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NIGHT MARKET: The Struthers Farmers Market will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Struthers. The market will include food items, plants and cut flowers, artisan crafts and handmade goods. Local nonprofit and community organizations are also welcome to apply to have a table at the market for sharing resources and information. Limited spots are available.. The Struthers Farmers Market vendor application is available at Struthers City Hall. Email mayorssecretary@cityofstruthers.com to have an application emailed. CLOSET CLEANOUT: The Center McDonald, 114 W. Marshall Road, is ...

Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists’ livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday. The crackdown comes as a variation of Madonna’s pop hit “Like a Prayer” created by an Australian producer using AI-generated vocals and drums has spent 16 weeks in the Australian top 20, stoking debate about generative AI’s place in music. It peaked at number two on the Australian Record Industry Association’s top 20 ...

Judge blocks Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration

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COLUMBUS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked enforcement of an Ohio requirement that voters show proof of citizenship when registering to vote at a motor vehicle bureau, a rule that took effect for the first time this year. Secretary of State Frank LaRose, a Republican, said he would immediately appeal. In a lawsuit brought on behalf of the Ohio Alliance of Retired Americans and the progressive group Red Wine & Blue by the Democrat-aligned Elias Law Group, U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. in Cleveland ruled that the requirement appears to conflict with ...

Man sentenced in fatal hit-and-run in Youngstown

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YOUNGSTOWN — A Boardman man will spend close to five years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed a Youngstown man on the South Side in September 2025. The Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office announced the decision by Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony ...

Falling oil prices help calm stock, bond markets

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 160 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. Some of the strongest action was in the oil market, where the price for a barrel of Brent crude fell 3.6% to $87.27 for a second decline following 13 gains in 14 days. The drop came even though tensions between the United States and Iran seemed to ratchet higher after the Trump ...