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Jan 08 2025HEALTH

Wearable Tech and Autism: Helping Kids Cope with Stress

Wearable technology has the potential to be a game-changer for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their caregivers. These devices can monitor stress levels using physiological signals, which is crucial for people with ASD who often face intense stressful situations. However, designi

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Jan 08 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Ben Affleck's New Home Threatened by California Wildfires

Actor Ben Affleck is one of many Southern Californians whose home is in danger from the recent wildfires. The fires, driven by strong Santa Ana winds, have caused widespread damage and forced many people to evacuate. The Palisades Fire, which started as a small brush fire, has quickly grown to cover

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Jan 08 2025HEALTH

The Mystery of the Chemical-Smelling Fog Across the US

A strange fog has been sweeping across the United States, and people are worried. The fog has a peculiar smell that some believe is chemical. In Florida, a person reported getting sick with flu-like symptoms after spending time in the fog. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened.

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Jan 08 2025HEALTH

ECMO in Thoracic Surgery: A Lifesaver

In recent years, doctors have started using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) more often in complex thoracic surgeries. This tool helps patients who might not be suitable for surgery otherwise. ECMO is like a backup system that provides oxygen and supports blood flow. It's especially useful

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Jan 08 2025POLITICS

Lawyers Fight to Halt Report on Trump's Document Case

As President-elect Donald Trump inches closer to his second term, his lawyers are pulling out all the stops to prevent a special counsel's report from being made public. Jack Smith, the special counsel investigating Trump's handling of classified documents, is facing pressure from both the Justice D

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Jan 08 2025WEATHER

Why California Braces for Dry, Dangerous Santa Ana Winds

Southern California is in for a major blast of powerful and dry winds known as Santa Ana winds. These winds can be a big problem for the region, especially when it's already really dry. Forecasters are expecting wind gusts between 50 to 70 miles per hour, and in some high areas, it could go up to 10

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Jan 08 2025FINANCE

Betting and Investing: A Comparison You Didn’t Expect

Imagine mixing sports betting with financial investing. Sounds crazy, right? But there are some surprising similarities. For example, professional sports bettor Marco Piemonte turned $200, 000 into $3. 2 million in 2023 by making smart bets on multiple MLB and NBA games. This is similar to how inves

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Jan 08 2025POLITICS

Trump Talks Territories: Digging into U. S. Expansion Ideas

During a spirited news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, then-President-elect Donald Trump discussed his thoughts on potentially using military force to control the Panama Canal and Greenland, and "economic force" to assimilate Canada. He expressed interest in altering the U. S. -Canada border, s

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Jan 08 2025SCIENCE

The Power of Stable Surfactants in Keeping Biopharmaceuticals Fresh

Biopharmaceuticals are on the rise, but they have a big problem—they tend to clump together quickly. Right now, we use surfactants like polysorbates and poloxamers to stop this from happening and make them last longer. However, these surfactants aren't very stable themselves. They change into many d

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Jan 08 2025SPORTS

Track and Field: A Century of Change with Noah Lyles and Harold Abrahams

Imagine running the 100m race a hundred years apart. That's what Noah Lyles and Harold Abrahams did. Lyles, the 27-year-old Olympic champion, clocked 9. 79 seconds in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Abrahams, from the 1924 Games, ran the same distance in 10. 6 seconds. That's a difference of 0. 81 seconds,

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