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Nov 19 2024HEALTH

Testing for COVID-19 in Air: New Methods Compared

Imagine you're in a room filled with tiny airborne particles. Some of these might be carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of COVID-19. Scientists recently tried to figure out the best way to detect this virus in the air we breathe. They tested three different methods: quantitative polymerase cha

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Nov 19 2024CRIME

Sean 'Diddy' Combs: Jail Notes Stir Witness Tampering Debate

Everyone’s talking about Sean "Diddy" Combs’ jail notes. Prosecutors say they found evidence that Combs was trying to sway witnesses in his sex trafficking case. But Combs' lawyers insist the notes are just trial prep work and should be private. It’s a big battle in court right now. Combs was arres

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Nov 19 2024CRIME

Digital Harassment: A Threat to Young Immigrants and LGBTQ+ Youth

Immigrant teens and LGBTQ+ individuals in Georgia are on edge due to eerie messages they're receiving. These texts, alarming and unnerving, threaten them with deportation or mysterious "re-education camps. " The recipients, mostly young people, are scared and unsure about who to trust. Local authori

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Nov 19 2024TECHNOLOGY

Improving Campus Social Networks: A New Way to Track Opinions

Public opinion can spread like wildfire on campus social networks. Traditional methods of monitoring and searching these networks can be slow and wasteful. To solve this problem, researchers have introduced a new approach. They've combined dynamic deletion with the shortest path algorithm to classif

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Nov 18 2024SCIENCE

Exploring Brain Connections: The Patch-Walking Technique

Studying how neurons connect in the brain is tough. The traditional method, called patch clamping, is slow and requires a lot of effort. Scientists have come up with a new way to make this process faster and more efficient. Instead of taking all the tiny electrodes out every time, they clean just on

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Nov 18 2024SPORTS

Wheelchair Sports Day: High Schoolers Try Something New

Imagine swapping your regular basketball game for a wheelchair basketball match. That's exactly what happened at New Vision High. The students tried out adaptive sports with the help of ParaSport Spokane and Paralympic stars Isaiah Rigo and Chelsea McClammer. It wasn’t as easy as they thought, but t

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Nov 17 2024CRIME

Rapper Diddy Allegedly Used Prison Phone Accounts to Influence Jury

Sean “Diddy” Combs, famously known as a rapper and music producer, is facing serious allegations. He's been accused of using other prison inmates' phone accounts to make calls and influence potential jurors. This comes after his arrest in New York on charges including sex trafficking, racketeering,

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Nov 17 2024POLITICS

Meet Karoline Leavitt: The Youngest White House Press Secretary Ever

Ever heard of Karoline Leavitt? She's just been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to be his White House press secretary. At only 27 years old, she's set to become the youngest person ever to hold this job. The previous record was held by Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he started in Richard Nix

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Nov 17 2024CRIME

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Accused of Meddling with Witnesses and Jury from Jail

Rapper and businessman Sean 'Diddy' Combs is accused of trying to sway potential jurors and influence public opinion while awaiting trial in a sex trafficking case. Prosecutors claim that jail calls show Combs has been asking family members to contact witnesses and victims, hoping to shape their tes

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Nov 15 2024SCIENCE

Volcanoes on the Moon's Hidden Side Revealed by New Research

Volcanoes once erupted on the moon's far side, just like on the side we see, according to new research. Scientists examined dirt and rocks brought back by China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft from the moon's little-explored far side. They found pieces of volcanic rock dating back to 2. 8 billion years, with

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