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• Scotland Yard Will Review Email Deletions in News Corp Hacking Scandal - The New York Times

  31-07-2024 23:50 via news.google.com
  Scotland Yard Will Review Email Deletions in News Corp Hacking Scandal  The New York TimesFirst Murdoch papers targeted me. Now there is evidence they falsely implicated me in a cover-up  The GuardianNew Washington Post Boss Will Lewis Allegedly Hatched Phony Alibi to Destroy Millions of Emails Under the Noses of Cops – and falsely blamed ex-PM Gordon Brown  Byline InvestigatesMurdoch papers agree to search for evidence in Harry, others' phone-hacking cases By
  
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• US road safety agency will look into fatal crash near Seattle involving Tesla using automated system

  31-07-2024 23:34
  
  U.S. road safety investigators say they will look into an April crash near Seattle after authorities determined that a Tesla was operating on the company’s “Full Self-Driving” system when it hit and killed a motorcyclist
  
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• Two new dementia risks identified by major report - BBC.com

  31-07-2024 23:25 via news.google.com
  Two new dementia risks identified by major report  BBC.comAlmost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, study finds  The GuardianTackling 14 risk factors for dementia may prevent or delay nearly half of cases, report finds  CNNHigh cholesterol critical factor in development of dementia, study finds  Financial TimesHow to Prevent or Delay Dementia  TIME
  
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• ‘Delays of up to several hours’: Joshua Tree National Park braces for visitor surge - SFGATE

  31-07-2024 23:21 via news.google.com
  ‘Delays of up to several hours’: Joshua Tree National Park braces for visitor surge  SFGATEWhat’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA  Science@NASAMust-see: Catch a double meteor shower tonight  Astronomy MagazineYou can see a meteor shower ‘rich in fireballs’ in South Carolina in August. Here's how.  The Post and CourierAugust skygazing: First supermoon of 2024 and the Perseids meteor shower  Popular Science
  
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• Have any running mates been introduced in their home state? - The Hill

  31-07-2024 23:16 via news.google.com
  Have any running mates been introduced in their home state?  The HillWhat each VP contender brings to Harris ticket  The Hill
  
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• Scientists Have Discovered the New Most Efficient Solar Energy System in the World – and It Wasn’t Created by Humans

  31-07-2024 23:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A recent study by Yale researcher Alison Sweeney suggests that giant clams in the Western Pacific could be the most efficient solar energy system in...
  
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• What we know about the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh - CNN

  31-07-2024 23:12 via news.google.com
  What we know about the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh  CNNIran’s Leader Orders Attack on Israel for Haniyeh Killing, Officials Say  The New York TimesIran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei orders 'direct' attack on Israel: report  Fox NewsWhite House says reports of Hamas leader’s assassination in Iran ‘don’t help with the temperature going down’  CNNIran vows revenge for killing of Hamas leader in Tehran &
  
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• Adebayo-led bench helps U.S. topple South Sudan - ESPN

  31-07-2024 23:02 via news.google.com
  Adebayo-led bench helps U.S. topple South Sudan  ESPNParis Olympics: Team USA avenges near loss to South Sudan with convincing victory  Yahoo SportsU.S. men's basketball punches ticket to knockout round with easy win over South Sudan  NBC Olympics‘I realized that this was bigger than basketball’: Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng on the rise of South Sudan’s basketball team  CNNUSA Basketball-South Sudan: Highlights, more from dominant Paris
  
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• Plea Agreements Reached with 9/11 Defendants Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Bin 'Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi - Department of Defense

  31-07-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  Plea Agreements Reached with 9/11 Defendants Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Bin 'Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi  Department of DefenseUS reaches plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed  CNNAccused Sept. 11 Plotters Agree to Plead Guilty at Guantánamo Bay  The New York TimesGuantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty  The Associated Press9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others reach
  
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• Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race - The Associated Press

  31-07-2024 22:48 via news.google.com
  Donald Trump falsely suggests Kamala Harris misled voters about her race  The Associated PressTrump Questions Harris’s Racial Identity, Saying She Only ‘Became Black’ Recently  The New York TimesSpeaking to Black journalists, Trump reminded everyone how racist he can be  Vox.com
  
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• United Auto Workers union endorses Harris' bid for US president - Reuters

  31-07-2024 22:35 via news.google.com
  United Auto Workers union endorses Harris' bid for US president  ReutersAutoworkers Union Endorses Kamala Harris for President  The New York TimesKamala Nabs Major Endorsement Over Trump  The New RepublicUAW union endorses Vice President Kamala Harris for president over Trump  CNBCUnited Auto Workers union endorses Kamala Harris for president  Fox Business
  
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• Facebook parent Meta reports stronger than expected Q2 results, sending shares higher in after-hours trading

  31-07-2024 22:29
  
  Facebook parent Meta reports stronger than expected Q2 results, sending shares higher in after-hours trading
  
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• Katie Ledecky obliterates the competition for gold in 1500m

  31-07-2024 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  Team USA's Katie Ledecky obliterated the Olympic record, and the competition, as she swam her way to the gold medal in the women's 1500m freestyle in Paris. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming on Peacock, July 26 - Aug 11.
  
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• Key takeaways from the latest Fed meeting - CNN

  31-07-2024 22:19 via news.google.com
  Key takeaways from the latest Fed meeting  CNNHere's what changed in the new Fed statement  CNBCRate cut in sight?  The HillFed Chair Powell says September interest rate cut is ‘on the table’ as inflation cools  The Associated Press
  
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• Successful Static Fire Leads to Final Preparation Before Full Stack - NASASpaceflight.com

  31-07-2024 22:07 via news.google.com
  Successful Static Fire Leads to Final Preparation Before Full Stack  NASASpaceflight.comSpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 5th test flight (photos, video)  Space.comSpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first 'chopstick' landing  New ScientistWatch | Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares Starship for 5th test flight  The Indian ExpressHighlights From SpaceX Starship Booster Splashdown And Launch  MSN
  
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• Nvidia stock soars 12% after strong AMD results, bullish call from Morgan Stanley - Yahoo Finance

  31-07-2024 22:05 via news.google.com
  Nvidia stock soars 12% after strong AMD results, bullish call from Morgan Stanley  Yahoo FinanceWhy chip stocks are on an absolute tear today  Markets InsiderHere are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Microsoft, Starbucks, McDonald's, Pinterest and more  CNBCWatch These AMD Stock Price Levels Following Earnings-Driven Surge  Investopedia
  
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• Ledecky wins eighth gold, eyes 2028 L.A. Games - ESPN

  31-07-2024 22:01 via news.google.com
  Ledecky wins eighth gold, eyes 2028 L.A. Games  ESPNLedecky breaks her own Olympic record and wins gold in 1,500-meter freestyle  PBS NewsHour
  
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• When Black Holes Die, They Are Reborn As White Holes

  31-07-2024 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  And the universe must be filled with these reborn white holes, say cosmologists
  
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• Colin Jost To Host Pop Culture ‘Jeopardy!’ Spinoff For Prime Video - Deadline

  31-07-2024 22:00 via news.google.com
  Colin Jost To Host Pop Culture ‘Jeopardy!’ Spinoff For Prime Video  DeadlineColin Jost Will Host the New ‘Jeopardy!’ Pop Culture Spinoff  The New York TimesColin Jost to Host ‘Pop Culture’ Jeopardy Spinoff  Rolling StoneWho will host 'Pop Culture Jeopardy!' spinoff? The answer is...  USA TODAYColin Jost to Colin Host new Pop Culture Jeopardy! spin-off  The A.V. Club
  
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• 1 person dead in Colorado's Stone Canyon Fire burning near Lyons - CBS News

  31-07-2024 21:58 via news.google.com
  1 person dead in Colorado's Stone Canyon Fire burning near Lyons  CBS NewsColorado wildfire updates: New Boulder County wildfire forces evacuations near Gross Reservoir  The Denver PostWhat firefighting efforts look like (and what to expect) for the Alexander Mountain Fire  ColoradoanLive updates: Stone Canyon wildfire near Lyons, Colorado | FOX31 Denver  FOX 31 DenverLIVE UPDATE: 4 wildfires burning on Colorado Front Range: Here's what you need to know&nb
  
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• Google announces steps to combat nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes

  31-07-2024 21:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Google announced Wednesday new measures to assist victims and reduce to prominence of deepfakes in top search results.
  
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• Torture, abuse, unfit conditions: The allegations over Sde Teiman and its guards - The Times of Israel

  31-07-2024 21:52 via news.google.com
  Torture, abuse, unfit conditions: The allegations over Sde Teiman and its guards  The Times of IsraelUnrest at Army Bases Highlights a Long Battle for Israel’s Soul  The New York TimesOpinion | A detainee-abuse scandal erupts just when Israel can least afford it  The Washington PostIsraeli lawmaker defends alleged rape of Hamas prisoner as far-right protesters rage over IDF troops' detention  CBS NewsA day of chaos in Israel as far-right protesters s
  
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• Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro - The Associated Press

  31-07-2024 21:52 via news.google.com
  Feds arrest ex-US Green Beret in connection to failed 2020 raid of Venezuela to remove Maduro  The Associated PressEx-US Green Beret held over raid to oust Venezuela leader  BBC.comFormer Soldier Jordan Goudreau Arrested in Connection to Failed Venezuelan Coup  Rolling StoneUS Veteran Charged With Arms Smuggling Over Failed Maduro Ouster Plot  U.S. News & World Report
  
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• Delta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage

  31-07-2024 21:50
  
  Delta CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs for the global technology breakdown this month
  
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• Country singer Megan Moroney finally addresses Morgan Wallen dating rumors - Page Six

  31-07-2024 21:50 via news.google.com
  Country singer Megan Moroney finally addresses Morgan Wallen dating rumors  Page SixMegan Moroney Comes Clean About Morgan Wallen Dating Rumors, Only Banged  TMZSinger Megan Moroney Finally Addresses Morgan Wallen Dating Rumors  Us WeeklyMegan Moroney Breaks Silence on Morgan Wallen Romance, Says They Were Never 'Exclusively Dating'  PEOPLEMegan Moroney Clears Up Rumors She Dated Morgan Wallen  imdb
  
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• Pixel 9 Pro won’t shoot 8K but Video Boost gets you there, Zoom Enhance mentioned - 9to5Google

  31-07-2024 21:46 via news.google.com
  Pixel 9 Pro won’t shoot 8K but Video Boost gets you there, Zoom Enhance mentioned  9to5GoogleWhat to expect from Google’s Pixel 9 event  The VergeExclusive: Google Pixel 9’s Tensor G4 is the smallest upgrade to the series so far  Android AuthorityExclusive: Google Pixel 9 & Pro will start with 128GB of Storage  Android HeadlinesTensor G4 To Use Fewer Cores Than Tensor G3 As Google Likely Wants A Cooler SoC; Exynos 5400 Expected To Bri
  
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• SpaceX Dragon splashdowns get new destination - TESLARATI

  31-07-2024 21:30 via news.google.com
  SpaceX Dragon splashdowns get new destination  TESLARATISpaceX moving spacecraft splashdowns to Long Beach, days after Elon Musk said company was leaving CA  KABC-TVSpaceX moving Dragon splashdowns to Pacific to solve falling debris problem  Ars TechnicaAfter debris concerns, SpaceX to shift Dragon capsule landings from Florida to California  Phys.org
  
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• Trump speaks at Black journalists conference and attacks Harris on race

  31-07-2024 21:29 via nbcnews.com
  Former President Trump spoke at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago. He sparred with multiple journalists who interviewed him during stage Q&A. Trump spoke about Vice President Harris' race, making controversial comments about her identifying as Black and Indian.
  
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• 520 Million-Year-Old Larva Fossil Reveals How Insects Evolved

  31-07-2024 21:15 via discovermagazine.com
  
  A Youti yuanshi fossil shows the role fledgling nervous systems played in the evolution of arthropods.
  
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• South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal - ABC News

  31-07-2024 20:56 via news.google.com
  South Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal  ABC NewsSC Supreme Court upholds state’s 3 execution methods, including firing squads  Live 5 News WCSCDeath by Firing Squad Is a Legal Punishment, South Carolina’s Top Court Rules  The New York TimesSC high court rules electrocution and firing squad are allowed execution methods  South Carolina Daily GazetteSC Supreme Court rules state’s execution met
  
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• Ransomware attack disables computers at blood center serving 250 hospitals in southeast US

  31-07-2024 20:46
  
  A not-for-profit blood center serving much of the southeastern United States is facing a ransomware attack
  
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• Fyre Festival 2.0: California music festival-goers struck down by deadly fungus outbreak - The Independent

  31-07-2024 20:38 via news.google.com
  Fyre Festival 2.0: California music festival-goers struck down by deadly fungus outbreak  The Independent5 Lightning in a Bottle attendees diagnosed with Valley fever: CA Dept. of Public Health  KGET 17Five CA music festival attendees diagnosed with Valley fever: officials  KRON4California music festival hit with potentially deadly fungal outbreak: ‘It’s no joke’  San Francisco ChronicleMultiple attendees of Calif. music festival hospital
  
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• ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode impresses testers with sound effects, catching its breath - Ars Technica

  31-07-2024 20:14 via news.google.com
  ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode impresses testers with sound effects, catching its breath  Ars TechnicaOpenAI starts rolling out its Her-like voice mode for ChatGPT  The VergeChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot  TechCrunchOpenAI has released a new ChatGPT bot that you can talk to  MIT Technology ReviewOpenAI Begins Releasing ChatGPT Voice Assistant—Without Scarlett Johansson-Like Voice  Forbes
  
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• Projecting top 2024 NFL rookies at 10 positions: Bears' Caleb Williams, Dolphins' Chop Robinson set to star - CBS Sports

  31-07-2024 20:09 via news.google.com
  Projecting top 2024 NFL rookies at 10 positions: Bears' Caleb Williams, Dolphins' Chop Robinson set to star  CBS SportsFive Rookie Sleepers for 2024 from NFL Training Camp Reports  Fantasy LifeBuzz from NFL training camp: What we heard at Browns, Giants, Broncos, Steelers and Ravens practices  ESPNNFL Training Camp 2024: Star Player Absences and Early Injuries Dominate Latest News  Bleacher ReportReacting To NFL Training Camp News For Fantasy Football 
  
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• Why a landmark kids online safety bill that just passed the Senate is still deeply divisive

  31-07-2024 20:03 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) 2.0 passed with a strong bipartisan consensus, 91-3.
  
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• Robot Captures Pictures of the Dotson Ice Shelf in Antarctica

  31-07-2024 20:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The new images of the melting underside of an ice shelf could help scientists better forecast how the continent is contributing to rising sea levels.
  
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• It Seems Maya Rudolph Is Actually Returning To "Saturday Night Live" To Play Kamala Harris - BuzzFeed

  31-07-2024 19:34 via news.google.com
  It Seems Maya Rudolph Is Actually Returning To "Saturday Night Live" To Play Kamala Harris  BuzzFeedMaya Rudolph will return to ‘SNL’ to play Kamala Harris through 2024 election  CNNMaya Rudolph will return to ‘SNL’ to play Kamala Harris this election season  The Boston GlobeMaya Rudolph sets 'SNL' return as Kamala Harris for 2024 election  USA TODAYMaya Rudolph returning to play Harris on ‘SNL’  The Hill
  
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• How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone - TechCrunch

  31-07-2024 19:32 via news.google.com
  How to enable Apple Intelligence on your iPhone  TechCrunchA first look at Apple Intelligence and its (slightly) smarter Siri  The VergeApple ‘Concerns’ Will Delay New iPhone 16 And iOS 18 Features  ForbesApple gives developers first taste of Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 developer beta  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Far-right rioters attack U.K. police, mosque amid false claims on stabbings - The Washington Post

  31-07-2024 19:31 via news.google.com
  Far-right rioters attack U.K. police, mosque amid false claims on stabbings  The Washington PostSouthport police brace for more violence from far-right ‘hooligans’  The GuardianHow Disinformation Fed a Far-Right Riot After a Deadly Stabbing in England  The New York TimesVideo: Vigil for children killed in Southport, UK, ‘hijacked’ by rioters  CNNUK leader accuses far right of hijacking a town's grief after killing of 3 children spar
  
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• Hiring Autistic Workers: 4 Big Tech Companies Embracing “Neurodiversity” in Tech

  31-07-2024 19:23 via technocracy.news
  Can autistic individuals who are “neurodivergent” be good software developers? Sam Altman of OpenAI thinks so because he invested in a startup called Mentra to “match neurodivergent jobseekers with ideal jobs.” It turns out that many tech leaders have Asperger’s Syndrome, which is a type of Autism.
  Confirmed cases include Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Bill Gates. Non-confirmed cases include the late Steve Jobs Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg.
  Asperger’s Syndrome
  
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• Trump assassination attempt: FBI contracts Israeli firm to help with gunman's encryption, source says - Fox News

  31-07-2024 19:21 via news.google.com
  Trump assassination attempt: FBI contracts Israeli firm to help with gunman's encryption, source says  Fox NewsNew Shocking Details Emerge on Trump Shooter’s Extreme Political Views  The New RepublicFBI official: Investigators found social media account believed to belong to Trump shooter  CNNWATCH: What the Trump rally shooter is believed to have posted on social media, according to the FBI  PBS NewsHour
  
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• Taco Bell to roll out AI drive-thru ordering in hundreds of locations by end of year

  31-07-2024 18:56 via nbcnews.com
  
  Yum Brands hopes to use artificial intelligence to take down drive-thru orders at hundreds of Taco Bell restaurants by the end of this year.
  
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• MLB offseason trade candidates: 10 players who could move this winter after staying put at 2024 deadline - CBS Sports

  31-07-2024 18:00 via news.google.com
  MLB offseason trade candidates: 10 players who could move this winter after staying put at 2024 deadline  CBS SportsRosenthal: In a busy MLB trade deadline, quantity of deals overshadowed quality of players  The New York TimesWhat were the White Sox thinking? Are the Dodgers the new team to beat? Making sense of the MLB trade deadline  ESPNMLB trade deadline rankings, grades: Top 50 deals, from Paul DeJong to Erick Fedde to Jazz Chisholm Jr., with marks for top 10 m
  
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• 6 Exoplanets in our Universe That Could Support Life Other Than Earth

  31-07-2024 18:00 via discovermagazine.com
  Could we support life somewhere else in our universe? Researchers have identified some exoplanets that are promising.
  
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• Microsoft says that a cyberattack triggered the hours-long outage impacting Azure customers

  31-07-2024 17:50
  
  A global Microsoft Azure outage that impacted a range of services for consumers Tuesday — from reports of stalling Outlook emails to trouble ordering on Starbucks’ mobile app — was triggered by distributed denial of service cyberattack, according to th...
  
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• X-rays reveal half-billion-year-old insect ancestor - BBC.com

  31-07-2024 17:30 via news.google.com
  X-rays reveal half-billion-year-old insect ancestor  BBC.comOrgan systems of a Cambrian euarthropod larva  Nature.com520-million-year-old worm fossil solves mystery of how modern insects, spiders and crabs evolved  Phys.orgA 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution  The Independent'My jaw just dropped': 500 million-year-old larva fossil found with brain preserved  Livescience.com
  
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• Why King Charles has stopped taking Prince Harry’s calls — even those about his health: ‘Complete silence’ - Page Six

  31-07-2024 17:28 via news.google.com
  Why King Charles has stopped taking Prince Harry’s calls — even those about his health: ‘Complete silence’  Page SixThe Real Reason Prince Harry and King Charles Are No Longer Speaking: 'Harry's Calls Go Unanswered' (Exclusive)  PEOPLEPrince Harry Reportedly Has Only One Condition to End the Royal Family Feud  InStyleKing Charles' Meghan Decision That Made Harry 'Furious'  NewsweekPrince Harry’s Calls to King Charles “Go
  
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• A potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites - CNN

  31-07-2024 17:01 via news.google.com
  A potential tropical threat is taking shape near the Caribbean as hurricane season reignites  CNNForecasters tracking ' large wave' that could become Tropical Storm Debby  USA TODAYWatching Southeast Coast For Tropical Development  The Weather ChannelHurricane forecast: A rainy Florida sideswipe or a festering Gulf storm threat?  Tallahassee Democrat
  
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• How NASA Is Adapting To An Aging Hubble Telescope

  31-07-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  As the iconic telescope faces more malfunctions, NASA is adjusting its operating system — and forgoing a repair mission.
  
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• A Test for Life Versus Non-Life

  31-07-2024 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  In a new book, physicist Sara Walker argues that assembly theory can explain what life is, and even help scientists create new forms of it.
  
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