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Dec 26 2025BUSINESS

Hillcrest's Holiday Hustle: Businesses Battle Barriers

In the heart of Hillcrest, a city project is causing a stir. Businesses along 5th Avenue are feeling the pinch as construction work disrupts their usual holiday buzz. The issue? A storm drain project that's blocking access and turning away customers. The project kicked off early this month, with fe

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Dec 26 2025HEALTH

What Do Pakistani Doctors Think About End-of-Life Care?

In Pakistan, a country where religion and culture play a big role in life choices, doctors are being asked about their views on medical aid in dying (MAiD). This is a topic that is not often discussed openly. MAiD is a process where a doctor helps a patient end their life if they are suffering from

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Dec 26 2025FINANCE

Christmas Gifts Get a Digital Makeover

Money is tight, and people are getting creative. With prices still high, Americans are rethinking what to put on their holiday wish lists. A recent study shows that many are now eyeing cryptocurrency as a gift option. Prices are still up compared to a few years ago. Housing, food, and other basics

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Dec 26 2025SCIENCE

Unveiling the Cosmos: SPHEREx's Colorful Sky Map

In 2025, NASA's SPHEREx telescope took off on a SpaceX rocket from California. By May, it was already busy collecting data. This telescope is special because it captures images in infrared light, which is invisible to us. It's like seeing the universe in a whole new light! SPHEREx stands for a mout

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Dec 26 2025SCIENCE

A Strange Planet and Its Tiny Star: A Cosmic Oddity

In the vast cosmos, a peculiar planet has caught the eye of scientists. This world, dubbed PSR J2322-2650b, is as big as Jupiter but has a unique lemon-like shape. What makes it even stranger is its atmosphere, which is a mix of helium and molecular carbon, something never seen before. This planet

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Dec 26 2025SCIENCE

Powering Up NASA's Lunar Gateway: The Future of Space Travel

NASA's Lunar Gateway project is getting a boost with the latest advancements in electric propulsion technology. These thrusters are not just more efficient; they are a game-changer for long-duration space missions. Unlike traditional chemical propulsion systems, electric thrusters use less fuel, mak

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Dec 26 2025POLITICS

A King's Call for Kindness Amid Global Struggles

In a world where conflicts and divisions seem to dominate headlines, King Charles III took a moment to remind everyone about the power of kindness and unity. His Christmas speech, delivered from the historic Westminster Abbey, was a call to action for people to focus on what brings them together rat

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Dec 26 2025TECHNOLOGY

Tesla's Robotaxis: A Leap Towards Driverless Future

Tesla's top bosses, Elon Musk and Ashok Elluswamy, recently shared their experiences with unmanned Robotaxis, sparking excitement about the future of self-driving technology. Musk took a ride in an empty Tesla around Austin, praising its flawless driving. Meanwhile, Elluswamy shared a video from the

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Dec 26 2025HEALTH

AI and Autism: A New Way to See Differences

AI is changing how we see autism in kids. It can look at videos or photos and find patterns that might mean a child has autism. These patterns could be in how they move, look at others, or react to sounds. The AI compares these patterns to what it knows from other kids who have autism. This is cool

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Dec 26 2025TECHNOLOGY

The Unexpected Journey of a Virus and a Dream

In the early 1990s, a small computer virus named Virus Málaga quietly spread across the computers at Málaga’s Polytechnic School. It was mostly harmless, but it sparked a passion in a young student named Bernardo Quintero. His teacher challenged him to create an antivirus for the 2610-byte program,

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