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If left untreated, hearing loss can be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline in older adults. But there’s encouraging news.

The White Pine District Library’s monthly movies and children’s story hour have been put on hold until the school year begins again in the fall. The library still has the regular wonderful programs such as: Book Club meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6:45 p.m., the book for May is “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel; Fiber Friends meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Advice on Your Device is held the first Thursday of the month from 5:3...

Zoom recently made auto-generated captions available for free. Previously, the functionality required a paid account.

The Problem With Zoom Adding Free Captions After Getting Called Out Julia Métraux Photo: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) As a journalist and content writer, I often have to go on Zoom calls every day with clients and interview sources who request to use this platform. I am also hard-of-hearing, which makes following what people say on calls tiring, due to listening fatigue. Advertisement Automated captions help me do my job. It is difficult to be prepared to answer a client’s question or provide...