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Communities in Action: Alex Zygmunt, President of Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix

Communities in Action: Alex Zygmunt, President of Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix

The Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix has adopted the tagline “Humans. Helping. Humans” – and they live up to it. Whether gathering in their brick-and-mortar humanist community center or venturing into the broader Phoenix community, their team shares a belief that humanism is something you do, not just something you believe. For our April edition of Community in Action, president Alex Zygmunt shares more about HSGP’s local programs and future goals.  When did you first become involved with your chapter, and what motivated you to join?  My name is Alex Zygmunt – I’m the president of the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix. I started here in 2015, just volunteering, and then went from there. Before my now-wife and I moved out here, I’d served on boards in South Carolina. We moved here for her to finish school at ASU. One of the things that was important to me was a sense of community. Before we moved, I decided to look up what humanist chapters were available – I stalked their Facebook page and Meetup page …

Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis

Zoox starts mapping Dallas and Phoenix for its robotaxis

Zoox is now mapping the streets of Dallas, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, as a precursor to testing its autonomous vehicles in the two Sun Belt cities. The company said on Monday that it had sent a small number of its Toyota Highlander SUVs to each city, where workers will drive them to help Zoox’s autonomous software get the lay of the land. Zoox will afterwards start testing its self-driving system using the SUVs in both cities, before switching to its purpose-built robotaxis. Zoox said the two new markets will help it collect data in areas that are different from the dense metros its vehicles currently operate in. Once the company goes live in Dallas and Phoenix, Zoox will operate in 10 cities in the United States, alongside Atlanta, Austin, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The company is currently offering free rides in Las Vegas and San Francisco through its early-rider program. Zoox said it has driven more than a million autonomous miles in Las Vegas and …

Paris Hilton’s children Phoenix and London steal the show in red carpet debut with mom

Paris Hilton’s children Phoenix and London steal the show in red carpet debut with mom

Paris Hilton may have been the woman of the hour last night, but her kids certainly stole some of the spotlight. On Tuesday, January 20, the “Stars Are Blind” singer stepped out with her husband Carter Reum and their kids in Los Angeles, for the world premiere of Infinite Icon: A Visual Memoir, a musical documentary revisiting her journey through music. The former reality star, 44, and her husband, also 44, who she married in 2021, is a mom to son Phoenix Barron, who just turned three, and daughter London Marilyn, who will be three in November. © Getty ImagesParis and her family at the premiere of her musical documentary For the special outing, Paris dazzled in a baby pink, silk pleated gown adorned with diamond-like appliqués and train sleeves, and she had her signature blonde hair styled into a wispy, voluminous updo. Meanwhile, her sweet tots had coordinating outfits, with both wearing pink varsity bomber jackets, London’s paired with a baby pink tulle skirt and Phoenix’s paired with black cargo jeans. Paris later took …