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Groundbreaking Discovery: First ever image of the Milky Way’s Supermassive black hole. The image is a long-anticipated look at the massive object that sits at the very centre of our galaxy. Here's an explanatory video.
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Remembering George Carlin
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This is the safest place to live in the US as the climate changes (TL;DR: Vermont)
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Young Americans say abortion access matters for future moves. The majority of young people surveyed in a poll responded that abortion access is at least "somewhat important" in determining where they'll live in the future.
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You just can't win. Study finds cleaner air leads to more Atlantic hurricanes. A 50% decrease in pollution particles and droplets in Europe and the U.S. is linked to a 33% increase in Atlantic storm formation in the past couple decades, while the opposite is happening in the Pacific with more pollution and fewer typhoons, according to the study published in Wednesday's Science Advances.
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US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says. The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every five minutes. It marked a 15% increase from the previous record, set the year before.
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The confirmation of a third Democrat to the Federal Trade Commission could pose trouble for Amazon and Elon Musk.
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Things you should know: Why modern sandwich bread is different from "real" bread.
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Tweets, observations, and diversions:
Starbucks raised prices after reporting a 31% increase in profits. Same
with Tyson, who posted $1 billion in profits last quarter — a 48%
increase from the first quarter of 2021. Get the picture?
-Robert
Reich
When Richard Nixon Wanted to be a Rapper. Yes, that Richard Nixon.
So the same people killing us by denying the fact that masks & vaccines
work are ALSO the experts on when human life begins?
-Jon Cooper
KGB is taking the day off tomorrow. The report will return on Monday.
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Warhol's 'Marilyn,' at $195 million, shatters auction record for an American artist. Not bad for a kid from Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. (NY Times free article)
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Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump's Twitter ban. Swell.
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The next book ban: States aim to limit titles students can search for. Republican lawmakers across the country are proposing legislation that would target online library databases and library management technology- tools built by a half-dozen large companies that catalogue millions of books, journals and articles that students peruse for assignments.
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Baby formula shortage worsens: About 40% of popular brands sold out across US. The ongoing infant formula shortage isn't over yet- and appears to be getting worse.
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Ukraine is rebuilding cities as fast as Russia destroyed them. (Washington Post free article).
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Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026. The odds are inching up along with the thermometer. Last year, the same forecasters put the odds at closer to 40% and a decade ago it was only 10%.
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Oddly-related climate story: Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob's time in Las Vegas. "There's no telling what we'll find in Lake Mead," former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Monday. "It's not a bad place to dump a body."
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The end of an era: Apple discontinues iPod touch, ending 20 year run of iconic 'iPod' brand. The number of devices made obsolete in my lifetime is into two figures and growing...
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Speaking of obsolete technology, on this date in 1975, Sony introduced the Betamax videocassette recorder.
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Donovan (Donovan Phillips Leitch ) is 76 today.
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Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 62 today.
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Microsoft to help cover workers' travel costs for abortions. The software maker will "support employees and their enrolled dependents in accessing critical health care- which already includes services like abortion and gender- affirming care- regardless of where they live across the U.S.," according to a statement Monday. "This support is being extended to include travel expense assistance for these and other medical services where access to care is limited in availability in an employee's home geographic region."
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Tweets and observations:
Last week, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said her confidence in the court had
been "had been rocked" because justices lied during their confirmations
about their intent to overturn Roe v. Wade. This week, she's voting to
block Democrats' effort to codify Roe v. Wade.
-No Lie with Brian
Tyler Cohen
Good morning to everyone who reported treason through proper channels
and not book deals, @MarkTEsper
-Rachel Vindman!
Republicans want to keep women pregnant so their swollen feet hurt too
much to stand in line for six hours and vote against them.
-Middle
Age Riot
The President, whether Democrat or Republican, is not in charge of baby
formula.
-Paula Poundstone
The people protesting outside the homes of the justices are just
tourists engaging in legitimate political discourse.
-Covie_93
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