Mamdani and AI industry flex political power in New York, plus more to watch in Tuesday’s primaries

By JESSE BEDAYN and THOMAS BEAUMONT WASHINGTON (AP) — Two opposing factions in the artificial intelligence industry square off in a Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tests his political clout by backing fellow democratic socialists. And President Donald Trump, after two of his chosen candidates for governor […]

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Lederer on Language: Do we celebrate ‘Mother’s Day,’ or is it ‘Mothers’ Day’?

DEAR RICHARD: Shouldn’t the apostrophe in Mothers Day go after the s, as in Mothers’ Day, not before the s, as in Mother’s Day? Isn’t tomorrow a day for ALL mothers? – Michael-Leonard Creditor, Bay Park In the United States, Mother’s Day started in 1908, when Anna Jarvis, a Grafton, W.V., homemaker, organized a day to raise awareness of poor health conditions in her community, a cause she believed would be best advocated by mothers. She called it Mother’s Work Day and held a memorial to honor her own mother. In 1912, she trademarked the phrases “second Sunday in May” […]

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