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Jan 16 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Boiler Room's New Chapter with Superstruct Entertainment

Boiler Room, a streaming series and events platform, has now switched hands, moving from ticketing giant Dice to European event giant Superstruct Entertainment. The details of the deal are under wraps, but it's clear that Boiler Room's team will stay in charge while tapping into Superstruct's global

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Jan 16 2025POLITICS

Idaho Hospital Seeks Court Protection for Emergency Abortions

St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho's largest healthcare provider, has filed a lawsuit against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador. They're seeking a federal court order to protect doctors from the state's near-total abortion ban when performing emergency procedures. The lawsuit comes as the Biden admi

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Jan 16 2025POLITICS

Pam Bondi: Qualified for Attorney General, but Can She Be Independent?

Donald Trump’s pick for the next attorney general, Pam Bondi, seems well-qualified on paper. She's spent years as a prosecutor and Florida's attorney general. But her recent comments about the 2020 election and threats to prosecute Trump's foes raise big questions about her independence and trustwor

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Jan 16 2025HEALTH

Neuro Images Reveal: Ways to Spot Epilepsy Through Hand Movements

Ever wondered how doctors can tell where seizures start in the brain? A recent study found an interesting clue: the way a person's hands move during a seizure. Researchers looked at videos of people having seizures and noticed that the hand on the same side as the brain area causing the seizure woul

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Jan 16 2025SPORTS

Meet Daniel Faalele: The NFL Guard from Down Under

Ever wondered about the tallest and heaviest players in the NFL? Well, Daniel Faalele is one of them. Standing at 6'8" and weighing around 379 lbs, he's a force to be reckoned with on the Baltimore Ravens team. But what makes Faalele really stand out? It's his background. Born in Melbourne, Australi

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

New Technique for Ligament Repair in Athletes

Young athletes are seeing more and more anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. This has led to an increase in surgeries known as ACL reconstructions. To prevent graft failures and boost stability, a new method called the single antegrade sling graft (SASG) is being used. This technique combines

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Jan 15 2025ENVIRONMENT

The Moon Joins World Heritage Sites at Risk

For a long time, the World Monuments Fund has been highlighting places like Machu Picchu, Cambodian temples, and Yemen's old city of Taiz that need protection. This year, they've added a surprising site: the moon. "It seems so far away, " says Bénédicte de Montlaur, the group's president. "But with

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Jan 15 2025POLITICS

Australia Seeks Answers Over Missing Soldier in Russia's Hands

Have you ever wondered what happens when a person from one country goes to fight in another? That's what Australia is trying to find out with one of their citizens, Oscar Jenkins. A video surfaced online showing Jenkins, a school teacher from Melbourne, being questioned and hit by a Russian soldier.

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Schizophrenia Treatment: The Power of Long-Acting Injectables

For many people living with schizophrenia, daily pills are the standard treatment. But what if there was a better way to manage this mental health condition? Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, or LAIs, might just be the game-changer. Unlike oral antipsychotics (OAPs), which patients have to reme

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Vertebral Body Tethering: How Gender Affects Results

Imagine you're a kid growing up with scoliosis, a curve in your spine. Surgeons can use a method called vertebral body tethering (VBT) to fix it. This study looked into how well VBT works for boys and girls. The researchers thought that after two years, both genders would have similar results. Let's

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