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• Dozens—Perhaps Even Hundreds—of Lionfish Likely Launched the Atlantic Invasion

  27-12-2017 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 1992, Hurricane Andrew ripped it's way across the southern US. Southern Florida, where Andrew made landfall, was one of the hardest hit areas. It's estimated that over 100,000 homes were damaged, and 63,000 were destroyed—among them an expensive beachfront house with a very large and memorable aquarium. That aquarium contained six lionfish, and when it broke, they were swept into Biscayne Bay. And so began the lionfish invasion into the Atlantic.... at least, that's what many
  
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• Could a whale really swallow a human? We asked a biologist.

  05-09-2026 15:00 via popsci.com
  
  Imagine this: A giant sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) has just swallowed you whole.
  It might seem like a bizarre scenario to envision, but you’d hardly be the first. In the Bible’s Book of Jonah, the belly of a whale is the setting for the prophet Jonah’s  three days of repentance and prayer. In the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio, Geppetto manages to rig up a cozy living space inside the stomach of Monstro the sperm whale, complete with amenities including  a small f
  
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• Inside the D.O.J.’s Investigation of Fauci and Other Virus Scientists

  05-09-2026 11:00 via nytimes.com
  As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.
  
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• Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms - The Washington Post

  05-09-2026 03:52 via news.google.com
  Infant died of measles in Pennsylvania, coroner confirms  The Washington PostSix-Week-Old Infant Died From Measles, Lancaster Coroner Says  The New York TimesEXCLUSIVE: Kennedy asked to remove Pennsylvania measles death from CDC tally, sources say  ReutersThe behind-the-scenes effort to contain the nation’s worst ongoing measles outbreak  The Washington PostWe called every coroner's office in Pa. about measles-associated deaths; here's what we found&
  
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• Vance says Trump, US military have prevented ‘energy crisis’ during Iran war - foxnews.com

  05-09-2026 03:18 via news.google.com
  
  Vance says Trump, US military have prevented ‘energy crisis’ during Iran war  foxnews.comUS diesel prices hit a record high, pushing up transportation costs for a long list of goods  AP NewsOil ends week higher on renewed US-Iran strikes, diesel hits record  ReutersDiesel hits record high as Ukraine and Iran wars knock out refineries, fueling inflation worries  CNBCIran War Helps to Drive U.S. Diesel Prices to New High  The New York T
  
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• UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size - BBC

  05-09-2026 02:53 via news.google.com
  
  UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa's true size  BBCUN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different  CNNThe U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size  NPRExplanation of Vote Before the Vote for UNGA 80 Adoption on the Resolution to “Correct the Map”  United States Mission to the United Nations (.gov)France adopts fairer world map ahead of UN vote on more balanced geography  Le
  
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• How Gloria Steinem’s lifechanging stay in India shaped her approach to feminism - The Guardian

  05-09-2026 02:01 via news.google.com
  How Gloria Steinem’s lifechanging stay in India shaped her approach to feminism  The GuardianOpinion | Why a Doctor Told Gloria Steinem: ‘You Must Promise Me Two Things’  The New York TimesGloria Steinem’s Final Essay  The New YorkerLater in life, Gloria Steinem found herself free of the 'demands of gender'  NPRColumn | The one thing you must read to understand Gloria Steinem  The Washington Post
  
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• Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt - The New York Times

  05-09-2026 01:59 via news.google.com
  
  Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt  The New York TimesTop military officials faced polygraphs over leaks of sensitive information on weapons stockpiles, sources say  CBS NewsSenior U.S. military leaders faced polygraphs in leak probe of weapons stockpiles  13wham.comWho Is Leaking Iran War Secrets To Press? Trump Puts Top US Generals On Lie Detector Test  News18Pentagon straps its own staff to l
  
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• Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote - BBC

  05-09-2026 01:07 via news.google.com
  
  Germany's far-right AfD bids for first taste of power in eastern vote  BBCOpinion | Something Alarming Is About to Happen in Germany  The New York TimesCould the AfD become Germany's first far-right party to lead a state since WWII?  CBS News‘This could just be the beginning’: minorities fear first far-right win in German state election  The GuardianCould the right-wing extremist AfD govern a German state for the first time?  Brooking
  
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• Lindsay Clancy judge declares a mistrial after the state’s top court denies defense’s appeal - NBC News

  05-09-2026 01:01 via news.google.com
  Lindsay Clancy judge declares a mistrial after the state’s top court denies defense’s appeal  NBC NewsLindsay Clancy’s Murder Trial Ended With a Hung Jury. What Now?  The New York TimesLindsay Clancy judge declares mistrial – what happens next?  The GuardianDefense accused holdout juror of 'bias' in Lindsay Clancy trial. Here's why  USA TodayThe closely-watched Lindsay Clancy trial ends with one last dramatic moment  AP Ne
  
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• Wall Street ends lower as solid jobs data fuels hawkish Fed bets - Reuters

  05-09-2026 00:57 via news.google.com
  
  Wall Street ends lower as solid jobs data fuels hawkish Fed bets  ReutersU.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August, much more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.1%  CNBCHiring burst of 162,000 jobs in August puts the focus squarely back on inflation in the US  AP NewsWhy the U.S. job market remains resilient in face of global pressures and inflation  PBSWall Street Risk Complex Defies Rate Threat After Jobs Data  Bloomberg.com
  
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• After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury - Ars Technica

  05-09-2026 00:49 via news.google.com
  After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury  Ars TechnicaA pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and VideosMercury’s enduring mysteries are ready for an unprecedented close-up  CNNThe spacecraft BepiColombo is finally nearing Mercury after 8 years in space  Scientific American2 spacecraft headed to Mercury are about to begin their long-awa
  
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• WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure - AP News

  05-09-2026 00:48 via news.google.com
  
  WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure  AP NewsCathy Engelbert, who oversaw WNBA boom, to retire as commissioner  ESPNWho should be the next WNBA commissioner? Potential candidates to replace Cathy Engelbert - The Athletic  The New York TimesBREAKING: Cathy Engelbert talks about decision to retire as WNBA commissioner  The IX SportsMichelle Obama Among Betting Favorites To Become WNBA Commissioner
  
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• Pro Football Hall of Fame makes sweeping changes after Bill Belichick fiasco - Pats Pulpit

  05-09-2026 00:41 via news.google.com
  Pro Football Hall of Fame makes sweeping changes after Bill Belichick fiasco  Pats PulpitPro Football HOF makes sweeping changes to selection process  ESPNPro Football Hall of Fame overhauls voting process  Yahoo SportsPro Football Hall of Fame overhauls rules after Bill Belichick snub, halving voter pool - The Athletic  The New York TimesBills’ legend Steve Tasker’s Hall of Fame chances just shrank even further  Buffalo Rumblings
  
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• Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight - The New York Times

  05-09-2026 00:23 via news.google.com
  
  Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight  The New York TimesSupreme Court backs Republican request to lower TV ad rates  CNNSupreme Court grants Republican emergency appeal on TV ad rates before midterms  AP NewsSupreme Court backs Republicans in election ad rate dispute  NBC NewsCourt grants request from Republican groups to pause ruling, for now, on political broadcasting rates  SCOTUSblog
  
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• Judge Once Again Blocks Trump Administration’s Plans to Restrict Mail-In Ballots - The New York Times

  05-09-2026 00:09 via news.google.com
  
  Judge Once Again Blocks Trump Administration’s Plans to Restrict Mail-In Ballots  The New York TimesAG Campbell lauds federal court ruling blocking Trump’s mail voting restrictions for midterms  The Boston GlobeHere’s who is mostly likely to vote by mail  CNNWhat to know about the mail-in voting fight at the Supreme Court  NPRTrump administration asks Supreme Court to clear the way for it to implement new mail-in voting rule  SC
  
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• ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton fired after pedophilia chat room incident - latimes.com

  05-09-2026 00:05 via news.google.com
  ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer Jim Thornton fired after pedophilia chat room incident  latimes.comNew details emerge in suspension of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ announcer  KTLA'Wheel of Fortune' fires announcer Jim Thornton after alleged in-flight incident  USA TodaySuspended 'Wheel Of Fortune' Announcer Went To Pedophilia Chatroom By Accident: Attorney  Yahoo News New Zealand‘Wheel of Fortune’ Announcer Jim Thornton Fired From Sh
  
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• Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists - CBS News

  04-09-2026 23:54 via news.google.com
  
  Judge lets Pentagon move forward with firing Stars and Stripes journalists  CBS NewsJudge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes staffers over CBS interview  PoliticoFederal judge allows Pentagon to fire three Stars and Stripes journalists  WBAL-TVFederal judge declines to halt firings of Stars and Stripes staffers  The HillJudge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists  The Guardian
  
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• Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it - AP News

  04-09-2026 23:44 via news.google.com
  
  Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it  AP NewsSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
  
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• Trump administration rolls out 5 voter fraud prosecutions ahead of midterms

  04-09-2026 23:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday announced that federal prosecutors brought five voter fraud cases this week and released video of Homeland Security Investigations agents arresting a defendant at an apartment in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
  
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• Live Updates: Iran war is "small potatoes" for U.S., Trump says - CBS News

  04-09-2026 23:15 via news.google.com
  
  Live Updates: Iran war is "small potatoes" for U.S., Trump says  CBS NewsTrump downplays war with Iran, in which 18 US service members have been killed so far, as ‘small potatoes’ – live  The Guardian'We may hit Pickaxe very soon': Trump issues fresh threat to Iran’s nuclear site  The Times of IndiaTrump calls Iran conflict ‘small potatoes’ and defends Vance’s position that it’s not a ‘war’  AP Ne
  
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• Trump’s ballroom Tush Push - Politico

  04-09-2026 21:31 via news.google.com
  
  Trump’s ballroom Tush Push  PoliticoSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
  
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• How vote breakdown of Clancy jury will influence legal strategy in potential retrial

  04-09-2026 21:04 via nbcnews.com
  NBC News' Danny Cevallos and Laura Jarrett discuss the Lindsay Clancy mistrial and how both the defense and prosecution will approach a potential retrial.
  
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• OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here - 9to5Mac

  04-09-2026 20:52 via news.google.com
  OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here  9to5MacGPT-6 Astra: A new generation of intelligence  OpenAIGPT-6 Astra: Frontier intelligence for work, now generally available in Microsoft Foundry  Microsoft AzureAxios interview: Sam Altman's sobering siren  AxiosOpenAI's GPT-6 Astra on ARC-AGI-3  ARC Prize
  
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• Will Lindsay Clancy be retried? How and when it could happen

  04-09-2026 20:51 via nbcnews.com
  Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Friday after the jury weighing the fate of Lindsay Clancy failed for the third time to reach a verdict in the case. NBC News' Laura Jarrett and Misty Marris discuss when the Massachusetts mother could face another trial.
  
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• Watch: Judge declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy trial, thanks jury for service

  04-09-2026 20:42 via nbcnews.com
  Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.
  
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• Reporter who investigated Clippers salary-cap circumvention turns attention towards Dodgers - KTLA

  04-09-2026 19:58 via news.google.com
  Reporter who investigated Clippers salary-cap circumvention turns attention towards Dodgers  KTLAThe FBI investigation of Mark Walter, no matter the outcome, will have a negative impact on the perception of the Dodgers  Yahoo SportsPablo Torre’s Dodgers bombshell reveals real threat to every American  SB NationMark Walter's Dodgers purchase under new scrutiny after Pablo Torre report  USA TodayPablo Torre teases another billionaire bombshell after Cl
  
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• Ilia Topuria breaks silence 'after going through that hell' with Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250 - CBS Sports

  04-09-2026 19:48 via news.google.com
  
  Ilia Topuria breaks silence 'after going through that hell' with Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250  CBS SportsIlia Topuria breaks silence in 1st post since aftermath of UFC White House loss  MMA FightingEgomaniacal Ilia Topuria creates UFC short film turning Justin Gaethje beating into heroic father-son journey  MMA ManiaIlia Topuria breaks silence since losing UFC title with heartfelt message to son  MMA JunkieIlia Topuria Set To Make Public Appearance Ag
  
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• Your older Pixel phone may finally be getting Quick Share AirDrop support - Android Authority

  04-09-2026 19:30 via news.google.com
  
  Your older Pixel phone may finally be getting Quick Share AirDrop support  Android AuthorityGoogle’s Pixel Tablet quietly gains support for Quick Share iPhone transfers  Android AuthorityPixel 7 and Pixel 8 owners are reporting a surprising new feature  PhoneArenaQuick Share AirDrop compatibility could soon arrive on the Pixel 7 and Pixel 8  Digital Trends
  
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• Alix Earle Rips Into ‘Toxic’ Alex Cooper in Fiery Statement on Feud: ‘The Way You Approach Business Is Disgusting. You Choose Money Over Morals’ - Variety

  04-09-2026 19:25 via news.google.com
  
  Alix Earle Rips Into ‘Toxic’ Alex Cooper in Fiery Statement on Feud: ‘The Way You Approach Business Is Disgusting. You Choose Money Over Morals’  VarietyAlix Earle Finally Unpacks What Happened With Alex Cooper: “I Am Scared of Her”  The Hollywood ReporterAlix Earle finally speaks out on Alex Cooper drama in Netflix series 'Earle Meets World,' calls the podcaster 'toxic'  YahooAlix Earle Breaks Silence on Feud with Alex Cooper, Ad
  
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