3 h. ago Men Who Cut Down Beloved Tree in England Get More Than 4 Years in Prison

The tree, a landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

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5 h. ago A day with the high school basketball team that was made for the internet

A day with the high school basketball team that was made for the internet  The Washington Post

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6 h. ago AI that thinks like us? Researchers unveil new model to predict human behavior

Imagine a self-driving car navigating downtown traffic. To avoid a collision, it must judge whether the pedestrian at the corner is about to cross. Or consider an investment algorithm trading stocks—it needs to anticipate how human investors will react to news before making a move.

Science

6 h. ago Wriggling robot worms team up to crawl up walls and cross obstacles

The slimy, segmented, bottom-dwelling California blackworm is about as unappealing as it gets—but get a few dozen or thousand together, and they form a massive, entangled blob that seems to take on a life of its own.

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6 h. ago New CEO Leads Revamped Alaska Regional Hospital Administration Team

New CEO Leads Revamped Alaska Regional Hospital Administration Team  Alaska Business Magazine

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8 h. ago Men Who Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Are Given Prison Sentences in U.K.

The tree, a beloved landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

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8 h. ago Mistral releases Voxtral, its first open source AI audio model

French startup Mistral has jumped into the audio race with Voxtral, its first open model, aiming to challenge the dominance of walled-off corporate systems with open-weight alternatives. 

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10 h. ago Rays slugger Junior Caminero watches as outfield ballboy robs home run during derby

Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero, along with the rest of the baseball world, were stunned to see one of his would-be home runs robbed at the wall.

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12 h. ago Beyond shade: Researchers improve radiant cooling to make outdoor temperatures feel cooler

A team of UCLA engineers and researchers has developed a new technique to make it feel up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler outside while preserving a sense of safe and open space.

Science

13 h. ago This Guy Attached 21 Chef’s Knives to a Slicing Robot Arm to Determine Which One Is Best

Certified kitchen knife nerd Scott Heimendinger used a robot arm on multiple chef’s knives to collect 100,000 data points about which blades cut most efficiently. He’s ranked them from best to worst.

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23 h. ago Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen During Cowboy Carter Tour in Atlanta, Police Say

Two members of Beyoncé’s team said that their S.U.V. was broken into during a tour stop on July 8, the authorities said. The police said a suspect had emerged.

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25 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The San Francisco Fed’s Tariff Model Punches Itself in the Face

If you were trying to make tariffs look like a policy disaster, you’d do exactly what a team of economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco just did: assume every trading partner hits back just as hard and that America just stands there and takes it. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The San Francisco Fed’s Tariff Model Punches Itself in the Face appeared first on Breitbart.

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25 h. ago Trump Butler rally Secret Service team failed multiple basic protocols before assassination attempt, docs reveal

Six Secret Service agents faced suspension for security failures during Trump's Butler rally assassination attempt, with documents revealing poor preparation.

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25 h. ago Passan, Rosenthal both believe Red Sox could be ‘legitimate’ World Series contenders this fall

"They are a team that, frankly, might be in the World Series if they make the right moves here." The post Passan, Rosenthal both believe Red Sox could be ‘legitimate’ World Series contenders this fall appeared first on Boston.com.

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26 h. ago Man wrongfully detained by ICE claims officers discarded his wallet, immigration documents

Man wrongfully detained by ICE claims officers discarded his wallet, immigration documents  Alaska Public Media

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30 h. ago Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles and KCAL Cares team up for school supply drive

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles and KCAL Cares team up for school supply drive  CBS News

Society

32 h. ago Princess Charlene declares love for Prince Albert after divorce rumors and health struggles

Princess Charlene stands by Prince Albert at Monaco's Red Cross event, seemingly refuting separation rumors with a heartfelt toast celebrating his 20th anniversary as Monaco's ruler.

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32 h. ago Tri Counties Bank Expands into San Francisco, Hires Former First Republic Team for New West Portal Branch

Tri Counties Bank Expands into San Francisco, Hires Former First Republic Team for New West Portal Branch  Stock Titan

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34 h. ago Indian team in US to negotiate trade deal, India government sources say

Indian team in US to negotiate trade deal, India government sources say  Reuters

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35 h. ago Indian team in US to negotiate first phase of trade deal, India government sources say

Indian team in US to negotiate first phase of trade deal, India government sources say  Reuters

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