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Joseph Gonzalez, a cowboy wandering around the Outlaw Oasis, a merchandise area at the rodeo, was hopeful that exposure to a new crowd would be a good thing.“Not necessarily a crisis, but the rodeo culture is kind of dying,” he said. “This rodeo is a good way to get people here — young kids, families — you don’t have to own a horse, you don’t even have to live the life, as long as you like horses, cowboys and rodeo. I mean, social media, the internet, it’s a good way for people to learn about rodeo culture.” Source link

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San Mateo County will expand its 24/7 mobile mental health crisis response service this May, offering an alternative for residents who might be hesitant to seek help due to potential police involvement in mental health situations. Residents can call the San Mateo County Crisis Line at 650-579-0350 or 988 for free help for themselves, family members or friends. Dispatchers will screen calls to determine the appropriate response, coordinating with 911 and emergency services if necessary. The service will be available to residents of all ages living anywhere in the county. The county chose to launch its outreach campaign in May…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) -We’ve all seen it before in the air, that hazy blanket hanging over the Pikes Peak Region. It can be from wildfires here in the state or from several states over. Dr. Aubrae Isenhart is a pulmonologist with UCHealth. She says some of the more mild symptoms might go more unnoticed like a runny nose, itchy eyes, or a sore throat. “Things can get more serious, too. You can have shortness of breath, bad cough, even can get dizzy, lightheaded, have headaches from time to time,” said Dr. Isenhart.She says there are some things you can…

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Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype, the pioneering Internet telecommunications and video call platform it bought nearly 14 years ago for $8.5 billion. “We will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams (free), our modern communications and collaboration hub,” already used by hundreds of millions of people at work, school and home,” Jeff Teper, president of collaborative apps and platforms at the Redmond, Washington-based software company, said on Friday in a statement. Microsoft in late 2012 scrapped its own instant-messaging tool, Messenger, after buying Skype the prior year. But in the more than decade since, services including FaceTime, Messenger and WhatsApp…

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CANNES, France — CANNES, France (AP) — Halle Berry, Jeremy Strong and Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia will be among the jury members at this year’s Cannes Film Festival deciding the Palme d’Or winner. Festival organizers on Monday unveiled the eight jury members who will join president Juliette Binoche at the 78th edition of the French film festival next month. The other jurors are Italian actor Alba Rohrwacher, Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo, Congolese director Diedo Hamadi, Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani. Many of the jurors have previous experience at Cannes. Last year, Kapadia became the first Indian…

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Canadians headed to the polls on Monday for an election widely considered the most significant in a generation, as voters will determine who is best suited to manage the economy — and U.S. President Trump.Canadians are deciding whether to continue the Liberal Party’s hold on power by picking new Prime Minister Mark Carney or transfer control to the Conservatives and their populist leader Pierre Poilievre.Mr. Trump’s threat to annex Canada and his sweeping tariffs, which undermine the country’s economy, have dominated the campaign and influenced voters’ choices. Additionally, domestic issues such as affordability, immigration, jobs and crime remain significant factors.According…

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A little over a month after a civilian jet broke the sound barrier, Boom Supersonic and NASA have released a photo of one of the aircraft’s historic test flights over the Mojave Desert.The image released Monday shows the XB-1 aircraft, which Boom Supersonic said is the “first civil supersonic jet made in America,” during its second supersonic flight on Feb. 10. The company said it partnered with NASA using a technique known as Schlieren photography to visualize what can’t be seen with the naked eye.”This image makes the invisible visible,” Boom Supersonic founder and CEO Blake Scholl said in a news release.…

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