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• New Mexico's attorney general files a suit saying Snapchat allows child sexual extortion

  06-09-2024 23:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  New Mexico’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against the company behind Snapchat
  
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• A Navy officer is demoted after sneaking a satellite dish onto a warship to get the internet

  06-09-2024 23:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  U_S_ Navy investigators say an officer who wanted the internet so she and other enlisted officers could scroll social media and check sports scores while deployed had an unauthorized Starlink satellite dish installed on a warship and dubbed it “Stinky.”
  
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• After cases from music festival, Valley fever risk continues through the fall, California health officials warn - CNN

  06-09-2024 23:23 via news.google.com
  After cases from music festival, Valley fever risk continues through the fall, California health officials warn  CNNWhat is Valley fever? Symptoms of the fungus disease spreading in California, explained  CBS NewsValley Fever Outbreak: Dangerous Fungal Infection Linked To California Music Festival Grows  ForbesWhat you need to know about Valley fever after 19 infected at California music festival  WPVI-TV
  
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• Scientists Discover Promising Antibiotic Compounds Deep in the Arctic Sea

  06-09-2024 22:57 via scitechdaily.com
  Discoveries in the Arctic point to potential antivirulence antibiotics that could help overcome bacterial resistance. Antibiotics are vital to modern healthcare; without them, anyone with open wounds or undergoing surgery would face a constant risk of dangerous infections. Yet, the rapid evolution of new resistant strains of bacteria has significantly outpaced the discovery of fundamentally [...]
  
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• Law enforcement leans on 3D-printer industry to help thwart machine gun conversion devices

  06-09-2024 22:14 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Justice Department officials are turning to the 3D-printing industry to help stop the proliferation of tiny pieces of plastic transforming semi-automatic weapons into illegal homemade machine guns on streets across America
  
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• Two Separate Pterosaur Fossils Reveal That the Creatures Likely Used Different Flying Methods

  06-09-2024 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  CT scans of Jordanian fossils reveal surprising internal bone structures in pterosaurs. Paleontologists explain how these findings reshape our understanding of ancient flight.
  
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• Two Different Pterosaur Fossils Reveal That the Creatures Likely Used Flying Methods

  06-09-2024 22:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  CT scans of Jordanian fossils reveal surprising internal bone structures in pterosaurs. Paleontologists explain how these findings reshape our understanding of ancient flight.
  
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• Revolutionary Process Turns Plastic Waste into Valuable Chemicals

  06-09-2024 21:46 via scitechdaily.com
  The catalytic process efficiently breaks down polymers into chemical precursors, advancing the development of a circular economy for plastics. A new chemical process can essentially vaporize plastics that dominate the waste stream today and turn them into hydrocarbon building blocks for new plastics. The catalytic process, developed at the University of California, Berkeley, works equally [...]
  
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• Georgia high school shooting suspect's father faces judge after murder charges - CBS News

  06-09-2024 20:36 via news.google.com
  Georgia high school shooting suspect's father faces judge after murder charges  CBS NewsCharges against teen Georgia school shooting suspect’s father push the boundaries of who’s responsible for a mass gun attack  CNNGeorgia's Romanian community mourns teacher killed in Apalachee shooting  USA TODAYColt Gray and his father, Colin Gray, appear in court to face charges in Georgia school shooting  Yahoo! VoicesApalachee school shooting: Victim&rsq
  
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• NBC Pulls Back ‘Tonight Show’ to Four Nights Per Week - Variety

  06-09-2024 20:30 via news.google.com
  NBC Pulls Back ‘Tonight Show’ to Four Nights Per Week  Variety
  
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• California’s Valley Fever Crisis: What You Need To Know

  06-09-2024 20:27 via scitechdaily.com
  Cases of Valley fever typically reach their highest levels between September and November. Drought conditions can temporarily reduce these peaks, but they result in larger outbreaks once rainfall resumes. Valley fever, an emerging fungal disease in the western U.S., typically presents with flu-like symptoms but can lead to serious or even fatal complications. Researchers from [...]
  
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• 17 boys dead after fire tears through Kenya boarding school dorm - New York Post

  06-09-2024 20:22 via news.google.com
  17 boys dead after fire tears through Kenya boarding school dorm  New York Post 17 Kenyan schoolchildren burn to death in dormitory fire  The Washington Post‘We tried our best to save them’: Rescuers, relatives' horrors in Hillside Endarasha fire tragedy  Nation
  
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• Live updates: The latest on the Georgia school shooting - CNN

  06-09-2024 20:09 via news.google.com
  Live updates: The latest on the Georgia school shooting  CNNGeorgia's Romanian community mourns teacher killed in Apalachee shooting  USA TODAYColt Gray and his father, Colin Gray, appear in court to face charges in Georgia school shooting  Yahoo! VoicesFBI Atlanta: Apalachee High shooter Colt Gray was investigated last year for threats  Online AthensGeorgia School Shooting Suspect Had 'Absolutely Horrible' Home, School Life  TMZ
  
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• Judge in Trump's hush money case delays sentencing until after election - ABC News

  06-09-2024 20:00 via news.google.com
  Judge in Trump's hush money case delays sentencing until after election  ABC NewsJudge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until Nov. 26, After Election Day  The New York TimesTrump Won’t Be Sentenced Until After the Election  Mother JonesTrump reacts to sentencing delay in Bragg case, says case 'should be dead'  Fox NewsJudge delays sentencing in Trump's New York criminal case, pushing decision past election  CBS News
  
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• Judge delays sentencing in Trump's New York criminal case, pushing decision past election - CBS News

  06-09-2024 19:56 via news.google.com
  Judge delays sentencing in Trump's New York criminal case, pushing decision past election  CBS NewsJudge Delays Trump’s Sentencing Until After Election Day  The New York TimesJudge delays sentencing in Trump NYC criminal trial until after election  Fox NewsJudge delays Trump’s sentencing until after the election  CNN
  
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• Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit - The Associated Press

  06-09-2024 19:55 via news.google.com
  Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit  The Associated PressElection 2024 live updates: Trump takes no questions at lengthy news conference on his legal cases  The Washington PostTrump Reminds Voters He’s Been Accused of Sexual Assault  The AtlanticTrump Recounts Harassment Allegations and Harris Campaign News: Election Live Updates  The New York TimesTrump attends New York court hearing to appeal verdic
  
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• Jax Taylor addresses ‘difficult’ Brittany Cartwright divorce for first time after treatment - Page Six

  06-09-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  Jax Taylor addresses ‘difficult’ Brittany Cartwright divorce for first time after treatment  Page SixJax Taylor Breaks Silence on Brittany Cartwright Divorce With Unexpected Message  E! NEWSBrittany Cartwright’s Main Reasons for Divorcing Jax Taylor  Yahoo EntertainmentJax Taylor Calls Brittany Cartwright Divorce the 'Right’ Choice  Us WeeklyJax Taylor Breaks Silence on Brittany Cartwright Filing For Divorce After 'Really Rough Week
  
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• I Spent 3 Days with the Concord Trophy Hunters Who Dedicated Their Lives to Unlocking the PS5, PC Platinum - Push Square

  06-09-2024 19:30 via news.google.com
  I Spent 3 Days with the Concord Trophy Hunters Who Dedicated Their Lives to Unlocking the PS5, PC Platinum  Push SquareAn important update on Concord  PlayStationWhat Killed PlayStation’s Multiplayer Shooter, ‘Concord?’  Rolling StoneA good game like Concord just isn’t good enough anymore  Polygon'Wrong from start to finish': PlayStation pulling Concord game 2 weeks after launch  USA TODAY
  
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• S&P 500 falls 1% Friday, heads for worst week in a year on tech selling, weak jobs report: Live updates - CNBC

  06-09-2024 19:24 via news.google.com
  S&P 500 falls 1% Friday, heads for worst week in a year on tech selling, weak jobs report: Live updates  CNBCNasdaq falls as investors react to August jobs report  Yahoo FinanceWall St slides to over 3-week low after mixed payrolls data  Reuters.comDow down 400 points as S&P 500 heads for worst week since collapse of Silicon Valley Bank  MarketWatch
  
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• Appeals court reverses earlier rulings, says RFK Jr.'s name should be removed from ballot - Detroit Free Press

  06-09-2024 19:23 via news.google.com
  Appeals court reverses earlier rulings, says RFK Jr.'s name should be removed from ballot  Detroit Free PressRobert F. Kennedy Jr. sues to get his name off ballots in battleground states  USA TODAYStart of voting in North Carolina to be further delayed due to RFK Jr. ballot challenge  CNNRobert F. Kennedy Jr. abandons plan to seek votes in uncompetitive states  The Washington PostRFK Jr. dropped from ballots in North Carolina, Michigan, appeals courts rule
  
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• Hot Jupiter Rising: A Planet’s Remarkable Transformation

  06-09-2024 19:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Planet’s wild orbit offers clues to how such large, hot planets take shape. A team of astronomers has discovered a juvenile planet, TIC 241249530 b, which is transitioning into a hot Jupiter. This planet, in a unique eccentric and retrograde orbit, is a key to understanding the dynamic processes that transform distant, icy giants into [...]
  
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• Rich Homie Quan, Melodic Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 34 - The New York Times

  06-09-2024 19:14 via news.google.com
  Rich Homie Quan, Melodic Atlanta Rapper, Dies at 34  The New York TimesAtlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan dead at 33; 911 call released  FOX 5 AtlantaRich Homie Quan Was an Atlanta Rap Supernova—and Its Forgotten Star  The RingerPlayboi Carti Accepts the Artist Of The Year Award | R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024  BillboardRich Homie Quan Got To The Top Of The Mountain  Defector
  
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• OnlyFans Paid Owner $1 Billion in Dividends Over Three Years - Bloomberg

  06-09-2024 19:13 via news.google.com
  OnlyFans Paid Owner $1 Billion in Dividends Over Three Years  BloombergOnlyFans Billionaire Owner Pockets $472 Million Dividend  ForbesSubscribe to read  Financial TimesOnlyFans Payments Surged to Record $6.6 Billion in 2023, up 19%  Variety
  
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• 2024 NFL Week 1 bold predictions: Marvin Harrison Jr. has record-setting debut; rookie QBs show out - NFL.com

  06-09-2024 18:56 via news.google.com
  2024 NFL Week 1 bold predictions: Marvin Harrison Jr. has record-setting debut; rookie QBs show out  NFL.comNFL Week 1 game guide: Matchup keys, predictions and score picks for every game  ESPN2024 NFL Week 1 bold predictions: Rookie QBs ball out, Aaron Rodgers avoids 49ers' vaunted pass rush and more  CBS SportsHow to stream Friday Night Football game tonight: Watch Packers vs Eagles, NFL Week 1 schedule  Courier JournalNFL+: Top five Sunday games to watc
  
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• US activist killed after Israeli military fires at protest in West Bank - CNN

  06-09-2024 18:48 via news.google.com
  US activist killed after Israeli military fires at protest in West Bank  CNNUS ‘deeply disturbed’ after American activist killed in West Bank  The HillAmerican-Turkish woman shot dead at anti-settler protest in West Bank  The Guardian
  
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• Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional

  06-09-2024 18:38 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago
  
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• iPhone 16 Pro reportedly gets ultrasmooth 4K 120fps video recording - The Verge

  06-09-2024 18:37 via news.google.com
  iPhone 16 Pro reportedly gets ultrasmooth 4K 120fps video recording  The VergeEverything to Expect From Apple’s iPhone 16 Launch on Sept. 9  BloombergEverything we expect at Apple's iPhone 16 event: AI features, AirPods, Apple Watch Series 10, more  ZDNetiPhone 16 launch: When and where to watch Apple September event. Check details  The Economic TimesiPhone 16 Release Date Latest: What To Expect When—And Where  Forbes
  
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• Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates - The Associated Press

  06-09-2024 18:35 via news.google.com
  Sluggish US jobs report clears the way for Federal Reserve to cut interest rates  The Associated PressU.S. job market slows, but it's not yet a 'three-alarm fire,' economist says  CNBCHiring up, unemployment down in August jobs report  Yahoo! VoicesMixed jobs report adds to US economy concerns  BBC.comUnemployment falls, suggests orderly US labor-market slowdown  Reuters.com
  
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• Zac Taylor: “We’ll see” if Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins play on Sunday - NBC Sports

  06-09-2024 18:32 via news.google.com
  Zac Taylor: “We’ll see” if Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins play on Sunday  NBC Sports'We’re pretty close': Ja'Marr Chase dishes on contract status with Bengals  The Cincinnati EnquirerJa’Marr Chase: If I want to beat Justin Jefferson, I want to beat the s—t out of him  NBC SportsTee Higgins injury update: Zac Taylor says 'we'll see' if Bengals WR plays in opener vs. Patriots  CBS SportsZac Taylor Gives Latest on Bengals
  
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• Boeing’s beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts - New York Post

  06-09-2024 18:31 via news.google.com
  Boeing’s beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts  New York Post Watch Boeing’s Starliner head home to Earth without astronauts today  Space.comNASA Sets Coverage for Starliner News Conference, Return to Earth  NASABoeing Starliner Set to Leave Space Station Without Its Crew  The New York TimesStarliner Calypso set to undock and return to Earth without CFT crew  NASASpaceflight.com
  
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• Healthy People/Healthy Planet

  06-09-2024 18:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
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• It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too - The Associated Press

  06-09-2024 18:21 via news.google.com
  It's not just Harris and Trump who have a lot at stake in next week's debate. ABC News does, too  The Associated PressHow the Fight to Define Kamala Harris Will Shape Next Week’s Debate  The New York TimesHarris wanted an open debate mic to interrupt Trump. Now she’s forced to adjust.  POLITICOWhat time is the presidential debate in Arizona? Here's how to watch Harris and Trump speak  The Arizona RepublicTrump turning to campaign events, talkin
  
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• Iron Twist: Slower Ocean Currents Could Unexpectedly Accelerate Climate Warming

  06-09-2024 18:10 via scitechdaily.com
  New research challenges current thinking on the ocean’s role in storing carbon. A new MIT study challenges previous understanding of the ocean’s role in climate change by demonstrating that weaker oceanic circulation might not decrease, but instead increase atmospheric CO2 levels. This finding arises from the interaction of various oceanic components like iron, ligands, and [...]
  
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• Fed might deliver upsized rate cut as US job growth cools - Reuters.com

  06-09-2024 18:04 via news.google.com
  Fed might deliver upsized rate cut as US job growth cools  Reuters.comFed Governor Waller backs interest rate cut at September meeting, open to larger move  CNBCTop Federal Reserve officials leave door open for large rate cuts if data worsens  Financial TimesFed governor doesn’t see a recession but is open to jumbo rate cuts  FortuneFed’s Williams Says Now Appropriate to Lower Interest Rates  Yahoo Finance
  
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• DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak - The Guardian

  06-09-2024 18:00 via news.google.com
  DRC receives first donation of 100,000 mpox vaccines to contain outbreak  The GuardianWhat It’s Like to Respond to Mpox in Africa Right Now  TIMEMpox and the dangers of treating some lives as disposable  Al Jazeera EnglishMpox escalates in Africa as officials launch response plan  University of Minnesota Twin CitiesWHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak  The Associated Press
  
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• PlayStation's Astro Bot success and PS5 Pro tease can't distract from Concord's failure - Eurogamer

  06-09-2024 17:53 via news.google.com
  PlayStation's Astro Bot success and PS5 Pro tease can't distract from Concord's failure  EurogamerAn important update on Concord  PlayStationA good game like Concord just isn’t good enough anymore  PolygonWhat Killed PlayStation’s Multiplayer Shooter, ‘Concord?’  Rolling Stone'Wrong from start to finish': PlayStation pulling Concord game 2 weeks after launch  USA TODAY
  
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• Zelenskyy presses US military leaders to let Ukraine strike deeper in Russia - The Associated Press

  06-09-2024 17:50 via news.google.com
  Zelenskyy presses US military leaders to let Ukraine strike deeper in Russia  The Associated PressZelenskiy claims support waning for strikes against Russian occupiers  The GuardianZelenskiy Urges Allies To Allow Ukraine To Strike Deeper Inside Russia  Radio Free Europe / Radio LibertyZelensky sounds alarm on air defense shortfall as US announces more military aid  CNNUkraine’s Zelensky sharpens appeal to end restrictions on weapons  The Wa
  
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• Taylor Swift Literally Distances Self From Trump-Supporting Bestie Brittany Mahomes - The Daily Beast

  06-09-2024 17:24 via news.google.com
  Taylor Swift Literally Distances Self From Trump-Supporting Bestie Brittany Mahomes  The Daily BeastTaylor Swift sits separate from Brittany Mahomes at Chiefs game amid Trump support controversy  Fox NewsTrump roots for same team as Taylor Swift. He expects to see Patrick and Brittany Mahomes at Super Bowl  Yahoo EntertainmentTaylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes Sit in Different Suites at K.C. Chiefs Game  TMZ
  
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• Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Makes $13 Million in Previews - Variety

  06-09-2024 17:19 via news.google.com
  Box Office: ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Makes $13 Million in Previews  Variety‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: The Juice Is Loose With $13M In Previews – Box Office Update  DeadlineI Think I Figured Out Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s Weirdly Confusing Ending  VultureMichael Keaton on Returning to Beetlejuice 35 Years Later  The New York Times
  
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• Video: Father of Parkland victim reacts to Vance saying schools need increased security - CNN

  06-09-2024 17:13 via news.google.com
  Video: Father of Parkland victim reacts to Vance saying schools need increased security  CNNJD Vance decries that school shootings have become 'a fact of life'  USA TODAYVance spox blasts AP for 'brazenly lying' with out of context school shooting quote: 'Lost all credibility'  Fox NewsJD Vance calls reality of school shootings a bleak ‘fact of life’  The Washington Post
  
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• Will Hunter Biden go to prison after gun and tax convictions? - BBC.com

  06-09-2024 17:07 via news.google.com
  Will Hunter Biden go to prison after gun and tax convictions?  BBC.comHunter Biden Pleads Guilty in Tax Case  The New York TimesHunter Biden Guilty Plea Follows "Foolish" Rejection Of 'Sweetheart' Deal - Attorney  NewsweekHunter Biden says he pleaded guilty to 'spare' his family the 'humiliation' of a trial after addiction battles  Fox News
  
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• Diplomatic Liam Gallagher Responds to Angry Fans Over Ticket Prices: ‘SHUTUP’ - Rolling Stone

  06-09-2024 17:06 via news.google.com
  Diplomatic Liam Gallagher Responds to Angry Fans Over Ticket Prices: ‘SHUTUP’  Rolling StoneOasis Fans Balked at High Ticket Prices. But Were They ‘Dynamic’?  The New York Times‘Shut up’: Liam Gallagher shrugs off criticism of Oasis ticket prices  The GuardianTicketmaster probed in the UK over Oasis concert sales  CNN‘Shut Up!’: Oasis Frontman Melts Down Over Ticket Sales, Snaps on Fans  The Daily B
  
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• Unprecedented Air Stability: New Molecules Promise Longer Battery Life

  06-09-2024 17:01 via scitechdaily.com
  New naphthalene derivatives improve the air stability and cycling performance of ORAMs in AOFBs, potentially enhancing sustainable energy storage. Organic redox-active molecules (ORAMs) are plentiful and varied, presenting great potential for affordable and sustainable energy storage, especially in aqueous organic flow batteries (AOFBs). However, maintaining the stability of ORAMs during charging and discharging is crucial, [...]
  
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• California’s extreme heat is a ‘silent disaster’ - KTLA Los Angeles

  06-09-2024 17:00 via news.google.com
  California’s extreme heat is a ‘silent disaster’  KTLA Los Angeles100 Degrees at Midnight: California Coast Swelters in ‘Concerning’ Heat  The New York TimesHottest day of the heatwave is here. How to stay safe and what to expect  LAist
  
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• 2 Solar Probes are Helping Researchers Understand What Powers the Solar Wind

  06-09-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Our team of helio physicists published a paper in August 2024 that points to a new source of energy propelling the solar wind.
  
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• Dye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice - USA TODAY

  06-09-2024 16:23 via news.google.com
  Dye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a 'magic trick,' created see-through mice  USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Wall Street Journal Names Texas A&M The Best University In Texas - Texas A&M University Today

  06-09-2024 16:18 via news.google.com
  Wall Street Journal Names Texas A&M The Best University In Texas  Texas A&M University TodayThis Mass. school was No. 2 in The Wall Street Journal’s best college rankings — and it’s not Harvard or MIT  The Boston Globe2025 Best Colleges in the U.S.  The Wall Street JournalThis Mass. college beat out Harvard and MIT in new WSJ rankings  MassLive.comMass. school takes amazing leap in WSJ list of best colleges  Boston.com
  
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• Fire & Ice: Top starts, sits and sleepers in fantasy football for Week 1 - Pro Football Focus

  06-09-2024 16:00 via news.google.com
  Fire & Ice: Top starts, sits and sleepers in fantasy football for Week 1  Pro Football FocusFantasy Football Week 1 Rankings: WRs (Half-PPR)  Yahoo SportsFantasy Football IDP Start/Sit Lineup Advice: Week 1 (2024)  FantasyProsThe Playbook: Your fantasy football guide for Week 1 games  ESPNCeeDee Lamb full go for Cowboys versus Browns: ‘Yeah, I’m on’  DallasCowboys.com
  
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• Scientists Discover Peculiar New Species of Dragonfish in Antarctica

  06-09-2024 15:49 via scitechdaily.com
  Newly identified Antarctic dragonfish, Akarotaxis gouldae, displays unique traits and faces threats from climate change and fishing, underscoring conservation challenges. Researchers at William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have discovered a new species of Antarctic dragonfish in waters off the western Antarctic Peninsula. The species, named Akarotaxis gouldae or Banded Dragonfish, exemplifies [...]
  
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• Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 Is Not the Final Update, Larian Confirms — but It Doesn’t Want to Talk About What’s Coming Just Yet - IGN

  06-09-2024 15:36 via news.google.com
  Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 Is Not the Final Update, Larian Confirms — but It Doesn’t Want to Talk About What’s Coming Just Yet  IGNBG3’s mod manager could use a makeover and some curation  Sports IllustratedBaldur’s Gate III adds native game mods on PC  PCWorldLarian reminds Baldur's Gate 3 fans that Patch 7 isn't the RPG's final update, but it's not saying anything else yet: "The chefs must cook"  GamesradarBaldur's Gate 3
  
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