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Like America’s 9/11, history will record that a similar event occurred on 10-7-23 during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, when 1,500 Hamas terrorists invaded Israel by land, air, and sea in a violent spree which left over 1,000 Israelis dead and another 3,000 wounded.

There’s long been a gap between the relatively small number of organs available for transplant and the long waiting lists of potential recipients. This week, the world got a little closer to a future in which pigs — yes, pigs — could narrow that gap.

Nine months ago, my brother retired. If you want to get technical, he went to lunch and never went back.

Small businesses are very different from other assets, because small businesses may have significant financial value that is not readily saleable or “liquid.”

The recently released sci-fi action movie “The Creator” has drawn mixed reviews from critics, although 76% of fans gave it a thumbs-up on Rotten Tomatoes. Since its previews, I had this film on my schedule to view due to following how artificial intelligence has been depicted in pop culture and reading current AI headlines regarding robotic advancement and mounting ethical concerns. Recent news stories have explored the projections that AI would require the same amount of energy to run as an entire nation and have warned how AI generated voices are quickly spreading untruths and bogus news on TikTok.

If you need a shoulder to cry on, don’t blubber all over mine. I’m crying on my own shoulder these days because I have an injured rotator cuff.

While it’s the moms who obviously do the heavy lifting when it comes to bringing a baby into this world, that doesn’t mean that the dads can’t experience their own euphoria when it comes to the promise of new life. As for the way they express their joy, well, that can come in a variety of ways, from the predictable and clichéd to the downright larcenous.

If you are of a certain age — say, old enough to be president of the United States in 2023 — you might remember the TV sitcom “Here Come the Brides.” (If you aren’t a certain age, you didn’t miss much.)

Joe Biden is an expert on everything and actually knows what kind of car you should be driving. And while it’s bad enough that new cars have been hard to come by and more expensive for some time, you can expect more of the same if Joe has his way. Heck, he might even destroy the auto industry while he’s at it.

We are past due for a review of basic manners and civic responsibility.