To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
With the advancement of technology, there is now a transcribing tool on hand, but Warner says, human transcribing is not only faster, but 99% accurate.
The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.
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Ron Cowen,
Scientific American,
3 June 2026
Michiganders are facing an affordability crisis, and our utility companies are recording record profits.
Instead, many Airbnb hosts are reporting open nights at their rentals, and hotels are far from full on the dates in June and July.
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Irene Wright,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Members of the Meriden Police Department‘s Crime Suppression Unit executed a search and seizure warrant at a residence on Willow Street on May 11 in response to numerous complaints reporting that a man was selling narcotics from the residence, according to police.
Its release of Kaizen, the documentary by French YouTube creator Inoxtag chronicling his Mount Everest ascent, sold 370,000 tickets across 1,000 screenings in a single day.
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Tyler Chou,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Starting at noon, Little White School Museum Director Roger Matile will guide attendees through the county’s history, chronicling the changes in the area since the mid-19th century, according to museum officials.
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Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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