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The report concluded AI scribes can help with administrative work but more research needs to be done to understand how they work in specific healthcare settings and how their design supports both patients and clinicians.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Some are optimizing, trying to produce the best physical performance at the gym or at work.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
There are also excellent reasons to put America’s Christian organizations at the forefront of such charitable work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Since the early 1970s, Steinem used her voice and influence to work toward legalizing safe abortions while championing survivors of rape and domestic violence and pushing for equal pay in the workplace.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Well, here's work enough for you, Doctor," Phineas says to him quite cheerfully.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Catholic Charities of California works with a network of nonprofits, including CORE, to pair households with case managers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air has an estimate of 19 million tons of oil across the quarter, which works out roughly the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Trevor Watkins, the former Bournemouth chairman who now works as a sports lawyer, told BBC 5 Live Breakfast that the Premier League almost operates within its own bubble.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"What we really need is a dedicated mechanism... which works around the clock," Saswata Sanyal with the Kathmandu-based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Led by the USGS, this coalition helps not only to monitor volcanoes around the world but also works to train local scientists and emergency responders to prepare for an eruption.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"If this plant really were shut down, you could put a big black spot on the map," Martin Lehmann, who has worked at the Zwickau facility since 2012, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
There was a similar signal in January that worked out well.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
The memo announcing her return was written by Jon Tower, a “CBS Mornings” senior producer who once worked on that program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
“If you worked in Displays, you’d be hidden away. That would be a waste of . . . your gifts.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The real-life drama seems somehow appropriate for the story of a London crime family wrought with family tensions.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
When they start shooting a movie together, they begin to understand their connection to this ancient evil, and their place in a cyclical inferno wrought by absent parents and bad weather.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
But the transformations wrought by Gaudí and his collaborators are a triumph of architectural and sculptural imagination that has no real analogue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Lauensteins, who spent years scouring architectural salvage sites for items including wrought iron, hardware, lighting and doors to decorate their home, largely stewarded the transformation, with occasional guidance from interior designers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“I’ll be curious to know what other changes the fairies wrought in you,” Grandpa said.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
“Bravo does not plan on working with Nathan in the future,” a spokesperson for the network said Thursday in a statement shared with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
City lawyers say the Mamdani administration followed the law and is working to clear up any confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Journalist and feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem, who co-founded Ms. magazine and spent her life working toward a more equitable world for women and girls, died on Wednesday in Manhattan.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
He said the government would continue working for the release of all Lebanese detainees, information about those still missing, and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I skip the part where I have to decide some poor guy’s fate and just go with the standard details: the pieces I’m working on at school and a few other random things.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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