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Feb 02 2025SPORTS

The Complexity of Gender in Elite Sports

The recent Paris Olympics had many surprises. Among these surprises, one name stood out: Imane Khelif. She became famous when she quickly beat Angela Carini of Italy in just 46 seconds during her first round. But her journey wasn’t easy. Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lian Yu-ting were kicked out of the

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Feb 01 2025TECHNOLOGY

The Galaxy S25 Ultra: Is the magic gone?

The smartphone world is buzzing about the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, and not in a good way. Samsung messed up with the AI. The phone's AI assistant was a big disappointment. In a simple test, when asked to find flight information by pressing the power button, Google’s Gemini assistant struggled. T

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Feb 01 2025FINANCE

Navigating Next-Gen Tech: How One Major Bank is Leveraging AI to Enhance Customer Service

Imagine a bank where you can get help with your finances just by chatting online. NatWest is doing just that. They are using artificial intelligence to make banking easier and more personal for their customers. The tech? Generative AI, or Gen AI, which can create things like text and images. This

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Feb 01 2025EDUCATION

The World Through Their Ears

In and around Iceland during the twilight years of the thirteen hundred year Iceland. The sagas featured countless heroes with their ears filled with interesting stories, but also their share of characters who couldn't quite hear. The writers of these tales weren't confined by the notions of oralis

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Feb 01 2025HEALTH

Can Genes and Habits Influence Your Height?

Growing up, it can be tough to figure out if you will reach the height of your dreams. Some people believe that supplements can boost their height. But they might not understand that genes play a huge role in how tall we grow. Genes don't decide everything, though. Your environment, diet, exercise,

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Feb 01 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling the Mystery of Plant Telomeres: A Deep Look at Evolution.

So, you know how the ends of your shoelaces don't untangle easily? Telomeres are like the protective caps on the ends of plant chromosomes. These caps keep the genome stable, which is super important for the plant's health. To do this job, telomerase comes into play, a fancy word for an enzyme compl

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

The Vanishing Webpages:A Look Into What Happened

On a busy Friday, a strange thing happened across various federal websites. Pages vanished, info on crucial health topics disappeared, and even pronouns in email signatures got the boot. All of this was part of a big cleanup ordered by officials. The Office of Personnel Management sent out a memo ea

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Talks of a Massive FBI shake up

President Trump is eyeing around 3000 FBI employees who may have taken part in Jan. 6 events under a microscope. Shaking things up sounds like his plan for the FBI. Who's next? Trump has shown no hesitation to hunt for ideas who may not be loyal to him in government. Agents who ha

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

Pronouns Out of Order? Understand the Government's New Policy

Federal employees are told to erase their pronouns from emails and paper forms. Why? Because the government wants all things gender related to be deleted from all official documents. This change happened quickly. There was an order from the President. Federal workers were told to follow it

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Feb 01 2025POLITICS

A Change in Care: Hospitals React to New Guidelines in Washington, D. C.

Suddenly a storm of disruption hit the healthcare world. At its center? A new directive from the White House that some hospitals are struggling to navigate. Hospitals in Colorado, Virginia, and the nation’s capital have hit the pause button on gender-affirming care for young people under 1

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