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• UC Berkeley law grad eviscerates Ted Cruz in Texas Senate debate - SFGATE

  16-10-2024 23:58 via news.google.com
  UC Berkeley law grad eviscerates Ted Cruz in Texas Senate debate  SFGATE‘Absolutely flailing’: Former congressman reacts to Ted Cruz’s Fox News appearance | CNN Politics  CNNTed Cruz, Colin Allred clash on abortion, border, transgender rights in US Senate debate  ABC NewsTed Cruz Exposed as a Scammer in Embarrassing Debate Smackdown  The New Republic
  
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• Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump

  16-10-2024 23:58
  
  Elon Musk, the tech mogul who is the world’s richest man, plunged more than $70 million of his personal fortune into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign...
  
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• Trudeau says Modi targeted Canadians to ‘prove a point’ - POLITICO

  16-10-2024 23:56 via news.google.com
  Trudeau says Modi targeted Canadians to ‘prove a point’  POLITICOJustin Trudeau accuses India of 'massive mistake' amid diplomatic row  BBC.comJustin Trudeau's Big Admission Amid India-Canada Diplomatic Showdown  NDTVIndians in Punjab fear dispute with Canada endangers work, study plans  Reuters IndiaTrudeau says Canadian police went public with Indian diplomat allegations to prevent more violence  The Associated Press
  
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• Parents sue son's high school history teacher over AI 'cheating' punishment

  16-10-2024 23:54 via nbcnews.com
  
  The lawsuit, filed in Massachusetts district court, said the student didn’t break any rules and is now at a disadvantage in the college application process.
  
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• Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump - The Associated Press

  16-10-2024 23:48 via news.google.com
  Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump  The Associated PressElon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings  CNNInside Elon Musk’s plan to trigger a ‘red wave’ for Trump  The Washington PostRepublicans Tell Trump That Elon Musk’s Super PAC Is Blowing It  Rolling StoneElon Musk goes big in 2024 campaign with $75 million for Trump and other Repub
  
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• 92% Survival Rate: Immunotherapy Boosts Survival of Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma

  16-10-2024 23:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Immunotherapy has set a new standard in treating Hodgkin lymphoma, showing a 92% survival rate and fewer long-term side effects, with FDA approval anticipated soon. A new treatment that activates the immune system to attack cancer has increased the survival rate for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma to an impressive 92 percent, potentially setting a new standard [...]
  
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• Fani Willis Seeks to Reinstate Dismissed Charges in Trump Georgia Case - The New York Times

  16-10-2024 22:44 via news.google.com
  Fani Willis Seeks to Reinstate Dismissed Charges in Trump Georgia Case  The New York TimesFani Willis asks Georgia appeals court to restore 6 charges against Trump, co-defendants  Fox NewsFulton County DA asks appeals court to restore three election subversion charges against Donald Trump  CNNFulton County DA asks court to reinstate several election interference charges against Trump  ABC News
  
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• Gold Price Forecast: Bull Flag Breakout Targets New Highs if Strength Continues - FX Empire

  16-10-2024 22:31 via news.google.com
  Gold Price Forecast: Bull Flag Breakout Targets New Highs if Strength Continues  FX EmpirePullback in U.S. yields spurs gold's march toward record peak  CNBCGold Industry Sees Bullion Surging 10% in a Year to Record High  Yahoo FinanceShould you wait for the price of gold to fall to invest? Experts weigh in  CBS NewsGold gains on lower yields, traders await more US data  Reuters
  
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• Fulton County DA asks court to reinstate several election interference charges against Trump - ABC News

  16-10-2024 22:14 via news.google.com
  Fulton County DA asks court to reinstate several election interference charges against Trump  ABC NewsFani Willis asks Georgia appeals court to restore 6 charges against Trump, co-defendants  Fox NewsFulton County DA asks appeals court to restore three election subversion charges against Donald Trump  CNNFani Willis Seeks to Reinstate Dismissed Charges in Trump Georgia Case  The New York Times
  
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• Camellia Bowl gets a new name and title sponsor. It's now the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl

  16-10-2024 22:14
  
  The annual college football bowl game held in Alabama’s capital is changing its name to the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl
  
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• Someone edited the ‘Wicked’ movie poster to look more like the musical’s version. Cynthia Erivo called it ‘deeply hurtful’ - CNN

  16-10-2024 22:03 via news.google.com
  Someone edited the ‘Wicked’ movie poster to look more like the musical’s version. Cynthia Erivo called it ‘deeply hurtful’  CNN'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo slams fan-made posters: 'It degrades me'  Entertainment Weekly NewsCynthia Erivo Calls Out Fan-Edited ‘Wicked’ Poster That Hides Her Face: “None Of This Is Funny; It Degrades Me”  Yahoo EntertainmentCynthia Erivo slams 'offensive' edited 'Wicked' movie poster&n
  
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• Which Clot-Busting Drug Leads to Superior Stroke Recovery? Tenecteplase vs. Alteplase

  16-10-2024 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Tenecteplase outperforms alteplase in stroke recovery, offering superior outcomes in reducing disability and enhancing recovery quality. People with ischemic strokes, the most common type caused by a blockage of blood flow to the brain, may benefit more from the drug tenecteplase compared to alteplase. A meta-analysis published in the October 16, 2024, online issue of [...]
  
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• ‘Poster Child’ Brown Dwarf Is Actually Twins Orbiting Each Other

  16-10-2024 21:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Astronomers observed that the two massive, gassy heavenly bodies orbit each other.
  
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• Scientists Discover Mysterious Magma Structures Beneath the Moon

  16-10-2024 21:10 via scitechdaily.com
  Chang’e-6’s retrieval of lunar farside samples reveals crucial insights into the SPA basin’s intrusive magmatism, aiding the understanding of lunar origins and geological processes. Lunar igneous activities, including intrusive and extrusive magmatism, and their products contain significant information about the lunar interior and its thermal state. Their distribution is asymmetrical on the nearside and farside, [...]
  
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• Italy bans overseas surrogacy, with 2 years in jail for offenders - USA TODAY

  16-10-2024 20:59 via news.google.com
  Italy bans overseas surrogacy, with 2 years in jail for offenders  USA TODAYItaly passes anti-surrogacy law that effectively bars gay couples from becoming parents  The Washington PostItaly expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples  The Associated PressItaly Criminalizes Surrogacy From Abroad, a Blow to Gay and Infertile Couples  The New York TimesHard Numbers: Italy’s international surrogacy ban, Nigeria&rsq
  
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• It's Important to Eat the Rainbow: How Phytochemicals in Fruits and Veggies Can Improve Your Health

  16-10-2024 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Phytochemicals in fruits and veggies can improve your health. Learn how eating a rainbow of colors can boost your immunity and fight diseases.
  
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• Disturbing Discovery: Dolphins Breathe Out Microplastics

  16-10-2024 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers have found microplastic particles in the breath of wild bottlenose dolphins, indicating that inhalation might be a significant exposure path for these animals, alongside ingestion. This discovery, made by collecting exhaled air from dolphins in Florida and Louisiana, reveals the presence of various types of plastic polymers. While these findings highlight a potential health [...]
  
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• Mid-Cretaceous Amber Unlocks the Secret to Caddisfly Swarming and Its Disappearance 50 Million Years Ago

  16-10-2024 19:17 via scitechdaily.com
  Caddisfly swarming behavior, identified from mid-Cretaceous amber, may have diminished in response to the rise of echolocating bats. A new study reveals that swarming behavior in caddisflies likely began in the Triassic but was frequently lost around 50–53 million years ago due to predation from echolocating bats, which the insects could not detect. The research [...]
  
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• SpaceX will take Starship catch one step further very soon, Elon Musk confirms - TESLARATI

  16-10-2024 18:46 via news.google.com
  SpaceX will take Starship catch one step further very soon, Elon Musk confirms  TESLARATISpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says  Space.comSpaceX Launches Starship Rocket and Catches Booster With Mechanical Arms  The New York TimesSpaceX takes step toward developing reusable rockets after successful launch and recovery  CBS NewsSpaceX Calls New Starship Test a Success, Captures Rocket at Landing  
  
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• Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints | 2024 Week 7 Game Preview - NFL

  16-10-2024 18:27 via news.google.com
  Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints | 2024 Week 7 Game Preview  NFL2024 NFL Season, Week 7: Four things to watch for in Broncos-Saints on Prime Video, NFL+  NFL.comDenver Broncos at New Orleans Saints: Predictions, picks and odds for NFL Week 7 game  USA TODAYBroncos vs. Saints NFL props, AI prediction, best Thursday Night Football picks: Alvin Kamara under 68.5 yards  CBS SportsGame Preview: Bo Nix, Broncos ready for prime-time battle vs. Saints &n
  
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• When Cells Get Stressed, They Create Mesmerizing Growth Patterns

  16-10-2024 18:08 via scitechdaily.com
  Crowded cells form concentric circles by slowing growth, a study finds. Scott Weady’s team’s models could help manage harmful microbial growth. Like many other organisms, cells may become stressed when subjected to mosh-pit-level crowding. However, unlike other life forms, cells under physical stress from crowding by neighbors can find some relief by dramatically slowing their [...]
  
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• The Killing and Suffering of Children in Gaza

  16-10-2024 17:46 via nytimes.com
  
  Readers respond to a guest essay on what health workers found in Gaza. Also: A plea for Haiti; Donald Trump vs. the experts; many ways to be a man.
  
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• A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

  16-10-2024 17:10
  
  Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other
  
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• How Jose Iglesias’ ‘OMG’ became the perfect anthem for the underdog Mets

  16-10-2024 17:02
  
  It’s a pop hit like many others, with an ascending chorus, an addictive hook, a warm rhythm
  
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• The Astronaut Wears Prada: Axiom Reveals the First Lunar Spacesuits Since Apollo - Gizmodo

  16-10-2024 17:01 via news.google.com
  The Astronaut Wears Prada: Axiom Reveals the First Lunar Spacesuits Since Apollo  GizmodoAxiom Space, Prada Unveil Spacesuit Design for Moon Return  Axiom SpacePrada and Axiom Space Unveil NASA Spacesuits in Unusual Partnership  The New York TimesArtemis moon suit designed by Axiom Space and Prada revealed in Milan  collectSPACE.comAxiom Space's lunar spacesuit sports 4G comms, Prada looks and Oakley visors for Artemis astronauts  Space.com
  
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• Imagining What Earth Could Look Like From Space in 1,000 Years

  16-10-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Predicting what Earth will look like in 1000 years could help researchers find signs of life on other planets.
  
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• Double Dwarf Discovery: Astronomers Solve Gliese 229B Mystery

  16-10-2024 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers resolve longstanding mystery of Gliese 229B’s dimness, despite its considerable mass. A Caltech-led team discovered that the brown dwarf is actually a close binary system, consisting of two brown dwarfs orbiting each other. This discovery provides fresh insights into brown dwarf binaries and poses new questions about their formation and prevalence in the cosmos. [...]
  
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• If AI Companies Are Trying To Build God, Shouldn’t They Get Our Permission First?

  16-10-2024 16:58 via technocracy.news
  
  When a handful of innovators rise up to literally change the world, for better or worse, shouldn’t the public have a say beforehand? AI is an oxymoron: only humans possess intelligence, not machines. Perhaps machines need a god to police themselves, but to say the machine god is, therefore, suitable to serve as the god of humanity is a logical disconnect, if not outright stupid. Yet, this is exactly where the AI titans are headed. Does the public have a right to informed consent, or should
  
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• The list of famous people who appear in the sexual assault lawsuits against Sean 'Diddy' Combs - Business Insider

  16-10-2024 16:01 via news.google.com
  The list of famous people who appear in the sexual assault lawsuits against Sean 'Diddy' Combs  Business InsiderWoman Claims Diddy Raped Her With A 'TV Remote' As 'Payback' For Accusing Him Of Tupac's Murder  Yahoo! VoicesSean 'Diddy' Combs is charged with multiple federal crimes. Lawyers in the United States say this may just be the beginning  ABC News
  
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• Alien Eavesdropping: How SETI’s Latest Technology Scoured TRAPPIST-1 for Otherworldly Communications

  16-10-2024 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists at SETI and Penn State deployed the Allen Telescope to probe TRAPPIST-1 for alien signals over 28 hours. Utilizing planet-planet occultations and enhanced scanning technology, they identified potential signals, none of which were extraterrestrial, but the methods developed promise future success. This project marks the longest single-target search for radio signals from TRAPPIST-1. SETI’s [...]
  
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• Amazon goes nuclear, plans to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors

  16-10-2024 15:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State.
  
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• Over 800 Million People Have Chronic Kidney Disease but Many Don’t Know It

  16-10-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Chronic kidney disease affects over 800 million people and can lead to kidney failure. Here are the symptoms, causes, and stages to protect your kidney health.
  
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• Heart Health Alert: Study Reveals Standing Desks May Do More Harm Than Good

  16-10-2024 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Standing more often, despite its popularity, does not boost cardiovascular health and may raise the risk of circulatory problems, according to a study from the University of Sydney. It suggests that regular movement and exercise are more beneficial for reducing heart disease risk, especially for those who are predominantly sedentary. The research also found sitting [...]
  
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• Baffling Scientists: Stanford Study Uncovers Mysterious Geologic Gap From 34 Million Years Ago

  16-10-2024 14:27 via scitechdaily.com
  A Stanford study challenges the expectation of large sediment deposits from a 34-million-year-old climate shift, finding instead a global erosion pattern. This discovery offers insights into the effects of climate change on sedimentary systems. According to highly cited conventional models, cooling and a major drop in sea levels about 34 million years ago should have [...]
  
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• October's supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle

  16-10-2024 13:58
  
  October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one
  
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• Hydrogen Sulfide: The Next Breakthrough Treatment for Obesity?

  16-10-2024 13:42 via scitechdaily.com
  Molecules that produce hydrogen sulfide and specifically target mitochondria significantly reduced weight gain in mice. According to new research, therapies that deliver hydrogen sulfide to cells may pave the way for future treatments for obesity and related diseases. Growing evidence indicates that hydrogen sulfide plays a crucial role in liver function. Previous studies have demonstrated [...]
  
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• Can Dark Wings Save Dragonflies From Climate Change?

  16-10-2024 11:51 via scitechdaily.com
  Dragonflies with dark wing patches have evolved greater heat tolerance, suggesting that these traits may help them adapt to rising global temperatures and avoid extinction. Temperature determines where species can live and if a warming climate threatens them. Thus, biologists have long studied the impact of heat tolerance on survival. However, the effects of thermal [...]
  
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• Grasslands in the Fast Lane: Immediate Responses to Rapid Climate Shifts

  16-10-2024 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Research from the University of Michigan reveals that unlike forests, which accumulate a ‘climate debt,’ grasslands respond to climate changes almost instantaneously. The study found significant shifts in species dominance in response to temperature and precipitation changes in California’s grasslands, highlighting the rapid ecological changes and their potential negative consequences on biodiversity. Immediate Ecological Responses [...]
  
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• Does Ozempic also hold the secret to a cure for depression and dementia? - The Independent

  16-10-2024 11:00 via news.google.com
  Does Ozempic also hold the secret to a cure for depression and dementia?  The IndependentWeight loss drugs like Ozempic may help reduce overdose risks: Study  ABC NewsThe surprising way Ozempic can get people to stop drinking alcohol, using drugs  New York Post Weight-loss drugs show promise in tackling opioid and alcohol abuse  Financial TimesOzempic: Weight Loss Drug May Help With Addiction Too  Newsweek
  
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• NASA seeks life on Jupiter's moon Europa | LiveNOW from FOX - LiveNOW from FOX

  16-10-2024 06:43 via news.google.com
  NASA seeks life on Jupiter's moon Europa | LiveNOW from FOX  LiveNOW from FOXNASA Launches Europa Clipper to Explore an Ocean Moon’s Habitability  The New York TimesHow to Prevent Another Europa Clipper Transistor Panic  IEEE SpectrumSpaceX launches $5.2 billion NASA mission to Jupiter’s ocean moon, Europa  Spaceflight NowThe Woman Who Helped Send a Spacecraft to Europa, Jupiter’s Icy Moon  The New Yorker
  
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• How the tiny Caribbean island of Anguilla has turned the AI boom into a digital gold mine

  16-10-2024 03:26
  
  The artificial intelligence boom is providing an unusual windfall for Anguilla, a tiny island in the Caribbean
  
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• Countries that have cashed in on their top-level domain names

  16-10-2024 03:18
  
  Anguilla is raking in extra unexpected revenue from registration fees for its
  
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• California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported - Salon

  16-10-2024 01:14 via news.google.com
  California becomes epicenter of bird flu crisis as more human cases reported  SalonIs it time to freak out about bird flu?  STATCDC Confirms 3rd Human Case of H5 Bird Flu in California  CDCCalifornia reports five possible human bird flu cases  ReutersBird flu-infected livestock dying at high rate slowing disposal services  KGET 17
  
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• Whooping cough cases rise dramatically nationally and across Delaware Valley, CDC says - WPVI-TV

  16-10-2024 01:04 via news.google.com
  Whooping cough cases rise dramatically nationally and across Delaware Valley, CDC says  WPVI-TVWhat parents need to know as whooping cough cases surge  ABC NewsWhooping cough, or pertussis, cases on the rise in Galveston County, mirroring nationwide spike reported by CDC  ABC13 HoustonWhooping cough cases surging in Michigan  WILX
  
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• Asheville and Buncombe County schools' reopening plans differ amid post-Helene challenges - WLOS

  16-10-2024 00:26 via news.google.com
  Asheville and Buncombe County schools' reopening plans differ amid post-Helene challenges  WLOSMany schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene. Teachers worry about long-term impact  The Associated PressAfter hurricanes, impact on kids from trauma to academic struggles likely to grow, expert says  ABC NewsBuncombe County Schools has no opening date set after Tropical Storm Helene closures  BlueRidgeNow.com
  
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