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• Procrastination, Perfectionism, and Self-blame are Modern Symptoms of Primeval Survival Instincts

  05-01-2026 23:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Discover how widespread self-sabotaging behavior is linked to how our brains evolved in a world full of unknown dangers and how to break the cycle for good.
  
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• HHS announces unprecedented overhaul of US childhood vaccine schedule - CIDRAP

  05-01-2026 23:45 via news.google.com
  HHS announces unprecedented overhaul of US childhood vaccine schedule  CIDRAPRFK Jr. Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children  The New York TimesTrump administration sparks midterms vaccine war  AxiosCDC Acts on Presidential Memorandum to Update Childhood Immunization Schedule  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (.gov)Rotavirus Could Come Roaring Back—Very Soon  The Atlantic
  
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• Astronomers Looked Back 12 Billion Years, and Found a Galaxy Cluster That Defies Theory

  05-01-2026 23:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how radio observations uncovered unusually hot gas inside a young galaxy cluster, revealing how black holes and star formation may heat clusters far earlier than expected.
  
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• Fatal Fungus Turns Beetles’ Chemical Shields Into a Deadly Weakness

  05-01-2026 23:26 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle. 
  
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• He was sentenced to death. Rob and Michele Reiner loved him like a son. - NBC News

  05-01-2026 23:24 via news.google.com
  He was sentenced to death. Rob and Michele Reiner loved him like a son.  NBC NewsFlorida Dethroned as Lightning Capital of the U.S.  The Daily BeastRob and Michele Reiner’s Unlikely Friendship With Death Row Inmate — and the Emails He Received Too Late  YahooBefore Their Deaths, Reiners Offered a Home to a Man Serving Life for a Murder He Denies  Central News South AfricaRob and Michele Reiner's Friendship With Man Imprisoned for Murder at 17&n
  
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• A Rogue Planet the Size of Saturn Detected 10,000 Light-Years From Earth

  05-01-2026 23:13 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Thanks to an enormous stroke of luck and serendipitous timing, astronomers were able to calculate the mass and distance of a free-floating planet for the first time. Learn more about it. 
  
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• Talking, But Not Listening, Linked to Slow Eye Movements And Longer Reaction Times When Driving

  05-01-2026 23:05 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Multiple studies have linked cellphone use to an increased risk of car accidents. Learn how new research suggests delays in rapid-eye movement when talking might be at least partly to blame.
  
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• Iron Age DNA Reveals a Herpesvirus That Still Infects Humans Today

  05-01-2026 23:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how ancient DNA from human remains provided the first direct evidence that a common childhood virus has been part of the human genome since the Iron Age.
  
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• Tua Tagovailoa ready for post-Dolphins opportunity in the NFL - AL.com

  05-01-2026 22:25 via news.google.com
  Tua Tagovailoa ready for post-Dolphins opportunity in the NFL  AL.comTua: Getting a fresh start in '26 'would be dope'  ESPNTua Tagovailoa says fresh start from Dolphins following midseason benching would be 'dope'  NFL.comTua Tagovailoa: A fresh start "would be dope"  NBC SportsDolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa when asked about getting a fresh start: 'That would be dope'  Yahoo Sports
  
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• Betelgeuse's elusive companion star: Siwarha's 'wake' detected - Phys.org

  05-01-2026 22:20 via news.google.com
  Betelgeuse's elusive companion star: Siwarha's 'wake' detected  Phys.orgNASA Hubble Helps Detect ‘Wake’ of Betelgeuse’s Elusive Companion Star  NASA Science (.gov)Betelgeuse is not alone as it travels through space  Astronomy MagazineHubble telescope makes big discovery around Betelgeuse star that could explode any time  India TodayBetelgeuse and wake of its companion star (artist's concept)  ESA/Hubble
  
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• Aging Brains Show Surprising Mix of Decline and Adaptation

  05-01-2026 21:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the new study, which highlights the importance of analyzing brain structure and connectivity simultaneously.
  
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• Why Some Brains Adapt Faster Than Others — And What That Means For Your Goals

  05-01-2026 21:20 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how neurobiology could explain why some people are better at accepting and adapting to change.
  
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• LA residents are still battling toxic hazards a year after historic wildfires

  05-01-2026 20:01
  It’s been a year of heartbreak and chronic worry since the most destructive wildfires in the Los Angeles area’s history scorched neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people
  
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• 2026 NFL mock draft: Post-regular season projections - theScore.com

  05-01-2026 20:00 via news.google.com
  2026 NFL mock draft: Post-regular season projections  theScore.comNFL draft order for Round 1: The first 18 slots are set, and the Raiders will pick at No. 1  ESPNNFL Mock Draft: Fernando Mendoza vs. Dante Moore  The RingerB/R NFL Scouting Dept.'s Post-Regular-Season 2026 NFL Mock Draft  Bleacher ReportMock Draft 1.0: Let the Great QB Debate Begin  The McShay Report
  
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• The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names and dangerous conditions - NPR

  05-01-2026 19:43 via news.google.com
  The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names and dangerous conditions  NPR92-year-old judge handling Maduro case ‘doesn’t give a s--t what anyone thinks about him’  PoliticoThe many ways lawyers for Maduro could try to derail the case against him  CNNVenezuelan President Maduro calls himself a 'prisoner of war' after pleading not guilty in court: Full coverage  YahooMaduro Declares His Innocence in First U.S. Court Appearance&nb
  
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• Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice cap was completely gone only 7,000 years ago, study finds - Phys.org

  05-01-2026 19:10 via news.google.com
  Greenland's Prudhoe Dome ice cap was completely gone only 7,000 years ago, study finds  Phys.orgScientists just got some ancient clues about future sea-level rise — and it’s bad news  The Washington PostNorthern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again  New ScientistWhat lies beneath Greenland could change what we know about rising seas  PreventionWeb.netStudy: Northern Greenland ice dome melted in past under similar future warmth&
  
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• How the courtroom reacted as Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty

  05-01-2026 18:57 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News' Sam Brock reports on what he saw from the courtroom as Nicolás Maduro and his wife pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.
  
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• 4 Zodiac Signs Attract Abundance & Luck On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 - YourTango

  05-01-2026 18:45 via news.google.com
  4 Zodiac Signs Attract Abundance & Luck On Tuesday, January 6, 2026  YourTangoHoroscope for Tuesday, January 06, 2026  Chicago Sun-TimesYour Daily Horoscope, by Madame Clairevoyant: January 6, 2026  The CutHoroscope for Tuesday, 1/6/26 by Georgia Nicols  CT InsiderYour Daily Work Horoscope for January 06, 2026  Yahoo
  
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• Minnesota governor Tim Walz drops re-election run after fraud allegations - Financial Times

  05-01-2026 18:17 via news.google.com
  Minnesota governor Tim Walz drops re-election run after fraud allegations  Financial TimesTim Walz’s 17 Months in Politics Before Ending His Re-election Bid  The New York TimesInside Tim Walz's dramatic political fall  AxiosMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends reelection bid amid welfare fraud scandal  CNNTim Walz drops out of Minnesota governor’s race, Klobuchar considers jumping in  Politico
  
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• NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object - NASA Science (.gov)

  05-01-2026 18:15 via news.google.com
  NASA’s Hubble Examines Cloud-9, First of New Type of Object  NASA Science (.gov)Astronomers are on "Cloud 9" with a new, starless gas cloud  Big ThinkCloud-9: a new celestial object found by Hubble  European Space AgencyHubble Photographs Cloud-9: A New Type of Astronomical Object  DIYPhotographyAstronomers have just found one of the universe's earliest mistakes  Mashable
  
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• New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option - ABC News

  05-01-2026 17:02 via news.google.com
  New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option  ABC NewsHHS recommends home HPV testing for women for the first time  CIDRAPDread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test  NBC NewsExpanded cervical cancer screenings to be covered by most private insurance  The Washington PostHate your Pap smear? An at-home screening could replace it for women over 30, say new US guidelines  New Y
  
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• Next stop, Nuuk? U.S. allies fear Trump may target Greenland after Venezuela

  05-01-2026 17:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Copenhagen may be 5,200 miles away from Caracas, but the thrum of the helicopters that grabbed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will have been deafening in the Danish capital
  
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• How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis - Space

  05-01-2026 15:00 via news.google.com
  How did life begin on Earth? New experiments support 'RNA world' hypothesis  SpaceThis asteroid is spilling secrets about the origin of life on Earth  National GeographicThe Same Recipe That Created Life on Earth May Exist on Mars, Scientists Say  Popular MechanicsA billion-year-old asteroid offers new clues to how life may have begun on Earth  MoneycontrolLife on Earth May Have Begun With a Violent Impact, And Scientists Just Recreated It  The D
  
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• A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron

  05-01-2026 13:21
  A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations she was born a man
  
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• Science Keeps Changing. So Why Should We Trust It?

  05-01-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  Naïve faith and wholesale pessimism are not your only options.
  
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• Congress returns to a shutdown deadline and a health care fight

  05-01-2026 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The House and the Senate are scheduled to return this week after the holidays and confront a growing list of tasks and potential agenda items in early 2026
  
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• What to Stream: Kid Laroi, 'The Pitt' and 'Tron: Ares'

  05-01-2026 06:33
  Returns to “The Pitt,” the Grid and music of Kid Laroi are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you
  
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• The Telegraph: After Venezuela, Trump sets sights on Greenland?

  05-01-2026 05:44 via technocracy.news
  After the stunning military raid to extract Nicolas Maduro from Caracas, the issue of Greenland instantly resurfaced on Sunday morning. Trump has not forgotten about Greenland and has doubled down on his pledge to get it somehow away from Denmark. Military force hasn’t been ruled out. In terms of Technocracy’s original map of the North American Technate, note the northern and southern extremities. Columbia and Mexico are already being threatened with military action. ⁃ Pat
  
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• What Race? Meta “Joining Forces” With China-Founded Manus AI In $2 Billion Deal

  05-01-2026 04:42 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats of a feather, flock together. There is no race with China, but the feigned urgency is to simulate spending, issue Executive Orders, and push our own government to pursue AI innovation, all at the hands of billionaire arch-Technocrats. Mark Zuckerberg is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and is married to a Vietnamese-Chinese who is reportedly fluent in Cantonese. He is politically agnostic and has no problem with doing business with Manus. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.Mark Zuckerberg has be
  
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