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• 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Casts Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak - Deadline

  23-04-2025 23:55 via news.google.com
  'The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping' Casts Joseph Zada, Whitney Peak  DeadlineThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Has Finally Found Its Haymitch  GizmodoJoseph Zada & Whitney Peak to Lead New ‘Hunger Games’ Movie, 4 More Rumored Actors Revealed  Just Jared‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Casts Joseph Zada as Haymitch, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove  Variety'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on The Reaping': Joseph Zada
  
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• Cancer Mortality Rates Declined Over the Past 20 Years in the United States

  23-04-2025 23:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn why lung cancer led the drop in cancer mortality rates, but cancer forms related to obesity continue to rise.
  
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• 2025 NFL Draft: ESPN releases final mock draft, predictions for all 32 first round picks - On3.com

  23-04-2025 23:40 via news.google.com
  2025 NFL Draft: ESPN releases final mock draft, predictions for all 32 first round picks  On3.comSchrager's NFL mock draft: 32 predictions based on sources in the league  ESPN2025 NFL Draft best bets: Ashton Jeanty to fall out of top six, Luther Burden to go in first round and more - The Athletic  The New York TimesCharles Davis 2025 NFL mock draft 3.0: Cam Ward only QB in Round 1; Eagles pick TE Mason Taylor  NFL.com2025 NFL Draft Big Board: B/R NFL Scout
  
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• Former Pentagon official on Hegseth turmoil: 'It looks like they actually broke the law' - NPR

  23-04-2025 23:36 via news.google.com
  Former Pentagon official on Hegseth turmoil: 'It looks like they actually broke the law'  NPRProminent role of Pete Hegseth’s wife at Pentagon draws scrutiny  CNNPete Hegseth’s Patriotic Duty Is to Resign  The Atlantic‘An amateur person’: GOP Rep. Bacon says Hegseth should go  PoliticoTrump's Behavior After Hegseth Reports Is 'Dangerous': Retired Army General  Newsweek
  
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• Trump reversals on Fed chair, China tariffs send markets higher - Los Angeles Times

  23-04-2025 23:13 via news.google.com
  Trump reversals on Fed chair, China tariffs send markets higher  Los Angeles TimesStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rally as Trump softens stance on Powell, China tariffs  Yahoo FinanceLessons from Trump's tariffs, Federal Reserve climbdown  AxiosMarkets close higher — but see bigger gains evaporate — as the Trump administration signals softer trade stance  NBC NewsExclusive | Why Trump Decided Not to Try to Fire Jerome Powell &
  
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• Mourners visit Pope Francis lying in state at St Peter's Basilica - BBC

  23-04-2025 23:13 via news.google.com
  Mourners visit Pope Francis lying in state at St Peter's Basilica  BBCPrelude to a Funeral  The New York TimesA time for 'reflection' before Pope's funeral  BBCCardinals prepare to battle over the future direction of the Catholic Church  CNNForget the film: Vatican is preparing for the real 'Conclave'  Reuters
  
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• This 250-Million-Year-Old Reef Became a Mountain in Texas – And It’s Packed With Fossils

  23-04-2025 23:10 via scitechdaily.com
  Beneath the towering Guadalupe Mountains of Texas lies a dramatic story of transformation. Once part of an ancient sea, the fossilized Capitan Reef now forms craggy peaks and iconic cliffs like El Capitan and Guadalupe Peak. This region, rich in marine fossils from the Permian Period, was later buried and then uplifted by tectonic activity. [...]
  
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• Magic vs Celtics Odds, Prediction, Picks for NBA Playoffs Game 2 - Action Network

  23-04-2025 23:09 via news.google.com
  Magic vs Celtics Odds, Prediction, Picks for NBA Playoffs Game 2  Action NetworkMagic vs. Celtics (Apr 23, 2025) Live Score  ESPNMagic vs. Celtics odds, line: Proven model reveals picks for NBA first-round matchup on April 23, 2025  SportsLineJaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis Video Surfaces After Celtics’ Game 1  Athlon SportsWith Celtics’ Jayson Tatum in limbo, minor tweaks could add up for Magic in crucial Game 2  Orlando Sentinel
  
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• The Shedeur Sanders betting odds show the wide range of possible outcomes - NBC Sports

  23-04-2025 23:08 via news.google.com
  The Shedeur Sanders betting odds show the wide range of possible outcomes  NBC SportsShedeur Sanders ripped by anonymous coach before NFL Draft: 'The worst formal interview I’ve ever been in in my life'  Yahoo SportsSaints Predicted To Pass On Shedeur Sanders In Favor Of Much-Needed Tackle  Sports IllustratedOdds continue to suggest a Shedeur Sanders slide, with Steelers now favored to draft him  NBC SportsMel Kiper releases final ranking for all 32
  
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• Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood, confiscates assets and offices - Reuters

  23-04-2025 23:05 via news.google.com
  Jordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood, confiscates assets and offices  ReutersJordan outlaws Muslim Brotherhood group, confiscates assets  Al JazeeraJordan shuts local branch of Muslim Brotherhood after arrests  The GuardianJordan bans the Muslim Brotherhood in a move that threatens its largest opposition party  AP NewsJordan Says It Foiled a Plot Against the Kingdom  The New York Times
  
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• Harvey Weinstein rape retrial: Opening statements begin in New York - BBC

  23-04-2025 22:51 via news.google.com
  Harvey Weinstein rape retrial: Opening statements begin in New York  BBCStakes are high for Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes trial  The IndependentWeinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial opens with added allegations from a former model  AP NewsHarvey Weinstein’s Life Behind Bars: “He’s Still Running Sh**” (Exclusive)  The Hollywood ReporterHarvey Weinstein Faces New Trial as Jury Is Seated  The New York Times
  
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• Chipotle Stock Falls After Earnings Growth Slows, Sales Drop - Barron's

  23-04-2025 22:48 via news.google.com
  Chipotle Stock Falls After Earnings Growth Slows, Sales Drop  Barron'sChipotle is seeing a 'slowdown' in consumer spending as 2025 gets off to a rough start  CNBCChipotle shares drop as it reports first same-store sales decline since the pandemic  Yahoo FinanceChipotle’s Sales Miss Points to Weaker Consumer Sentiment  Bloomberg.comTariffs Expected to Heat Up Chipotle’s Costs  WSJ
  
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• When Earthquakes Write History: Sediment Cores Uncover Seismic Secrets of Devastating 1976 Earthquake

  23-04-2025 22:47 via scitechdaily.com
  Lake sediment cores in Guatemala reveal directional ground shaking from the 1976 earthquake, offering rare insight into seismic directivity and helping reconstruct a 4,000-year paleoseismic history. Sediment cores collected from four lakes in Guatemala have captured evidence of the direction in which seismic waves traveled during the powerful magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck the country [...]
  
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• Tardigrade Tattoos Could Pave the Way for Microscopic Medical Devices

  23-04-2025 22:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about the significance of tardigrades being tattooed, a process that could lay the foundation for microscopic, biocompatible devices.
  
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• Southwest to cut flights this year, pulls guidance, citing 'macroeconomic uncertainty' - CNBC

  23-04-2025 22:38 via news.google.com
  Southwest to cut flights this year, pulls guidance, citing 'macroeconomic uncertainty'  CNBCSouthwest Airlines joins rivals Delta, United in cutting flights, scrapping forecasts  New York PostSouthwest Pulls Financial Outlook Due to Economic Uncertainty  Bloomberg.comSouthwest Airlines pulls it profit outlook for 2025 and 2026  Yahoo FinanceSouthwest Airlines Drops Forecast as Leisure Travelers Pull Back  WSJ
  
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• Étoile Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino on Bringing the ‘Strange, Elegant, Gross, Bloody’ World of Ballet to the Masses - TVLine

  23-04-2025 22:33 via news.google.com
  Étoile Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino on Bringing the ‘Strange, Elegant, Gross, Bloody’ World of Ballet to the Masses  TVLine‘Étoile’ takes time to warm up, then leaps  The Boston GlobeI Can’t Believe Étoile Got Away With This  Vulture‘Mrs. Maisel’ Team’s New Ballet Comedy ‘Étoile’ Trips Over Itself: TV Review  Variety'Étoile' Review: Amy Sherman-Palladino's Amazo
  
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• YouTube at 20: Platform says more than 20 billion videos have been uploaded since 2005

  23-04-2025 22:32 via nbcnews.com
  
  YouTube celebrated the anniversary of its first video on Wednesday.
  
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• Wild Islands Hiding Just off California’s Coast – And Why Scientists Call Them ‘Galápagos’

  23-04-2025 22:24 via scitechdaily.com
  California’s Channel Islands, often called North America’s Galapagos, are home to a stunning array of unique wildlife and landscapes. From San Miguel’s windswept pinniped rookeries to Santa Cruz’s colossal sea cave and diverse endemic species, these five protected islands each hold their own secrets. Satellite imagery reveals just how varied and ecologically rich they are, [...]
  
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• Melting Arctic Ice May Unleash Ancient Deadly Diseases, Scientists Warn

  23-04-2025 22:01 via scitechdaily.com
  Melting Arctic ice increases human and animal interactions, raising the risk of infectious disease spread. Researchers urge early intervention and surveillance. Climate change is opening new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases such as brucellosis, tularemia, and E. coli in the Arctic, according to a broad international team of scientists with expertise in human, [...]
  
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• Rattlesnake Venom Evolves and Adapts to Climate Change

  23-04-2025 21:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about how shifting biodiversity has resulted in a surprising evolutionary change for rattlesnake venom.
  
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• Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, won't seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026 - AP News

  23-04-2025 20:47 via news.google.com
  Dick Durbin of Illinois, the Senate’s No. 2 Democrat, won't seek reelection to a sixth term in 2026  AP NewsDurbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, to Retire After 44 Years in Congress  The New York TimesSenate Dems brace for leadership fight after Durbin retirement  AxiosDurbin’s final gift to Democrats: A graceful exit  PoliticoDick Durbin, No. 2 Senate Democrat, won't seek re-election  Fox News
  
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• Meta is bringing smart glasses live translation and AI to more people - Engadget

  23-04-2025 20:45 via news.google.com
  Meta is bringing smart glasses live translation and AI to more people  EngadgetUpdate: Meta AI Begins Roll Out on Ray-Ban Meta Glasses to Even More Countries in the EU  Meta PlatformsMeta rolls out live translations to all Ray-Ban smart glasses users  The VergeMeta expands AI access on Ray-Ban smart glasses in Europe  ReutersYour Meta Ray-Bans just got a big update for free - and it feels like science fiction  ZDNET
  
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• iOS 18.5: Features, release date, and more - 9to5Mac

  23-04-2025 20:29 via news.google.com
  iOS 18.5: Features, release date, and more  9to5MacDownload: Apple Releases iOS 18.5 And macOS 15.5 Updates To Developers For Testing Purposes  WccftechiOS 18.5 beta 3 now available to developers with these changes  Boy Genius ReportApple Releases New iOS 18.5 and macOS Sequoia 15.5 Public Betas  MacRumorsiOS 18 Cheat Sheet: New Features and Future Updates to Expect on Your iPhone  CNET
  
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• Giant Kangaroos' Weight at 375 Pounds and Limited Roaming Likely Led to Their Extinction

  23-04-2025 20:15 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Unlike massive mammals, mega marsupials 300,000 years ago limited their dining options by keeping close to home.
  
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• Ancient Bite Wounds Confirm Roman Gladiators Did Fight Lions in Combat

  23-04-2025 20:01 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how forensic evidence confirms that gladiator and lion combat did occur, and why experts think these fights didn't just occur in Rome.
  
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• WhatsApp now lets you block people from exporting your entire chat history - The Verge

  23-04-2025 19:59 via news.google.com
  WhatsApp now lets you block people from exporting your entire chat history  The VergeWhatsApp’s latest feature makes your messages even more private  TechCrunchWhatsApp's new Advanced Chat Privacy protects sensitive messages  BleepingComputerWhatsApp introduces a feature that blocks chat participants from sharing content  EngadgetWhatsApp launches privacy tool to stop users taking content off the platform  MSN
  
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• Teeth in the Bones: Gladiator Skeleton Proves Lion Combat in Roman Britain

  23-04-2025 19:59 via scitechdaily.com
  A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial spectacles. Found in a cemetery near York, the bones show clear bite marks from a large feline, likely a lion, confirming ancient combat scenes once thought to be purely artistic or textual. This revelation transforms our [...]
  
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• A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people - AP News

  23-04-2025 19:59 via news.google.com
  A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people  AP NewsIstanbul earthquake live: More than 150 injured as buildings shaken in Turkey's largest city  BBC‘I grabbed my cat and ran’: Istanbul panics as earthquake hits  Al JazeeraPowerful Earthquake Shakes Istanbul, Sending People Into Streets  The New York TimesLarge earthquake hits off the coast of Turkey  NBC News
  
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• Microscopic Plastics Found in Arteries Linked to Stroke Symptoms - Neuroscience News

  23-04-2025 19:15 via news.google.com
  Microscopic Plastics Found in Arteries Linked to Stroke Symptoms  Neuroscience NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Experts Sound the Alarm: Your DNA Could Be Hacked

  23-04-2025 18:29 via scitechdaily.com
  The first comprehensive review of cyber-biosecurity risks has been released. Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS), the same technology driving advancements in personalized medicine, cancer diagnostics, infectious disease monitoring, and genetic research, may also become a key target for cyberattacks. A recent study published in IEEE Access raises alarms about the potential risks associated with unsecured NGS [...]
  
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• NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets first images of 'strikingly complicated' asteroid that will shed light on early solar system - Live Science

  23-04-2025 18:09 via news.google.com
  NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets first images of 'strikingly complicated' asteroid that will shed light on early solar system  Live ScienceNASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson  NASA Science (.gov)NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday  SpaceMeet Asteroid Donaldjohanson: Long and Lumpy  Sky & TelescopeNASA spacecraft zooms by strange asteroid, beams back images  Mashable
  
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• Measles misinformation taking hold amid outbreak: poll - Axios

  23-04-2025 17:40 via news.google.com
  Measles misinformation taking hold amid outbreak: poll  AxiosKFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust: The Public’s Views on Measles Outbreaks and Misinformation  KFFLike measles, misinformation is spreading, poll finds  NPRAmericans unsure what to believe about the measles vaccine, poll shows  The Washington PostPoll finds false measles claims gaining attention amid US outbreaks  CIDRAP
  
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• Study: Childhood exposure to this bacteria could be driving rates of colorectal cancer in millennials and Gen Xers - Fortune

  23-04-2025 17:32 via news.google.com
  Study: Childhood exposure to this bacteria could be driving rates of colorectal cancer in millennials and Gen Xers  FortuneRise in colon cancer among young people may be tied to gut toxin known to cause DNA damage  NBC NewsChildhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’  The GuardianResearchers may have finally found the reason for the alarming spike in colon cancer among young people — and it could be linked to childhood
  
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• Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak - Reuters

  23-04-2025 17:25 via news.google.com
  Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreak  ReutersMeasles Surge in Southwest Is Now the Largest Single Outbreak Since 2000  The New York TimesTrack the spread of measles in Texas  The Texas TribuneThe latest on measles outbreak cases in the U.S.  The Washington PostTexas measles outbreak surpasses 600 cases with most among children, teens  ABC News
  
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• Just Like Us, Chimpanzees Love To Drink and Share Alcohol

  23-04-2025 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Chimps' enjoyment of and willingness to share alcohol-infused fruit hints at possible ancient roots of social drinking.
  
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• Think Cold, Burn Fat: How Your Brain’s Memories Help You Lose Weight

  23-04-2025 16:59 via scitechdaily.com
  In a groundbreaking study, scientists discovered that the brain forms “cold memories” which can later trigger increased metabolism even without a drop in temperature. By training mice to associate specific visual cues with cold environments, the researchers showed that the animals began heating themselves in anticipation of cold, driven by brain-stored memories. They pinpointed these [...]
  
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• Hubble Revisits a Cosmic Classic: Stunning New Look at Messier 72

  23-04-2025 16:31 via scitechdaily.com
  For Hubble’s 35th anniversary, ESA has unveiled breathtaking new images of the star cluster Messier 72, a celestial gem located in Aquarius. Once the very first image featured in the Hubble Picture of the Week series, M72 gets a vibrant update with enhanced data and ultraviolet imagery. This cluster’s multicolored stars — blues and reds [...]
  
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• Curiosity Just Found the Long-Lost Carbon That Made Mars Habitable

  23-04-2025 16:08 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered a missing piece in the puzzle of Mars’ past atmosphere. Scientists discovered siderite—an iron-rich carbonate mineral—in layered rock near the surface of Gale Crater, suggesting that Mars once had enough carbon dioxide to support liquid water. This could explain why previous attempts failed to find expected carbonates: they were hidden [...]
  
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• Hubble celebrates 35th year in orbit - ESA/Hubble

  23-04-2025 16:01 via news.google.com
  Hubble celebrates 35th year in orbit  ESA/HubbleEye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit  NASA Science (.gov)A 35-year view of space from Utah, via the Hubble Space Telescope  AxiosFixing the Hubble Space Telescope: A timeline of NASA's shuttle servicing missions  Space5 dazzling interstellar images to celebrate Hubble’s 35th birthday  Popular Science
  
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• Lasers Over Drills: Curiosity Rover’s Power Pivot Unleashes a Science Bonanza

  23-04-2025 15:45 via scitechdaily.com
  A brush-and-sample mission had to be skipped as NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover found itself on unstable ground, but this opened up a unique opportunity to conserve energy for an exciting week ahead. Scientists are targeting fascinating Martian features called boxwork formations—fractured ridges likely shaped by ancient fluid activity. Power Trade-Off: No Arm Deployment Today As [...]
  
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• NASA’s Lucy Captures Ice Cream Cone–Shaped Asteroid That Defies Expectations

  23-04-2025 15:22 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has captured striking images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be a contact binary with an unusual “ice cream cone” shape. This unexpected geological complexity offers insights into the early solar system. Although not a primary target, this encounter served as a full-scale test for Lucy’s instruments before it ventures toward its [...]
  
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• ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Teaser: Jenna Ortega Returns as Netflix Sets Two-Part Release Date Starting in August - Variety

  23-04-2025 15:00 via news.google.com
  ‘Wednesday’ Season 2 Teaser: Jenna Ortega Returns as Netflix Sets Two-Part Release Date Starting in August  VarietyThe Woeful Wednesday Season 2 Teaser and Photos Take You Back to Nevermore  NetflixWednesday season two: Netflix series gets launch date and first glimpse of Joanna Lumley  BBCWhen is Wednesday season 2 coming out? Everything we know about Jenna Ortega's creepy, kooky return to Netflix  Entertainment WeeklyThe Wait Has Been Torture
  
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• We May Value Our Dogs More than Our Human Relationships

  23-04-2025 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how the bonds between humans and dogs resemble the bonds between humans and humans, with some of the former being stronger than the latter.
  
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• E.U. fines Apple 500 million euros and Meta 200 million in separate digital cases

  23-04-2025 14:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  LONDON — European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules.
  
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• Killing of Gaza Aid Workers: IDF Troops Fired Indiscriminately for Over Three Minutes, Some at Point-blank Range - Haaretz

  23-04-2025 13:14 via news.google.com
  Killing of Gaza Aid Workers: IDF Troops Fired Indiscriminately for Over Three Minutes, Some at Point-blank Range  Haaretz'Professional failures' led to killing of Gaza medics, IDF inquiry says  BBCGaza rescue service dismisses Israeli probe into killing of medics as a 'fabricated investigation'  AP NewsA Tragic Mistake? Yes. A War Crime? No | Opinion  NewsweekWhat can be learned from the IDF inquiry into killing of medics in Gaza? – analysis &nb
  
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• Global coral bleaching has now hit 84% of ocean's reefs in biggest-ever event

  23-04-2025 13:06
  Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history
  
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• China's robots race against humans — and their U.S. counterparts

  23-04-2025 12:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Twenty-one humanoid robots competed alongside people in a half-marathon in Beijing, stoking national pride in China amid its intensifying tech rivalry with the U.S.
  
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• Deadly Simplicity: How Island Rattlesnakes Are Rewriting Evolution

  23-04-2025 11:59 via scitechdaily.com
  On remote islands in the Gulf of California, scientists uncovered a surprising twist in rattlesnake evolution: simpler venom compositions emerged in more biodiverse environments, challenging the expectation that greater prey variety drives more complex venom. This unexpected finding hints at ecological specialization as a response to competition. Studying these island rattlesnakes offers critical insights into [...]
  
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• Autism Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Brain Circuit Behind Social Attention Deficits

  23-04-2025 11:45 via scitechdaily.com
  UNIGE scientists have identified a brain circuit that may be at the root of the social difficulties experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorders. From birth, human survival relies on the ability to connect with others. This capacity, crucial for healthy development, appears to be disrupted early in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), who [...]
  
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• Major Breakthrough: Non-Toxic Alternative to “Forever Chemicals” Discovered

  23-04-2025 11:22 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists have developed a non-toxic alternative to harmful PFAS chemicals using carbon and hydrogen-based compounds, offering a safer solution for products that currently rely on fluorine. An international team of scientists has developed a safer alternative to PFAS (perfluoroalkyl substances), a group of synthetic chemicals commonly used in everyday products for their water- and stain-resistant [...]
  
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