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• Big data's 'streetlight effect'—where and how we look affects what we see

  17-05-2016 14:50
  
  Big data offers us a window on the world. But large and easily available datasets may not show us the world we live in. For instance, epidemiological models of the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa using big data consistently overestimated the risk of the disease's spread and underestimated the local initiatives that played a critical role in controlling the outbreak.
  
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• 16 fascinating images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year awards

  14-11-2026 14:06 via Popular Science
  
  A split-second, a zoomed in frame, an element you’ve never noticed: close-up photography puts the tiniest details into focus.
  The Close-up Photographer of the Year 8 (CUPOTY 8) awards honor the greatest achievements in close-up, macro, and micro photography. A record-setting 15,388 images were entered into this year’s competition before being whittled down to a shortlist of 59 images across 11 categories.
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• Scientists Develop Injectable Glucose Sensor That Could Change Diabetes Care

  14-11-2026 13:54 via SciTechDaily
  An experimental injectable sensor could give people with diabetes a more affordable way to track blood sugar, with early tests showing that a cheaper sensing ingredient performed similarly to its costlier alternative. For millions of people with diabetes, knowing how glucose levels are changing helps guide decisions about medication, meals, and daily activities. Continuous glucose [...]
  
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• A Simple Pill Could Cure a Common Cause of High Blood Pressure

  14-11-2026 13:19 via SciTechDaily
  Blood pressure stayed lower for up to two years after treatment ended in a small follow-up study, suggesting some people with hormone-driven hypertension could avoid lifelong medication. For people with a common hormonal cause of high blood pressure, a cure has required surgery to remove an entire adrenal gland. Medication can keep their blood pressure [...]
  
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• Scientists Crack a Decades-Old Mystery That Could Unlock Faster Internet

  14-11-2026 02:15 via SciTechDaily
  By untangling how the crystal barium titanate interacts with light, researchers have supplied data that could reduce costly trial and error in designing faster optical communication devices. When light carries data through a communication device, absorption by the materials inside can weaken the signal. Engineers trying to build faster, more efficient devices need to predict [...]
  
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• Live updates: No timeline for resolving nationwide ground stop as flight cancellations climb - CNN

  14-11-2026 01:42 via news.google.com
  
  Live updates: No timeline for resolving nationwide ground stop as flight cancellations climb  CNNHow is the FAA's nationwide ground stop affecting Chicago's sports teams?  CBS NewsFlights grounded across US after air traffic communications outage  ReutersFAA ground stop disrupting air travel for college football teams  ESPNPassengers stranded at Sea-Tac airport amid nationwide ground stop  KOMO
  
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• Scientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again

  14-11-2026 01:04 via SciTechDaily
  Scientists discovered a tiny new fish species in the Red Sea but have never found it again, suggesting it may live mostly on deeper reefs that remain largely unexplored. In Greek mythology, Charon ferried the dead across a river into the underworld. People were traditionally buried with a coin to pay for the crossing. That [...]
  
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• 'Miracle on Mississippi' - All rescued after docked cruise ship hit by tanker in New Orleans - BBC

  14-11-2026 00:40 via news.google.com
  
  'Miracle on Mississippi' - All rescued after docked cruise ship hit by tanker in New Orleans  BBCLIVE: ‘Miracle on the Mississippi’|No fatalities after tanker crashes into river cruiser carrying nearly 150 people near Port of New Orleans  FOX 8 Live WVUE'It's definitely taking on water': Dispatch audio gives glimpse to chaotic cruise ship collision  WDSURiver cruise boat sinks after crash - 'Zero people unaccounted for' New Orleans mayor says  WWLTV.comFreighter collides with cruise
  
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• The senators who could join Van Hollen's insurgency against Schumer - Axios

  14-11-2026 00:29 via news.google.com
  
  The senators who could join Van Hollen's insurgency against Schumer  AxiosChris Van Hollen to challenge Chuck Schumer for Senate leadership  BBCVan Hollen’s challenge throws Senate Democrats into all-consuming leadership brawl  PoliticoWho is Chris Van Hollen? The senator challenging Schumer as a progressive voice for Democrats  The GuardianDemocrats Vie for Support in Race for Top Senate Job  The New York Times
  
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• Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia - The Washington Post

  14-11-2026 00:09 via news.google.com
  Trump’s top economic advisers clash over Lutnick’s handling of Nvidia  The Washington PostBessent points finger at Commerce Department in Nvidia scandal as Trump advisers discuss possible Lutnick ouster  CNNLutnick faces questions over Nvidia spy scandal. His sons’ firm has deep ties to the chipmaker  CNBCBessent Faults Commerce Dept. for Failing to Blacklist Megaspeed  The New York Times‘An intergalactic freak show’: Republicans are piling on Howard Lutnick  Yahoo Finance
  
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• SpaceX launches milestone Starship flight to demonstrate full reusability of orbit-class rocket - CBS News

  14-11-2026 00:03 via news.google.com
  
  SpaceX launches milestone Starship flight to demonstrate full reusability of orbit-class rocket  CBS NewsLive updates: SpaceX lifts off, aiming to make history in Starship’s 15th test  CNNSpaceX's Starship soars into orbit after booster malfunction thwarts double catch attempt  PBSSpaceX Starship Flight 15 live updates: Starship enters orbit on 22-hour flight after launch success  SpaceSpaceX Starship megarocket blasts off before expected return for reuse  The Guardian
  
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• A 6-Million-Year-Old Whale Had a Face So Strange Scientists Thought It Was Crushed

  13-11-2026 23:53 via SciTechDaily
  A newly identified prehistoric whale had unusual adaptations that may have allowed it to hunt along the seafloor millions of years ago. An ancient whale that lived millions of years ago had a skull so dramatically distorted that its face appeared pushed to one side. Its bony nostrils were displaced entirely to the left, and [...]
  
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• Pope Leo makes emotional return to his ‘beloved diocese of Chiclayo’ - NBC News

  13-11-2026 23:52 via news.google.com
  Pope Leo makes emotional return to his ‘beloved diocese of Chiclayo’  NBC NewsMore than 1.5 million people welcome Pope Leo XIV in northern Peru  The Washington PostChiclayo, Pope Leo’s Other Home, Comes Out In Force to Welcome Father Robert  The New York TimesPope Leo visits the Peruvian city that has embraced him as one of its own  BBCPope: Jesus 'knows your story and continues to invite you to walk with Him'  Vatican News
  
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• U.S. measles deaths rise to 10 after new reports in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin - NBC News

  13-11-2026 23:33 via news.google.com
  U.S. measles deaths rise to 10 after new reports in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin  NBC NewsPennsylvania DOH confirms 7th measles-associated death in the state  WGALHow word of mouth is helping an Amish community's fight against measles  NPRPennsylvania, Wisconsin report measles-linked deaths as cases rise  ReutersMeasles cases grow among pregnant women in Pennsylvania: What to know about risks  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  
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• The US flu season is off to a very early start. It’s targeting the South and West now - AP News

  13-11-2026 23:33 via news.google.com
  
  The US flu season is off to a very early start. It’s targeting the South and West now  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
  
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• John Harbaugh: Cam Skattebo was not supposed to push on Jameis Winston sneak - NBC Sports

  13-11-2026 23:18 via news.google.com
  John Harbaugh: Cam Skattebo was not supposed to push on Jameis Winston sneak  NBC SportsCommanders-Giants: Cam Skattebo refuses to be normal, stares into camera during 'Thursday Night Football'  Yahoo SportsGiants' Cam Skattebo arrives in 'Iron Man' helmet, pukes from pretzel dog, scores 2 TDs  USA TodayGiants star Cam Skattebo reveals the odd pregame meal that caused to him to puke mid-game  Fox NewsGiants’ Cam Skattebo threw up a pretzel-wrapped hot dog in 2-touchdown effort vs. Comm
  
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• New Medicaid work requirements delayed - Politico

  13-11-2026 23:04 via news.google.com
  New Medicaid work requirements delayed  PoliticoTrump administration delays Medicaid work requirements by six months  NBC NewsU.S. gives states 6 more months to remove people from Medicaid for not working  MPR NewsTrump Administration Delays Enforcement of Medicaid Work Requirement  The New York TimesTrump admin delays Medicaid work requirements by six months  Axios
  
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• Family Dollar to pay $63 million to settle claims it overcharged customers - CBS News

  13-11-2026 21:52 via news.google.com
  
  Family Dollar to pay $63 million to settle claims it overcharged customers  CBS NewsFamily Dollar to pay $63m to settle overcharging allegations  The GuardianFamily Dollar to pay $63M settlement after Utah, FTC allege company overcharged customers  KSL NewsFamily Dollar agrees to $63M settlement in multistate lawsuit claiming retailer overcharged customers  ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4Pennsylvania consumers eligible for Family Dollar settlement  CBS News
  
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• USDA delays grocery store rule after Mamdani appeal to Trump - Politico

  13-11-2026 21:43 via news.google.com
  
  USDA delays grocery store rule after Mamdani appeal to Trump  PoliticoMamdani Makes Deal With Trump to Delay SNAP Rules for Stores Across U.S.  The New York TimesMamdani and Trump agree to 90-day delay on new food assistance rules for corner stores  The GuardianMayor Mamdani secures SNAP rule delay for bodegas nationwide  ABC7 New YorkMamdani says he struck deal with Trump to delay new SNAP rule enforcement nationwide  amNewYork
  
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• CMF’s milk carton-shaped Bluetooth speaker is down to a new low price - The Verge

  13-11-2026 21:30 via news.google.com
  
  CMF’s milk carton-shaped Bluetooth speaker is down to a new low price  The VergeCMF Speaker M Review: Sounds So Good, I Bought One Myself  BGR3 Bluetooth speakers I'd buy instead of those CMF Milk Cartons  SoundGuysCMF Speaker S and Speaker M goes on sale today  Can Buy or NotCMF Speaker S vs JBL Go 5: The portable speakers compared  Trusted Reviews
  
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• Microsoft 365 Outage Continues: Tech Giant Has No Timeline For Recovery, Says It’s ‘Deeply Sorry’ - Forbes

  13-11-2026 21:28 via news.google.com
  Microsoft 365 Outage Continues: Tech Giant Has No Timeline For Recovery, Says It’s ‘Deeply Sorry’  ForbesMicrosoft’s Global Outage and Fixes: What We Know  The New York TimesMicrosoft Outlook, Teams outage eases after over a day; recovery timeline uncertain  ReutersMicrosoft apologizes after major Outlook outage worldwide, blames technical issue  Fox BusinessEffects of Microsoft Outlook issues slow down business, student life in central Iowa  KCCI
  
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• CT Scans Reveal the Secret of a Mysterious 400-Year-Old Lock

  13-11-2026 21:22 via SciTechDaily
  X-ray scans cracked an Elizabethan padlock’s code, revealing how a centuries-old security mechanism worked without damaging an unusually well-preserved piece of maritime history. For more than 400 years, a brass combination lock recovered from a shipwreck off the Welsh coast kept its secret. Lost when a violent storm wrecked the Ann Francis, the remarkably well-preserved [...]
  
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• Trump-backed Maga firebrand Lauren Boebert defeated in Colorado congressional race - The Guardian

  13-11-2026 21:09 via news.google.com
  
  Trump-backed Maga firebrand Lauren Boebert defeated in Colorado congressional race  The GuardianLauren Boebert, once a MAGA star, loses her Colorado seat  BBCLauren Boebert will lose her seat in Congress to Democrat Laubacher, AP projects  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosRep. Lauren Boebert ousted in Colorado’s conservative 4th District  The Washington PostMeet the Navy Veteran Who Just Beat Lauren Boebert  The New York Times
  
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• Russia Revives Demand That NATO Retrench to Secure Ukraine Deal - The New York Times

  13-11-2026 21:05 via news.google.com
  
  Russia Revives Demand That NATO Retrench to Secure Ukraine Deal  The New York TimesReport: Russia Demands Finland Leave NATO  i24NEWSRussian Demands of NATO Pullback Are Non-Starter, Finland Says  BloombergRussian diplomat says Moscow could conclude non-aggression pacts with NATO member states  ReutersFinland rejects reported Russian bid to reverse its Nato membership  Helsinki Times
  
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• Robo-frog swims with liquid crystal muscles powered by light

  13-11-2026 21:00 via Popular Science
  
  A silicone frog built by engineers at Denmark’s Aarhus University can’t swim nearly as fast as its amphibian inspiration, but it still manages to get the job done without any moving parts. The odd invention owes its slow-but-steady aquatic maneuvering to a set of six artificial muscles specially designed to contract when exposed to near-infrared light.The team’s novel system is detailed in a study recently published in the journal Advanced Materials Technologies. Although similar setups ma
  
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• Jensen Huang Lost His Job. Wall Street Lost Its Biggest Prize. - The New York Times

  13-11-2026 20:52 via news.google.com
  
  Jensen Huang Lost His Job. Wall Street Lost Its Biggest Prize.  The New York TimesEXCLUSIVE: Former Nvidia CEO Huang had a relationship with a second employee, sources say  ReutersExclusive-Ex-Nvidia CEO Misled Top Lawyer on Affair With Chinese Businesswoman, Sources Say  U.S. News & World ReportThe 10 Biggest Losers from Jensen Huang’s Fall + The METR Report That Scared Us : Machine Gods  NPRMusk joins calls for Jensen Huang to be reinstated as CEO of Nvidia  The Washington Post
  
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• Stonehenge’s Mysterious Six-Ton Stone Has Scientists Searching Across Britain

  13-11-2026 20:47 via SciTechDaily
  Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone has led scientists from Wales to Scotland, yet even its most detailed geological examination has failed to reveal where it came from. Scientists have spent more than a century trying to determine where Stonehenge’s six-ton Altar Stone came from. Once thought to originate in Wales, the massive sandstone slab has since [...]
  
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• Ancient Tomb Reveals That People Were Getting High on Cannabis 2,800 Years Ago

  13-11-2026 20:12 via SciTechDaily
  The oldest directly dated evidence of intoxicating cannabis use comes from a Scythian tomb, suggesting the plant’s mind-altering effects had a place in ancient burial rituals. About 1,000 cannabis seeds recovered from a princely tomb in southern Siberia could not, on their own, tell archaeologists whether anyone had used the plant to get high. Cannabis, [...]
  
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• Divers release first footage of SS ‘United States’ after intentional sinking

  13-11-2026 20:00 via Popular Science
  
  It took a few hours longer than expected, but the SS United States now rests at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The nearly 1,000-foot-long ocean liner sank off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, to a depth of about 190 feet on November 11, where it is now officially the world’s largest artificial reef. In the years ahead, biologists and conservationists will monitor the vessel’s remains as numerous marine species slowly convert the ship into their own home.Ahead of the next phase in the Unit
  
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• KSL Sports Pick'em: Staff picks for Week 11 of college football - KSL News

  13-11-2026 19:38 via news.google.com
  KSL Sports Pick'em: Staff picks for Week 11 of college football  KSL NewsConnelly previews Week 11 - 32 make-or-break showdowns  ESPNCollege football picks: Predictions against the spread, odds, betting lines for top 25 games in Week 11  CBS SportsCollege football Week 11 top 10 games: Texas-LSU, USC-Indiana and more  The New York TimesWeek 11 college football odds, storylines: Best bets for Texas-LSU and Saturday's other big games  Yahoo Sports
  
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