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17 hours agoCurrent Event wildcard
Medical marijuana gets approval to distribute to residents in Georgia
The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission voted to approve regulations for two companies that received licenses to manufacture and distribute low THC oil on Wednesday. Despite that, there’s still no timeline on when that could begin. Now, the bureaucracy holding things up is incredibly frustrating to Georgia families.
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17 hours agoCurrent Event wildcard
Philips to cut 13% of jobs in safety and profitability drive
Dutch health technology company Philips (PHG.AS) will scrap another 6,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to restore its profitability and improve the safety of its products following a recall of respiratory devices that knocked off 70% of its market value. Half of the job cuts will be made this year, the company said on Monday, adding that the other half will be realised by 2025.
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18 hours agoCurrent Event wildcard
U.S. No Fly list shared on a hacking forum, government investigating
A U.S. No Fly list with over 1.5 million records of banned flyers and upwards of 250,000 'selectees' has been shared publicly on a hacking forum. BleepingComputer has confirmed the list is the same TSA No Fly list that was discovered recently on an unsecured CommuteAir server.
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1 day agoCurrent Event wildcard
This Absurd Real Car Designed By A Game Artist Is Almost Sci-Fi Satire
You know where you’re going wrong? After a long day indiscriminately firing your Beretta 1301 in the desert, you’re home chugging back your InfoWars Ultimate Bone Broth Plus, when you discover you’re all out of SSI Sight-Rite chamber cartridge laser bore sights. So you jump into your SUV to head to the nearest Dick’s Sporting Goods, right? Only, in that SUV? Is it bulletproof?
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2 days agoCurrent Event wildcard
Brendan Fraser On The “Self-Loathing” That Shaped His Early Career: “On Some Level I Felt I Deserved A Beating”
Brendan Fraser is best known for his physical performances in popular comedies like The Mummy and George of The Jungle, but in a recent interview, The Whale star broke down the effect his early car…
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9 days agoAnalysis wildcard
Here's How Apple Has Avoided Layoffs and May Fare Better Than Peers
The combination of rising interest rates and ongoing inflation have led to cooling customer demand and shrinking advertising budgets lead Amazon, Microsoft, and now Google to dramatically hired like mad during the early pandemic years, but are now looking to rein in their spending.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event wildcard
‘Not something you want to be listening to all night long:’ Nanaimo store using ‘Baby Shark’ to deter overnight loitering
A downtown business owner is trying a novel way to keep his storefront safe, secure and clean overnight. Before leaving for the day, NYLA Fresh Thread owner Leon Drzewiecki begins playing the viral children’s song “Baby Shark” by Pinkfong on the speaker outside his Commercial St. storefront. The new routine began Saturday, Jan. 7.
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2 weeks agoExpression wildcard
How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event wildcard
Compound extreme heat and drought will hit 90% of world population
More than 90% of the world's population is projected to face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, potentially widening social inequalities as well as undermining the natural world's ability to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere—according to a study from Oxford's School of Geography.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event wildcard
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Takes Down ‘Jurassic World’ as Seventh-Highest Grossing Film in History With $1.7 Billion
Isla Nublar has nothing on Pandora. James Cameron’s blockbuster sequel “Avatar: The Way of Water” has grossed $1.708 billion globally, overtaking “Jurassic World” ($1.67 billion) as the seventh-highest grossing movie in box office history. After only four weeks of release, “The Way of Water” has generated $517 million in North America and $1.19 billion overseas.
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3 weeks agoReview wildcard
The Best PlayStation Games of 2022
These were the 40 highest-scoring games released for PlayStation consoles in 2022.
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1 month agoCurrent Event wildcard
Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese
I have always loved cauliflower cheese, it was my childhood favourite. It was one of the first meals my children enjoyed and a family favourite. In my opinion cauliflower cheese is one of the best ways to eat cauliflower. What’s not to like, a cheesy creamy sauce topped with golden breadcrumbs. It can be eaten as a side dish or as a dinner.
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1 month agoCurrent Event wildcard
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges
Bankman-Fried's arrest is the first concrete move by regulators to hold individuals accountable for the multi-billion dollar implosion of FTX last month.
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1 month agoCurrent Event wildcard
Chinese rocket body disintegrates into big cloud of space junk
Part of a Chinese rocket that launched the Yunhai 3 satellite last month is now a debris cloud of around 350 pieces. The Long March 6A rocket launched from Taiyuan, north China, on Nov. 11, successfully inserting the Yunhai 3 environmental monitoring satellite into its intended orbit.
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1 month agoCurrent Event wildcard
This is probably the most annoying thing about the iPhone right now, and it needs a fix
It shouldn’t have come to this, but here we are. It’s becoming impossible to browse Twitter on your iPhone while listening to music or a podcast. The app just interrupts what’s playing every time you scroll over an ad. It’s not just Twitter either – this is a common frustration across lots of apps with ads. There has to be a better way.
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2 months agoCurrent Event wildcard
Government Scientists ‘Approaching What is Required for Fusion’ in Breakthrough Energy Research
Scientists hoping to harness nuclear fusion—the same energy source that powers the Sun and other stars—have confirmed that magnetic fields can enhance the energy output of their experiments, reports a new study. The results suggest that magnets may play a key role in the development of this futuristic form of power, which could theoretically provide a virtually limitless supply of clean energy. While this is an exciting prospect, most experts believe that it will take decades to engineer a w...
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2 months agoCurrent Event wildcard
ICE accidentally released the identities of 6,252 immigrants who sought protection in the U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement accidentally posted the names, birthdates, nationalities and locations of more than 6,000 immigrants who claimed to be fleeing torture and persecution to its website on Monday.
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2 months agoCurrent Event wildcard
AI experts are increasingly afraid of what they’re creating
AI gets smarter, more capable, and more world-transforming every day. Here’s why that might not be a good thing.