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• Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX execs received billions in hidden loans, ex-Alameda CEO says

  23-12-2022 23:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives received billions of dollars in secret loans from the crypto mogul’s Alameda Research, the hedge fund’s former chief told a judge when she pleaded guilty to her role in the exchange’s collapse.
  
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• Suamico's Ava Rae Schmidt dies of flu; Wisconsin's 2nd pediatric death - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

  23-12-2022 21:46 via news.google.com
  Suamico's Ava Rae Schmidt dies of flu; Wisconsin's 2nd pediatric death  Milwaukee Journal SentinelView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Heavy coffee drinkers with high blood pressure had higher risk of death: study - Insider

  23-12-2022 21:37 via news.google.com
  Heavy coffee drinkers with high blood pressure had higher risk of death: study  InsiderHigh coffee intake associated with cardiovascular disease mortality in hypertensive individuals  News-Medical.NetDrinking coffee is healthy for some people — but may increase the risk of early death for those with hypertension, study finds  msnNOWToo much coffee can increase risk of heart disease for people with high blood pressure  PhillyVoice.comEven Two Cups Cof
  
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• Sepsis is one of the most expensive medical conditions in the world – new research clarifies how it can lead to cell death - Yahoo News

  23-12-2022 19:59 via news.google.com
  Sepsis is one of the most expensive medical conditions in the world – new research clarifies how it can lead to cell death  Yahoo News
  
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• Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle lawsuit over Cambridge Analytica data leak

  23-12-2022 18:09 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a longstanding class action lawsuit accusing it of allowing Cambridge Analytica and other third parties to access private user information and misleading users about its privacy practices.
  
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• How Cities Choose and Relocate Those Massive Christmas Trees

  23-12-2022 18:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Ever wonder where the huge Christmas tree at Rockefeller Plaza or other cities comes from? One person usually chooses the tree, and it takes a lot of effort to get it there.
  
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• NASA Satellites Help Scientists Track Staggering Wetlands Loss in Louisiana

  23-12-2022 17:24 via scitechdaily.com
  New research uses NASA satellite observations and advanced computing to chronicle wetlands lost (and found) around the globe. From Lake Pontchartrain to the Texas border,...
  
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• Fortnite players are getting $245 million in refunds — here's who qualifies - CNBC

  23-12-2022 17:09 via news.google.com
  Fortnite players are getting $245 million in refunds — here's who qualifies  CNBCHow to get your money back from Fortnite after FTC ruling?  SportskeedaFortnite developer Epic Games to pay $520 million in FTC settlement over children privacy protection  Yahoo FinanceNintendo recap: You may be eligible for a Fortnite refund from the $520M settlement  iMoreCan you refund your Fortnite account after FTC's $520 million fine?  SportskeedaView Fu
  
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• Why Does Marijuana Cause Panic Attacks in Some People?

  23-12-2022 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Several different factors can cause marijuana-induced panic attacks. How it’s consumed and the amount are two main reasons.
  
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• Molecular Changes Linked to Long COVID a Year After Hospitalization

  23-12-2022 16:04 via scitechdaily.com
  Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies to associate changes in blood gene expression during COVID-19 with “long COVID” in patients more...
  
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• Facebook parent Meta agrees to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica suit

  23-12-2022 15:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  Meta has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed Facebook gave third parties access to user data without their consent.
  
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• It's Rare, But a Lioness Can Grow a Mane

  23-12-2022 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A lioness at the Topeka Zoo and others at least two other zoos — as well as a handful living in the wild — have grown manes. Why?
  
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• 'It's corn!,' 'Dark Brandon' and 'girl explaining': A look at the most notable memes of 2022

  23-12-2022 15:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Memes, for better or for worse, were there for all the highs and lows of 2022. Here are the most noteworthy ones of 2022.
  
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• Stumping the Best Scientists for 50 Years: Physicists Solve a Lightning Mystery

  23-12-2022 14:39 via scitechdaily.com
  Approximately 8.6 million lightning strikes take place each day all over the planet, each moving at a speed of more than 320,000 kilometers per hour...
  
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• The tech we couldn't live without in 2022

  23-12-2022 14:34 via cnn.com
  
  Bone conduction headphones, TV streaming devices and Bluetooth speakers are among the tech gadgets topping holiday wish lists this year. Other notable products -- ahem, the new 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max -- are near impossible to find.
  
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• Silicon Valley is coming for your gut biome

  23-12-2022 14:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cryptocurrency hasn’t worked out so well for tech investors. Neither has the metaverse so far.
  
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• Whales Could Be a Valuable Carbon Sink – Nature-Based Solutions To Fight Climate Change

  23-12-2022 13:33 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists Say Whales Could Be a Valuable Carbon Sink Nature-based solutions to fight climate change take a holistic approach that promotes biodiversity and ecosystem preservation....
  
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• mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Less Effective Against Omicron – Booster of Limited Benefit for People With Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection

  23-12-2022 12:51 via scitechdaily.com
  Primary mRNA COVID-19 vaccine series and original booster provide protection against Omicron infection, but less effectively than against other variants. The additional benefit of the...
  
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• Earth’s Most Unique Birds Face the Greatest Danger of Extinction

  23-12-2022 11:40 via scitechdaily.com
  According to recent research, bird species with extreme or rare combinations of traits face the greatest danger of extinction.  According to a new study performed...
  
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• NASA Discovers Pair of Super-Earths With 1,000-Mile-Deep Oceans

  23-12-2022 10:18 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer Find Two Exoplanets May Be Mostly Water In the 1995 post-apocalyptic action film “Waterworld” Earth’s polar ice caps have completely melted,...
  
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• How Selfish Genes Succeed: Critical Insights Uncovered About Dangerous DNA

  23-12-2022 08:19 via scitechdaily.com
  Research on selfish genes provides new insight into meiotic drive systems. New findings from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research uncover critical insights about how...
  
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• A Cosmic Tale of Death & Dust Revealed in Orion Constellation

  23-12-2022 07:03 via scitechdaily.com
  In a tale of cosmic proportions, the region is being transformed by the massive stars that live and die within it. A new image combining...
  
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• Scientists Grow First Plants in Lunar Soil

  23-12-2022 07:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Good news for future long-term, off-world missions.
  
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• Why Colds, Flu, and COVID-19 Are More Common in Cooler Months: Biological Explanation Uncovered

  23-12-2022 05:52 via scitechdaily.com
  A newly discovered immune response inside the nose is suppressed by colder temperatures, offering evidence for why upper respiratory infections such as colds, flu, and...
  
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• US winter storm will bring frostbite within minutes - BBC

  23-12-2022 05:41 via news.google.com
  US winter storm will bring frostbite within minutes  BBCForecast: Powerful 'once in a generation' winter storm to blast U.S. with freezing temperatures  FOX 35 OrlandoWinter storm: Energy demand will stress the electrical, natural gas systems  Fox BusinessBlizzard Likely to Turn into Bomb Cyclone Thursday night into Friday  FOX WeatherMore than half the US population awaits Christmas weekend under wind chill alerts. The snowiest part of a perilous winter s
  
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• Dodgers' Trevor Bauer reinstated after suspension cut to 194 games - ESPN

  23-12-2022 05:24 via news.google.com
  Dodgers' Trevor Bauer reinstated after suspension cut to 194 games  ESPNDodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer reinstated after suspension | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOXTrevor Bauer's Suspension Reduced To 194 Games; Bauer Reinstated, Effective Immediately  MLB Trade RumorsDodgerHeads Live: BREAKING NEWS - Trevor Bauer reinstated, suspension reduced; Dodgers face decision  Dodger BlueDodgers' Trevor Bauer reinstated after MLB suspension reduced from 324 to 194
  
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• Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets | 2022 Week 16 Game Highlights - NFL

  23-12-2022 05:17 via news.google.com
  Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets | 2022 Week 16 Game Highlights  NFLJacksonville Jaguars (19) vs. New York Jets (3) | Postgame Show | Week 16  Jacksonville JaguarsJets vs. Jaguars score, takeaways: Trevor Lawrence bests benched Zach Wilson as Jacksonville wins third in row  CBS SportsJaguars boost playoff hopes behind smothering defense  ESPNPFT’s NFL Week 16 2022 picks  NBC SportsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Microsoft tells judges its $69 billion Activision deal would benefit gamers

  23-12-2022 05:00 via cnn.com
  
  Microsoft Corp said on Thursday its $69 billion bid to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard would benefit gamers and gaming companies alike.
  
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• Rob Sheffield’s Top 20 Albums of 2022 - Rolling Stone

  23-12-2022 04:58 via news.google.com
  Rob Sheffield’s Top 20 Albums of 2022  Rolling StoneThe 100 best songs of 2022  i-DNeill Jameson's Best Albums of 2022  Invisible OrangesThe Kerrang! staff's top albums of 2022  Kerrang!Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022  Brooklyn VeganView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• As crematoriums fill up, China shifts how it counts Covid deaths - CNN

  23-12-2022 04:53 via news.google.com
  As crematoriums fill up, China shifts how it counts Covid deaths  CNNChina Is Likely Seeing 1 Million Covid Cases, 5000 Deaths a Day  BloombergChinese officials say it’s fine to go to work with COVID as researchers warn the country may be seeing a million cases a day  Yahoo FinanceOpinion | In China, ‘Zero Covid’ Is Gone, but the Trauma Lingers  The New York TimesChina is on the brink of its first major Covid surge. How it copes will affe
  
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• Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border - The Associated Press - en Español

  23-12-2022 04:52 via news.google.com
  Arizona to remove shipping container wall from Mexico border  The Associated Press - en EspañolView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Latest Soyuz capsule leak prompts Russians to plan possible rescue of space station crew - The Guardian

  23-12-2022 04:33 via news.google.com
  Latest Soyuz capsule leak prompts Russians to plan possible rescue of space station crew  The GuardianNASA and Russia weigh options for astronaut return after spacecraft leak  CNNBackup Soyuz can’t get to ISS before late February  Ars TechnicaRussia considers ways to return space crew after capsule leak  Al Jazeera EnglishRussia mulls early return of space station crew after Soyuz capsule leak  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• With Zach Wilson struggling, Jets try QB Chris Streveler late in 3rd quarter - Yahoo Sports

  23-12-2022 04:30 via news.google.com
  With Zach Wilson struggling, Jets try QB Chris Streveler late in 3rd quarter  Yahoo SportsJets QB Zach Wilson benched for Chris Streveler in loss to Jaguars  NFL.comThursday Night Football: Chris Streveler replaces Zach Wilson at quarterback in third quarter  NBC SportsAfter Jets' bad loss to the Jaguars, Zach Wilson starting to look like a lost cause  Yahoo SportsJets bench Zach Wilson during third quarter against Jaguars after another poor performance&nb
  
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• Airport strikes: Border Force staff begin Christmas walkout - BBC

  23-12-2022 04:19 via news.google.com
  Airport strikes: Border Force staff begin Christmas walkout  BBCPassengers Warned of Disruption as UK Border Force Strikes  BloombergHundreds of thousands of passengers arriving at strike hit airports on Friday  Evening StandardFresh warning of disruption on airport strike days  BBCView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• House Committee Votes to Make Trump's Tax Returns Public | USA News | Donald Trump | News18 Live - CNN-News18

  23-12-2022 03:57 via news.google.com
  House Committee Votes to Make Trump's Tax Returns Public | USA News | Donald Trump | News18 Live  CNN-News18Donald Trump is America's poorest billionaire  Yahoo FinanceOpinion: Two surprising takes from Trump's tax returns  CNNThe IRS didn’t audit Trump like it was supposed to. We need to know why.  The Boston GlobeView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows - The Guardian

  23-12-2022 03:50 via news.google.com
  Taliban minister defends closing universities to women as global backlash grows  The GuardianAfghans Protest Taliban Ban on Education for Women  Voice of AmericaAfghans outraged over Taliban's university suspension for women  CNNWomen banned from universities: Sliding back to the Taliban of the ‘90s  The Indian ExpressThe Taliban are taking away women’s right to learn. The world can’t afford to stay silent  The GuardianView Full
  
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• Jan. 6 House committee releases final report on Trump Capitol riot investigation - CNBC

  23-12-2022 03:48 via news.google.com
  Jan. 6 House committee releases final report on Trump Capitol riot investigation  CNBCJan 6 Riots Panel | Lawmakers Urge Criminal Charges Against Donald Trump | Capitol Riots Hearing  CNN-News18Jan. 6 committee releases final report, says Trump should be barred from office  CNNOpinion | The Last Lesson of the Jan. 6 Committee  The New York TimesJan. 6 committee report is clear: Trump must be held accountable | Editorial  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  
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• Common Sweetener Linked With Anxiety in Startling New Research

  23-12-2022 03:39 via scitechdaily.com
  Florida State University College of Medicine researchers have linked aspartame, an artificial sweetener found in nearly 5,000 diet foods and drinks, to anxiety-like behavior in...
  
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• 'I really had tears in my eyes': Ukrainians react to Zelensky's historic visit to Washington DC - CNN

  23-12-2022 03:34 via news.google.com
  'I really had tears in my eyes': Ukrainians react to Zelensky's historic visit to Washington DC  CNNUkraine President Zelensky's Address At US Congress | Zelensky U.S. Visit | US News | News18 Live  CNN-News18For Zelensky, a Celebration of Resilience and a Sales Pitch for Support  The New York TimesZelensky Speech: Ukraine Deserves U.S. Support  National ReviewView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Twitter layoffs continue under Elon Musk

  23-12-2022 03:24 via cnn.com
  
  Additional Twitter employees were terminated Thursday as part of ongoing, rolling layoffs under new owner Elon Musk, including from the public policy and media and entertainment teams, according to tweets from affected employees.
  
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• Read Microsoft's response to the FTC's Activision Blizzard lawsuit - The Verge

  23-12-2022 03:17 via news.google.com
  Read Microsoft's response to the FTC's Activision Blizzard lawsuit  The VergeMicrosoft responds to FTC case seeking to block Activision Blizzard deal, saying it wouldn't hurt competition  CNBCMicrosoft Gambles on ‘Nice Guy’ Strategy to Close Activision Megadeal  The New York TimesMicrosoft challenges FTC's block of $68.7B acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc.: Report  Fox BusinessView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is back in the US, released on $250 million bail - The Verge

  23-12-2022 03:17 via news.google.com
  FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried is back in the US, released on $250 million bail  The VergeSam Bankman-Fried may be 'in a position to name names' in FTX fraud: Former prosecutor  Yahoo FinanceFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail, will live with his parents  CNBCIs Caroline Ellison the reason the authorities arrested Sam Bankman-Fried prior to his congressional testimony?  Washington ExaminerExplainer: How did Bankman-Fried sec
  
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• Cassidy Hutchinson claims Trump figures sought to influence her testimony - The Washington Post

  23-12-2022 02:55 via news.google.com
  Cassidy Hutchinson claims Trump figures sought to influence her testimony  The Washington PostJan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies  Yahoo NewsNew details emerge about Trump world's pressure campaign against Cassidy Hutchinson  CNNLawyer urged White House aide to 'downplay' Jan. 6 knowledge -testimony  Yahoo NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Missing infant from Columbus found alive in Indianapolis - NBC4 Columbus

  23-12-2022 02:31 via news.google.com
  Missing infant from Columbus found alive in Indianapolis  NBC4 ColumbusOhio 5-month-old found safe after being kidnapped three days ago  Fox NewsColumbus police warn of phone scammer asking for money to bring missing 5-month-old home  WHIOPolice arrest woman charged with kidnapping twin infants; Kason Thomas still missing  WBNS 10TVView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Scientists Uncover New Information Regarding an Ancient Mass Extinction Event

  23-12-2022 02:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Ancient mass extinction was preceded by a drop in a crucial trace element. According to a recent study from Florida State University, a major extinction...
  
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• Twitter layoffs continue under Elon Musk - CNN

  23-12-2022 01:57 via news.google.com
  Twitter layoffs continue under Elon Musk  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Airlines scrap 4400 U.S. flights as winter storm disrupts holiday travel - Reuters

  23-12-2022 01:38 via news.google.com
  Airlines scrap 4400 U.S. flights as winter storm disrupts holiday travel  ReutersHundreds of flights canceled due to winter storm  Eyewitness News ABC7NYWhite-Out Conditions and Subzero Temperatures Upend Holiday Plans: Live Updates  The New York TimesBusy morning at TPA as passengers try to beat storm  WFLAPlanes, trains and cars: 8News recaps of one of the year’s busiest days of travel  WRIC ABC 8NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• New AI technology ChatGPT raising questions about human creativity

  23-12-2022 01:24 via nbcnews.com
  ChatGPT is a new artificial intelligence technology that can write term papers, software and legal documents all in a matter of seconds, but it’s raising alarms about the value of human creativity. NBC News’ Jacob Ward explains why some are predicting the program could wipe out whole industries.
  
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• Head Trauma and PTSD May Increase Genetic Variant’s Impact on Alzheimer’s Risk - Neuroscience News

  23-12-2022 00:59 via news.google.com
  Head Trauma and PTSD May Increase Genetic Variant’s Impact on Alzheimer’s Risk  Neuroscience NewsNew study reveals dementia risks unique to people with African ancestry  Medical XpressAfrican ancestry GWAS of dementia in a large military cohort identifies significant risk loci | Molecular Psychiatry  Nature.comRacism raises Alzheimer’s risk for non-White Americans, HHS claims in new report  Fox NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill - Axios

  23-12-2022 00:47 via news.google.com
  Senate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill  AxiosSenate approves $1.7 trillion spending bill to avoid government shutdown, aid Ukraine  PBS NewsHourSenate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with help from Republicans  Fox NewsSenate passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill to avert shutdown  CNNSenate strikes deal on how to advance spending agreement  The HillView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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