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Oct 30 2024POLITICS

Local News Going Extinct: Who's to Blame?

Newspapers are shutting down faster than you can say "breaking news. " In just one year, 127 newspapers vanished, leaving behind "news deserts" where people don't have access to local news. This trend isn't slowing down, either. Since 2005, the U. S. has lost over a third of its newspapers. Ouch! W

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Oct 30 2024SCIENCE

China's Tiangong Mission: A New Crew Ready for Space Adventure

Get ready for an exciting space adventure! China is about to launch a new crew to their Tiangong space station. Among the three astronauts is China's only female spaceflight engineer, Wang Haoze. She's 34 and full of dreams! The team will perform experiments to help China's goal of landing on the Mo

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Oct 30 2024TECHNOLOGY

GitHub Copilot's New Multi-Model Approach

Get ready for a change! GitHub Copilot is shaking things up by moving away from just using OpenAI models. Instead, it's adopting a multi-model strategy. This means developers will have more options to choose from when writing code. First up, GitHub Copilot Chat will support Anthropic's Claude 3. 5

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Oct 30 2024SCIENCE

The Sun's Scorching Encounter: Comet 2024 S1's Fiery Fate

Imagine a comet zipping through the cosmos and suddenly getting too close to the Sun. That's exactly what happened to Comet 2024 S1 ATLAS on October 28, 2024. This comet, discovered in Hawaii by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Laser Alert System (ATLAS) project, was initially mistaken for an asteroi

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Oct 30 2024SCIENCE

Moon Mission Update: Artemis 2's Core Stage Arrives in Florida

NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon is making significant progress. The core stage of the Space Launch System rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, July 23. This massive rocket stage, measuring 212 feet (65 meters), was transported by NASA's Pegasus barge from New Orleans ov

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Oct 30 2024SCIENCE

Exploring the Phantom Galaxy: A Closer Look with Webb

NASA recently shared a fresh image of the Phantom Galaxy, also known as M74 and NGC 628. Unlike previous images, this one was captured using both the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) and Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This combination allowed scientists from th

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Oct 30 2024HEALTH

Talking Periods: A Movie That Breaks Taboos

Do you remember your first period? Talking about it can be tough, but a new film called 'ME Period' is changing the game. Created by the Black Women's Health Imperative, this movie features real stories and mother-daughter duos like Tabitha and Choyce Brown. It's all about getting honest about menst

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Oct 30 2024HEALTH

Medical Expert Weighs In: Rapamycin's Role in Longevity

You might have heard about rapamycin, a drug that some people believe could help them live longer. Dr. Andrea Maier, an expert in internal medicine, has something to say about this. Although rapamycin is usually given to organ transplant patients to weaken their immune systems, some people think it

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Oct 29 2024TECHNOLOGY

Satellites in Space: What's the Environmental Impact?

Imagine having internet access anywhere in the world. That's what SpaceX promises with its Starlink project. But is it worth the risk to our environment? Over 100 researchers think it's time to find out. They've asked the U. S. government to review the environmental impact of launching thousands of

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Oct 29 2024SCIENCE

The Artemis 1 Heat Shield Mystery: NASA's Unexpected Space Riddle

NASA's Artemis 1 mission recently gave scientists a surprise they hadn't counted on. The Orion spacecraft's heat shield got way hotter than anyone thought it would while flying back from space. Now, scientists are busy figuring out what went wrong. They're running tests and checks to make sure futur

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