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9 months ago+14 14 0Opinion | Trump just promised an authoritarian ‘task force’ to impose Christian ideology
The former president is still feeding the Christian right’s persecution complex
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10 months ago+33 33 0Cats Kill a Staggering Number of Species across the World
Domestic cats are cherished human companions, but a new study shows the enormous breadth of species the felines prey on when they are left to roam freely
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10 months ago+53 53 0Individuals spending more time in daylight have lower risk of mental health disorders
A recent study data found individuals who spend more time in daylight exhibit a lower risk of major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), psychosis, and self-harm behavior. Independent of this, greater light exposure during nigh ...
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11 months ago+41 41 0NASA's robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Upcoming NASA missions will help scientists understand the composition of asteroids – which could inform companies one day hoping to commercially mine asteroids.
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1 year ago+22 22 0Passengers in wheelchairs can't use most airplane washrooms. That could change
With airplane bathrooms inaccessible to most people with disabilities, those who use wheelchairs have a necessary pre-flight routine: Dehydrate and hope for the best.
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1 year ago+37 37 0This giant, next-generation satellite is now one of the brightest objects in the night sky
The BlueWalker 3 satellite is massive, but it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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1 year ago+25 25 0Ahsoka Draws 14 Million Views for First Episode
Ahsoka was the most-watched title on Disney+ in its launch week, drawing 14 million views for the series' first episode.
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1 year ago+30 30 0Pacific coral reef shows historic increase in climate resistance
Coral reefs in one part of the Pacific Ocean have likely adjusted to higher ocean temperatures which could reduce future bleaching impacts of climate change, new research reveals.
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1 year ago+30 30 0Why are Black rappers aligning themselves with the right?
Ice Cube has joined a long list of rappers who have cuddled up with conservative pundits and politicians
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1 year ago+4 4 0Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded 3 days in a row
For three days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world endure dangerous heat. Earth warmed to the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments when the average global temperature reached ...
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1 year ago+15 15 0Reddit's Valuation Has Fallen Even Further, Fidelity Says
Reddit is facing a crisis both in its user base and its finances. After protests and backlashed ravaged the platform in the wake of Reddit opting to charge for access to its API, the company’s valuation has been sliced. TechCrunch reports that the Bl ...
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1 year ago+16 16 0If you love film, you should be worried about what's going on at Turner Classic Movies
Warner Bros. Discovery recently announced a shake-up at the network, which for years has offered a well curated film selection. Critic David Bianculli says TCM wasn't broken — and didn't need fixing.
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1 year ago+4 4 0The Witcher's "meta" transition from Cavill to Hemsworth's Geralt will be "flawless"
The transition from Henry Cavill to Liam Hemsworth's Geralt in Netflix's The Witcher show will be "flawless", and draw on a "meta" explanation inspired by the series' original books. That's according to the ser ...
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1 year ago+4 4 0Virgin Galactic plans first commercial space flight this month
Virgin Galactic has sold about 800 tickets over the past decade, with the initial batch going for $200,000 each.
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1 year ago+3 3 0Threats to masculinity heighten political aggression among liberal men but not conservative men
Liberal men who experience threats to their masculinity tend to become more supportive of a wide range of aggressive political policies and behaviors, according to new research published in the scientific journal Sex Roles. However, this effect was n ...
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1 year ago+13 13 0Women show higher levels of intrasexual competition than men
Research published in Scientific Reports challenges the idea that men are more competitive than women. The findings suggest that when it comes to competition for resources, women are often more competitive than men, though they may use more covert me ...
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1 year ago+3 3 0‘I was speechless’: Teen cashier at Pizza Ranch gets $2,500 tip from customer
It’s not easy being different as a teenager. That’s why a customer at an Independence Pizza Ranch felt compelled to hand $2,500 to a cashier after seeing how the 16-year-old carried himself.
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1 year ago+4 4 0Why retail theft is soaring: inflation, the economy -- and opportunity
Retailers large and small say they’re struggling to contain an escalation in store crimes — petty shoplifting to organized sprees of large-scale theft that clear entire shelves of products. Target last week said it was bracing to lose half a billion ...
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1 year ago+18 18 0Bitcoin Pizza Day: The Historic Event That Paved the Way for Bitcoin Adoption
May 22 is widely known in the community as Bitcoin Pizza Day, marking the event in 2010 when real-world goods were first
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1 year ago+19 19 0Google to pay $8M settlement for “lying to Texans,” state AG says
Google has agreed to an $8 million settlement with Texas over deceptive ads promoting its Pixel 4 smartphone, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today. At issue was Google's trustworthiness as an advertiser after the tech giant "hi ...