Spotify to label AI artist personas

Spotify will allow artists to identify themselves as AI personas; if creators don't disclose, Spotify will review and label profiles itself.

Published Aug 18, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Spotify will give artists the option to disclose when they are an AI persona. If an artist does not self-report, Spotify says it will review profiles and apply labels indicating AI involvement.

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English newlyweds, pilot killed in Greece helicopter crash

An English couple on their honeymoon and their pilot died Monday when their helicopter crashed in Greece. Officials reported the pilot was an army veteran.

Published Aug 18, 2026, 6:46 AM EDT

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Kaia Gerber reveals childhood exorcism: 'I was told I was possessed'

Kaia Gerber is opening up about a bizarre childhood experience for the first time. The American Horror Story alum says she was told she was possessed and revealed...

Published Aug 18, 2026, 6:35 AM EDT

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Free job fair to bring 25+ eastern Pa. employers to Nesquehoning on Aug. 20

The Carbon Chamber & Economic Development Corporation and PA CareerLink Carbon County will host a free job fair Thursday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at...

Published Aug 18, 2026, 6:30 AM EDT

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Longtime mall staple quietly shutters 28 stores nationwide

A longtime mall staple quietly closed 28 stores nationwide over the past year, with roughly two dozen closures occurring through the first half of its fiscal year. Earlier...

Published Aug 18, 2026, 6:22 AM EDT

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Buffalo Wild Wings rolls out Y2K throwback menu

Buffalo Wild Wings has launched a limited-time throwback menu that revives early-2000s favorites. The menu brings back appetizers, beef sliders and the legendary Buffalo Zoo Cocktail from Y2K.

Published Aug 18, 2026, 6:04 AM EDT

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Study: Rural volunteer projects may ease partisan hostility

A new study of Community Works, a program of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative, finds that rural counties with program chapters experienced smaller increases in hostility toward people...