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The human hand has 29 bones and 29 major joints. It contains over 100 ligaments, connected to 34 muscles in the palm alone, each one responsible for the minute negotiations that allow us to tie our shoes, thread a needle, lift a glass, or juggle. Thirty arteries pump blood alongside them.Continue Reading

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With the World Cup starting on June 11, workers, residents and activists in its 16 host cities across North America are mobilizing against the increased presence of police and Immigration Customs and Enforcement officers in communities of color during the tournament.  On May Day, thousands of people, led by theContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by High Country News. After Katie Wilson was elected mayor in Seattle and Zohran Mamdani triumphed in New York City, USA Today warned its readers that America’s new socialist mayors “have big plans to be generous with your money.” Wilson was unapologetic. “I’ve been a socialist for a veryContinue Reading

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A shooter who opened fire in the West Texas city of Midland died Friday after a standoff with police following an attack that left one person dead and at least nine others injured, city officials said. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing viaContinue Reading

Microsoft tests Windows AI features on RTX GPUs, not just NPUs

An under-the-hood change in Windows seems to signal the further deterioration of Microsoft’s Copilot+ branding, which, at least historically, depended solely on NPUs as the engine of local PC AI. Now, PCs with dedicated GPUs will have access to those features. An experimental release of the Windows App SDK on Github now allows certain AI-specificContinue Reading

‘As terrible and harrowing as things were, people just had to get on with it’: ‘Star City’s’ Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Adam Nagaitis on learning to love the Motherland in Apple TV’s soviet space race spin-off (interview)

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis and Adam Nagaitis star in Apple TV’s “Star City” (Image credit: Apple TV) The titular cosmonaut training facility in Apple TV’s ” Star City ” is a hive of duplicity, all scrutinized by the KGB’s surveillance team and its small army of monitoring minions. One of the main couples in Apple TV’sContinue Reading

Satellite-boosting spacecraft inside air-launched rocket | Space photo of the day for June 12, 2026

Katalyst Space’s LINK robotic servicing satellite awaits encapsulation inside a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL on June 8, 2026, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. (Image credit: NASA/Ron Beard) NASA is fast-tracking a mission to launch a spacecraft that will attempt to boost another one of the agency’s science satellites into a higher orbit beforeContinue Reading

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Pope Leo travels to Tenerife as he wraps up his Spain trip. The Pope appealed to world leaders to treat migrants more humanely, warning in a visit to Spain’s Canary Islands, one of Europe’s migration hotspots, that history would condemn those ‌who allowed people fleeing war or poverty to suffer.Continue Reading

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Reported plans expand the, Plans include cutting 50 fighter jets, while restationing aircraft carrier, bomber task force group, reports NY Times. The United States plans to cut air and naval assets designated to NATO operations in Europe, in another hit to confidence concerning Washington’s commitment to the military alliance. EuropeanContinue Reading

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The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft supporting the company’s 34th commercial resupply services mission for NASA approaches the International Space Station on May 17, 2026, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for the Expedition 74 crew. Credit: NASA NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientificContinue Reading