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Old wounds were reopened on Sunday when gunshots rippled across Golden Rock in The Pine, St Michael.   While adults were among the physically injured, and residents said the incident reminded them of Randy The Nut Man Selman’s murder in 2020, there is a growing concern about the mental health of the children who were […]

A woman with a known nut allergy had a severe allergic reaction after sex, even though her partner bathed and brushed his teeth first. Here's why.

The company analyzed the most common DIY projects on social media to inform its designs. The result: smaller, safer tools that can do more.

We must improve leadership literacy or suffer from leaders who reflect our worst desires.

Reptile that uses its forked tongue to smell: five letters.

1. SpaceX to launch more Starlink satellites from Florida today. Watch live!  Space.com
2. Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center  Spaceflight Now
3. SpaceX set for 1st KSC launch of the year this morning  Yahoo! Voices
4. SpaceX rocket to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida on Wednesday  FOX 35 Orlando

The first and largest hatchery and production unit for rainbow trout in the Middle East is now up and running.

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Morning N&N for January 8, 2025

The de-influencer movement discouraging excessive shopping is going mainstream

(Telecompaper) Viaplay Group has announced a pan-Nordic agreement with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) for the rights to show live events such...

The Coasters will now kick off their 2025 campaign on home soil as Sutton United are the visitors to Mill Farm on Saturday afternoon. It’s been a frustrating start to the year for the Coasters who have seen two games called off in quick succession against Halifax Town. But now looking ahead, Kevin Phillips’ side […]

President-elect Trump said that Republicans are working to craft a “powerful” piece of legislation to advance his agenda. Republicans had already begun preparing to use a special procedure known as budget reconciliation to bypass Democratic opposition in the Senate to extend expiring provisions in Trump’s signature 2017 tax law. But calls have grown in the...

Defense ​Palantir Technologies has hired Miller Strategies to lobby on issues related to defense policy and appropriations. The U.S. government has awarded Palantir nearly $2.5 billion in contracts since 2009, according to federal contracting data, and with more than $1.3 billion of that coming from the Department of Defense. Palantir has steadily been bringing in...

Colleges and universities are preparing for new legal and political territory as President-elect Trump returns to office. Concerns for international students, GOP attacks on higher education and increased protests on campus are just some of the worries on administrators' minds. “I think we're obviously preparing," said Todd Wolfson, national president of American Association of University...

President-elect Trump has doubled down on his suggestion of a merged United States and Canada in the wake of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to resign. Some have shrugged off Trump’s suggestion that Canada should “become the 51st state” as an old joke or mere posturing, while others dismiss it as a bad political idea, given Canada’s...

The ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent has resumed auditions in Blackpool, with Alesha Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Tonioli joining Simon Cowell.

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Nicholas Bartolo, 53, won the MasterChef Malta competition on Sunday. Photo: Albert Camilleri

AI expert Garrison Lovely argues that AI progress hasn’t stalled, it’s just become invisible, which could leave us unprepared for the future.

1. ChatGPT founder denies sexually abusing his sister  The Telegraph
2. OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman accused of sexual abuse by sister in lawsuit  The Guardian
3. OpenAI's Sam Altman Accused Of Sexual Abuse By Sister, He Calls Claims "Entirely Untrue"  NDTV
4. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denies sexual abuse allegations made by his sister in lawsuit  CNBC
5. OpenAI’s Sam Altman denies sister’s allegations of sexual abuse  The Times

Macworld

Even with 14-inch and 16-inch screens, many MacBook users have already upgraded to two larger desktop screens at home or in the office—often using a laptop docking station to benefit from the extra video ports required for such a setup, plus extras such as multiple USB ports and Ethernet. Some hook up three monitors and there are even docks that support up to four external screens.

At CES, accessory maker Plugable unveiled the first docking station that can support five external monitors. Читать дальше...

Credit card issuers for years have looked beyond plastic materials to keep their cards top of mind and top of wallet. But just how much does the credit card material actually affect consumers' spending habits?

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot didn’t fully cooperate with an investigation into emails sent by her mayoral campaign to Chicago Public Schools staff members that solicited student volunteers, according to the school district’s inspector general, but there’s no evidence CPS staff coordinated with the campaign.

A Chicago high school continued automatically enrolling as high as 96% of its freshmen in a military-run training program even after two investigations and systematic changes that were meant to stop the troubling practice.