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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

What Happens When A Common Virus Mixes with Acetaminophen?

Teenager girl experiences serious liver issues after taking a popular pain killer. She was feeling miserable. Migraines are no joke. So, she turned to something many of us do when pain strikes: she took acetaminophen. The teenager’s body was already fighting off the Epstein-Barr virus (EB

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Feb 08 2025WEATHER

Winter's Mix: What to Expect Today

You can prepare yourself for a day of mixed precipitation. Yesterday, a cold snap set temperatures to the low teens. This morning, skies are covered, and snow is heading coastward. It might already be falling where you are. In the Boston area, expect flakes to begin between 9 a

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Feb 08 2025EDUCATION

Boosting Student Success with Tech: a new approach

Imagine if every student could get advice tailored just for them. A recent experiment explored this idea using some cool tech. They tracked 12 high school students and collected data from their Fitbit devices, sleep quality surveys, and school grades and used a special kind of computer program known

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Feb 08 2025TECHNOLOGY

Can Chatting Bots Help Us Think Better?

Chatting with AI might seem like just another fun tech trend, but it’s starting to play a big role in mental health. There's a lot of talk about how effective these AI tools are at helping us overcome common thinking traps, like seeing things only from our own point of view or lacking self-control.

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Feb 08 2025CRIME

Plane Strikes Sao Paulo Avenue After Take Off

In the early morning hours on Friday, the unexpected happened in Sao Paulo. A plane took off from a nearby private airport. It was supposed to be a routine flight to Porto Alegre, but tragedy struck. The small aircraft plummeted to the ground shortly after takeoff. The crash site was in a bustli

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Feb 08 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Sleepy Soldiers

A young woman's journey to sleepy soldier life began with a surprise. She never thought she'd give a Call of Duty game a chance. She was used to hearing boys at school laugh about it, even imagined milk coming out of their noses. She thought these games were not for girls. Not for her. She tho

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Brain Bumps: Why kids might feel bad when they cut their head on the playground

Do you know how kids can come home from playing with a headache, or feeling hurt? It is common for kids to receive minor head injuries while running around outside, known as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This injury could lead to sleep problems, head pain, and other aches and

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Feb 08 2025SCIENCE

Utilizing Molecules To Combat Greenhouse Gases: A Look Into the Advanced Science of Metal-Organic Frameworks

Climate change, sparked by a rise in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, is a major issue that requires immediate help. One such invention is direct air capture (DAC), which has the potential to fight climate change. CO2 emissions are bad for the planet. DAC has become a popular topic because it o

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Feb 08 2025HEALTH

Unraveling the Caution in Brain Surgery

Brain AVMs, which are tangled messes of arteries and veins, can cause serious brain bleeds even in young people. They are a significant reason for strokes in younger age groups. Managing these complicated messes, especially the high-grade ones, poses a tough challenge. Surgery to take these AVMs ou

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Feb 07 2025POLITICS

A Controversial Comeback

In a surprising turn of events, Elon Musk has decided to bring back a staffer who resigned from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This staffer, Marko Elez, stepped down after his past racist posts on social media were exposed by The Wall Street Journal. Elon Musk defended his

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