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• David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dead at 75 - Vulture

  01-03-2025 23:54 via news.google.com
  David Johansen, New York Dolls Frontman, Dead at 75  VultureDavid Johansen obituary  The GuardianRock legend battling brain tumor, stage 4 cancer has died at 75  PennLiveDavid Johansen on the New York Dolls’ Colorful History: The Lost Interview  Rolling StoneNew York Dolls singer David Johansen dead at 75 after daughter pleads with fans for help  Fox News
  
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• Texas Official Warns Against ‘Measles Parties’ Amid Growing Outbreak - WIRED

  01-03-2025 22:30 via news.google.com
  Texas Official Warns Against ‘Measles Parties’ Amid Growing Outbreak  WIREDUS Health Secretary Kennedy calls for end to deadly Texas measles outbreak  ReutersTaking shots at vaccines has deadly consequences  The HillIn Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for Children  The New York TimesAfter first measles death in a decade, state officials remind Utahns to get the MMR vaccine  Utah News Dispatch
  
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• Rise of pediatric flu cases is sending more children to the hospital - The Washington Post

  01-03-2025 20:00 via news.google.com
  Rise of pediatric flu cases is sending more children to the hospital  The Washington PostReports of Encephalopathy Among Children ...  CDCCDC: 13% of kids who died from flu this year had brain damage  University of Minnesota Twin CitiesKids hospitalized by flu jumps by a staggering 145%: ‘This is a particularly severe season’  The IndependentDoctors sound alarm as nine children die from brain-rotting condition that leaves them drooling, halluci
  
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• New findings date Los Chocoyos supereruption to 79,500 years ago, and show Earth bounced back within decades - Phys.org

  01-03-2025 17:10 via news.google.com
  New findings date Los Chocoyos supereruption to 79,500 years ago, and show Earth bounced back within decades  Phys.orgMassive Supereruptions Might Not Trigger the Apocalypse, Just Decades of Chaos  GizmodoIce core evidence for the Los Chocoyos supereruption disputes millennial-scale climate impact  Nature.comAncient volcano unleashed global chaos 79,500 years ago! Could it happen again?  WIONWhen did the Guatemalan super-eruption occur?  SiliconR
  
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• How Long-Term Space Travel Wears Down an Astronaut’s Mind and Body

  01-03-2025 16:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how astronauts can lose bone density and how muscles can weaken. As we continue to explore space, NASA is looking into how to prevent this as well.
  
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• Four dead and several missing after Indian Himalayas avalanche - BBC.com

  01-03-2025 14:15 via news.google.com
  Four dead and several missing after Indian Himalayas avalanche  BBC.comAvalanche Buries Road Workers’ Camp in India, Killing 8  The New York TimesAt least 4 construction workers are killed in an avalanche in northern India  The Associated PressIndia avalanche rescue operation ends as eighth and final body found  Al Jazeera EnglishIndia avalanche buries dozens prompting massive search and rescue mission  Fox Weather
  
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• From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait for NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope - Space.com

  01-03-2025 14:00 via news.google.com
  From interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait for NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope  Space.comNASA telescope will study what put the bang in the big bang  The Washington PostLaunch of NASA Satellites from Vandenberg SFB Delayed 2 Days  NoozhawkNew NASA Space Telescope Will See the Universe in 102 Colors  Scientific American
  
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• Clockwork Cravings: How Your Body Clock Fuels Late-Night Hunger

  01-03-2025 03:14 via scitechdaily.com
  A study on adolescents uncovered a crucial link between circadian rhythms and eating habits, showing that teens with obesity tend to consume more calories later in the day. Conducted in a controlled environment, the research confirmed that internal biological clocks directly impact food intake, independent of sleep and light cycles. Scientists aim to explore whether [...]
  
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• Quantum Breakthrough: Microsoft and Purdue Unlock the Future of Topological Qubits

  01-03-2025 02:23 via scitechdaily.com
  Microsoft Quantum and Purdue University researchers have made a major leap in quantum computing, publishing a paper in Nature detailing how they successfully measured a key property of topological qubits. Their work pushes semiconductor-superconductor hybrid technology to new heights and strengthens Purdue’s role in quantum research. Microsoft Advances Topological Quantum Computing Microsoft Quantum recently published [...]
  
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• End nears for internet calling pioneer Skype as Microsoft plans shutdown - The Washington Post

  01-03-2025 02:19 via news.google.com
  End nears for internet calling pioneer Skype as Microsoft plans shutdown  The Washington PostThe next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams  MicrosoftSkype to Shut 14 Years After Microsoft’s $8.5 Billion Purchase  BloombergSkype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritizes Teams  Yahoo FinanceWhy Microsoft is killing off Skype and sending it to the tech graveyard  MarketWatch
  
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• QB Matthew Stafford gets a restructured contract and agrees to stay with the Los Angeles Rams - The Associated Press

  01-03-2025 02:05 via news.google.com
  QB Matthew Stafford gets a restructured contract and agrees to stay with the Los Angeles Rams  The Associated PressStafford agrees to restructured deal with Rams  ESPNNFC West rival LA Rams give QB Matthew Stafford new deal  Yahoo SportsRaiders’ plans at QB after missing out on Matthew Stafford and what we learned at the NFL combine - The Athletic  The AthleticNFL Rumors: Matthew Stafford, Rams Reportedly Restructure Contract To Remain With Team 
  
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• Watch: Oval Office meeting began with smiles but soon spiralled - BBC.com

  01-03-2025 01:45 via news.google.com
  Watch: Oval Office meeting began with smiles but soon spiralled  BBC.comZelensky bristled at his berating by Trump and Vance. After three years of war, what did they expect?  CNNPresident Donald Trump cuts short talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Oval Office blow up | LIVE  6ABC PhiladelphiaTrump's Zelenskiy outburst a culmination of weeks of frustration  Reuters.com
  
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• Challenging Peto’s Paradox: New Research Overturns 45-Year-Old Cancer Theory

  01-03-2025 01:32 via scitechdaily.com
  Larger animals face higher cancer risks, but some, like elephants, evolved strong defenses. Understanding these defenses could lead to breakthroughs in cancer research. A new study challenges a long-standing belief about cancer in the animal kingdom, revealing that larger species—such as elephants, giraffes, and pythons—have higher cancer rates than smaller animals like mice, bats, and [...]
  
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• Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact - CNN

  01-03-2025 01:22 via news.google.com
  Social Security Administration aims to cut about 7,000 jobs, prompting fears of customer service impact  CNNTrump officials start dismantling civil rights offices, as part of DOGE’s secret plan  The Washington PostSocial Security Announces Workforce and Organization Plans  Social Security MattersSocial Security Administration will have 'significant' cuts. What does this mean for you?  USA TODAYSSA wants to reduce workforce by 7,000 through VERA/VSIP&
  
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• Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blowup - The Associated Press

  01-03-2025 01:09 via news.google.com
  Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blowup  The Associated PressWatch: Oval Office meeting began with smiles but soon spiralled  BBC.comVideo: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks Secretary Rubio what Zelensky should apologize for | CNN Politics  CNN
  
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• Economic blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference? - The Associated Press

  01-03-2025 01:01 via news.google.com
  Economic blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?  The Associated PressGeorgians boycotting consumer spending as companies roll back DEI initiatives  WSB AtlantaFrom boycotts to ‘good-buys,’ consumers are showing support for DEI  The Washington PostThe People’s Union USA’s ‘Economic Blackout’ Organizer Served Jail Time on Sex Charge  The New York Times
  
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• Scientists Develop New System That Produces Drinking Water From Thin Air

  01-03-2025 00:41 via scitechdaily.com
  UT Austin researchers have developed a biodegradable, biomass-based hydrogel that efficiently extracts drinkable water from the air, offering a scalable, sustainable solution for water access in off-grid communities, emergency relief, and agriculture. Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells, and other natural materials serve as key ingredients in a new system developed by researchers at The [...]
  
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• Rose Girone, believed to be oldest living Holocaust survivor, dies aged 113 - The Guardian

  01-03-2025 00:40 via news.google.com
  Rose Girone, believed to be oldest living Holocaust survivor, dies aged 113  The GuardianRose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113  The New York TimesRose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113  CNNKnitting legend Rose Girone, world’s oldest Holocaust survivor, dies at 113  JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyOldest known Holocaust survivor dies aged 113  DW (English)
  
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• Having a Sweet Tooth May Mean You're a More Agreeable Person

  01-03-2025 00:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn why research shows if you enjoy sweets more, you may have a sweet temperament in life.
  
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• Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code - The Associated Press

  01-03-2025 00:26 via news.google.com
  Iowa's governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code  The Associated PressIowa lawmakers vote to remove trans people’s civil rights protections  The Washington PostHundreds protest as legislature votes to remove gender identity from Iowa Civil Rights Act  StatelineIowa Moves to Eliminate Trans Rights, and Zelensky Heads to the White House  The New York Times
  
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• Detroit woman suing police, claiming faulty facial recognition technology led to unjust arrest

  01-03-2025 00:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  Faulty use of facial recognition technology led to the unjust arrest of a Detroit woman, she said in a federal lawsuit, alleging that police failed to ask basic questions that could've cleared her on the spot.
  
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• Gene Hackman and his wife test negative for carbon monoxide after mysteriously found dead - ABC News

  01-03-2025 00:03 via news.google.com
  Gene Hackman and his wife test negative for carbon monoxide after mysteriously found dead  ABC NewsGene Hackman, wife tested negative for carbon monoxide: sheriff  Fox NewsGene Hackman Likely Died on Feb. 17, Sheriff Says  The New York TimesPreliminary autopsy report findings in deaths of Gene Hackman, wife  CBS News
  
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• Whether It's Chlamydia or Inbreeding, Sydney’s Koalas Face Terrible Threats

  01-03-2025 00:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about the status of koalas in Sydney, where a lack of diversity leaves the animals vulnerable to disease.
  
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