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Feb 12 2025SPORTS

Eagles Fans Celebrate with a Shopping Spree

Fans of the Eagles were thrilled after their big win. The excitement of the championship win was most evident in the sales of Eagles merchandise. Fanatics, which sells officially-licensed NFL gear, reported record sales in the 24 hours after the win. This win brought them a new record for 24-hour sa

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Understanding Opioid Addiction: The Science and Solutions

Opioids are a significant concern in healthcare today, with over 82, 000 deaths from overdoses in North America alone in 2020. The main issues are the ease of use and the potential for addiction. In a nutshell, opioids interact with receptors in the brain to produce effects like pain relief and euph

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Feb 11 2025CELEBRITIES

Ye's Controversial Shirts Spark Action

Shirts sporting a swastika are no longer for sale through a certain website. Big News. Ye's online store was abruptly taken offline after selling controversial items. The reason? It broke the rules of the platform it was using. The platform, Shopify, did not spell out exactly what rule wa

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Feb 11 2025POLITICS

Corruption on the Rise: A Global Wake-Up Call

In a recent look into how clean or corrupt different countries' governments are, many nations found themselves with their worst scores in over a decade. This report, which rates 180 countries, found that 47 of them hit their lowest points in the past 12 years. The global picture isn't pretty: more t

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Feb 11 2025POLITICS

The Gulf of America Officially lands on Google Maps

Google Maps is now showcasing a new name for a massive body of water. Anyone in the U. S. using Google Maps will see the name “Gulf of America", people in Mexico will see “Gulf of Mexico. ” The switch comes after a decision by the U. S. President Donald Trump to rename the area. Go

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Feb 11 2025HEALTH

Guardians in Distress: The Story of Our Body's Vascular Police

Ever wondered what keeps our blood flowing smoothly? Let the vascular endothelial cells guide the way. These are natural bodyguards. They are flat cells. They line the insides of our blood vessels, providing a first line defense and crucial functions like maintaining blood pressure, keeping blood f

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Feb 11 2025CELEBRITIES

The Swastika Shock: How Kanye’s Super Bowl Surprise Sparked Outrage

Picture this: the Super Bowl, the biggest night in sports, being interrupted by a bizarre ad. Kanye West, superstar musician and controversial figure, manages to get a 30-second spot during the game on a few local Fox stations. The ad is simple and self-deprecating, filmed on an iPhone. On East

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Feb 11 2025SCIENCE

Earth's Inner Core: A Mysterious Shape-Shifter

Deep within the Earth, tucked away 1, 500 miles below the surface, lies a massive ball of iron and nickel. This is the planet's inner core, a region that scientists once assumed to be perfectly solid and stable. However, recent research has thrown this belief into question. About the size of Califor

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Feb 11 2025ENVIRONMENT

Mexico farming jobs facing weather hurdles

Since the 1980s, Mexican farm jobs have had to deal with climate swings Most rain feed farmers have to play the predictable rain game every year Agricultural jobs have to rely on the timing and amount of rain that comes from the sky. In Mexico, a large portion of the population, around 20 million,

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Feb 11 2025SCIENCE

The Power of Heated Networks: A New Approach to Catalysis.

Imagine tiny, incredibly efficient networks that can make chemical reactions run smoothly. These are called d-π conjugated coordination polymers, or CCPs for short. Normally, they're super useful in reactions that involve light or electricity. However, they tend to fall apart when exposed to heat, m

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