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• Head of WHO was in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes, with crew member injured - BBC.com

  26-12-2024 21:48 via news.google.com
  Head of WHO was in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes, with crew member injured  BBC.comWHO chief says he was at Yemen airport which Israeli strikes targeted  CNNIsrael strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away  The Associated PressWHO chief ‘metres away’ from Israeli strike that killed 2 at Sanaa airport  Al Jazeera English
  
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• AI Exposes Accelerated Climate Change: 3°C Temperature Rise Imminent

  28-12-2024 21:59 via scitechdaily.com
  AI-enhanced research shows regional warming will exceed critical thresholds faster than expected, with most regions surpassing 1.5°C by 2040. Vulnerable areas like South Asia face heightened risks, urging swift adaptation actions. Three leading climate scientists have analyzed data from 10 global climate models, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance accuracy. Their findings indicate that regional [...]
  
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• Water’s Worst Nightmare: The Rise of Superhydrophobic Materials

  28-12-2024 20:26 via scitechdaily.com
  New materials with near-perfect water repellency offer potential for self-cleaning surfaces in cars and buildings. Scientists from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) have developed a surface material that repels water droplets almost completely. Using an entirely innovative process, they changed metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) – artificially designed materials [...]
  
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• 151 Million People Affected: New Study Reveals That Leaded Gas Permanently Damaged American Mental Health

  28-12-2024 19:01 via scitechdaily.com
  Childhood lead exposure from leaded gasoline has caused widespread mental health issues, particularly in Generation X, highlighting the dangers of delayed environmental regulation. A recent study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry reveals that childhood exposure to lead, which reached its highest levels between 1960 and 1990 in many industrialized nations due [...]
  
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• Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say - CNN

  28-12-2024 18:31 via news.google.com
  Israel arrests hospital director and other staff in raid on last functioning facility in northern Gaza, health officials say  CNNIsrael detains the director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals during a raid  CBS NewsWATCH: IDF, Shin Bet arrest over 200 terror suspects in raid of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza  The Jerusalem PostIsraeli Military Forces Patients and Staff to Leave Hospital in Northern Gaza  The New York TimesVideo Last functio
  
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• Patriots vs. Chargers where to watch: NFL kickoff time, TV, live stream, odds, prediction for Week 17 game - CBS Sports

  28-12-2024 18:27 via news.google.com
  Patriots vs. Chargers where to watch: NFL kickoff time, TV, live stream, odds, prediction for Week 17 game  CBS SportsChargers-Patriots on NFL Network, NFL+: What to watch in Week 17 Saturday tripleheader  NFL.comPatriots vs. Chargers live updates: NFL scores, game stats, highlights, where to watch Week 17 Saturday game  CBS SportsNFL Week 17 Betting Notebook: Saturday  Pro Football Focus3 Best NFL Bets and Player Props for Chargers at Patriots, Week 17&nb
  
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• Georgia QB Beck declares for 2025 NFL draft - ESPN

  28-12-2024 17:51 via news.google.com
  Georgia QB Beck declares for 2025 NFL draft  ESPNHe’s Never Started a Single Game. Now He’s Suddenly Leading a College Football Superpower.  The Wall Street JournalCollege Football Playoff: Georgia QB Carson Beck undergoes UCL surgery, to miss postseason  Yahoo SportsGeorgia Quarterback Carson Beck Declares for the NFL Draft  Sports Illustrated
  
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• Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Mufasa’ in Close Battle for Christmas Crown, ‘A Complete Unknown’ Shines - Hollywood Reporter

  28-12-2024 17:48 via news.google.com
  Box Office: ‘Sonic 3’ and ‘Mufasa’ in Close Battle for Christmas Crown, ‘A Complete Unknown’ Shines  Hollywood Reporter'Nosferatu', 'A Complete Unknown' Enter Christmas Box Office  Deadline'Nosferatu' Haunts 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3' and 'Mufasa: The Lion King' in Domestic Box Office Debut  ColliderBox Office Report for the Week of December 22  Awards RadarBox Office: Sonic 3 & Mufasa Are Neck And Neck In Week 2 While N
  
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• Russia's Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over 'tragic' airliner crash - Reuters

  28-12-2024 17:39 via news.google.com
  Russia's Putin apologises to Azerbaijan over 'tragic' airliner crash  ReutersPutin apologizes for ‘tragic’ Azerbaijan Airlines crash, without admitting responsibility  CNNVideo | Putin Apologizes Days After Azerbaijan Plane Crash in Russian Airspace  NDTVKazakhstan Plane Crash Survivors Describe Chaos on Azerbaijan Airlines Flight  The New York TimesFive infamous incidents of commercial airplanes that were shot down  The Washington Po
  
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• New Method Detects Ligand-Protein Interactions With Unprecedented Sensitivity

  28-12-2024 17:39 via scitechdaily.com
  PELSA is a sensitive, versatile method for identifying ligand-binding proteins and sites in native systems without requiring ligand modification. It outperforms traditional approaches in sensitivity, especially for low-affinity metabolite interactions, and offers broad applications in drug design and biological studies. A research team led by Prof. Mingliang Ye from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, [...]
  
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• Tornado outbreak targets the South as winter storm forms - Axios

  28-12-2024 17:13 via news.google.com
  Tornado outbreak targets the South as winter storm forms  AxiosTornado Outbreak 'Likely' In The South Through Saturday Night, NOAA's Storm Prediction Center Says  The Weather ChannelMid-day Severe Weather Update For Alabama  alabamawx.comRain and gusty winds today, flooding and damaging winds tonight  Local 3 News
  
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• Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73 - The Associated Press

  28-12-2024 16:50 via news.google.com
  Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73  The Associated Press‘Romeo And Juliet’ star Olivia Hussey Eisley dies at 73  CNNOlivia Hussey: A Life in Photos  Vanity FairOlivia Hussey, star of 1968 Romeo and Juliet film, dies aged 73  The GuardianOlivia Hussey, ‘Romeo and Juliet’ star, dead at 73  Fox News
  
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• Bird flu may be mutating to become more transmissible to humans say scientists after woman caught first severe - Daily Mail

  28-12-2024 16:46 via news.google.com
  Bird flu may be mutating to become more transmissible to humans say scientists after woman caught first severe  Daily MailGenetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana  CDCBird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations  The New York TimesHow America lost control of the bird flu and raised the risk of another pandemic  PBS NewsHourCDC: H5N1 mutations in severely ill
  
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• Week 17 opponent: What the 49ers are saying - detroitlions.com

  28-12-2024 16:29 via news.google.com
  Week 17 opponent: What the 49ers are saying  detroitlions.comShanahan pinpoints what makes Lions' offense so dangerous  Yahoo SportsLions vs. 49ers preview, score prediction: On Paper  Pride Of DetroitDan Campbell: Lions will play to win on Monday night, even if the outcome is irrelevant  NBC SportsMNF Week 17 ESPN schedule: How to watch Lions vs. 49ers  ESPN
  
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• NASA’s Parker Solar Probe: The Fastest Human-Made Object Just “Touched” the Sun and Shattered Records

  28-12-2024 16:11 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has shattered records by venturing closer to the Sun than ever before, reaching blazing speeds of 430,000 mph. Equipped with groundbreaking technology, it braved extreme temperatures to collect invaluable data, promising to reshape our understanding of solar phenomena and even influence how we explore other stars. Parker Solar Probe’s Record-Breaking Solar [...]
  
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• Video Shows Fatal Beating of Robert Brooks by N.Y. Prison Officers - The New York Times

  28-12-2024 16:04 via news.google.com
  Video Shows Fatal Beating of Robert Brooks by N.Y. Prison Officers  The New York TimesVideo: Former federal prosecutor calls inmate beating death ‘appalling, frightening’  CNNBodycam footage reveals deadly attack on NY inmate  FOX 5 New YorkNY correctional officers repeatedly struck handcuffed inmate, picked him up by his neck before he died: video  Fox News
  
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• 15 Modern-Era Players announced as Finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 - Pro Football Hall of Fame

  28-12-2024 16:03 via news.google.com
  15 Modern-Era Players announced as Finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025  Pro Football Hall of FameEli, Gates among Pro Football HOF finalists  ESPNPast/Present: Darren Woodson named finalist for 2025 Hall of Fame class  DallasCowboys.comHines Ward, James Harrison not among 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists  Pittsburgh Post-GazettePro Football Hall of Fame announces 15 modern-era finalists for 2025, including Eli Manning and
  
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• 50 years later, Dungeons & Dragons still brings in millions of dollars—including nearly $110,000 in 2024 for one small Brooklyn business - CNBC

  28-12-2024 16:00 via news.google.com
  50 years later, Dungeons & Dragons still brings in millions of dollars—including nearly $110,000 in 2024 for one small Brooklyn business  CNBCHallucinations And Hope: Dungeons And Dragons, AI And The New Economy  ForbesWhat To Expect From D&D In 2025  Screen RantNew rules didn’t break D&D, but Wizards’ digital strategy might  WargamerAt a half-century, Dungeons and Dragons counts growing interest among US troops  Sta
  
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• Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says - Yahoo! Voices

  28-12-2024 15:47 via news.google.com
  Winning ticket for $1.22 billion lottery jackpot sold in California, Mega Millions says  Yahoo! Voices$1 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Arizona  Arizona's FamilyMega Millions $1.22 billion jackpot won by player in California  Fox Business'Keep it quiet:' Here's what to know and do if you win the Mega Millions jackpot  USA TODAY
  
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• Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's 'Huge Wakeup Call' Might Have Inspired His Christmas Gift to Her - Yahoo Entertainment

  28-12-2024 15:33 via news.google.com
  Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce's 'Huge Wakeup Call' Might Have Inspired His Christmas Gift to Her  Yahoo EntertainmentHere’s What Travis Kelce Gifted Taylor Swift For Christmas  Yahoo EntertainmentTaylor Swift Mistaken for Fan at Chiefs vs. Steelers Game  Us WeeklyTaylor Swift sends Travis Kelce's Chiefs teammate, gf epic Christmas gift  Sports IllustratedIs Taylor Swift at the Chiefs and Steelers Christmas Day Game? What to Know  InStyle
  
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• Why Are Bed Bugs So Hard To Kill? Scientists Uncover Genetic Survival Secrets

  28-12-2024 14:44 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists mapped genomes of bed bug strains, identifying 729 mutations linked to insecticide resistance, offering insights for improved pest control. Scientists have successfully mapped near-complete and highly accurate genomes for two strains of bed bugs: one highly susceptible to insecticides and another “superstrain” that is roughly 20,000 times more resistant. This achievement provides the most [...]
  
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• Musk pledges "war" to protect H-1B visas, calls some GOP "racists" - Axios

  28-12-2024 14:38 via news.google.com
  Musk pledges "war" to protect H-1B visas, calls some GOP "racists"  AxiosTrump Backers, Including Elon Musk, Clash With Far Right Over Immigrant Workers and H-1B Visas  The New York TimesDonald Trump Silent on H-1B Visas as MAGA Civil War Escalates  Newsweek
  
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• Astronomers discover an ultra-massive grand-design spiral galaxy - Phys.org

  28-12-2024 14:20 via news.google.com
  Astronomers discover an ultra-massive grand-design spiral galaxy  Phys.org
  
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• Bank Bull Run Seen Thundering Onward With Hedge Funds Loaded Up - Bloomberg

  28-12-2024 14:00 via news.google.com
  Bank Bull Run Seen Thundering Onward With Hedge Funds Loaded Up  BloombergView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes - The Associated Press

  28-12-2024 13:48 via news.google.com
  Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes  The Associated PressAfghan Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for attacks  Al Jazeera EnglishAfghan forces hit back after deadly Pakistani airstrikes  The Times of IndiaTaliban hint at shielding anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan as 'guests'  VOA AsiaAfghan Taliban strike targets inside Pakistan  DW (English)
  
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• Model Dayle Haddon Dead at 76: Her Style Through the Years [PHOTOS] - WWD

  28-12-2024 13:46 via news.google.com
  Model Dayle Haddon Dead at 76: Her Style Through the Years [PHOTOS]  WWDModel, actress Dayle Haddon dead at 76 after suspected carbon monoxide leak  Fox NewsDayle Haddon, 76, who had successful career as model, found dead of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at Bucks County farmhouse  The Philadelphia InquirerModel Dayle Haddon dies in suspected carbon monoxide leak at Pennsylvania home of Hallmark star Marc Blucas  CBS News
  
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• Germany Says Latest Undersea Cable Cut a ‘Wake-up Call' - The Moscow Times

  28-12-2024 13:35 via news.google.com
  Germany Says Latest Undersea Cable Cut a ‘Wake-up Call'  The Moscow TimesHas Russia’s Shadow Fleet, Built to Evade Sanctions, Added Sabotage to Its List?  The New York TimesRussia-linked cable-cutting tanker seized by Finland ‘was loaded with spying equipment’  Lloyd's ListRussian tanker tugged to shore for suspected Baltic Sea sabotage was ‘loaded with spy equipment’  Yahoo! VoicesFinland moves tanker suspected of under
  
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• Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars - CNN

  28-12-2024 13:27 via news.google.com
  Attention DOGE: Here’s how the federal government spends Americans’ tax dollars  CNNMusk’s conflicts of interest as Trump adviser could benefit him, experts warn  The GuardianWhy Trump DOGE Initiative Is A Wild Card For Palantir Stock, Software Makers  Investor's Business Daily'Elon Musk may have to fight more against private interests than against bureaucrats'  Le Monde
  
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• Stanford-Developed Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient From Thin Air

  28-12-2024 13:21 via scitechdaily.com
  A new device produces ammonia from air and wind energy, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel-dependent methods for agriculture and clean energy applications. The air we breathe holds the key to more sustainable agriculture, thanks to an innovative breakthrough by researchers at Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi [...]
  
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• Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Release Date Leaks - Forbes

  28-12-2024 12:18 via news.google.com
  Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Release Date Leaks  ForbesSamsung Galaxy S25 vs Galaxy S22: Biggest expected upgrades  Yahoo! VoicesGalaxy S25 Ultra To Get UFS 4.0 Support Like The Galaxy S24 Ultra, With Samsung Reportedly Bumping Up The Maximum Brightness Threshold On Its Upcoming Flagship  WccftechIt's looking more likely that you'll have to wait for Galaxy S25 Slim  Android AuthorityNew Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra leaks hint at key upgrades for the display and st
  
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