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Jan 02 2025WEATHER

Icy Blast Ahead: US Braces for Extreme Cold

Get ready, folks! Mother Nature is dishing out a massive dose of Arctic air, and it's heading straight for the eastern two-thirds of the United States. This isn't your average winter cold; we're talking dangerously low temperatures that will affect over 70% of the country's population. The cold spel

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Jan 02 2025SCIENCE

Streams and Seasons: A Year in the Life of East Fork Creek

In the heart of Tennessee, a small stream named East Fork Creek has been under close watch. Scientists have been keeping tabs on it for a whole year, from May 2022 to May 2023. They were curious about how the stream's 'breathing' changes with the seasons and time of day. They set up month-long camps

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Jan 02 2025POLITICS

Thune’s New Plan: A Busier Senate

Incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is planning some big changes. One of the first things he wants to do is make the Senate work more days. Instead of the usual four days a week, Thune is thinking about five-day workweeks. This is to help get more done, especially in the first 100 days

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Jan 02 2025HEALTH

COVID and Future Sick Days: What We Need to Know

Ever thought about how COVID-19 might affect your work days in the future? A new study found that having COVID could make you more likely to take sick days. But get this—it's not the same for everyone. The study showed that people from lower-income groups might need more sick days after COVID than t

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Jan 01 2025SCIENCE

Fighting Superbugs: New Ways to Disrupt Drug Resistance

Imagine a world where antibiotics can't keep up with the bugs they're designed to fight. That's the challenge posed by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPEs), a group of multidrug-resistant pathogens that are becoming increasingly hard to treat. These bacteria have plasmids, which are like

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Jan 01 2025HEALTH

Vitamin D and COVID-19: A Clinical Trial's Surprising Findings

Ever wondered if popping a vitamin D pill could help fight COVID-19? A recent clinical trial decided to find out. Scientists randomly picked a bunch of people and divided them into two groups. One group got a daily dose of vitamin D, while the other got a sugar pill, also known as a placebo. The goa

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Jan 01 2025SCIENCE

Boosting Beef Cattle Genomic Predictions with Layered Biological Information''

Ever thought about how we can get better at guessing an animal's traits just by looking at its genes? Scientists have been working on a way to improve this process using multiple layers of biological info. This isn't easy, but it's a must for beef cattle. When we want to know more about complex trai

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Jan 01 2025BUSINESS

Boosting Performance: Talent Management in Jordan's Telecoms

Ever wondered how Jordan's telecom sector is thriving? It's not just about fancy tech – it's about treating employees right. This study dives into how good talent management can make both workers and companies shine. It's all about creating a supportive work environment, something called Organizatio

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Jan 01 2025SCIENCE

The Race for Information: How It Competes and Wins

Ever stopped to think about how information moves from one place to another? It's a huge part of our lives and work, and sometimes, different bits of info fight for our attention. This can be useful or it can cause trouble. Scientists designed a special model to figure out this competition. They fou

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Jan 01 2025HEALTH

Can Modeling Help Plan Post-COVID Mental Health Services?

Imagine you're in charge of planning mental health services after a global pandemic like COVID-19. One tool that could help? Computers! No, we're not talking about making everyone play online games to destress. Instead, we mean using computer simulations to model how a large, integrated mental healt

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