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Oct 11 2024SCIENCE

The Monster Millipede: A Prehistoric Giant's Face Revealed

Imagine a millipede that's as long as a car and weighs over 100 pounds. This isn't a scene from a horror movie, but a real creature that lived millions of years ago. Meet Arthropleura, the largest arthropod ever discovered. Fossils have shown that these giants roamed the Earth around 346 million yea

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Oct 11 2024WEATHER

Weather Report: A Super Bowl Surprise

Imagine watching a weather report during a hurricane and hearing about a famous football game! That’s what happened when The Weather Channel’s Paul Goodloe mentioned Super Bowl LI while covering Hurricane Milton in Florida. The storm hit Wednesday night, and Goodloe was reporting from Sarasota as th

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Oct 11 2024BUSINESS

Polaroid's Artistic Side: The Story of Meroë Morse and Edwin H. Land

Polaroid, founded in 1937 in Cambridge, was a powerhouse of innovation. Its founder, Edwin Land, combined science, art, and technology, earning 535 patents from the US Patent Office. Harvard Business School's latest exhibition, "From Concept to Product," explores Polaroid's artistic side, focusing o

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Oct 11 2024SCIENCE

SpaceMilestones: Top Satellite Launches That Changed History

Have you ever stopped to think about how satellites, tiny objects in space, affect our daily lives? Satellites have been around for just over six decades, making them one of the newest tools in human history. But in that short time, they've changed how we communicate, navigate, and even predict the

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Oct 10 2024ENTERTAINMENT

The Unsung Hero of Controversial Films

Tom Ortenberg, the founder of Briarcliff Entertainment, has built a career out of distributing controversial films. His latest acquisition, The Apprentice, is a movie about Donald Trump's early business days. Despite the film's controversial subject matter, Ortenberg saw its potential and decided to

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Oct 10 2024BUSINESS

Pfizer's Boardroom Battle: A Closer Look

Imagine this: a big pharma company like Pfizer is in the spotlight, not for a new drug, but for some serious boardroom drama. Activist investor group Starboard Value has accused Pfizer of some heavy-handed tactics. They claim that Pfizer or its advisors threatened former CEO Ian Read and ex-CFO Fran

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Oct 10 2024CELEBRITIES

Anne Hathaway’s Sorry Note After Awkward 2012 Interview

Anne Hathaway made headlines recently after apologizing to a Norwegian journalist, Kjersti Flaa, for a less-than-smooth 2012 interview. The interview, part of the "Les Miserables" press tour, resurfaced online, showing Hathaway being somewhat short in her responses and declining Flaa's request to si

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Oct 10 2024SPORTS

The Unlikely Heroes: 2004 Red Sox Rise from the Ashes

It was the year that changed everything. The Boston Red Sox, still smarting from 2003's heartbreaking loss to the Yankees, saw a complete shift with the arrival of a new general manager, Theo Epstein, and a new manager, Terry Francona. Let's not forget the iconic addition of ace pitcher Curt Schilli

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Oct 10 2024TECHNOLOGY

Amazon's New Tool: Making Deliveries Easier for Drivers

Amazon recently introduced a new technology called Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval (VAPR). This tech is designed to help delivery drivers work more efficiently. The idea is to reduce the time drivers spend organizing packages and checking if they have the right ones. VAPR uses visual cues to show

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Oct 09 2024POLITICS

Kamala Harris: Can She Break the VP Barrier?

Ever since Thomas Marshall, the vice president under Woodrow Wilson, joked about VPs vanishing, the role has had a reputation for being a dead end. The odds of becoming president from the VP spot are slim—only 20% of former VPs have made it. Now, Kamala Harris, the current VP, is running for preside

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