2 h. ago US seeking 'violent overthrow' of Venezuelan government: Cuba

US seeking 'violent overthrow' of Venezuelan government: Cuba  Anadolu Ajansı

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5 h. ago GMU adjunct faculty member fired for classroom drinking, university sources say

GMU adjunct faculty member fired for classroom drinking, university sources say  NBC4 Washington

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5 h. ago Strategic maintenance could double Öresund Bridge lifespan to 200 years

Researchers at Lund University have developed a new framework that can lead to the Öresund Link, thanks to the right maintenance at the right time and smart monitoring, having a total lifespan of 200 years. This is twice as long as envisaged when the bridge was inaugurated 25 years ago.

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6 h. ago Canada's most decorated female Olympian suspended 2 years for violating anti

Penny Oleksiak, the 25-year-old Canadian swimmer, has been suspended for two years by the International Testing Agency after violating an anti-doping rule.

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8 h. ago Spate of violent crime in Fairbanks, including 2 homicides, prompts special investigative detail from Alaska State Troopers

Spate of violent crime in Fairbanks, including 2 homicides, prompts special investigative detail from Alaska State Troopers  Anchorage Daily News

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9 h. ago Stress and a toxic workplace culture can cause insider cybersecurity threats

While most organizations address cybersecurity issues with technology and surveillance, Emmanuel Anti's research argues that empathy may be a more effective defense. His doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa explores insider deviance, and how understanding the human elements related to it can lead to stronger, more sustainable cybersecurity practices.

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9 h. ago Programmable metamaterial can morph into more configurations than there are atoms in the universe

The Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent maTErials (We-Xite) lab, led by engineering assistant professor Osama R. Bilal, has developed a reconfigurable metamaterial that can control sound waves—bending them, dampening them, or focusing them—while encoding real-time tuning with almost infinite possible shapes.

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11 h. ago Student maps where cyclists really go—and why it matters for city planning

A study co-authored by UBC Okanagan Associate Professor Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi and doctoral student Bijoy Saha uses Okanagan travel-diary data to model destination choices across full bike "tours."

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11 h. ago New polls show Markey leading Moulton, but Pressley could pose serious challenge

In a hypothetical three-way race, Rep. Ayanna Pressley would narrowly edge out Sen. Ed Markey and beat Rep. Seth Moulton, a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll found. The post New polls show Markey leading Moulton, but Pressley could pose serious challenge appeared first on Boston.com.

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11 h. ago University of Minnesota Offers 'Whiteness Pandemic' Resources for 'Antiracist' Parenting

The University of Minnesota is offering "Whiteness Pandemic" resources to caregivers as a way to "re-educate" themselves and guide children. The post University of Minnesota Offers ‘Whiteness Pandemic’ Resources for ‘Antiracist’ Parenting appeared first on Breitbart.

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12 h. ago Bodycam shows 'Slender Man' stabber captured by police after escaping group home

Body camera footage reveals Morgan Geyser's arrest after fleeing a Wisconsin group home. The "Slender Man" attacker was found at an Illinois truck stop.

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12 h. ago Find Your Grind raises $5M to grow platform empowering students to explore unique career paths

Nick Gross says that Find Your Grind gives students the tools to explore what careers are out there and what paths suit their strengths, interests, and visions for what they want their futures to look like.

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13 h. ago R.I. school cancels rest of football season after players charged with assaulting special needs student

Newport School Committee plans to take up the issue at the next meeting. The post R.I. school cancels rest of football season after players charged with assaulting special needs student appeared first on Boston.com.

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14 h. ago The deadly cancer hiding in plain sight — and why most patients never get screened

Researchers reveal that current lung cancer screening guidelines miss 65% of patients, and call for universal age-based screening to catch more cases.

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14 h. ago Washington Huskies Host Oregon Ducks In 118th Playing Of Historic Rivalry Game, Now Presented By Facebook

Washington Huskies Host Oregon Ducks In 118th Playing Of Historic Rivalry Game, Now Presented By Facebook  University of Washington Athletics

Culture

14 h. ago ULTRARAM beyond the lab: The gap between elegant physics and commercial viability

Recent research from a University of Adelaide academic has outlined the gap between scientific reality and whether a promising technology reaches commercial production. Adjunct Lecturer Dr. Dominic Lane, School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, has been exploring the world of ULTRARAM, a widely promoted III–V semiconductor memory concept claimed to combine the speed of DRAM with the retention of flash.

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14 h. ago Harold Washington College Students Earn National Recognition at Model UN Conference

Harold Washington College Students Earn National Recognition at Model UN Conference  colleges.ccc.edu

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14 h. ago New books this week: A tome on capitalism, a deep dive on crosswords and more

Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and future of crossword puzzles. Plus, a Mitford sister biography and more.

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14 h. ago The avatar in a wheelchair: A call for more diversity in the Metaverse

A study by the University of Stuttgart, the California State University at Fullerton, and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems has found that there are benefits to representing one's real-life disability through an avatar in virtual reality.

Technology

15 h. ago New Study Shows Lung Cancer Surveillance in the United States Misses Most Patients; Northwestern Medicine Investigators Urge Universal Age

New Study Shows Lung Cancer Surveillance in the United States Misses Most Patients; Northwestern Medicine Investigators Urge Universal Age-based Screening  Northwestern University

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