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A special edition of KPBS Roundtable discusses the impact of COVID-19 on local arts, from the cancellation of big events to the pandemic's influence on artistic expression.

Not all educators are shying away from artificial intelligence in the classroom.

'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy

An associate professor at the prestigious Wharton School is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT, they are required to.

A new report from the U.S. Secret Service analyzes 173 mass attacks that took place in the country from 2016-2020. It comes just days after two shootings in California – in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay – killed 18 people. Shown here is a mourner at a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif.

Nearly all U.S. mass attackers were male and faced major life stressor, report finds

The report — a first-of-its-kind for the agency — examines everything from when in the year the attacks took place to behavioral changes exhibited in the attackers.

Austin Acocella, co-owner of Acocella Landscaping in Westchester County, N.Y., is holding onto his gas-powered mowers. He says electric ride-ons are too expensive for him to switch right now.

Professional landscapers are reluctant to plug into electric mowers due to cost

A heavy duty commercial electric mower with long-lasting batteries can cost nearly $30,000, more than three times what a comparable gas-powered machine sells for.

An employee examines a vanadium flow battery stack in the Battery Reliability Test Laboratory at PNNL.

Congress tightens U.S. manufacturing rules after battery technology ends up in China

The Department of Energy allowed a taxpayer-funded breakthrough in batteries to transfer overseas with little oversight

Facebook bets its future on the metaverse

Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta, banking on the metaverse becoming a significant part of our lives. Not everyone is happy with the company making a mark in a space that has existed for years.

A member of Pat Jasan, a grassroots organization motivated by their faith to root out the destructive influence of drugs, holds poppies as his group slashes and uproots them from a hillside, in Lung Zar village, northern Kachin State, Myanmar on Feb. 3, 2016.

Opium is surging in Myanmar, a top heroin producer, since its military took over

The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.

A poster displays a Russian soldier with a slogan reading "Glory to the Heroes of Russia."

How a former caterer created the mercenary army fighting Putin's war in Ukraine

Guardian journalist Shaun Walker talks about Yevgeny Prigozhin, the tough-talking convict-turned-businessman who recruits soldiers from Russian prisons to fight in Ukraine.

Obscure Sheriff’s Review Board Gets New Scrutiny In Court

A little-known internal board that reviews use-of-force incidents at the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department – and claims that its dealings are shielded by attorney-client privilege – are being challenged in a federal lawsuit.

Visitors pose for photos outside the Disney Resort theme park in Shanghai in June.

Shanghai Disney Resort will close indefinitely starting on Halloween due to COVID-19

Shanghai Disney Resort, which includes Shanghai Disneyland, shopping and dining facilities, will be closed indefinitely starting on Halloween due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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