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Jan 17 2025TECHNOLOGY

SpaceX Starship's Upper Stage Lost Due to Propellant Leak

On January 16, 2025, SpaceX's Starship megarocket took to the skies for its seventh test flight. The mission started smoothly, with the Super Heavy booster and Ship upper-stage spacecraft separating as planned. However, things took a turn when the Ship spacecraft encountered issues over the Atlantic

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Jan 17 2025BUSINESS

China's Emptying Nests: A Population Puzzle

Everyone knows China has a lot of people, right? But guess what? That's been changing recently. Over the past three years, the country's population has actually been shrinking. Even a recent boost in births, for the first time in seven years, couldn't stop this trend. So, what's the big deal? Well,

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Jan 17 2025ENVIRONMENT

Fire Alert: Protect Your Lungs in Moss Landing

A big fire hit the Moss Landing Battery Plant recently. Authorities told everyone to evacuate right away and close all entry points to their homes. The smoke is the main concern, as we don't know what dangerous chemicals it might contain. This could hurt the environment, especially the nearby Elkhor

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Jan 17 2025ENVIRONMENT

Fire's Harsh Reality: A Family's Loss in Altadena

The Eaton fire swept through Altadena, leaving the Stone family without homes. Danielle Stone, her husband Bryan Davila, and their daughter Melina lost their newly bought house along with her parents' and grandmother's homes. The fire's fury was so intense that it displaced thousands of families, in

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Jan 17 2025POLITICS

Trump's Space Force Pick for Air Force Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Troy Meink, currently the second-in-command at the National Reconnaissance Office, to head the Department of the Air Force. Trump announced the decision on Truth Social, reaffirming his commitment to a strong Air Force. Meink, a former navigator on KC-135 airc

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Jan 17 2025HEALTH

Exploring EMR Use in Philippine Rural Health Centers Before and During COVID-19

The switch to electronic medical records (EMRs) in the Philippines has been in the works for over a decade, guided by the Philippine eHealth Agenda. EMRs are designed to enhance clinical management and are common in advanced economies. Yet, there's still limited research on how they're actually used

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Jan 17 2025SCIENCE

Boosting Zinc-Ion Storage: A Look at Interlayer Spacing and Zinc-Philic Engineering

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) are gaining traction due to their high safety, low cost, and eco-friendliness. However, the cathode materials need more development. MXenes, with excellent hydrophilicity and conductivity, could be a great fit, but they have issues like slow Zn²⁺ kinetics and struc

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Jan 17 2025CELEBRITIES

Can Diddy Rebuild His Brand After Legal Troubles?

Sean "Diddy" Combs, once a hip-hop star and business mogul, is facing a grim future. In 2024, he was arrested and indicted for physically abusing his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. A trial looms in May 2025, and a Peacock documentary is set to expose his scandal. Can he rebuild his global brand? Nai

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Jan 16 2025BUSINESS

Toyota’s Truck Division Pays Big for Emissions Cheating

You know, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can't check every car out there. They trust manufacturers to give them honest emissions data. But Hino Motors, a part of Toyota, didn’t play fair. They were hiding stuff that the EPA found out about when they did their own checks. In a statement,

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Jan 16 2025SCIENCE

A Rare Meteorite Encounter Captured on Video

Last summer, something incredible happened near Joe Velaidum's home in Marshfield, Canada. While out for a walk with his dogs, a tiny delay saved him from a close encounter with a meteorite. He had stopped to move a dog leash, which was unusual. Little did he know, a space rock was headed his way. T

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