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Jan 13 2025POLITICS

Senate Faces Busy Week with Cabinet Hearings

This week, the Senate has a packed schedule. They're having more than a dozen hearings for President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks. Some people are expected to sail through, like Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State. But others might face tough questions, like former Fox News host Pete Hegseth f

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Jan 12 2025POLITICS

Meet the Picks: Trump's Cabinet Hearings This Week

This week, the Senate will vet several of Trump's Cabinet nominees. These hearings follow weeks of private meetings. Let's see who's up first: On Tuesday, at 9 a. m. , former congressman and military chaplain Doug Collins will face the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee for the Department of Vetera

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Jan 12 2025POLITICS

Why Cohen Thinks Trump Got Off Easy

Michael Cohen, ex-lawyer and once a close confidant of Donald Trump, has some strong words about the former president's recent legal predicament. Speaking on MSNBC's "The Weekend, " Cohen expressed his dissatisfaction with Trump's sentencing, or lack thereof, for 34 counts of falsifying business rec

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Jan 12 2025HEALTH

Touching Ourselves: What Sight and Feel Tell Us

Ever noticed how touching yourself feels different from being touched by someone else? That's called sensory attenuation. This weird phenomenon depends on where you're touched. It only happens when the touching and touched parts of your body match up spatially. So, what helps us figure out we're to

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Jan 11 2025SPORTS

Defender's Future: Araujo's Crossroads at Barcelona

Ronald Araujo, a 25-year-old defender from Uruguay, is at the center of a transfer tug-of-war. Arsenal and Juventus are both interested in signing him from Barcelona, where he's been since 2018. Despite his recent injury, his performances have caught the eyes of big clubs. Arsenal is seriously consi

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Jan 11 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Emirates and Its Global Sports Partnerships

Emirates, the Dubai-based airline, has made a name for itself by sponsoring a wide range of sports teams and events globally. These sponsorships aren't just about money; they're about building brand awareness. One of the longest partnerships is with Arsenal FC in London, where Emirates' name has bee

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Jan 11 2025HEALTH

Conifer Extract Rescues Genetic Disorder

Episodic Ataxia Type 1 (EA1) is a rare genetic disorder caused by mutations in the KCNA1 gene, which controls the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1. 1. This channel helps regulate electrical signals in the brain. Traditional Native American medicine uses conifer extracts to treat conditions relate

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Jan 11 2025CRIME

Trump's Surprising Forgiveness: What's the Catch?

Last Friday, Donald J. Trump got off easy. Judge Juan M. Merchan gave him an unconditional discharge, a rare and lenient decision in New York courts. This means Trump won't have to follow any strict rules or pay back any money, unlike a conditional discharge. Why did this happen? Well, Judge Mercha

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Jan 11 2025POLITICS

Trump Escapes Jail Time in Hush Money Case, Set to Become President

After months of legal tangles, former President Donald Trump has been sentenced to an "unconditional discharge" in his hush money case. He'll avoid jail time, fines, and probation, benefiting from presidential immunity as he prepares to take office again. Trump appeared virtually in court, accompani

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Jan 11 2025TECHNOLOGY

Why Lexicon-Based Sentiment Analysis Still Matters

Figuring out if texts are positive or negative, called sentiment analysis, is super useful in lots of fields. While machines can now do this super fast and accurately, lexicon-based methods have their own perks. They might not be as perfect as machine learning or big language models, but they can wo

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