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• Ancient African Workshop Reveals Ironworking Tradition That Was Used for Nearly Eight Centuries

  01-04-2026 23:55 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about the discovery of a 2,400-year-old iron-smelting workshop in Senegal, shedding light on the Iron Age in West Africa. 
  
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• Joseph Duggar's Wife Kendra Reveals What Family Thinks of His Arrest - Yahoo

  01-04-2026 23:32 via news.google.com
  Joseph Duggar's Wife Kendra Reveals What Family Thinks of His Arrest  YahooInside the Duggars' New Scandal: Shocking Arrests, Alleged Abuse Offscreen and Questions About ‘What Else Don’t We Know'  People.comJoseph Duggar pleads not guilty to molestation and heads home. The story so far  Los Angeles TimesJoseph Duggar's aunt, Deanna Duggar, urges wife Kendra to divorce him  USA TodayJoseph Duggar's Wife Kendra Duggar Reveals What Family Really T
  
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• Trump admin tells Supreme Court birth tourism is evidence birthright citizenship needs to end - CNBC

  01-04-2026 23:30 via news.google.com
  Trump admin tells Supreme Court birth tourism is evidence birthright citizenship needs to end  CNBCOpinion | Trump Will Lose the Birthright Citizenship Case. But in a Way, He’s Already Won.  The New York TimesInside Scoop newsletter: Inside the Supreme Court arguments  NBC NewsHow John Roberts’ retort sums up the case against Trump’s birthright citizenship order  MS NOWBirthright citizenship made me American. We can't lose it. | Opinion&n
  
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• Aboriginal Cave Paintings of Now-Extinct Tasmanian Tiger May Shift Extinction Timeline

  01-04-2026 23:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Discover how Indigenous art from less than 1,000 years ago could reshape what we know about the Tasmanian tiger’s disappearance from mainland Australia.
  
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• Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening. - politico.com

  01-04-2026 23:22 via news.google.com
  Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening.  politico.comTrump suggests in new interviews he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from ‘paper tiger’ NATO  CNNEvery Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out  The New York TimesHow are NATO allies pushing back against Trump’s Iran war demands?  Al JazeeraMcConnell joins Democrats to defend US NATO membership  The Hil
  
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• Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening. - Politico

  01-04-2026 23:22 via news.google.com
  Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening.  PoliticoTrump suggests in new interviews he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from ‘paper tiger’ NATO  CNNEvery Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out  The New York TimesHow are NATO allies pushing back against Trump’s Iran war demands?  Al JazeeraMcConnell joins Democrats to defend US NATO membership  The Hill
  
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• Baltimore's Samuel Basallo makes MLB's first game-ending robo-ump challenge

  01-04-2026 22:57
  Samuel Basallo made a little history when the Baltimore catcher became the first major leaguer to end a game with a successful challenge via the Automated Ball-Strike System
  
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• Tennessee Library Director Luanne James Fired Over L.G.B.T.Q. Books - The New York Times

  01-04-2026 22:56 via news.google.com
  Tennessee Library Director Luanne James Fired Over L.G.B.T.Q. Books  The New York TimesTennessee librarian fired for refusing to move more than 100 books from children's to adult section  YahooRutherford County Library Board Fires Director Over Refusal to Restrict Children’s Books  Nashville SceneLibrary director fired after book dispute in Rutherford County  WKRN News 2Tennessee library director ousted after refusing to remove LGBTQ books  
  
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• Human Language May Have Started With Just Two Words

  01-04-2026 22:55 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how early human language relied on simple verb-noun combinations, and how these structures still survive today as clues to how speech first developed.
  
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• Braylon Mullins’s Shot Was a Lifetime in the Making - Sports Illustrated

  01-04-2026 22:40 via news.google.com
  Braylon Mullins’s Shot Was a Lifetime in the Making  Sports IllustratedMike Krzyzewski reacts to Duke's 'heartbreaking' Elite Eight collapse against UConn  CBS Sports"I couldn't sleep after the game" — Grant Hill talks about the challenge of watching the historic Duke loss to UConn as a commentator  Yahoo Sports7 reasons why Braylon Mullins' shot will go down in March Madness history  NCAA.comAnother Duke postseason collapse under Jon Scheyer m
  
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• 3 Apex Predators — Snow Leopards, Wolves, and Leopards — Coexist by Choosing Different Prey

  01-04-2026 22:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how snow leopards, Himalayan wolves, and leopards share the same habitat in the Himalayas by hunting different prey, allowing multiple apex predators to coexist without direct competition.
  
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• Less meat, more plants: top US heart body’s diet advice at odds with Maha - The Guardian

  01-04-2026 22:18 via news.google.com
  Less meat, more plants: top US heart body’s diet advice at odds with Maha  The GuardianFollowing 9 key steps for a lifetime of eating well can support heart health  newsroom.heart.orgWhat to Eat for Better Heart Health, According to New Guidelines  Time MagazineAmerican Heart Association urges people to favor plant-based proteins, replace full fat dairy  reuters.comNew heart health guidelines at odds with MAHA food pyramid: Which should you follow?&n
  
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• Download these ‘Apple at 50’ wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - 9to5Mac

  01-04-2026 22:14 via news.google.com
  Download these ‘Apple at 50’ wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac  9to5MacOne of Apple’s First Employees Looks Back at 50 Years  The New York TimesApple looks behind in AI. History says don’t count it out.  qz.comApple’s biggest product in its 50-year history surprised the engineers who designed it  CNNTim Cook (Still) Believes in Crazy Ideas  Esquire
  
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• This One Vitamin May Help Protect Your Brain From Dementia Years Later - SciTechDaily

  01-04-2026 22:00 via news.google.com
  This One Vitamin May Help Protect Your Brain From Dementia Years Later  SciTechDailyMidlife Vitamin D Levels Tied to Alzheimer's-Related Brain Changes  MedPage TodayPopular supplement may help protect against key Alzheimer’s biomarker  New York PostIs vitamin D associated with lower levels of Alzheimer's biomarkers?  medicalxpress.comHigher Vitamin D Levels in Middle Age Are Tied to Lower Dementia Risk  Everyday Health
  
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• This One Vitamin May Help Protect Your Brain From Dementia Years Later

  01-04-2026 22:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Highlights: Higher vitamin D levels in midlife were linked to lower levels of tau protein, a key marker associated with Alzheimer’s disease, years later The findings show a connection, but they do not prove that vitamin D directly reduces dementia risk Researchers found no link between vitamin D levels and another Alzheimer’s marker, amyloid beta [...]
  
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• Trump, GOP leaders unveil plan to end DHS shutdown through Senate bill and reconciliation - CBS News

  01-04-2026 21:37 via news.google.com
  Trump, GOP leaders unveil plan to end DHS shutdown through Senate bill and reconciliation  CBS NewsTop Senate Democrat says ‘House Republicans caved’ as deal to fund DHS moves forward – as it happened  The GuardianGOP infighting, Democrats' unmet demands and a CLEAR windfall: Who's winning and losing the DHS shutdown  Fox NewsHouse GOP relents on DHS funding plan after Trump weighs in  politico.comRepublicans in Congress say they have a d
  
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• Bethenny Frankel defends Amanda Batula and West Wilson's relationship amid backlash - Entertainment Weekly

  01-04-2026 21:07 via news.google.com
  Bethenny Frankel defends Amanda Batula and West Wilson's relationship amid backlash  Entertainment WeeklySummer House's Ciara Miller Shares First Social Media Post Since Amanda Batula and West Wilson's Romance Reveal  People.com‘Summer House’ star West Wilson was in an ‘exclusive’ relationship with another woman when Amanda Batula romance was exposed  Page SixThe Amanda Batula/West Wilson Summer House Drama Has United Our Fractious Nation&nbs
  
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• Bethenny Frankel defends Amanda Batula and West Wilson amid romance backlash: 'They're grown-ass, consenting adults' - Yahoo

  01-04-2026 21:07 via news.google.com
  Bethenny Frankel defends Amanda Batula and West Wilson amid romance backlash: 'They're grown-ass, consenting adults'  YahooBravo’s ‘Summer House’ West Wilson and Amanda Batula Scandal, Explained  The New York TimesKyle Cooke Defends Ex Amanda Batula Against 'Cyberbullying' After West Wilson Relationship Reveal: 'She Is Not Well'  People.comThe Amanda Batula/West Wilson Summer House Drama Has United Our Fractious Nation  GQScandoval 2.0? W
  
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• California in for ‘ugly summer’ amid one of the worst snowpacks on record - sfchronicle.com

  01-04-2026 21:01 via news.google.com
  California in for ‘ugly summer’ amid one of the worst snowpacks on record  sfchronicle.com‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists  The GuardianSierra snow survey reveals alarming results for water supply  KCRAApril 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year  Los Angeles TimesWhat California’s awful snowpack means for fire season  CalMatters
  
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• California in for ‘ugly summer’ amid one of the worst snowpacks on record - San Francisco Chronicle

  01-04-2026 21:01 via news.google.com
  California in for ‘ugly summer’ amid one of the worst snowpacks on record  San Francisco Chronicle‘On a whole other level’: rapid snow melt-off in American west stuns scientists  The GuardianSierra snow survey reveals alarming results for water supply  KCRAApril 1 is supposed to be peak snow in California. Forget that this year  Los Angeles TimesWhat California’s awful snowpack means for fire season  CalMatters
  
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• FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Pill - WIRED

  01-04-2026 20:56 via news.google.com
  FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Pill  WIREDFDA approves Lilly's Foundayo™ (orforglipron), the only GLP-1 pill for weight loss that can be taken any time of day without food or water restrictions  Eli LillyFDA approves Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill, opening the next phase of the weight loss drug market  CNBCLilly's weight-loss pill wins US approval, sets up next battle with rival Novo Nordisk  ReutersAnother GLP-1 weight loss pill gets FDA approval, and
  
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• How Americans view Trump’s handling of trade and tariffs - Pew Research Center

  01-04-2026 20:51 via news.google.com
  How Americans view Trump’s handling of trade and tariffs  Pew Research CenterIt's Trump's trade world now  Axios‘If he’d stayed on the golf course, we’d be in a better place’: experts on Trump’s tariffs, one year on  The Guardian“Liberation Day” has reshaped trade—but not as Donald Trump hoped  The EconomistA year on: Four ways Trump's tariffs have changed the global economy  BBC
  
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• A 30-Year-Old Flu Shot Still Works Today With One Big Problem

  01-04-2026 20:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A 30-year-old flu vaccine still fights some modern viruses—but leaves a critical weakness exposed. Researchers have uncovered new insights into how long flu vaccine protection can last by revisiting blood samples from people vaccinated in 1994. By examining these preserved samples, scientists found that the immune response triggered by that vaccine could still recognize and [...]
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion discharged from hospital after health scare during Broadway show - Yahoo

  01-04-2026 19:55 via news.google.com
  Megan Thee Stallion discharged from hospital after health scare during Broadway show  YahooMegan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance  BBCMegan Thee Stallion Speaks Out Following ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Hospitalization: ‘A Real Wake-Up Call for Me’  billboard.com
  
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• Bruce Springsteen Brings Fiery Speeches and Songs to Minneapolis - The New York Times

  01-04-2026 19:51 via news.google.com
  Bruce Springsteen Brings Fiery Speeches and Songs to Minneapolis  The New York Times“Streets of Minneapolis”: Bruce Springsteen and Prince united in protest and music  CNNBruce Springsteen Says Trump 'Can't Handle the Truth' in Minneapolis  VarietyReview: Bruce Springsteen roars for democracy in powerful Minneapolis concert  Star TribuneBruce Springsteen launches political U.S. tour with 'Streets of Minneapolis'  PBS
  
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• French navy chief says China will have to engage more in Strait of Hormuz discussion - Reuters

  01-04-2026 19:50 via news.google.com
  French navy chief says China will have to engage more in Strait of Hormuz discussion  ReutersUK to host meeting of 35 countries on reopening Strait of Hormuz  Al JazeeraPenny Wong to join talks with 35 countries, excluding US, to explore ways to reopen strait of Hormuz  The GuardianAustralia to attend global meeting on Strait of Hormuz — without the US  Australian Broadcasting CorporationUK to host coalition talks on securing Strait of Hormuz &n
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion takes 2 Broadway shows off after illness during ‘Moulin Rouge!’ - AP News

  01-04-2026 19:04 via news.google.com
  Megan Thee Stallion takes 2 Broadway shows off after illness during ‘Moulin Rouge!’  AP NewsMegan Thee Stallion discharged from hospital after health scare during Broadway show  YahooMegan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance  BBC
  
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• Bryon Noem scandal punctures myth of rural American innocence - UnHerd

  01-04-2026 19:03 via news.google.com
  Bryon Noem scandal punctures myth of rural American innocence  UnHerdSouth Dakotans React to Daily Mail Article on Bryon Noem, Kristi Noem’s Husband  The New York TimesLove or hate her, Kristi Noem doesn’t deserve humiliation | Opinion  USA TodayExclusive | Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: ‘The family was blindsided by this’  New York PostNew York Times reporter Shawn McCreesh was in the righ
  
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• Widely Available Drug Found To Ease One of Long COVID’s Most Stubborn Symptoms

  01-04-2026 18:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  An established drug shows unexpected promise against long COVID fatigue. A widely used antidepressant may offer unexpected relief for one of long COVID’s most stubborn symptoms. In a new clinical trial, researchers found that fluvoxamine can significantly reduce persistent fatigue, a condition that continues to disrupt daily life for millions worldwide. The study, led in [...]
  
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• WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker - TechCrunch

  01-04-2026 18:34 via news.google.com
  WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker  TechCrunchWhatsApp says Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware  reuters.comWhatsApp Alerts 200 Users After Fake iOS App Installed Spyware; Italian Firm Faces Action  The Hacker NewsWhatsApp has an alert on fake WhatsApp app that some iPhone users in Italy downloaded; warns that it is a spying app  The Times of IndiaWhatsApp
  
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• Megan Thee Stallion Recovering After Being Hospitalized for Exhaustion, Sets ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Return Date - Variety

  01-04-2026 18:32 via news.google.com
  Megan Thee Stallion Recovering After Being Hospitalized for Exhaustion, Sets ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Return Date  VarietyMegan Thee Stallion discharged from hospital after health scare during Broadway show  YahooMegan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance  bbc.com
  
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• New Study Finds Internalized Stress May Accelerate Cognitive Decline

  01-04-2026 18:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Internalized stress may be an overlooked driver of memory decline in aging populations. Stress internalization may quietly accelerate memory loss in older Chinese Americans, according to new research from Rutgers Health. The findings highlight how emotional patterns, not just physical health, can shape how the brain ages. Published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s [...]
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook Explains His Relationship With Trump - MacRumors

  01-04-2026 18:20 via news.google.com
  Apple CEO Tim Cook Explains His Relationship With Trump  MacRumorsOne of Apple’s First Employees Looks Back at 50 Years  The New York TimesApple looks behind in AI. History says don’t count it out.  qz.comApple’s biggest product in its 50-year history surprised the engineers who designed it  CNNTim Cook (Still) Believes in Crazy Ideas  Esquire
  
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• A new COVID-19 variant called "Cicada" is spreading. Here's what to know. - CBS News

  01-04-2026 18:07 via news.google.com
  A new COVID-19 variant called "Cicada" is spreading. Here's what to know.  CBS NewsDo you have the new Covid variant, flu or other virus? Look out for these symptoms  NBC News'Cicada' COVID is spreading. Here are the symptoms.  wgrz.comIs Cicada COVID in DC, Maryland? What to know about new variant  USA TodayNew COVID variant hits Maryland, could account for summer surge  wypr.org
  
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• Stopping Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Can Quickly Erase Heart Benefits

  01-04-2026 18:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The benefits of GLP-1 drugs may fade faster than expected when treatment is interrupted. GLP-1 drugs have quickly moved from niche diabetes treatments to some of the most talked-about medications in the country. Drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide are now used by about one in eight U.S. adults, not only for blood sugar control [...]
  
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• Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up?

  01-04-2026 17:10 via nytimes.com
  Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.
  
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• A 500-Million-Year-Old Surprise Is Forcing Scientists to Rethink Spider Evolution

  01-04-2026 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A tiny claw in a 500-million-year-old fossil just rewrote the origin story of spiders. After a full day of teaching, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril turned to a task he found especially rewarding: preparing a Cambrian arthropod fossil for study. As he carefully cleaned the specimen, it initially appeared typical for its age. But one detail quickly stood [...]
  
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• 500-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Claw That Rewrites the Origins of Spiders

  01-04-2026 17:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how a fossil from Utah’s Wheeler Formation reveals where early spider relatives lived, how quickly complex animal body plans emerged after the Cambrian Explosion, and why those traits took millions of years to shape ecosystems.
  
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• Lenovo has raised prices on its Android tablets, ended Legion Tab sales - 9to5Google

  01-04-2026 16:35 via news.google.com
  Lenovo has raised prices on its Android tablets, ended Legion Tab sales  9to5GoogleAll of Lenovo's Android tablets seem to have quietly gone up in price in the US  PhoneArenaLenovo Android Tablets See Major Price Hike in the US  Android HeadlinesLenovo raises Android tablet prices amid RAM and storage shortage  NewsBytesThat cheap Lenovo tablet you were eyeing might not be so cheap anymore  Android Authority
  
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• Why I Wrote And Just Released This Book – ‘The New Economics of Technocracy: You Will Own Nothing’

  01-04-2026 16:27 via technocracy.news
  
  I have spent nearly fifty years documenting a system that most people refused to believe existed. For all of those 50 years, the elites foolishly swept me aside as a “conspiracy theorist.” But I am still here, and I won’t go away. The evidence speaks for itself.
  The first time I put the endgame into words was in Technocracy Rising, published in 2015. I wrote then that if today’s technocrats were meticulously working toward a scientific dictatorship and applying a specific
  
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• Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

  01-04-2026 16:20
  Pollution levels in Iowa's water have been abnormally high this winter
  
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• Final Four Sticker Shock: That’ll Be $1,200 (Or $600 For A Dot On The Court), And An Illinois Invasion - outkick.com

  01-04-2026 16:10 via news.google.com
  Final Four Sticker Shock: That’ll Be $1,200 (Or $600 For A Dot On The Court), And An Illinois Invasion  outkick.comFinal Four bold predictions: Which drought continues? Who wins it all?  USA TodayFinal Four breakdown: Why Illinois has answers for UConn, Michigan holds edge vs. Arizona  CBS SportsTNT Sports and CBS Sports Unveil 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four Programming Schedule Across TBS, TNT & truTV  NCAA.comNCAA tourna
  
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• Final Four Sticker Shock: That’ll Be $1,200 (Or $600 For A Dot On The Court), And An Illinois Invasion - OutKick

  01-04-2026 16:10 via news.google.com
  Final Four Sticker Shock: That’ll Be $1,200 (Or $600 For A Dot On The Court), And An Illinois Invasion  OutKickFinal Four bold predictions: Which drought continues? Who wins it all?  USA TodayFinal Four breakdown: Why Illinois has answers for UConn, Michigan holds edge vs. Arizona  CBS SportsTNT Sports and CBS Sports Unveil 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four Programming Schedule Across TBS, TNT & truTV  NCAA.comNCAA tournament
  
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• Ancient Carbon Is Flooding Arctic Rivers As Permafrost Melts Faster

  01-04-2026 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Thawing Arctic ground is unleashing ancient carbon—and speeding up climate change. Scientists have taken a detailed new look at what happens when Arctic permafrost begins to thaw, revealing major changes to water flow and carbon movement across northern Alaska. The research, led by geoscientist Michael Rawlins at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, provides one of [...]
  
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• Scientists Finally Capture Mysterious Molecule That’s Eluded Detection for 70 Years

  01-04-2026 14:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers directly observed tetroxides for the first time, showing they exist in normal air conditions and play key roles in atmospheric chemistry, combustion, and medicine. Scientists have, for the first time, directly detected an extremely short-lived molecule that has long been considered central to how oxidation works in everything from air pollution to human biology. [...]
  
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• PS6 Handheld Will Reportedly Beat the Xbox Series S In Both Raster and Ray Tracing; PSSR 3 Will Outperform NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 - Wccftech

  01-04-2026 13:41 via news.google.com
  PS6 Handheld Will Reportedly Beat the Xbox Series S In Both Raster and Ray Tracing; PSSR 3 Will Outperform NVIDIA DLSS 4.5  WccftechWhy the PS6 Handheld Will Matter More Than the PS6  GizmodoHeroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Gets Early Access Release Date  IXBT.gamesPlayStation 6 Handheld Performance Detailed – Better than Xbox Series S  overclock3d.netSony PS6 Handheld Leak Claims It Beats Xbox Series S In Raster And Ray Tracing  HotHar
  
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• Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says

  01-04-2026 13:30
  Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms
  
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• Passengers stranded in moving traffic after robotaxi outage in China's Wuhan

  01-04-2026 13:28
  More than 100 Baidu robotaxis stopped running in the Chinese city of Wuhan because of a system malfunction, leaving some passengers stranded in moving traffic
  
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• Apple's 50-year odyssey has redefined technology, pop culture and comeback stories

  01-04-2026 13:28
  A scrawny hippie and a nerdy engineer who became prank-playing friends vowed to change the world when they founded a Silicon Valley startup on April Fools’ Day 50 years ago and then — no joke — pulled it off
  
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• Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videos

  01-04-2026 13:27
  Advocacy groups and experts have slammed YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children
  
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