Workplace AI: The Simple Rules Everyone Must Learn
Practical tips to help you avoid the most common AI usage mistakes cybersecurity professionals see today
Author: Tom Benoit/Keene Sentinel
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Q&A with the Executive director of the NH Lottery and Gaming Commission Charlie McIntyre
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Report: NH’s caregivers need support
A new report from the AARP concludes there’s an urgent need to support the tens of thousands of New Hampshire residents who serve as caregivers to people close to them.
Support our Afghan neighbors; reject the administration’s threats
The State Department and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) have stopped processing visas for Afghans and slowed or halted issuing “green cards” to refugees, the documents granting refugees permanent resident status in the United States and the ability to seek employment.
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Small modular reactors may reshape energy field
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(Opinion) Protecting children’s mental health through collaborative care
In 2016, the New Hampshire Legislature enacted a system of care model for children’s behavioral health services, recognizing a critical gap: Children exposed to adverse childhood experiences and those with severe emotional disturbances were falling through the cracks of fragmented services.
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NH Business Finance Authority approves world’s first bitcoin-backed municipal bond
The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority (BFA) board of directors has approved a financing structure that will make New Hampshire the first state in the world to issue a municipal bond backed by bitcoin.
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New England Rural Health Association awarded $1.6m HRSA Northern Border RCORP grant
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Parkland to open standalone ER in Salem
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(Opinion) A model for community-driven economic development
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NH gets broadband money, just not as much as was originally promised
Despite some angst that the Trump Administration might vaporize the money, funds are coming to New Hampshire to expand broadband internet access throughout the state, although the amount isn’t what was originally allocated
RiverWoods Durham receives conditional approval for campus expansion
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(Opinion) After almost two centuries, it’s time to see the Y more clearly
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In reversal, Hantz Marconi to no longer hear cases as NH Supreme Court justice
New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will no longer take part in cases before the state’s highest court, telling her colleagues on the bench that she will instead focus on administrative tasks until she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in February.
Developer plans six condos on Exeter’s Main St.
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New England economy grew at 'sluggish pace'
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New firm to oversee construction of downtown project
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Pappas seeks reimbursement of ‘harmful’ tariffs on small businesses
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City showcases potential development sites during recent BIDA ‘Developers Tour’
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