whether the hospital had WiFi for guests. Before AI, I used search engines for those things. Now I skip the lists of sponsored links and the clickbait articles behind them. Claude cites its sources, and they aren't always the greatest, but if something is mission-critical, I'll double-check what the LLM is saying. I often ask Claude questions about my health. Its conclusions about causes for my symptoms aren't always right, but given the scheduling issues, policies, and preconditions of the US healthcare system, I still find it a helpful first port of call. I know turning to the internet for medical advice comes with risks, but I find it comforting and another arrow in my quiver of managing health as an older person. Claude's availability and bedside manner appeal to me, despite the varied accuracy. Claude's always ready to chat, with no appointments necessary. The chatbot never becomes impatient, condescending, or snippy. If Claude advises me to check with my human doctors, I do it. The first thing I tell them is what Claude said. So far, their reactions have been bemused but appreciative, rather than resistant. I've seen many waves of new technology, and I'm not worried about this one Today, there are those who see AI as the beginning of the end for humanity, but among my retired buddies at the park, who've seen previous tech breakthroughs come and go, there's been a collective shrug. Some take it up. Others, set in their ways, carry on without it. Some worry their children and grandchildren will have employment opportunities taken away by AI, but most are just thankful that, being out of the workforce, it won't happen to them. There's already been much talk of AI replacing entry-level white collar jobs. I spent a career writing briefs that AI could now write as well as most recent law school graduates. It summarizes material well, but I'm not sure it's sophisticated enough to appeal to the emotions of a judge. I foresee lawyers being able to use AI tools to save time on research and writing, but I think handholding clients and appearing in court will go on as usual. I'm a little jealous of the still-practicing lawyers who get to integrate this new technology into their practices. I enjoyed those kinds of challenges when I was in their shoes, and I feel I'm missing out on the exciting ways that AI will impact the practice I spent my career in. Changes will be wrought by AI, but it won't be the first or last time that technological change has transformed our workplaces. As a retiree, AI doesn't threaten my livelihood or my lifestyle; it makes life easier. For people still on the front lines, as frightening as the changes may be, I think those who learn AI, embrace it, and integrate it into their careers will do just fine. Do you have a story to share about using AI in retirement? Contact the editor, Charissa Cheong, at ccheong@ Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
I'm experimenting with AI in my 70s. I've had to adapt to new technologies my entire career — those who embrace change survive.
One day in the early nineties, I read a Time Magazine article about this thing called the internet. It seemed to show a lot of potential, so I bought a book about it — that's what you did back then when you wanted to learn something. Before long, I was on a dial-up connection, meeting people from across the planet on the web. I didn't work in tech. I practiced law for most of my career, but I've been an early adopter of new technology throughout my life. I retired in 2020, after 30 years of working in law, so I was comfortably out of the workforce when ChatGPT was released in 2022. At the time, some people were aghast and predicted an imminent robot uprising. Meanwhile, I was eager to start experimenting with it. I now use AI nearly every day as my assistant and advisor, but I don't have to integrate it into a workplace. Some professionals are nervous that this latest technological revolution will upend their careers, but my years in the workforce taught me that those who embrace change survive. I was never one to shy away from technological advancements When I entered the legal profession in 1982, typewriters were on the verge of being phased out, and I was part of a wave of young lawyers who, unlike the partners we worked for, knew how to use a keyboard. The advancements kept coming. Word processors became document assembly systems. Law books and law libraries became vestiges of a bygone era. At every juncture, a change would be too much for some of the older attorneys, and they'd retire. Being mid-career, I didn't have that option. I tried to embrace change faster than my competitors and reap the advantages of beating them to the punch. I once taught myself about databases and built my own. It was time-consuming but paid off handsomely in the end. By my retirement, I had automated my timekeeping, accounting, case tracking, and document creation. When creating simpler estate plans after talking with clients, I could sometimes finish the documents faster than the client could make it to the parking lot. AI tools have made my retirement easier My attraction to new workplace tech didn't go away just because I retired. When I first got ChatGPT, I played around with it like a new toy, but I didn't have much use for it. As chatbots became more common and were built into my browsers, I began using them instead of Google or Wikipedia. AI was faster and more seamless than other tools. Today, on my browser and phone, I have ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and NotebookLM. Claude, an AI assistant built by Anthropic, is my favorite. When I need to find facts to use in my debates with other retired men at the park, Claude gets them from Wikipedia for me. I was taking one of those guys to the Veterans Affairs hospital the other day, and Claude found out for me whether the hospital had WiFi for guests. Before AI, I used search engines for those things. Now I skip the lists of sponsored links and the clickbait articles behind them. Claude cites its sources, and they aren't always the greatest, but if something is mission-critical, I'll double-check what the LLM is saying. I often ask Claude questions about my health. Its conclusions about causes for my symptoms aren't always right, but given the scheduling issues, policies, and preconditions of the US healthcare system, I still find it a helpful first port of call. I know turning to the internet for medical advice comes with risks, but I find it comforting and another arrow in my quiver of managing health as an older person. Claude's availability and bedside manner appeal to me, despite the varied accuracy. Claude's always ready to chat, with no appointments necessary. The chatbot never becomes impatient, condescending, or snippy. If Claude advises me to check with my human doctors, I do it. The first thing I tell them is what Claude said. So far, their reactions have been bemused but appreciative, rather than resistant. Today, there are those who see AI as the beginning of the end for humanity, but among my retired buddies at the park, who've seen previous tech breakthroughs come and go, there's been a collective shrug. Some take it up. Others, set in their ways, carry on without it. Some worry their children and grandchildren will have employment opportunities taken away by AI, but most are just thankful that, being out of the workforce, it won't happen to them. There's already been much talk of AI replacing entry-level white collar jobs. I spent a career writing briefs that AI could now write as well as most recent law school graduates. It summarizes material well, but I'm not sure it's sophisticated enough to appeal to the emotions of a judge. I foresee lawyers being able to use AI tools to save time on research and writing, but I think handholding clients and appearing in court will go on as usual. I'm a little jealous of the still-practicing lawyers who get to integrate this new technology into their practices. I enjoyed those kinds of challenges when I was in their shoes, and I feel I'm missing out on the exciting ways that AI will impact the practice I spent my career in. Changes will be wrought by AI, but it won't be the first or last time that technological change has transformed our workplaces. As a retiree, AI doesn't threaten my livelihood or my lifestyle; it makes life easier. For people still on the front lines, as frightening as the changes may be, I think those who learn AI, embrace it, and integrate it into their careers will do just fine.
