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Here's a shocking consequence of Newton's law of gravity. I've been running around Edinburgh saying this to anyone who will listen to me: A planet orbiting the Sun has the same symmetries as a massless particle moving at the speed of light around …Mathstodon
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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant faces new delay in removing melted fuel debris - EUROPE SAYS
The Japanese operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Tuesday said the start of full-scale removal of melted fuel debris willEUROPE SAYS
Houthis in Yemen Confirm in Video They Are Holding 11 Mariners Hostage
The video was the first confirmation of the number of hostages, who had been sailing through the Red Sea on a ship attacked by the Houthis on July 7.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 18:19
NEW: A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives.
Authorities are investigating why two women fell ill at the Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival. They both received peptide injections, an alternative therapy promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a way to fight aging and chronic disease.
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Investigation Underway After Two Women Fell Ill at RAADFest, a Las Vegas Anti-Aging Conference
The attendees both received peptide injections, an alternative therapy promoted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as a way to fight aging and chronic disease.ProPublica
🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today I signed and submitted to Verkhovna Rada a bill – in essence, a bill about respect for the servicemembers awarded the Cross of Military Merit.
The Cross of Military Merit is an honor that bears only symbolic value.
We will ensure that this award brings real benefits for the warriors, and in the award hierarchy, the Cross of Military Merit will hold a place between the title of Hero of Ukraine and the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.
The remarkable rise of “greenhushing”
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The remarkable rise of “greenhushing”
Businesses once trumpeted their climate goals. Now they are quietly plugging awayThe Economist
📰 Fighters of 3rd SAB destroy occupiers in dugouts and attack enemy truck and ammunition depot. VIDEO
Pirates Make Bold Mitch Keller Trade Decision As Deadline Approaches
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mitch Keller has been linked to a lot of trade rumors, but it seems as though the Pirates aren't sure if they will move him.Zach Pressnell (Newsweek)
Trump administration moves to nix key finding on greenhouse gas emissions
EPA head Lee Zeldin has framed the rollback as necessary to axe regulations and ensure the US's continued prosperity.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 17:37
Trump administration moves to nix key finding on greenhouse gas emissions
EPA head Lee Zeldin has framed the rollback as necessary to axe regulations and ensure the US’s continued prosperity.Al Jazeera
Jennifer Hudson, Aaron Pierre, Jelly Roll, Ayesha Curry Among Those Joining Sony Animation Pic ‘Goat’
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Stephen Curry Animated Pic 'GOAT' Adds Jennifer Hudson to Cast
Jennifer Hudson, Aaron Pierre, Jelly Roll and Ayesha Curry join voice cast of Sony Animation pic 'GOATJustin Kroll (Deadline)
Union Pacific to buy Norfolk Southern for $85bn
The deal, which would build first coast-to-coast freight rail, could take up to two years to complete amid scrutiny.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 17:17
Colbert Unchained: A Scottish Welcome | Ghislaine Maxwell Mystery | Paramount + Skydance = PSKY | NBC, ABC Next?
Scotland welcomed President Trump with protests and questions about Jeffrey Epstein, speculation is raging about what was said at a meeting between the president's lawyer and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, FCC chairman Brendan Carr appro…Little Green Footballs
The so-called 'missing minute' in the Epstein prison videos isn't real: report
The internet has been wild with conspiracy theories around a "missing minute" on a security video looking at the cell where Jeffrey Epstein was being housed in the Special Housing Unit on Aug. 9-10, 2019.Sarah K. Burris (Raw Story)
Nature talks to LIGO scientist Debnandini Mukherjee about the discovery of #GW231123
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“We built the tools that found the signal”: Behind the most massive black hole merger ever detected
In the wake of GW231123, gravitational wave astronomer Debnandini Mukherjee talks about authorship in mega-science, the need to amplify women’s roles in astrophysics and what it takes to catch a whisper from the cosmos.Priyadarshini, Subhra
Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene decries ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Right-wing congresswoman condemns the 'starvation happening in Gaza' as she criticises pro-Israel colleague Randy Fine.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 17:16
Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene decries ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Right-wing congresswoman condemns the ‘starvation happening in Gaza’ as she criticises pro-Israel colleague Randy Fine.Al Jazeera Staff (Al Jazeera)
Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old
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Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old
The embryos were created in 1994, while the expectant father was still a toddler, and donated via a Christian “embryo adoption” agency.Jessica Hamzelou (MIT Technology Review)
Japan rejects push to change thresholds in final digital platform rules - EUROPE SAYS
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Trump says India will likely face a 20% to 25% tariff
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OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT for college students
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OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT for college students
Study Mode helps students walk through topics rather than just giving them answers. But there’s a glaring problem.James O'Donnell (MIT Technology Review)
Watch Good Morning America Season 15 Episode 209 Tue, Jul 29, 2025 Online
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Watch Good Morning America Season 15 Episode 209 Tue, Jul 29, 2025 Online
Good Morning America full episode recap: Chad Michael Murray talks 'Freakier Friday'; Tips to manage your sodium intake; 4 dead after shooter opens fire in Midtown ManhattanABC
Tymo's Hair Straightener Brush Is Now Just $40 at Amazon
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Tymo's Hair Straightener Brush Is Now Just $40 at Amazon
Style, straighten and create cool updos without overspending.Ingrid Cruz (CNET)
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Deadly flooding hits Beijing after record rainfall
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Video Deadly flooding hits Beijing after record rainfall
Heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in Beijing and nearby towns after a year’s worth of rain fell in less than a week, causing landslides and trapping residents.ABC News
Gunman who killed four at NYC building was targeting NFL offices, mayor says
A gunman who killed four people at a Manhattan office building before killing himself was trying to target the headquarters of the National Football League but took the wrong elevator, Mayor Eric Adams said.
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Published: 29 Jul 2025, 18:00
Procter and Gamble to raise prices to offset tariff costs aljazeera.com/economy/2025/7/2…
Procter and Gamble to raise prices to offset tariff costs
The world’s largest consumer goods maker said it will have to raise prices on a quarter of its products starting August.Al Jazeera
Today in 1565, 460 years ago: The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, in a Catholic ceremony.
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The Tea App Data Breach: What Happened, and What Was Exposed
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The Tea App Data Breach: What Happened, and What Was Exposed
Around 72,000 selfies and ID photos were exposed after being stored in a "legacy data system" containing information from more than two years ago. Recent DMs might also have been accessed.Katie Collins (CNET)
S Korea intends to begin with $6.0b in fresh ventures - EUROPE SAYS
Dhaka expects South Korean loans for nearly two dozen proposed development projects initially involving Tk 816.70 billion as the Asian country aspires to be aEUROPE SAYS
Twice's next Japanese album, Enemy, is dropping in late August.
The lead off track, Enemy, was released today and...I love it. song.link/y/YBE3W0wUQfI
Can't wait for the full album to see what else we're getting on this one.
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ENEMY by TWICE
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‘Am I in trouble?’ Ex-Trump Hotel chief recounts explosive story of Trump and Epstein
President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were seen bringing underage girls onto a Trump Hotel casino floor in the early 1990s, one former Trump Hotel president said in a story published Tuesday in Slate.Alexander Willis (Raw Story)
Netanyahu Is Reportedly Planning to Annex Gaza Strip, With Trump Admin’s Backing
If Netanyahu’s plan goes forward, Israel will be in the process of annexing the entirety of Palestine.Sharon Zhang (Truthout)
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Ghislaine Maxwell’s List of Demands to Appear Before Congress Revealed — Including Immunity
Speculation has abounded over whether or not President Donald Trump is considering pardoning Maxwell in exchange for some kind of public exonerationAlex Griffing (Mediaite)
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in reply to GhostOnTheHalfShell • • •no, not at all crank candy (?)... if that's THE John Baez. LaTeX'd him his own work back once with benefits... and he mentioned me on his blog as "surfing in from Baton Rouge."
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