Meet Ameya Kharade, the 17-year-old Nashua student whose $1,800 brain-reading system aims to turn brain activity into speech at implant-like speeds without surgery

Meet Ameya Kharade, the 17-year-old Nashua student whose $1,800 brain-reading system aims to turn brain activity into speech at implant-like speeds without surgery

According to Barron Prize Winners website data, Ameya’s work is rooted in his close family member’s loss of speech following a stroke when Ameya was seven For someone who can speak, putting a thought into words is almost effortless. For millions of people living with conditions such as ALS, severe stroke or paralysis, that simple…

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Saudi Arabia records 22.5% rise in Umrah arrivals as over 1.27 million pilgrims visit kingdom

Saudi Arabia records 22.5% rise in Umrah arrivals as over 1.27 million pilgrims visit kingdom | World News

Saudi Arabia records 22.5% rise in Umrah arrivals this season/Image: ANI Saudi Arabia has reported a sharp increase in Umrah arrivals at the start of the new season, with the number of pilgrims entering the Kingdom on Umrah visas rising by 22.5% compared with the previous year.The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah and the Pilgrim…

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68-year-old Sheila Consaul bought Ohio’s abandoned Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse for $71,010 in 2011, then spent 15 years and over $300,000 restoring it as an off-grid home

68-year-old Sheila Consaul bought Ohio’s abandoned Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse for $71,010 in 2011, then spent 15 years and over $300,000 restoring it as an off-grid home

Sheila Consaul transformed Ohio’s abandoned Fairport Harbor West Lighthouse into a unique off-grid summer home. At 68, Sheila Consaul owns one of America’s most unusual homes, a century-old lighthouse standing in Lake Erie. During a conversation with Tiny House Giant Journey, she opened up about how she went from building a career in Washington, DC,…

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Former Indiana football star Sampson James spent 8 months homeless; then a grad student noticed his backpack in Austin, raised $17,000, and helped him get an apartment

Former Indiana football star Sampson James spent 8 months homeless; then a grad student noticed his backpack in Austin, raised $17,000, and helped him get an apartment

Sometimes, the smallest things lead to the biggest changes.In Sampson James’ case, it was a backpack.The former Indiana football star had been homeless for eight months. He lived on the streets of Austin and had little reason to be hopeful.Then, one afternoon, Jasper Steinmetz, a recent Indiana University graduate, walked past him and stopped. The…

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A Florida woman spent 18 months turning a simple idea into a permanent Rainbow Bridge pet memorial; the community-built space in Fort Myers is now opening for families to leave collars and tags

Rainbow Bridge: A Florida woman spent 18 months turning a simple idea into a permanent Rainbow Bridge pet memorial; the community-built space in Fort Myers is now opening for families to leave collars and tags

Bolen, a lifelong dog lover, had been working on the project for more than a year before it became a reality (Photo: Wgcu news) Florida resident Gabrielle Bolen has opened a permanent Rainbow Bridge Pet Memorial at the Alliance for the Arts in Fort Myers, giving families a place to remember pets they have lost,…

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Indian-origin former Optum director sentenced to 3 years in prison over $950,000 fraud scheme

Indian-origin former Optum director sentenced to 3 years in prison over $950,000 fraud scheme | World News

Karan Gupta former Optum director jailed to 3 years in prison over $950,000 fraud scheme/Image: Getty Images An Indian-origin former director at healthcare company Optum has been sentenced to three years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded the company of more than $950,000.Karan Gupta, 48, based in California, was sentenced on…

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Dating to 1898, Nipomo's oldest church served the California town for over a century; 128 years later, its owners donated it to become a museum, event venue and visitor center

Dating to 1898, Nipomo’s oldest church served the California town for over a century; 128 years later, its owners donated it to become a museum, event venue and visitor center

Part of the church will be used as a historical museum, while the church and its side yard will also serve as a venue for different events. Dating back to 1898, Nipomo’s oldest church has been part of the California town’s community life for more than a century. Now, 128 years after it first opened,…

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Why Angel Delgadillo became the face of Route 66's revival

A new highway nearly killed his town. This 98-year-old ‘Angel of Route 66’ helped bring America’s most famous highway back to life | World News

Long before Route 66 became a nostalgic symbol of American road trips, it was a vital highway connecting small towns across the United States. But when Interstate 40 bypassed many of these communities in the 1980s, businesses closed, tourists disappeared and towns like Seligman, Arizona, faced an uncertain future. One local barber, however, refused to…

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