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Jan 09 2025BUSINESS

East Coast Ports: Deal Made Before Strike Hits

A major strike at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts was narrowly avoided this week. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) managed to reach a tentative deal on a new contract, which still needs to be approved by the union's members. The a

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Jan 09 2025HEALTH

Unexpected Bone Breaks: Bisphosphonates and Lumbar Fractures

Have you heard of bisphosphonates? These drugs are popular for preventing bone fractures in older adults. Studies show they work great at increasing bone density and reducing hip and spine fractures. But here's a twist: some people taking bisphosphonates experience unusual fractures, especially in t

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Jan 09 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling the Mystery: How Arabidopsis Zygotes Grow Their Hemisphere-Like Tips

Have you ever wondered how tiny plant zygotes grow into complex shapes? Scientists did, and they found some fascinating answers. They used a special model to study Arabidopsis zygote cells, which grow in a unique hemisphere-like tip shape. This model helps understand how shape, stress, and strain al

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Jan 08 2025POLITICS

Bus Drivers Seek Fair Deal from CATS

In Baton Rouge, the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) is facing tension with its employees' union, Amalgamated Transit Union 1546. The union is pushing for a fair contract, alleging a hostile work environment and poor negotiations. Union President George Decuir expressed that the current contract,

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Jan 08 2025HEALTH

COVID views: City talk vs Country talk on Twitter

Halfway through 2022, over 100 million Americans caught COVID-19, with rural areas seeing a higher death rate. Interestingly, Twitter users in rural and urban settings shared different opinions about the pandemic. To understand this better, researchers analyzed millions of tweets from May 2020 to Ja

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Jan 07 2025HEALTH

Life on the Streets: How Drug Use and Homelessness Affect Health

Imagine life on the streets, where finding food, clothes, and a place to sleep is a daily struggle. This is the reality for many people who use drugs (PWUD) in cities like Los Angeles and Denver. Researchers recently took a close look at how tough this life can be and how it impacts health. They fou

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Jan 07 2025TECHNOLOGY

TCL's Next-Gen NXTPAPER Display: Sharper, More Colorful, and Fresh Features

TCL has just revealed the newest version of its NXTPAPER display tech, dubbed NXTPAPER 4. 0. This generation promises to fix many of the issues of its predecessors. The main perks? Crisper images and more accurate color reproduction, which means pictures and drawings will look way better than before

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Jan 07 2025HEALTH

Delay issues in metastatic breast cancer: what you need to know

Ever noticed how people with early breast cancer often get quicker treatments? That's what scientists already know. But what about those with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), where it spreads to other parts of the body? Not much is known about why they face delays in getting care. This study is chang

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Jan 06 2025POLITICS

Bus Attack in West Bank: A Closer Look

On Monday, a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank was attacked by gunmen. The attack, which happened in the Palestinian village of Al-Funduq, left three people dead and seven injured. This incident comes amidst a surge in violence since Hamas's attack from Gaza last October. The victims

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Jan 06 2025HEALTH

Unraveling the Genetic Links to New Liver Disease Definitions

You might have heard of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, or NAFLD, but in 2023, health experts proposed a new name: metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD. This change came with new diagnostic criteria, but there's still a lot we don't know about the genetic factors tha

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