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A.I. Stocks Lead Wall Street Higher, Even As Brent Oil Tops $91

NEW YORK (AP) — More gains for makers of computer chips and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom carried Wall Street higher Tuesday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 385 points, or 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.3%. AI stocks once again were at the center of the action, and they rose for a second straight day after tumbling the week before. After rocketing higher because of the boom in investment in AI chips and data centers, they've come under pressure in recent weeks on worries that they shot too high. Concerns are also ...

1976 OVAC Participants Welcomed Back To All-Star Week

Photo by Ray Gaughenbaugh. Pictured are players, queens and coaches from the 1976 OVAC All-Star game, who held a 50th reunion at this year's game last Saturday. They are, from left, Jeff Cecil (John Marshall), Rick Ebbert (Bishop Donahue), Mark Coleman (Wheeling Central), Mark Feldmeier ...

Dragons’ Hartley Signs With Kansas City Royals

Photo Provided The Kansas City Royals Director of Amateur Scouting, Brian Bridges, left, and Cameron Dragons alum Lance Hartley, right, pictured as Hartley puts pen to paper Monday and signs with the Royals organization. Hartley, who pitched last season at the College of Central Florida, ...

Nothing But The Truth

The spread of misinformation (inaccurate information spread by mistake) and disinformation (false information spread deliberately) is nothing new in the history of humanity, but it sure seems like it's been getting worse lately. While my colleagues in local news media work to confirm information for stories that you may not see until later the same day or the next day, bad information is spread within seconds on social media platforms, such as Facebook and TikTok. For example, some on TikTok were accusing Gov. Patrick Morrisey of being absent and criticizing Parkersburg Mayor Tom ...