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“One of the Most Troubling Things I’ve Seen”: Lawmakers React to U.S. “Double-Tap” Boat Strike, Pentagon Watchdog Finds Hegseth’s Use of Signal App “Created a Risk to Operational Security”, CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves, Ireland, Slovenia, Spain and the Netherlands toContinue Reading

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Norwegian battery materials developer Vianode has chosen Ontario, Canada, for its first large-scale production facility for low-emission synthetic anode graphite.  The project is structured as a phased, multi‑billion‑dollar investment, starting with an initial investment of over C$2 billion ($1.4 billion). Over time, planned expansions will bring total capacity to as muchContinue Reading

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The mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew was reportedly engaged in a nasty years-long custody battle with the White House press secretary’s brother before she was detained by Immigration and Customs enforcement last month, WBUR reported Friday. Bruna Ferreira—a 33-year-old Brazilian immigrant who shares a child with Karoline’s brother Michael Leavitt—wasContinue Reading

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Student teams competed in the 2025 Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Dec. 5. The event pits middle and high school teams against each other as they try to get handmade devices to accomplish a task. NASA/JPL-Caltech The 2025 Invention Challenge at JPL called on teams to buildContinue Reading

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Openly gay writer-director Bryan Fuller, the visionary behind Pushing Daisies, Hannibal, Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me and American Gods, is stepping behind the camera for his first feature film. His debut, the whimsical horror-fantasy Dust Bunny, opened nationwide Dec. 5 and is already earning critical praise. Starring Mads Mikkelsen and SigourneyContinue Reading

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The MIT Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) centers the human dimensions of climate change, bringing together expertise from across MIT to address one of the world’s biggest challenges. The LCFL has three main goals: “addressing how climate change plays out in everyday life, focusing on community-oriented partnerships, and encouraging cross-disciplinaryContinue Reading