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Ex-frat leader at Arizona university gets jail time after pledge died of alcohol poisoning
CBS News·12d ago
Flagstaff — A former Northern Arizona University fraternity leader was sentenced to two months in jail Wednesday for his role in a hazing that led to the death of a pledge.
Jerry Jones goes all in as Cowboys trade for Steelers' Joey Porter Jr in hopes of Super Bowl push
FOX Newsby Ryan Gaydos·12d ago
"F--- them picks," Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead once wore on a T-shirt as the team celebrated a Super Bowl championship in 2022.
Clothes that cool you, warm you—and make power as you move
Anthropocene Magazineby Anthropocene Team·12d ago
In a world of rising temperatures and growing energy needs, a new material made by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign could be just the answer.
Sacred pages of 1,000-year-old gospel reveal ancient DNA scientists never expected
FOX Newsby Andrea Margolis·12d ago
Scientists recently discovered traces of an ancient disease in an unlikely place: the pages of a 1,000-year-old gospel book.
Thieves Are Stealing Electricity With Abandon, but Delhi Found a Fix
IEEE Spectrumby Emily Waltz·12d ago
It’s disheartening how much power gets generated and then promptly lost as it travels through grid networks.
A video of a humpback whale and her dead calf reveals the animals’ bond
Science Newsby Melissa Hobson·12d ago
Scientists had a rare view of what could be humpback whale mourning when they spotted a female attending the body of a dead calf.
Inside the Sauna Olympics
GQby Liz Plosser·12d ago
Minutes before the biggest aufguss of his life, Travis Talmadge can’t find his vial of chamomile.
California’s new law aims to close a housing gap for domestic violence survivors
The 19thby Jasmine Mithani·12d ago
Domestic violence survivors often struggle to find housing, and California’s “Unseen and Unheard Housing Act” will help make more housing available to meet their specific needs. California Gov.
Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim Fernholz·12d ago
The way Rama Afullo tells it, he saw orbital data centers coming. The Kenyan American engineer previously worked in Google’s cloud computing business before a brief stint at SpaceX’s Starlink...
Measles Is Forcing Hospitals to Adapt to a New Normal
Wiredby Emily Mullin·12d ago
John Goldman had not seen a case of measles in 30 years. But since April, the infectious disease specialist with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in central Pennsylvania has had dozens...
California’s billionaire tax would tax stocks and art. How would it work?
CalMattersby Jeanne Kuang and Kristen Hwang·12d ago
In summary Proposition 40 would levy a one-time tax on billionaires. Some say the initiative opens the door to tax flight and more aggressive taxation.
Student math scores are abysmal. A new California law requires early testing for skills
CalMattersby Carolyn Jones·12d ago
In summary A new math test will assess basic math skills for all K-2 students to help identify those who are struggling.
Opinion | Neither LA mayoral candidate has a compelling answer to the affordability crisis
CalMattersby Jim Newton·12d ago
In Los Angeles, Karen Bass and Nithya Raman have both vowed that they would stress affordability if elected to serve as the city’s next mayor.
1 in 13 adults under 30 already had hidden artery plaque
ScienceDaily·12d ago
1 in 13 adults under 30 already had hidden artery plaque A huge study found silent artery-clogging disease in more than half of apparently healthy adults, including surprisingly young people.
New California law restricts undercover police operations targeting youth
CalMattersby Cayla Mihalovich·12d ago
In summary Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law limiting the use of so-called Perkins operations against young people. The undercover stings are under scrutiny at the California Supreme Court. Gov.
Trump attacks Fox News as Hegseth blasts the press - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones·12d ago
President Donald Trump had a busy day Wednesday. He spent part of it bragging about how he changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
AI is operating inside the healthcare billing system. Patients may already be paying the price
US Top News and Analysisby Barbara Booth·12d ago
AI is moving deeper into an already expensive and administratively complex U.S. healthcare system, not just to help doctors diagnose and treat patients but to determine what hospitals bill, what...
The Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the Answer
Wiredby David Gilbert·12d ago
The attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not conducted mainly by extremists or fringe militia groups. It was, according to the data, the work of normal Americans.
Early Parenting Is Exhausting. Give These Gifts To Help
Wiredby Nena Farrell·12d ago
Parenting is exhausting. If there's a new parent in your life, whether it's your friend who is the new parent of the group or a family member who just had a baby, there are a lot of ways to show...
Think Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request is outrageous? This'll blow your mind
Mother Jonesby David Vine·12d ago
On April 3, four weeks after Donald Trump claimed the Iran War would be over in four to five weeks, and with his approval ratings in reputable polls dipping below 40 percent, the president made a...
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