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• Trump picks Dr. Oz to be CMS administrator - POLITICO

  19-11-2024 23:49 via news.google.com
  Trump picks Dr. Oz to be CMS administrator  POLITICOWho has Trump picked for his Cabinet so far? Dr. Mehmet Oz among latest picks  USA TODAYA look at Dr. Oz's health care record as he's nominated to key post by Trump  PBS NewsHourWhat to know about Dr. Oz as Trump picks him to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services  ABC NewsJohn Fetterman says he is willing to confirm Dr Oz: ‘Do you think he’s my first choice?’  The Ind
  
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• Judge rules prosecutors must destroy Sean 'Diddy' Combs' jail cell notes - ABC News

  19-11-2024 23:43 via news.google.com
  Judge rules prosecutors must destroy Sean 'Diddy' Combs' jail cell notes  ABC NewsJudge in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' case orders prosecutors to destroy copies of rapper's notes  Yahoo! VoicesSean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Lawyers Argue Seizure of Jail Notes Was Unjust  The New York TimesJudge Grants Diddy a Legal Victory After His Attorneys Claim 'Outrageous Conduct' by Prosecutors  PEOPLEProsecutors ordered not to use papers taken from Sean ‘Diddy
  
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• SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but skips trying to catch booster

  19-11-2024 23:22
  
  SpaceX launches Starship rocket, but skips trying to catch booster
  
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• N.Y. prosecutors appear open to yearslong delay in Trump hush money case - The Washington Post

  19-11-2024 23:01 via news.google.com
  N.Y. prosecutors appear open to yearslong delay in Trump hush money case  The Washington PostProsecutors request stay in Trump NY case until 2029 as defense plans motion for dismissal 'once and for all'  Fox NewsManhattan D.A. Suggests Freezing Trump Hush-Money Case While He Is President  The New York TimesProsecutors oppose tossing Trump’s hush money conviction but are open to sentencing delay  The Associated PressTrump’s Hush Money Sentencing
  
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• Android 16 DP1: Pixel 9 gets ‘Experimental mode’ display color - 9to5Google

  19-11-2024 23:01 via news.google.com
  Android 16 DP1: Pixel 9 gets ‘Experimental mode’ display color  9to5GoogleAndroid 16 is now available for early testers  The VergeAndroid 16 launches in developer preview – here are the most exciting rumored features  TechRadarAndroid 16 DP1: Privacy dashboard gets 7-day history  9to5GoogleGoogle Just Launched The First Android 16 Developer Preview As It Pushes For An Earlier Release Schedule  Wccftech
  
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• Trump selects financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary - BBC.com

  19-11-2024 22:53 via news.google.com
  Trump selects financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary  BBC.comTrump picks Lutnick to be Commerce secretary  CNNTrump’s Treasury Search Gains Steam With Fresh Round of Meetings  BloombergTrump’s Treasury Challenge: A Pick Who Loves Tariffs Yet Calms Markets  The New York Times
  
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• S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Supermicro Roars Back After Compliance Filing - Investopedia

  19-11-2024 22:30 via news.google.com
  S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Supermicro Roars Back After Compliance Filing  Investopedia‘Don’t Get Too Excited,’ Says Top Analyst About Super Micro Computer Stock  TipRanksSuper Micro shares soar 31% after company names new auditor to help keep Nasdaq listing  CNBCSuper Micro stock surges after company files plan to avoid Nasdaq delisting  Yahoo Finance
  
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• If Republicans confirm Gaetz for AG, it proves ‘anything is possible’ for the rest of Trump’s picks

  19-11-2024 22:27 via nbcnews.com
  President-elect Trump is pressing Senate Republicans to confirm former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general. NBC News Correspondents Garrett Haake and Ryan Nobles report the latest reactions to Trump’s cabinet picks. Former Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan Jeremy Saland joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the potential postponement on the sentencing of Trump in his criminal hush money case.
  
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• Trump watches Musk's SpaceX rocket launch in Texas

  19-11-2024 22:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump will attend a SpaceX Starship launch Tuesday. The rocket company is owned by Trump booster Elon Musk.
  
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• Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, to lash Northwest - The Washington Post

  19-11-2024 22:25 via news.google.com
  Record-setting bomb cyclone, intense as a hurricane, to lash Northwest  The Washington PostPacific 'Bomb Cyclone' Ushering In Strong Atmospheric River To West With Heavy Rain, Snow, High Winds  The Weather ChannelBomb cyclone takes aim at Pacific Northwest, northern California  Yahoo! Voices'Month's worth of rain' could hit Calif. this week: Here's when it starts  SFGATEAtmospheric river to dump heavy rains on Santa Rosa, residents prepare  KTVU
  
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• What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary

  19-11-2024 22:02
  
  President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary
  
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• New eagle camera is going live in Minnesota to the delight of global viewers

  19-11-2024 22:02
  
  Eagle lovers around the world who were crushed when the nest of a Minnesota pair and their chick collapsed on live video last year will get a when a new eagle camera goes live this week
  
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• Nvidia rivals focus on building a different kind of chip to power AI products

  19-11-2024 21:46
  
  Building the current crop of artificial intelligence chatbots has relied on specialized computer chips pioneered by Nvidia, which dominates the market and made itself the poster child of the AI boom
  
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• Unexpected Turns in Trump Election Cases Raise Questions About Their Durability - The New York Times

  19-11-2024 21:26 via news.google.com
  Unexpected Turns in Trump Election Cases Raise Questions About Their Durability  The New York TimesGeorgia appeals court cancels arguments on Trump appeal on Willis  The Washington PostLegal expert says appeals court’s abrupt hearing cancelation in Trump case ‘doesn’t mean anything’  WSB AtlantaGeorgia court cancels hearing in Trump's appeal of Fani Willis disqualification case  ABC News
  
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• iPhone SE 4 With Apple's Own 5G Modem 'Confirmed' to Launch in March - MacRumors

  19-11-2024 21:12 via news.google.com
  iPhone SE 4 With Apple's Own 5G Modem 'Confirmed' to Launch in March  MacRumorsThe new Mac Mini is great — now do the iPhone SE  The VergeNew iPhone SE Leaked Details Challenge Samsung’s Smartphone Dominance  ForbesApple likely to announce these five products next spring  9to5MacThe expensive iPhone 17 Air may have a lot in common with Apple’s cheapest iPhone  9to5Mac
  
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• Jets name former Browns GM as their interim after firing Joe Douglas - cleveland.com

  19-11-2024 21:08 via news.google.com
  Jets name former Browns GM as their interim after firing Joe Douglas  cleveland.comJets fire GM Douglas, setting stage for reboot  ESPNTodd McShay torches Woody Johnson with Jets in disarray after Joe Douglas firing  New York Post Why did Woody Johnson fire Joe Douglas now?  NBC SportsWhy Joe Douglas never stood a chance as Jets GM  The Athletic
  
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• Here's what you need to know about mpox after CDC sent alert to doctors - ABC News

  19-11-2024 21:07 via news.google.com
  Here's what you need to know about mpox after CDC sent alert to doctors  ABC NewsFirst U.S. Case of Spreading New Mpox Type Reported in California  The New York TimesHealth Alert Network (HAN) - 00519 | First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States  CDC Emergency PreparednessFirst US case of clade I mpox reported in California  Healio
  
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• Netflix says the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight was ‘the most-streamed sporting event ever’ - The Verge

  19-11-2024 21:04 via news.google.com
  Netflix says the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight was ‘the most-streamed sporting event ever’  The VergeAfter Netflix Faced Complaints About Jake Paul And Mike Tyson Fight, One Exec's Message To Employees Is Getting Roasted By Users  Yahoo EntertainmentTyson-Paul Shatters Records: $18.1M gate and streaming milestones rock combat sports  Marca.comPaul-Tyson $18.1M gate sets non-Vegas record  ESPNWhy are Jake Paul and Mike Tyson 'suspended' from bo
  
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• US envoy says Lebanon ceasefire ‘within grasp’ as soldier killed in drone strike - The Times of Israel

  19-11-2024 21:03 via news.google.com
  US envoy says Lebanon ceasefire ‘within grasp’ as soldier killed in drone strike  The Times of IsraelU.S. Envoy Visits Lebanon, Seeking Truce Between Israel and Hezbollah  The New York TimesDepartment Press Briefing – November 19, 2024  Department of StateLive updates: The latest on war in the Middle East  CNNWhy Is Netanyahu Prepared to Accept a Cease-fire With Hezbollah but Not Hamas?  Haaretz
  
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• The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia - National Geographic

  19-11-2024 20:55 via news.google.com
  The world’s first saber-toothed cat mummy has been found in Siberia  National GeographicBaby saber-toothed cat mummy found in Siberia with intact skin, fur and toes is ‘mind-blowing,’ scientists say  CNNA Mummified Saber-Toothed Kitten Emerges in Siberia  The New York TimesMummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia | Scientific Reports  Nature.com
  
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• Founder of artificial intelligence company used by schools in Los Angeles, NYC, Atlanta is arrested

  19-11-2024 20:26
  
  The founder of an artificial intelligence company that worked with large school districts nationwide has been arrested on fraud charges
  
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• State Board of Education signals support for Bible-infused curriculum - The Texas Tribune

  19-11-2024 20:24 via news.google.com
  State Board of Education signals support for Bible-infused curriculum  The Texas TribuneTexas Education Board Backs Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools  The New York TimesTexas officials signal support for adding Bible lessons for K-5 classes as some states push Christianity in public schools  CNNWill Texas students soon learn Christian stories in public schools?  The Dallas Morning NewsDebate on bringing religion into Texas classrooms heads to state l
  
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• Microsoft pitches AI 'agents' that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024

  19-11-2024 20:18
  
  Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told customers at a conference in Chicago on Tuesday that the company is teaching a new set of artificial intelligence tools how to “act on our behalf across our work and life.”
  
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• Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024 - The Associated Press

  19-11-2024 20:04 via news.google.com
  Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024  The Associated PressIntroducing Copilot Actions, new agents, and tools to empower IT teams  MicrosoftMicrosoft’s new AI agents support 1,800 models (and counting)  VentureBeatMicrosoft’s new Copilot Actions use AI to automate repetitive tasks  The Verge
  
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• Johnson declines to say if transgender rep-elect is man or woman, says House to treat everyone with 'respect' - Fox News

  19-11-2024 20:00 via news.google.com
  Johnson declines to say if transgender rep-elect is man or woman, says House to treat everyone with 'respect'  Fox NewsHouse Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill  The New York TimesHouse Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for 1st transgender member  The Associated PressMike Johnson Calls Extra Press Conference Just To Make Anti-Trans Statement  Yahoo! Voices
  
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• How Humans Have Caused the Most Recent Wave of Extinction

  19-11-2024 20:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Our impact on the planet has caused the Sixth Mass Extinction. Here are the main reasons why we are causing the most recent animal extinctions.
  
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• Technopopulism: When Technocrats Take Over The Government

  19-11-2024 19:46 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats know how to play the long game. In 1932, a little hardcover book, Roosevelt and Technocracy, was published at the time when Roosevelt was riding high on the populist sentiment of hopium, promising to dig America out of a hopeless economic depression that was widely blamed on banksters and corrupt politicians. (Shades of today…)
  The author set the stage for the coup of the century:
  “Technocracy is the most constructive play devised for the attainment of our economic stabi
  
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• California health department reports possible bird flu case in child - Reuters

  19-11-2024 19:43 via news.google.com
  California health department reports possible bird flu case in child  ReutersCalifornia reveals suspected avian flu case in child with mild symptoms  University of Minnesota Twin CitiesPossible bird flu case in Bay Area child investigated, health officials say  San Francisco ChronicleEast Bay child tests positive for bird flu  KRON4
  
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• Sea Otter Surrogacy Pairs Childless Otters with Orphan Pups

  19-11-2024 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  What happens if an otter pup gets separated from its mother? In some aquariums, otter surrogacy programs are finding success.
  
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• Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires

  19-11-2024 16:58
  
  A New Hampshire company is working to develop a fleet of autonomous helicopters that it hopes can be used to put out fires, spray crops and handle other dangerous jobs
  
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• Bird flu outbreak in Hawaii is confirmed as it's revealed virus has mutated - Daily Mail

  19-11-2024 16:33 via news.google.com
  Bird flu outbreak in Hawaii is confirmed as it's revealed virus has mutated  Daily Mail‘It’s so bad.’ Hawaii’s first cases of avian flu confirmed at Wahiawa duck rescue  Hawaii News NowDOH warns Mililani Pet Fair attendees of possible H5N1 bird flu exposure  KITV HonoluluHawaii reports first avian flu outbreak in poultry as surge continues on California farms  University of Minnesota Twin CitiesUSDA confirms domestic flock infected
  
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• 'Gladiator II' Premiere Los Angeles Red Carpet: All the Looks [PHOTOS] - WWD

  19-11-2024 16:20 via news.google.com
  'Gladiator II' Premiere Los Angeles Red Carpet: All the Looks [PHOTOS]  WWDAre You Not Entertained? I’m Really, Really Not.  SlateRidley Scott Clarifies Denzel Washington 'Acted' Same-Sex Kiss in Gladiator II but It Ultimately 'Didn't Happen'  PEOPLEFor the ‘Gladiator II’ Final Trailer, Paramount Takes Promotional Stunt to New Level  The New York Times"They Kind Of Make You Nearly Want To Cry": Paul Mescal Talked "Gladiator II" And More A
  
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• Number of older adults who lost $100,000 or more to fraud has tripled since 2020, FTC says

  19-11-2024 16:02 via nbcnews.com
  
  The number of older Americans who report losing more than $100,000 to fraud in a given year has more than tripled since 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a trend that experts say represents a grave and growing threat to older adults’ financial security.
  
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• Report finds big improvement in lung cancer survival - Yahoo! Voices

  19-11-2024 15:44 via news.google.com
  Report finds big improvement in lung cancer survival  Yahoo! VoicesIowa among worst in nation for new lung cancer cases  KCRGLung cancer survival rate improves: Research  The HillIowa ranks among worst states for lung cancer rates in 2024 report  KGAN TVLung cancer survival rate improves but the disease still remains leading cause of cancer deaths  CBS News
  
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• Instagram will let users reset recommendations that powers their feeds

  19-11-2024 15:07 via nbcnews.com
  
  Instagram users will soon be able to manually reset the recommendation algorithm that determines what they see in their feeds.
  
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• “Extraordinary” Mouse Created Using Gene That’s Older Than Animal Life Itself - IFLScience

  19-11-2024 15:04 via news.google.com
  “Extraordinary” Mouse Created Using Gene That’s Older Than Animal Life Itself  IFLScienceAncient Gene Reprograms Stem Cells to Create a Living Mouse  Neuroscience NewsGenes of ancient animal relatives used to grow mouse: breakthrough study unveils hidden history of stem cells  QMULThe emergence of Sox and POU transcription factors predates the origins of animal stem cells  Nature.comResearchers Recreate Mouse from Choanoflagellate Gene th
  
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• What Is Exploding Head Syndrome?

  19-11-2024 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  If you've heard a gun shot while you fall asleep that didn't actually happen, you may be experiencing exploding head syndrome.
  
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• 4 monkeys remain free nearly 2 weeks after dozens escaped a South Carolina compound

  19-11-2024 14:50
  
  Authorities say four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research
  
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• Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S. long-range missiles, signals it's ready for nuclear response - CNBC

  19-11-2024 13:55 via news.google.com
  Russia says Ukraine attacked it using U.S. long-range missiles, signals it's ready for nuclear response  CNBC‘Missiles Will Speak For Themselves,’ Zelensky Said. Hours Later, U.S.-Made Rockets With 8,000 Submunitions Streaked Toward Russia.  ForbesUkraine fires first barrage of US-made long-range missiles into Russia, Kremlin says  Fox NewsBiden draws support — and GOP worry — in shift on US missiles in Ukraine war  The Hill
  
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• Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest - Al Jazeera English

  19-11-2024 07:40 via news.google.com
  Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest  Al Jazeera EnglishMassive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know  CNNWatch: New Zealand's Māori protests explained  BBC.comWhy are New Zealand’s Maori protesting over colonial-era treaty bill?  Al Jazeera EnglishThe Internet Is Obsessed With Māori Lawmakers Performing A Haka During A Parliament Session To Protest An Anti-Indige
  
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• Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say - The Washington Post

  19-11-2024 06:25 via news.google.com
  Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say  The Washington PostAfter 97 UN aid trucks in Gaza are ‘violently looted’ by armed men, food prices soar  Fox NewsHow gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes  Financial TimesUNRWA Situation Report #148 on the Humanitarian Crisis in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem  unrwa
  
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• Newfound Worlds? NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers Mysterious Disks Around Tiny “Failed” Stars

  19-11-2024 04:45 via scitechdaily.com
  Using JWST, astronomers confirmed that some proplyds in the Orion Nebula surround brown dwarfs, providing new insights into these faint star-like objects and their potential planetary systems. Newborn stars are surrounded by disks of gas and dust, known as protoplanetary disks, within which planets are formed. In the Orion Nebula, the brightest and most massive [...]
  
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• Trump picks a second Fox host to join his Cabinet, with Sean Duffy for Transportation

  19-11-2024 03:34 via nbcnews.com
  
  President-elect Donald Trump on Monday named former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as his pick for transportation secretary in the next administration.
  
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• Alzheimer’s Brain Changes Defy Standard Patterns, Study Finds

  19-11-2024 02:49 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study finds that brain shrinkage in Alzheimer’s disease varies greatly among individuals, with distinct patterns rather than a uniform progression. These findings may pave the way for personalized treatments based on unique shrinkage patterns observed in MRI scans. A new study by researchers at UCL and Radboud University in the Netherlands has found [...]
  
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• Will Your Coastline Survive? NASA’s Global Insights on Sea Level Rise

  19-11-2024 01:58 via scitechdaily.com
  With oceans rising faster, NASA’s collaborative global sea level change website provides vital data for forecasting up to 2150 and guides international and governmental planning to mitigate climate change impacts. Earth’s oceans are rising, posing significant challenges to coastal communities by disrupting livelihoods and damaging infrastructure. To help communities prepare for these changes, agencies and [...]
  
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• New Study Unravels the Mystery of Teen Decision-Making

  19-11-2024 01:07 via scitechdaily.com
  An improvement in decision-making development facilitates enhanced performance in learning tasks. Adults tend to make better decisions than adolescents, a development that leads to more specific and sophisticated choice behaviors, according to a study recently published in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Vanessa Scholz, Lorenz Deserno, and colleagues from the University of Würzburg, Germany. [...]
  
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• Stanford Researchers Discover Key Influenza-Severity Risk Factor Hiding in Plain Sight

  19-11-2024 00:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Antibody makeup influences the severity of flu. Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on earth. This fact explains why we need flu shots every year: Seasonal influenza perennially outwits the immunity we’ve acquired from previous vaccinations or infections. Some new strains are rougher than others. The 1918 flu pandemic killed 50 million people and infected [...]
  
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• Company tied to Alex Jones disputes The Onion's purchase of Infowars

  19-11-2024 00:01 via nbcnews.com
  
  A company tied to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones filed Monday to dispute the sale of the Infowars website to the parody site The Onion.
  
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