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Feb 13 2025SCIENCE

When Sun Flares Strike: Earth's Hidden Weaknesses

In May 2024, the Earth faced a powerful reminder of its vulnerability to space weather. A series of solar flares sent multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) toward Earth, merging into a major event that caught scientists off guard. This event, later known as the Gannon storm, highlighted how even sm

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Feb 13 2025WEATHER

South Carolina Weather: Rainy Today, Sunny for Valentine's Day

South Carolina is in for a damp and chilly day today. The weather will be dominated by rain and drizzle, thanks to a persistent cold-air damming pattern. This means temperatures will stay low, hovering in the low to mid-40s for most areas, with a slight warm-up in the southern Midlands. The cold fr

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Feb 12 2025TECHNOLOGY

Scarlett Johansson Speaks Out Against AI Misuse

Scarlett Johansson, a well-known actress, has recently spoken out against the misuse of artificial intelligence. She was prompted to do so after a fake video featuring her and other celebrities surfaced online. This video, created by an Israeli AI expert, showed these celebrities condemning Kanye We

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Feb 12 2025FINANCE

Inflation Surge Sparks Market Slide

First thing Wednesday morning, Wall Street's stocks took a dip. Why? Because the latest inflation report came in hotter than expected. This report, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed that prices had jumped 3% in the past year, up from 2. 9% in December. The core Consumer Price Index, which

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Unlocking the Power of PNAs: A New Weapon Against COVID-19

The fight against COVID-19 is far from over. New variants of the virus keep popping up, making it tough for existing treatments to keep up. Vaccines are great, but they aren't enough on their own. We need new drugs that can adapt to these ever-changing viruses. One promising approach is to target th

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Vaping Regulations: What's Changed and Why It Matters

The US has been busy making changes to how electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, are sold and marketed. First, a nicotine warning statement became mandatory in September 2018. This was a big deal because it meant companies had to clearly state the risks of nicotine. Then, in December 2019,

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Feb 12 2025FINANCE

Inflation Surge: What's Behind the January Jump?

In January, inflation rates unexpectedly rose, causing a stir in the financial world. The consumer price index, which tracks the cost of goods and services across the U. S. , jumped by 0. 5% for the month. This put the annual inflation rate at 3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Experts

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

Lung Cancer Treatments: Combining or Going Solo?

First, let's understand what we're talking about. Lung cancer is a deadly disease. Two ways to fight it are chemoimmunotherapy and immunotherapy. Chemoimmunotherapy is like a two-pronged attack. Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. The chemotherapy part of chemoimmunotherapy has been a sta

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Feb 12 2025HEALTH

How Medicaid Telehealth Reimbursement Affects Health Centers

The role of Medicaid in shaping telehealth services in Federally Qualified Health Centers is a hidden story. These centers are key hubs for providing healthcare to communities in need. Telehealth, as we know, is a way of delivering medical care using technology. People often wonder how these cente

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Feb 12 2025CRIME

Teen's Prank Turns to Prison: The Consequences of Swatting.

In January 2024, an 18-year-old teenager from Lancaster, Calif. found himself in serious trouble. Alan Filion would spend four years behind bars as punishment. He had made hundreds of toxic swatting calls. Swatting is a dangerous prank where a person makes a false call about a violent crime to a loc

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