Cleaning the outside of buildings is a dirty job, and it’s also dangerous. Lucid Bots came on the scene in 2018 with its Sherpa line of drones to clean windows in tall places, and now it’s back to take on more labor-intensive tasks. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company, which was part of Y Combinator’s 2019 cohort, took on a new form as a robotics company with a thesis to build intelligent robots that are purpose-made to tackle the “dirty” jobs that people don’t want to do, Ashur said. “We started with...

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The American Red Cross is responding to the tornado which devastated a small town in northwest Oklahoma Monday night, while continuing to help people impacted by last week’s tornadoes and Texas flooding. Meanwhile, millions of people face the threat of more tornadoes today. Trained Red Cross disaster workers and partners are responding across Oklahoma. They are providing a safe place to stay, food, relief supplies, health services, and emotional and spiritual care for people in Barnsdall affected by Monday’s devastating tornado and helping people in the southeast part of the...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's controversial memoir " — in which the MAGA darling details shooting the family dog in a gravel pit — was released to the public Tuesday and immediately subjected to their reviews. Readers had mixed feelings about Noem's book, in which she notoriously describes killing her and a "nasty and mean" billy goat, as well as the claim she North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jung Un. “I remember when I met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un," according to the . "I’m sure he underestimated...

“I wanted to do it on my own, but I wasn’t really capable of it. I needed the help,” said 19-year-old Elizabeth, who aged out over a year ago after bouncing around the foster care system starting at age two. “As foster kids, in our minds, it’s like, ‘What can get worse from here? We’ve been through the most. We’ve made it through that. So, you know, we got it from here,’” she explained. Elizabeth also knows that perspective can land teens in dangerous situations. “They end up homeless, possibly...

Raise your hand if you currently can't stop thinking about Kendall Jenner's Met Gala 2024 look. (FYI: I'm currently raising both of my hands.) Her jaw-dropping, 1999 Givenchy Couture dress with the flirty butt crack cut-outs (never thought I’d write that phrase in my life) completely knocked it out of the park. But her flawless, satin-finish makeup that could literally compete with an AI beauty filter? That was something out of my dreams. It was simple yet striking. It was classic. It was elegant. And it was created with drugstore...

PREHISTORIC CATCH – A fisherman from Kentucky reeled in a monster-sized, 200-pound alligator snapping turtle in Texas; he also caught a massive alligator gar that has been submitted for a world record. Continue reading...RISE OF RHUBARB – Rhubarb explodes across rural America in May. The rare perennial plant is a vegetable that's treated more like a fruit, and its harvest is celebrated with festivals around the country. Continue reading...AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – From country music to major hit songs, how vast is your knowledge? Continue reading...GIFTS FOR MOM – As...