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• Warm up this holiday season with NASA's new SLS rocket engine fireplace (video) - Space.com

  28-11-2024 15:00 via news.google.com
  Warm up this holiday season with NASA's new SLS rocket engine fireplace (video)  Space.comNASA Just Released a Fireplace Video For The Holidays, And It's Hilarious  ScienceAlertSkip The Yule Log And Gather Around NASA’s Rocket Engine Fireplace This Holiday  JalopnikNASA Yule Log Video Stars Four Blazing RS-25 Rocket Engines  ForbesSpend your holidays cozying up to NASA’s rocket engine fireplace.  The Verge
  
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• Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, new study confirms

  16-09-2026 20:00 via popsci.com
  
  Contrary to the assumptions of early paleontologists, most dinosaurs weren’t lumbering slowpokes. Centuries of evolutionary reevaluation now indicates the ancestors of present-day birds didn’t simply keep a steady pace—many of them boasted impressive speed. These active lifestyles also forced scientists to reconsider another anatomical detail. Once thought universally cold-blooded, a lot of dinosaurs eventually evolved warmer blood.Thanks to recent technological breakthroughs,
  
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• DOA: CLARITY Act Torched By Senate Vote, Technocrats Are Livid But Not Deterred

  16-09-2026 18:48 via technocracy.news
  
  Failure of the CLARITY Act does not stop the tokenization train, but it will slow it down. The SEC and CFTC will now write the rules by exemption, no-action letter, and enforcement discretion. The GENIUS Act provided the settlement layer in 2025, and the banks have already caved to tokenization. The stock markets are already being tokenized. Get ready for my new book, CRUCIBLE OF TOKENS, to figure out what this means to you, so you can take evasive action. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.The Senate
  
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• Amazon Says Cloud Infrastructure In Bahrain, UAE ‘Beyond Saving’

  16-09-2026 18:13 via technocracy.news
  
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) is on the ropes in the Middle East with a collection of wreckage from bombed-out data centers in the UAE and Bahrain. AWS reported, “The damage to our infrastructure spanned multiple Availability Zones and exceeded what our regional and multi-AZ services are designed to withstand.” Phrases like “damaged beyond hope of recovery,” “the region went dark,” and “exhausted every option for recovering whatever was left behind” hi
  
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• Medieval Russian talisman depicts Christian warrior saint and Medusa

  16-09-2026 18:01 via popsci.com
  
  Archaeologists recently discovered a rare Russian medallion that depicts a dramatic cultural clash between medieval Christianity and ancient Greek mythology. Excavated about 400 miles southeast of St. Petersburg near the town of Staraya, the 11th century pendant appears to showcase a warrior saint on its face with the snake-topped head of Medusa on the back. According to archaeologists, the copper-alloy medallion stems from an era in Russia that often straddled the line between regional medieval
  
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• UAE Moves To ‘War-Proof’ Its AI Data Centers

  16-09-2026 17:50 via technocracy.news
  
  “War is hell” when all of a sudden it dawns on you that your AI data center might be bombed into oblivion. UAE is perilously close to Iran, so its data centers are getting hit. The UAE is a leader in AI and FinTech (Financial Technology) in the Middle East, and wants to be the hinge pin of the global trade routes passing through the region. No AI data centers = no global trade. ⁃ Patrick Wood Editor.The UAE is redrawing its plans for a five-gigawatt artificial intelligence (AI)
  
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• Bald eagles Shadow and Kaydee share sticks and ‘beaky kisses’

  16-09-2026 16:44 via popsci.com
  
  The bald eagle nest in Big Bear Valley is seeing a flurry of activity lately. Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) cameras have captured Shadow and Kaydee tending to the nest with stick deliveries and even spotted a few ‘beaky kisses’ exchanged in recent weeks.Late summer is typically a quieter time on the nest with parent eagles spending “vacation time” elsewhere in the valley after their chicks have fledged. This summer, we’ve seen Shadow repeatedly visit the nest h
  
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• Bamboo skewer safely removed from a bird’s cloaca in New York

  16-09-2026 15:52 via popsci.com
  
  Take a closer look at this great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) and you’ll soon notice something that does not belong there. The female bird has a bamboo skewer lodged in her cloaca, the rear openings birds use to excrete and reproduce.The bird was found with a piece of trash stuck in her cloaca. Image: Sweetbriar Nature Center 
  She was spotted in August on Cedar Beach on Long Island New York’s southern shore, and trying to catch her proved to be a bit of a wild seagull chase
  
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• Amazon’s early Prime Day deals are live and these 146 are the best

  16-09-2026 15:52 via popsci.com
  
  It feels like Amazon’s summer Prime Day sale was just a few days ago, but it’s already time for another round. The fall Big Deal Days sale runs October 6th and 7th, but you can save right now. Prime members get first crack at part of this wave, so a free 30-day Prime trial will carry you through the sale itself if you are not signed up. We rechecked every price on this page against the live listing this morning, and a handful of the openers have already rolled back to full price, so
  
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• Lewis and Clark’s mercury-laced poop helped archaeologists trace their expedition

  16-09-2026 14:58 via popsci.com
  
  The Corps of Discovery Expedition set out in 1804, directed by President Thomas Jefferson to survey the United States’ newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. The exploration forms a core piece of early U.S. history. Picture a scene from the journey: It’s a cool morning, the silence punctuated by birdsong and the rustle of the breeze through the cottonwood trees. To one side, Commander William Clark, his rifle leaning against a plum tree and his rucksack nearby, squats over a latrine pit,
  
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• Federal Reserve Poised to Raise Interest Rates: What to Know

  16-09-2026 13:32 via today.com
  With inflation and consumer prices on the rise, Wednesday’s meeting of the Federal Reserve is being closely watched to see what the board will signal about interest rates, now and into the future. NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY to break down how the Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023 and for the first time under newly minted chairman Kevin Warsh.
  
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• 3 Dead After NBC LA Helicopter Crashes

  16-09-2026 13:11 via today.com
  A NewsChopper Four helicopter crashed while covering a story for NBC Los Angeles, leaving three people killed including the pilot and a beloved photojournalist. The chopper crew had been on assignment covering a deadly bus crash that killed two. NBC’s Steve Patterson reports for TODAY.
  
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• Three dead in Los Angeles helicopter crash - BBC

  16-09-2026 07:14 via news.google.com
  
  Three dead in Los Angeles helicopter crash  BBCHelicopter providing coverage for NBCLA, Telemundo 52 crashes in Los Angeles  NBC Los AngelesNBC4 reports on crash of its own news helicopter with grief, purpose  Los Angeles Times3 killed in TV news helicopter crash while covering deadly L.A. bus collision  ktla.comLos Angeles crash: 3 dead after KNBC news helicopter crashes near site of deadly Chatsworth bus collision  ABC7 Los Angeles
  
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• ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Premiere Kicks Off With the Men as the First Celebrity Is Eliminated: See the Scores, Who Went Home - The Hollywood Reporter

  16-09-2026 06:14 via news.google.com
  ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Premiere Kicks Off With the Men as the First Celebrity Is Eliminated: See the Scores, Who Went Home  The Hollywood ReporterThe ballroom is back: 3 things to watch in the 2-night ‘Dancing with the Stars' premiere  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35: Every Couple Eliminated So Far — And Who’s Left  YahooConner Leavitt sent home in shock ‘D
  
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• Kennedy Center closes as Trump threatens to stop repairs over naming fight - The Washington Post

  16-09-2026 06:10 via news.google.com
  Kennedy Center closes as Trump threatens to stop repairs over naming fight  The Washington PostKennedy Center Closes Its Doors Despite a Judge’s Order  The New York TimesTrump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board votes to immediately close venue for renovations  NBC NewsBoard votes to 'immediately' close Kennedy Center as judge says Trump's name cannot be added  WUSA9Beatty reveals heated discussion with Trump over Kennedy Center  thehil
  
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• Poll: California wealth tax holds narrow lead - Politico

  16-09-2026 06:01 via news.google.com
  
  Poll: California wealth tax holds narrow lead  PoliticoCalifornia’s audacious plan to tax its billionaires  vox.comPoll: California voters back billionaire tax — and measures that could block it  The Mercury NewsThe ‘hand grenade’ in Gavin Newsom’s lap  YahooCalifornia’s Wealth Tax Is Not Perfect, But It’s Damn Good  cepr.net
  
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• Arch Manning apologizes for “insensitive comment” about AI video from Saturday’s game - NBC Sports

  16-09-2026 05:20 via news.google.com
  Arch Manning apologizes for “insensitive comment” about AI video from Saturday’s game  NBC SportsTexas' Arch Manning apologizes for reaction to violent AI video  ESPNArch Manning apologizes for ‘insensitive’ joke about AI video of ESPN’s Holly Rowe  The GuardianTexas QB Arch Manning should know better, but it's hard to blame just him for viral moment when his whole life has been scripted  Yahoo SportsTexas QB Arch Mannin
  
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• House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time, as 7 Republicans defect - CBS News

  16-09-2026 04:35 via news.google.com
  
  House votes to limit Trump's power to strike Iran for 3rd time, as 7 Republicans defect  CBS NewsTrump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war  CNNIran live updates: House adopts Iran war powers resolution in rebuke of Trump  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos7 Republicans rebel against Trump, vote with Dems to rein in Iran war powers  Fox NewsHouse Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval&nb
  
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• 'American Idol' is moving from Los Angeles to Georgia after 24 seasons - USA Today

  16-09-2026 04:35 via news.google.com
  'American Idol' is moving from Los Angeles to Georgia after 24 seasons  USA TodayABC’s ‘American Idol’ is leaving Los Angeles, in another blow to the industry  Los Angeles TimesAmerican Idol moves to Atlanta after 24 seasons in LA  Yahoo‘American Idol' to move from Hollywood to Georgia  NBC Los Angeles'American Idol' leaving California, moving production to Georgia for landmark 25th season  11Alive.com
  
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• Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War - The New York Times

  16-09-2026 04:27 via news.google.com
  
  Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War  The New York TimesNew photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks  CBS NewsIranian strikes damaged hundreds of US military buildings, dozens of aircraft  Military TimesIran war driving up inflation for Americans, CBO report says  NBC NewsIran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says  Reuters
  
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• Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore - AP News

  16-09-2026 04:23 via news.google.com
  
  Ed Sheeran’s tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore  AP NewsFellow opening acts quit after Ed Sheeran tour drops Macklemore  CNNEd Sheeran’s $100 million gamble: What is Macklemore’s tour removal really going to cost him?  Nine.com.auPatriots' Kraft says Macklemore performance would cross line  ESPNMore artists drop out of Ed Sheeran's tour in solidarity with rapper Macklemore  PBS
  
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• Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone headed for Mecca - Al Jazeera

  16-09-2026 04:02 via news.google.com
  Saudi-led coalition intercepts Houthi drone headed for Mecca  Al JazeeraIran war live: Saudi coalition intercepts, destroys drone headed for Mecca  Al JazeeraSaudi Arabia says it shot down a Houthi drone near Mecca, Islam’s holiest city  CNNLive Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and the Middle East  The Jerusalem PostUS issues advisory to ‘reconsider travel’ to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks  The Times of Israel
  
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• The Boox Palma 3 gets stylus support and a sleek redesign - The Verge

  16-09-2026 04:00 via news.google.com
  
  The Boox Palma 3 gets stylus support and a sleek redesign  The VergeThe new Boox e-ink devices get Android 16 out of the box, including Palma 3  9to5GoogleBOOX's three new e-ink readers have something for everyone, no matter what you use them for  XDABoox just dropped three new e-ink tablets, including a palm-sized e-reader  MashableBOOX Announces Three New E-Ink Android Devices  Thurrott.com
  
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• Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back - The New York Times

  16-09-2026 03:20 via news.google.com
  
  Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back  The New York TimesBipartisan, big tech push for AI regulation comes as Trump claims 'hoax'  Fox NewsOne word that explains Trump’s AI denialism  CNNTrump calls Nvidia CEO to talk AI — and gets put on speakerphone during industry summit  NBC NewsTrump’s See-No-Evil AI Policy  The Atlantic
  
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• Canon EOS R8 Mark II Announced: Our thoughts and reaction - Canon Rumors

  16-09-2026 03:04 via news.google.com
  
  Canon EOS R8 Mark II Announced: Our thoughts and reaction  Canon RumorsI Tested Canon's First Retro Camera, and It Proves Throwback Gear Doesn't Have to Be a Gimmick  PCMagThe EOS R8 Mark II is Canon’s lightest full-frame camera with stabilization  The VergeCanon Announces EOS R8 Mark II: Adds In-Body Stabilization, Keeps 24.2MP Sensor  NewsshooterCanon EOS R8 Mark II Review: A Great Camera In a Polarizing Package  PetaPixel
  
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• OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms - BBC

  16-09-2026 02:59 via news.google.com
  
  OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms  BBCThe AI policy window is open. We need to act.  OpenAISam Altman Can Wait for His IPO. Masayoshi Son? Not So Much  Bloomberg.comOpenAI backs bipartisan House plan for third-party safety assessments  PoliticoOpenAI backs bills in US Congress on AI and biological weapon threats  Reuters
  
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• 2027 Ford F-150 Debuts With A Bigger Base Engine And More V8 Options - Motor1.com

  16-09-2026 02:27 via news.google.com
  
  2027 Ford F-150 Debuts With A Bigger Base Engine And More V8 Options  Motor1.comFord increases V-8 engine availability, lowers performance prices for 2027 F-150 trucks  CNBCFrom the Forge to the Fabric: Designing the F-150 Carhartt Edition  Ford From the RoadFord unveils 2027 F-150 with hands-free towing, first-ever Carhartt edition  foxbusiness.com2027 Ford F-150 Revealed with New Base Engine, BlueCruise with Towing, and a Carhartt-Branded Model &nbs
  
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• Japan's trade deficit widens as oil costs bite, export growth slows for the first time in six months - CNBC

  16-09-2026 02:09 via news.google.com
  Japan's trade deficit widens as oil costs bite, export growth slows for the first time in six months  CNBCSee more headlines & perspectives on Google News
  
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• Common antibiotic linked to higher risk of death in adults, major study finds - Fox News

  16-09-2026 01:47 via news.google.com
  Common antibiotic linked to higher risk of death in adults, major study finds  Fox NewsCommon antibiotic linked to possible higher death risk  Medical XpressCefepime Tied to Higher Mortality Odds vs Other Beta-Lactams  MedPage TodayRevisiting Whether Cefepime Raises Mortality Risk  Contagion LiveCefepime Linked to Higher Mortality Risk Than Other Beta-Lactams: Study  Medical Dialogues
  
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• Apple Details How Reference Image Proves a Photo is Real - MacRumors

  16-09-2026 01:46 via news.google.com
  
  Apple Details How Reference Image Proves a Photo is Real  MacRumorsApple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography  Apple Security ResearchApple has a new way to prove your iPhone photos aren’t AI slop  TechCrunchApple explains how the iPhone 18 Pro’s new Reference Image camera mode works  9to5MacApple claims the iPhone 18 Pro camera is more secure than your Android  Android Authority
  
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