49 h. ago Convicted rapist on parole charged with attempted murder after brutal attack leaves NYC mother in coma

Miguel Jiraud, who was free on parole after a rape conviction, is accused of beating New York City single mother Diana Agudelo while she made her way home from work.

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2 d. ago Former Irvine City Council member charged with perjury, multiple felonies in alleged election fraud

Former Irvine City Council member charged with perjury, multiple felonies in alleged election fraud  Los Angeles Times

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4 d. ago Aaron Rodgers speaks out against trans athletes in women's sports

NFL star Aaron Rodgers criticized the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports, calling it "anti-woman" during a Joe Rogan interview.

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4 d. ago Craig Steinley, VP of Appraisal Institute, Voted Out After Harassment Claims

Calls for Craig Steinley to step down from the Appraisal Institute began immediately after The New York Times revealed claims of improper touching from multiple women.

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4 d. ago A man let snakes bite him for years. He could be the key to a universal antivenom

What's it like to get bit by a venomous snake? "It's like a bee sting times a thousand," Tim Friede says. Tim would know. Over the past few decades, he's let himself be bitten over 200 times by all kinds of venomous snakes — black mambas, taipans, cobras, kraits and more. With time, he's gradually built immunity to multiple types of venom. Could scientists help him share that immunity with others? Science reporter Ari Daniel joins Short Wave to explain how antivenom works, what scientists discovered and where the research may lead. Plus, what does Tim Friede have in common with Princess Bride?Want to hear about more medical discoveries? Email us at shortwave@nprg.org to tell us what areas of science you'd be interested in.Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

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6 d. ago Daily Beast Mocks Stabbing Victim Salman Rushdie for Canceling Commencement Address

The Daily Beast is mocking author Salman Rushdie, who was brutally attacked during a lecture in 2022, for canceling a commencement address at a California university after Muslim students objected to his speech. The post Daily Beast Mocks Stabbing Victim Salman Rushdie for Canceling Commencement Address appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago What happens next for the Menendez brothers? Multiple paths to release now open

What happens next for the Menendez brothers? Multiple paths to release now open  Los Angeles Times

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1 week ago Car similar to Bryan Kohberger's seen near victims' home multiple times just before alleged killings: Report

A car resembling Bryan Kohberger's was seen multiple times near the Moscow, Idaho, home just before four college students were allegedly killed.

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2 w. ago Here are 10 instances when a Boston team was involved in an 0

Coming back from a 2-0 deficit is unlikely but has been done multiple times. The post Here are 10 instances when a Boston team was involved in an 0-2 comeback appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago Oregon seal pup stabbed multiple times as NOAA seeking to track down person of interest

The NOAA is trying to track down a person of interest after a seal pup suffered "multiple stab wounds" in an attack at a beach in Oregon in mid-March.

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2 w. ago OpenAI and the FDA Are Holding Talks About Using AI In Drug Evaluation

High-ranking OpenAI employees have met with the FDA multiple times in recent weeks to discuss AI and a project called cderGPT.

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2 w. ago Smokey Robinson Accused of Sexual Assault by Former Housekeepers

The four women said the Motown legend abused them multiple times while they worked cleaning his home. His wife, they said, created a hostile work environment.

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3 w. ago Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in attack on Palestinian American boy, mother

An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy's mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced to 53 years in prison.

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3 w. ago Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater

Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously clean business. Components are washed multiple times to remove impurities, drawing on vast amounts of purified water and other chemicals.

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3 w. ago Additional charges for suspect in brutal attack in Washington County

Additional charges for suspect in brutal attack in Washington County  WJHG

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3 w. ago India Tells Marco Rubio Kashmir Terrorists ‘Must Be Brought to Justice’

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that the “perpetrators, backers, and planners” of last week’s brutal terrorist attack in Kashmir “must be brought to justice.” The post India Tells Marco Rubio Kashmir Terrorists ‘Must Be Brought to Justice’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Suspect denied bond following brutal attack in Washington County

Suspect denied bond following brutal attack in Washington County  WJHG

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3 w. ago Perfect is the enemy of good for distributed deep learning in the cloud

A new communication-collective system, OptiReduce, speeds up AI and machine learning training across multiple cloud servers by setting time boundaries rather than waiting for every server to catch up, according to a study led by a University of Michigan researcher.

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3 w. ago Hate crime attacks on a transgender woman under investigation by LAPD

Hate crime attacks on a transgender woman under investigation by LAPD  Los Angeles Times

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3 w. ago Washington County Sheriff’s Office looking for man involved in brutal attack

Washington County Sheriff’s Office looking for man involved in brutal attack  WJHG

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