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Jan 31 2025SCIENCE

Backyard Bird Flu Outbreak How To Protect Chickens

Montgomery County residents now face a new challenge. A quarantine has affected backyard chicken owners in the area after routine tests uncovered the H5N1 bird flu. What does this mean for local residents. Some people love to raise chickens in their backyard. It is a fun hobby for many. It is also

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Jan 31 2025TECHNOLOGY

Big Savings on the Latest Galaxy S25 Ultra This Weekend

Deep pockets are trying to attract customers in a heated contest between mobile giants. Samsung has set its sights on Apple's dominance with the launch of the 2025 Galaxy S25 series, but to grab attention they had to offer a few whopping deals in the preorder phase. These are the biggest incentives

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Jan 31 2025BUSINESS

Big Wins for Big Pharma: Novartis Bounces Back

In the fourth quarter of 2024, a big Swiss drug maker, Novartis, beat expectations but missed its own yearly goals. It announced a huge 16% jump in net sales. That's $13. 2 billion, way more than the estimated $12. 795 billion. The company's adjusted core operating income also surpassed expectation

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Jan 31 2025SCIENCE

The Rise of Digital Sex Workers

The world of adult content, especially on digital platforms, is changing fast. It's making us rethink how we view things like social norms and how our bodies are used in marketing. People are creating and sharing adult content on subscription-based websites. We have to start paying attention to t

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Jan 31 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Corporate Cults: Severance Season 2

The second season of Severance has really started to dive into areas around the corporate world. It's like peeling the onion layer-by-layer. The characters can't remember their work lives when they're at home and vice versa. It's like they have a secret, split life. So the show is really a blast of

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Jan 31 2025TECHNOLOGY

Farming Gets a High-Tech Boost With Corn Image Classifier

Picture this: farmers can use advanced tech to take super detailed pictures of corn. These images, called hyperspectral, are jam-packed with information about the corn's color, shape, and even its internal makeup. This tech is a game-changer for modern farming, making it easier than ever to plant, k

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Jan 31 2025HEALTH

Smoking Taxes, Smoking Kids

The taxation of cigarettes while a baby is in the womb doesn't just impact those with a habit during pregnancy. It has effects that stick around well into adulthood. That means cigarettes priced more highly for expecting mothers could steer adults away smoking when they later fall expecting. Some s

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Jan 31 2025SCIENCE

Fighting Citrus Greening: Innovative Pesticide Receives a Boost

Firstly, there is a new weapon in the fight against citrus greening disease. But what? Do you know that scientists have figured out a way to make a special kind of pesticide even better and more deadly to a tiny bug that spreads this disease. The goal was to create a one-punch combo to wipe out

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Jan 31 2025HEALTH

ADHD lives in adult aggression. And girls are more at risk

Aggressive behaviour in adults can be traced back to tough childhoods. This is not new news, but what is less clear are the complex links behind it. Enter ADHD, which comes with its own struggles, anyone with ADHD can tell you how hard it can be to control one's actions and thoughts.

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Jan 31 2025HEALTH

Hospital Heroes: Shedding Light on Malnutrition in East Wollega

''Can nurses and doctors in Ethiopia fully grasp and tackle malnutrition in adults? Maybe not always. This issue is overlooked and overshadowed by other aspects of patient care. In some areas of Ethiopia, hospitals are working hard, but they are fighting an uphill battle. Most of them are

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