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• Can RFK Jr. be charged for dumping dead bear in Central Park? Here's what NYSDEC says - The Journal News

  05-08-2024 23:46 via news.google.com
  Can RFK Jr. be charged for dumping dead bear in Central Park? Here's what NYSDEC says  The Journal NewsRFK Jr. says he placed a dead bear cub in Central Park 10 years ago  CNNRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Admits to Dumping Dead Bear Cub in Central Park to Make It Look Like Bicycle Accident  PEOPLENYC Sanitation issues dead animal disposal guidelines after RFK Jr. video  PIX11 New York News
  
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• Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco - WIRED

  05-08-2024 23:37 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk’s X Is Leaving San Francisco  WIREDX to Close Flagship San Francisco Office  The New York Times'No choice' but to shut X San Francisco office - Musk  BBC.comAll Musk's Xs move to Texas: Flagship social media company joins SpaceX, Tesla in the Lone Star State  Fox BusinessX to shut down SF office in ‘next few weeks,’ according to report  KRON4
  
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• This Could Be the Beginning of the End of Trump’s Love for Crypto Cash - Gizmodo

  05-08-2024 23:36 via news.google.com
  This Could Be the Beginning of the End of Trump’s Love for Crypto Cash  GizmodoBitcoin Bros and the MAGA Faithful Converge in Nashville — and Embrace an Alternate Reality  The Intercept‘Vicious Spiral’ Alert Issued After Donald Trump Proposed A ‘Massive,’ Radical Plan To Pay Off $35 Trillion Of U.S. National Debt  ForbesAs Trump Suggests Crypto as a Fix to U.S. Debt, Harris Camp Highlights His Remarks  CoinDeskCryptovers
  
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• NASA Might Delay Upcoming Crew 9 Mission to Return Stranded Starliner Astronauts to Earth - Gizmodo

  05-08-2024 23:20 via news.google.com
  NASA Might Delay Upcoming Crew 9 Mission to Return Stranded Starliner Astronauts to Earth  Gizmodo2 months after Starliner launched, astronauts still haven’t returned: See timeline  USA TODAY‘Not stranded in space’: how Nasa lost control of Boeing Starliner narrative  The GuardianStarliner Successfully Fires its Thrusters, Preparing to Return to Earth  Universe TodayNASA weighs Boeing vs. SpaceX choice in bringing back Starliner astronaut
  
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• Study Puts a $43 Billion Yearly Price Tag on Cancer Screening - The New York Times

  05-08-2024 23:02 via news.google.com
  Study Puts a $43 Billion Yearly Price Tag on Cancer Screening  The New York TimesCancer screening costs exceed $40 billion annually in the United States  News-Medical.NetEstimated U.S. Annual Cost of Initial Cancer Screening $43 Billion in 2021  HealthDayCancer screening in the U.S. costs $43.2B annually  AuntMinnieCancer Screening Costs Over $43 Billion a Year in the U.S., Study Estimates  Medpage Today
  
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• Trump interviewed by controversial livestreamer who gifted him a Cybertruck and a Rolex

  05-08-2024 22:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump on Monday continued a streak of appearances with controversial influencers, this time in a 90-minute livestream with Adin Ross.
  
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• World reacts to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s removal from power - Al Jazeera English

  05-08-2024 22:37 via news.google.com
  World reacts to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s removal from power  Al Jazeera EnglishShe Thought Her Grip Was Unbreakable. Bangladeshis Would Prove Otherwise.  The New York TimesBangladesh protesters want Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yunus to lead country after Hasina's departure  The Associated PressBangladesh’s dictator flees—leaving behind a dangerous vacuum  The EconomistBangladesh student protesters to meet with army chief after PM resi
  
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• Fossil discovery in Greenland ice sheet reveals increased risk of sea level rise - CBS News

  05-08-2024 22:10 via news.google.com
  Fossil discovery in Greenland ice sheet reveals increased risk of sea level rise  CBS NewsGreenland fossil discovery stuns scientists and confirms that center of ice sheet melted in recent past  Phys.orgArctic fossils indicate ice shelf is not as stable as previously thought, scientists say  ABC NewsNew Study Reveals Signs of an Ancient Tundra Ecosystem Beneath Greenland’s Thickest Ice  InsideClimate NewsGreenland fossils reveal greater sea-level thr
  
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• These 17 cancer types are more common in Gen X and millennials, as study notes 'alarming trend' - Fox News

  05-08-2024 22:07 via news.google.com
  These 17 cancer types are more common in Gen X and millennials, as study notes 'alarming trend'  Fox NewsAmerican Cancer Society says cancer hitting Gen X, millennials  Deseret NewsScientists Sound Alarms on New Surge in Cancers and a Private Spacewalk is Pushed Back  Scientific AmericanGen X and millennials have greater risk of developing more than a dozen cancers, study finds  CBS News
  
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• Secretaries of state urge Elon Musk to fix AI chatbot spreading election misinformation on X

  05-08-2024 21:58
  
  Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation
  
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• Federal judge rules against Google in massive antitrust lawsuit

  05-08-2024 21:57 via nbcnews.com
  A federal U.S. judge ruled that Google has illegally held a monopoly in two market areas: search and text advertising. NBC News' Brian Cheung explains the background of the case.
  
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• Federal judge says Google is exploiting its search dominance to squash competition

  05-08-2024 21:26
  
  Federal judge says Google is exploiting its search dominance to squash competition
  
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• OpenAI Has Software That Detects AI Writing With 99.9 Percent Accuracy, Refuses to Release It - Futurism

  05-08-2024 21:00 via news.google.com
  OpenAI Has Software That Detects AI Writing With 99.9 Percent Accuracy, Refuses to Release It  FuturismOpenAI won’t watermark ChatGPT text because its users could get caught  The VergeOpenAI has built a text watermarking method to detect ChatGPT-written content — company has mulled its release over the past year  Tom's HardwareOpenAI says it’s taking a ‘deliberate approach’ to releasing tools that can detect writing from ChatGPT &n
  
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• Newly approved blood test can help catch colon cancer - WOODTV.com

  05-08-2024 20:47 via news.google.com
  Newly approved blood test can help catch colon cancer  WOODTV.comF.D.A. Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer Detection  The New York TimesColorectal cancer: Newly approved blood test has 83% success rate  Medical News TodayBlood test for colon cancer screening is approved by US regulators  The Associated PressWill a new colon cancer blood test replace your colonoscopy?  National Geographic
  
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• Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel - UN News

  05-08-2024 20:39 via news.google.com
  Nine UNRWA staff to be fired for potential role in 7 October attacks on Israel  UN NewsUN probe finds 9 UNRWA employees ‘may have’ been involved in October 7 attack  CNNUN forced to fire 9 employees over likely involvement in Hamas massacre: 'Tip of the iceberg'  Fox NewsNine Unrwa staff members ‘may have been involved’ in 7 October attack  The Guardian
  
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• Book Review: 'Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party' transports readers to world changed by fossil finds

  05-08-2024 20:14
  
  Edward Dolnick offers a history of the first dinosaur fossil discoveries in “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World.”
  
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• Ancient Peruvian Temples Show Signs of Human Sacrifice and Emergence of Religion

  05-08-2024 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  New findings are helping archaeologists clarify what we know about ancient South American civilizations.
  
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• Israelis remain calm and carry on in face of Iranian threat - Fox News

  05-08-2024 18:38 via news.google.com
  Israelis remain calm and carry on in face of Iranian threat  Fox NewsUS said to observe Iran moving missile launchers ahead of expected attack  The Times of IsraelAs Israel Braces for Iran’s Retaliation, Diplomats Work to Avoid Wider War  The New York TimesIran has decided to attack Israel, Foreign Minister Katz says  The Jerusalem Post
  
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• Book Review: What's it like to be a rental stranger? Kat Tang's debut novel imagines an answer

  05-08-2024 18:22
  
  As our lives become more automated, increasingly niche jobs materialize to fill in the gaps
  
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• YouTuber files class action suit over OpenAI’s scrape of creators’ transcripts - TechCrunch

  05-08-2024 18:17 via news.google.com
  YouTuber files class action suit over OpenAI’s scrape of creators’ transcripts  TechCrunchSarah Silverman Lawsuit Against OpenAI Suffers Setback As Judge Trims Case  Hollywood ReporterFor data-hungry tech companies, YouTube is a gold mine  MarketplaceOpenAI Sued By YouTuber For Using Creators’ Videos Without Permission  The InformationAuthors Unfair Competition Claim Dismissed in OpenAI Copyright Case  AI Business
  
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• Supreme Court Shockingly Declines to Save Trump From Sentencing - The New Republic

  05-08-2024 18:12 via news.google.com
  Supreme Court Shockingly Declines to Save Trump From Sentencing  The New RepublicSupreme Court rejects Missouri effort to block sentencing, gag order against Trump in New York case  Fox NewsSupreme Court won't hear Missouri AG's attempt to delay Trump's hush money sentencing  ABC NewsSupreme Court Rejects Long-Shot Challenge to Trump Hush Money Case  The New York Times
  
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• Team USA Vs. Brazil In Olympic Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals: Here’s What To Watch For - Forbes

  05-08-2024 17:52 via news.google.com
  Team USA Vs. Brazil In Olympic Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals: Here’s What To Watch For  Forbes2024 Olympic knockout preview: Where Team USA and Canada stack up  ESPNOlympic basketball men's quarterfinals: Bracket, schedule, tipoff, how to watch at Paris Games  USA TODAY2024 Paris Olympics: Player Predictions for Team USA and Quarterfinals NBA Stars  Bleacher ReportNBA’s Lauri Markkanen domino could fall this week. Plus, breaking down Tea
  
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• Lenovo may have leaked a smaller Legion Go gaming handheld months ago - The Verge

  05-08-2024 17:42 via news.google.com
  Lenovo may have leaked a smaller Legion Go gaming handheld months ago  The VergeLenovo Website Update Seemingly Confirms New Legion GO Models  ForbesAll the small things: Lenovo's website may have hinted at an upcoming Legion Go 'Lite'  PC GamerLenovo website hints at new Legion Go with 7-inch screen, dual-fan cooling  VideoCardz.comThe Lenovo Legion Go PC gaming handheld is getting a 'lite' S model, and we now have more details  Windows Central
  
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• Oceans Without Sharks Would Be Far Less Healthy

  05-08-2024 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  "People are killing many types of sharks at unsustainable rates, mainly through overfishing."
  
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• Rate of Biological Aging Is Accelerating In Young People, Leading To Medical Issues

  05-08-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The biological age in younger generations is aging faster than their predecessors. Find out what the health risks are and how we can mitigate this trend.
  
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• Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye - CNN

  05-08-2024 14:37 via news.google.com
  Those leaving Lebanon hold their families extra tight as they say goodbye  CNNLebanese grapple with fear and tough choices as regional war looms  Al Jazeera EnglishUS Embassy encourages Americans in Lebanon to leave on ‘any ticket available’ as tensions rise  The HillIn Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war  The Associated Press
  
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• Lifestyle changes can help reverse Alzheimer’s disease, study says - South China Morning Post

  05-08-2024 12:15 via news.google.com
  Lifestyle changes can help reverse Alzheimer’s disease, study says  South China Morning PostHow to reduce the risk of developing dementia  The Economist14 things you can do to prevent or delay the onset of dementia  New AtlasLancet Commission Identifies 2 New Modifiable Dementia Risk Factors  The Journal of Clinical PsychiatryNearly half of dementia cases could be avoided or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors  CNN
  
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• The Lenovo Legion Go PC gaming handheld is getting a 'lite' S model, and we now have more details - Windows Central

  05-08-2024 10:58 via news.google.com
  The Lenovo Legion Go PC gaming handheld is getting a 'lite' S model, and we now have more details  Windows CentralLenovo Website Update Seemingly Confirms New Legion GO Models  ForbesLenovo may have leaked a smaller Legion Go gaming handheld months ago  The VergeAll the small things: Lenovo's website may have hinted at an upcoming Legion Go 'Lite'  PC GamerLenovo website hints at new Legion Go with 7-inch screen, dual-fan cooling  VideoCardz.com
  
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• Cygnus’s Wild Ride: Spacecraft Drama High Above Earth

  05-08-2024 07:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Northrop Grumman launched 8,200 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, reaching preliminary orbit shortly after launch. Despite...
  
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• Pact for the Future: A Planetary Technocracy To Manage Global Crises On Behalf Of The Global Corporatocracy

  05-08-2024 07:02 via technocracy.news
  
  The Pact For The Future is courtesy of the Trilateral Commission members Madeleine Albright, Gro Harlem Bruntland, Mary Robinson plus David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski ruling from the grave. This nefarious organization set out in 1973 to create a “Global Commons” to fleece the world of its precious life-sustaining resources.
  How many years have I been shouting about the Trilateral Commission from rooftops to mostly deaf ears? Since 1977. Forty-eight years!
  
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• Faster Than Light Travel: New Simulations Explore Warp Drive Gravitational Effects

  05-08-2024 05:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers have been delving into the concept of warp drives, theoretically allowing spaceships to surpass the speed of light, using principles from Einstein’s General Relativity....
  
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• What Really Fuels Iceland’s Spectacular Volcanic Eruptions?

  05-08-2024 02:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New findings suggest that the 2021 eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula involved magma formed from the crust rather than directly from the mantle, overturning previous...
  
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• Ancient Viruses Hidden in Your DNA Fuel Modern-Day Cancers

  05-08-2024 01:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Endogenous retroviruses contribute to cancer development, and silencing them can make treatments more effective, offering a new target for cancer therapies. Hidden within the human...
  
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• Cutting-edge technology helps researchers track hurricanes

  05-08-2024 01:18 via nbcnews.com
  Researchers are sending a dozen remotely-controlled Saildrones into the ocean off the coast of the United States to help track and better understand hurricanes. NBC News’ Priya Sridhar travels into the Gulf of Mexico as one of these 23-foot devices packed with cameras and sensors is released to begin its mission.
  
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• Hackaday Links: August 4, 2024 - Hackaday

  05-08-2024 01:00 via news.google.com
  Hackaday Links: August 4, 2024  HackadayThe sun fires off 2 powerful X flares in less than 2 hours (video, photo)  Space.comRadio blackouts reported across the world after 'tsunami' of solar storms make impact - and NOAA warns more di  Daily MailWatch a colossal X-class solar flare erupt from Earth-facing sunspot (video)  Yahoo! VoicesTime-Lapse Of Sunspot AR3664 Growing Into A Giant  MSN
  
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• Cutting-Edge Quantum Sensor Unveils the Hidden Atomic World

  05-08-2024 00:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new quantum sensor developed by researchers from Korea and Germany can measure magnetic fields at the atomic scale with high precision. This technology uses...
  
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• Breakthrough Research Supercharges Naloxone’s Power Against Deadly Opioids

  05-08-2024 00:04 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Newly identified compound enhances naloxone’s potency and duration, according to a mouse study. The ongoing opioid crisis in the U.S. claims tens of thousands of...
  
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