1 hour ago What to know about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near D.C.

The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River, and multiple people were killed. The post What to know about the collision between a passenger jet and Army helicopter near D.C. appeared first on Boston.com.

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13 hours ago Chris Stapleton and Wife Morgane Donate $1 Million to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief

Chris Stapleton and Wife Morgane Donate $1 Million to Los Angeles Wildfire Relief  PEOPLE

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3 hours ago 'Several Members' of U.S. Figure Skating Team Onboard American Airlines Plane That Crashed Over Washington, D.C.

'Several Members' of U.S. Figure Skating Team Onboard American Airlines Plane That Crashed Over Washington, D.C.  PEOPLE

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34 hours ago Historic movie theaters in Somerville and Arlington bought by group of longtime managers

“While the ownership on paper is changing, it’s really not new management, it’s the same people who have managed the businesses for years," new owner Ian Judge said. The post Historic movie theaters in Somerville and Arlington bought by group of longtime managers appeared first on Boston.com.

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9 hours ago Alex Marlow: The Party That Pardoned Fauci and Funded the Wuhan Lab Accuses RFK Jr. of Corruption

On Wednesday’s “Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed the RFK Jr. confirmation hearings. Marlow said Democrats’ “top guy on public health…was responsible for funding gain of function research at the Wuhan lab in China. That lab The post Alex Marlow: The Party That Pardoned Fauci and Funded the Wuhan Lab Accuses RFK Jr. of Corruption appeared first on Breitbart.

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24 hours ago Cash Grab: UK's BBC TV Tax May Be Extended to People Who Don't Even Watch it and Only Stream Netflix

The British government is reportedly considering extending the BBC licence fee to people who only use streaming services to pay for the faltering public broadcaster. The post Cash Grab: UK’s BBC TV Tax May Be Extended to People Who Don’t Even Watch it and Only Stream Netflix appeared first on Breitbart.

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5 hours ago First responders search for survivors following midair collision in D.C. area

A regional jet with 64 people aboard collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter as it was approaching a runway at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

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35 hours ago Lunar New Year 2025 Photos: See Year of the Snake Celebrations Across Asia

More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Lunar New Year.

Culture

14 hours ago Woman used wigs, disguises to take British citizenship tests for at least 14 people, authorities say

A British woman used wigs and disguises to impersonate applicants taking citizenship tests across the United Kingdom, authorities said.

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10 hours ago 18 Bodies Removed from the Potomac River After American Airlines Flight Crash in Washington, D.C.: Report

18 Bodies Removed from the Potomac River After American Airlines Flight Crash in Washington, D.C.: Report  PEOPLE

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15 hours ago LinkedIn passes $2B in premium revenues in 12 months, with overall revenues up 9% on the year

LinkedIn, the social platform where people look for and talk about work, may be less visible in Microsoft’s earnings compared to the years when it was an independent company. But around earnings time, LinkedIn often reveals some figures that point to how it continues to grow.  On Wednesday, as Microsoft reported its Q2 numbers, the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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10 hours ago Four People Removed from the Potomac River After American Airlines Flight Crash in Washington, D.C.: Report

Four People Removed from the Potomac River After American Airlines Flight Crash in Washington, D.C.: Report  Yahoo Entertainment

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15 hours ago LinkedIn passes $2B in premium revenue in 12 months, with overall revenue up 9% on the year

LinkedIn, the social platform where people look for and talk about work, may be less visible in Microsoft’s earnings compared to the years when it was an independent company. But around earnings time, LinkedIn often reveals some figures that point to how it continues to grow.  On Wednesday, as Microsoft reported its Q2 numbers, the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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11 hours ago American Airlines Plane Crashes Midair with Army Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington D.C.

American Airlines Plane Crashes Midair with Army Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington D.C.  PEOPLE

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15 hours ago 'You frighten people': Top 5 most memorable moments from Wednesday's Trump nominee hearings

Several of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees underwent intense questioning on Capitol Hill as they seek to be confirmed into the administration.

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11 hours ago American Airlines Plane Carrying 64 People Crashes Midair with Army Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington, D.C.

American Airlines Plane Carrying 64 People Crashes Midair with Army Black Hawk Helicopter Over Washington, D.C.  PEOPLE

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17 hours ago Optical fiber sensor provides simple, sensitive detection of arsenic in drinking water

Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in water. The technology could enable household testing for arsenic, empowering individuals to monitor their own water quality.

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12 hours ago White House Receives More Than 7,000 Applications for 'New Media' Seat in Press Briefing Room

The White House received over 7,000 applications from people interested in the "new media" seat for independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers, and content creators, according to several reports. The post White House Receives More Than 7,000 Applications for ‘New Media’ Seat in Press Briefing Room appeared first on Breitbart.

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17 hours ago Uber, Lyft or transit? The answer appears to align with how people value their time

Research led by the University of Michigan has arrived at a surprisingly unsurprising result while assessing the sustainability gap between public transit and services like Uber and Lyft, formally known as transport network companies or TNCs.

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14 hours ago Asteroid 2024 YR4 Could Strike Earth, Researchers Say, But the Odds are Small

Researchers say there’s a 1.3 percent chance that the space rock 2024 YR4 could strike our planet — but not until December 2032.

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17 hours ago Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements

Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements  KUOW News and Information

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17 hours ago For some, life online comes with ambivalence: Book explores 'digital backlash'

Even though digitalization is in full swing, most Norwegians are now ambivalent about life online, according to media researchers at the University of Oslo.

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17 hours ago Explainable AI techniques can improve the trustworthiness of wind power forecasts

By applying techniques from explainable artificial intelligence, engineers can improve users' confidence in forecasts generated by artificial intelligence models. This approach was recently tested on wind power generation by a team that includes experts from EPFL.

Politics

17 hours ago 3 Questions: Modeling adversarial intelligence to exploit AI’s security vulnerabilities

MIT CSAIL Principal Research Scientist Una-May O’Reilly discusses how she develops agents that reveal AI models’ security weaknesses before hackers do.

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18 hours ago AI can affect anonymous surveys. Here are some ways for researchers to mitigate its impact

As 2SLGBTQIA+ people are increasingly under threat in Canada, and facing escalating dangers from the Donald Trump administration in the United States, more research is urgently needed to understand how to address issues of gender and sexual diversity moving forward.

Politics

18 hours ago Passenger plane catches fire at South Korean airport; all 176 people on board are evacuated

A passenger plane operated by Air Busan caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea; all 176 people on board were safely evacuated using an escape slide.

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19 hours ago The L.A. fires are contained, but the harm to people’s brains may linger

The L.A. fires are contained, but the harm to people’s brains may linger  The Washington Post

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18 hours ago Library to begin improvements from bond issue with the Washington branch

Library to begin improvements from bond issue with the Washington branch  Toledo Blade

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19 hours ago RFK Jr: 'If You Like a McDonald's Cheeseburger or Diet Coke ... You Should Be Able to Get Them'

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) vowed that he would not "take food away from anybody," adding that if people like McDonald's cheeseburgers, they "should be able to get them." The post RFK Jr: ‘If You Like a McDonald’s Cheeseburger or Diet Coke … You Should Be Able to Get Them’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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19 hours ago WATCH: Trump signs Laken Riley Act, law making it easier to detain people in U.S. illegally

WATCH: Trump signs Laken Riley Act, law making it easier to detain people in U.S. illegally  PBS NewsHour

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21 hours ago RFK Jr. vows he won't take cheeseburgers away, just highlight health issues: 'My boss loves' them

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in his Senate hearing to be confirmed as the next HHS secretary that he will not take cheeseburgers or Diet Coke from the American people.

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19 hours ago Fitness centrality: New tool finds critical points in everything from cybersecurity to ecological conservation

What if you could break apart a network like grating cheese—isolating its most crucial elements, fragmenting it into disconnected pieces to reveal where disruptions would be most devastating? That's the power of fitness centrality, a new method introduced by researchers at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in a recent study published in Journal of Physics: Complexity.

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22 hours ago Using AI, researchers devise a fast and precise way to teach robots complicated skills

At UC Berkeley, researchers in Sergey Levine's Robotic AI and Learning Lab eyed a table where a tower of 39 Jenga blocks stood perfectly stacked. Then a white-and-black robot, its single limb doubled over like a hunched-over giraffe, zoomed toward the tower, brandishing a black leather whip.

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19 hours ago Soft robots mimic mantis shrimp's punch and flea's leap for added power

A research team has taken inspiration from principles found in nature and developed the "hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism" (HeTRM), which enables robots made from rubber-like soft materials to perform rapid and powerful movements. This study is published in Science Robotics, and the researchers were led by Professor Kyu-Jin Cho from Seoul National University's Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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23 hours ago Fighter Jet Crash at Alaska Air Force Base Caught on Camera as Pilot Ejects at Last Minute

Fighter Jet Crash at Alaska Air Force Base Caught on Camera as Pilot Ejects at Last Minute  PEOPLE

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21 hours ago Here’s what Seth Moulton had to say when confronted about trans comments at town hall event

Rep. Seth Moulton said he wants Democrats to stop avoiding debates around "contentious issues" in order to better protect the rights of transgender people. The post Here’s what Seth Moulton had to say when confronted about trans comments at town hall event appeared first on Boston.com.

Politics

23 hours ago At least 30 dead in stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India, police say

At least 30 people were killed and another 60 injured in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh festival, a six-week Hindu festival and the world’s largest religious gathering.

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21 hours ago Half A Million Civilians Displaced in DR Congo as Government Loses Grip on Major City

Over half a million people have reportedly been displaced by the battle raging between Congolese security forces and M23 rebels for the city of Goma. The post Half A Million Civilians Displaced in DR Congo as Government Loses Grip on Major City appeared first on Breitbart.

Politics

23 hours ago UnitedHealth cyberattack exposes 190 million in largest US healthcare data breach

The number of people affected by a UnitedHealth data breach in February 2024 was actually higher than previously reported and was the largest medical data breach in U.S. history.

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26 hours ago S.F. wants to bus more homeless people out of the city. So why are numbers still down?

S.F. wants to bus more homeless people out of the city. So why are numbers still down?  San Francisco Chronicle

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25 hours ago Britons Support Bringing Back Death Penalty For Child Killers and Terrorists, Say Pollsters

Two UK pollsters released research on the death penalty, finding strong support for executing terrorists in the wake of the Southport attack. The post Britons Support Bringing Back Death Penalty For Child Killers and Terrorists, Say Pollsters appeared first on Breitbart.

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29 hours ago New Orleans clears homeless encampments near stadium ahead of Super Bowl

As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl, state authorities have moved people from homeless encampments near the stadium to a temporary shelter. Advocates aren't happy with how it went down.

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25 hours ago Alaskans failing to make progress toward most health improvements sought by 2030

Alaskans failing to make progress toward most health improvements sought by 2030  Alaska Beacon

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