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Cedars-Sinai is making some of its hospital rooms a little more like home for patients with the help of Amazon Alexa. The Los Angeles hospital on Monday said it’s piloting a system called Avia, which it calls “the world’s first patient-centered voice assistant platform for hospitals.” As part of the pilot, Cedars-Sinai has equipped more
MONTREAL — While pushing and shoving is often frowned upon in the schoolyard, some Quebec elementary schools are experimenting with the idea of letting their students play rough. At least two schools have announced pilot projects to set up supervised ‘rough play’ zones in the schoolyard, where students can shove, grab and wrestle in the
The Mediterranian-style fast food chain is the first known restaurant chain to be offering the benefit. Bram, Stephanie, Marina and I discuss! On November 6th, all of its employees will receive two hours of paid leave so they can get to the polls and vote. Cava cofounder Ted Xenohristos says that he sees the offer
Well? Got the nerve? 30 hours in a coffin? Theme park offers chance to try for $300! Could you stay in a coffin for 30 hours straight? Six Flags St. Louis is offering folks the chance to find out – and to win $300, other prizes and, oh, the coffin. Six people will be chosen to spend 30 hours
A woman decided she would marry herself in her dream wedding after being dumped three months before the big day. Laëtitia Nguyen, from France, had been with her fiancé for three years and the pair had spent a lot of time planning their $40,000 (£22,000) wedding. However, the 38-year-old was left heartbroken when her fiancé left her