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Fauci tests positive for Covid-19. Fauci, 81, has mild symptoms and has been boosted twice

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US report: nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles from last July to May 15. It would be interesting to see how many "human" crashes occurred during the same time period.

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Flooding closes Yellowstone, in a sign of crises to come. Record rainfall and mudslides forced closures just as tourism season ramped up. Virtually none of America’s national parks are untouched by extreme weather and climate change.

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WATCH: Florida woman records giant alligator's mating call in Apopka. Yep, it's Florida.

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Sleeping on your side can literally clean your brain. Personal experience: move the dog first.

Also: Americans take way too much melatonin.

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Four cheese brands to avoid right now, including Kraft Singles, which technically isn't cheese but a "pasteurized prepared cheese product".

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Russia is 'hemorrhaging' millionaires. As Western sanctions make life harder for its elite, Russia is predicted to suffer a net loss of around 15,000 high net-worth individuals (HNWIs) - defined as people with more than $1 million in assets - in 2022, compared to 5,500 in 2019, according to the report. That equates to about 15% of Russia's millionaire population.

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Physicists link two time crystals in seemingly impossible experiment. What could go wrong?

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Extreme heat is bad for everyone's health -- and it's getting worse. Of all the natural disasters, heat is the No. 1 killer, studies show. And as temperatures continue to rise because of the climate crisis, scientists expect it to make even more people ill.

Also: Remember how renewables were blamed for the Texas winter power crisis? Now, wind and solar power are 'bailing out' Texas amid record heat and energy demand.

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Dr. Oz and his sisters are embroiled in a multi-million-dollar inheritance battle in the US and Turkey.

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'Squid Game' reality series coming to Netflix with biggest cash prize in TV history. The streaming home to the hit survival drama announced 'Squid Game: The Challenge,' with 456 players in real-life competition in a series of games for a record-setting $4.56 million purse.

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So long, Internet Explorer. The browser retires today. And good riddance.

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Plants appear to be breaking biochemistry rules by making 'secret decisions'. "We found that plants control their respiration in a way we did not expect, they control how much of the carbon from photosynthesis they keep to build biomass by using a metabolic channel."

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Miscellany:

Birthdays:

• 1910 - David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990) (Video)
• 1916 - Herbert A. Simon, American political scientist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
• 1917 - Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (d. 1996)
• 1921 - Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (d. 1977) (Video)
• 1932 - Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New York (d. 2015)
• 1937 - Waylon Jennings, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) (Video)
• 1941 - Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (d. 1994) (Video)
• 1949 - Jim Varney, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (d. 2000) (Video)
• 1954 - Jim Belushi, American actor (Video)
• 1963 - Helen Hunt, American actress, director, and producer
• 1964 - Courteney Cox, American actress and producer
• 1969 - Ice Cube, American rapper, producer, and actor
• 1970 - Leah Remini, American actress and producer
• 1973 - Neil Patrick Harris, American actor and singer (Video)

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On this date in:

• 1844 - Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
• 1864 - Arlington National Cemetery is established
• 1878 - Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
• 1916 - United States President Woodrow Wilson signs a bill incorporating the Boy Scouts of America, making them the only American youth organization with a federal charter.
• 1969 - "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV. (Video)
• 1991 - In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.

Today is:

Fly a Kite Day, Global Wind Day, Justice for Janitors Day, Magna Carta Day, National Electricity Day, National Kiss a Wookiee Day, National Lobster Day, National Megalodon Day, National Smile Power Day, Native American Citizenship Day, Nature Photography Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

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Comments, tweets and observations:

Millions of Seniors move to Florida for the climate, and then stay indoors all day with A/C to avoid the climate.
-John Fugelsang

Republicans who accepted NRA money to keep gun laws from being passed now want taxpayer money to keep Republicans from being shot.
-Middle Age Riot

I also didn't win the 2020 presidential election. $250 million, please!
-Stephen Colbert

Today was President Trump's 76th birthday. Pretty impressive. 76, and he can still get an insurrection.
-Seth Meyers

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We're off on Monday, Memorial Day. Have a great weekend! See you Tuesday.

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It was 55 years ago today.... (May 26, 1967)

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Baseless anti-trans theory about Uvalde shooting spreads online, touted by U.S. congressman. The photos that social media users are claiming show the shooter are actually of three different transgender women wearing skirts. Somehow related: 329 years later, last Salem 'witch' who wasn't is pardoned.

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CEO pay rose 17% in 2021 as profits soared. How else can they pay for their gasoline? (Average workers gained 4.4%; inflation is 7%.)

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Your pharmacist might be permanently out to lunch. Pharmacists in America are struggling, and many are leaving the profession. Over the next ten years, it is estimated that America will see a nationwide decline of at least two percent of its pharmacists, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.

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Pennsylvania House votes against taking up gun bill after Texas killings. "Pennsylvania is Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with Alabama in between."-James Carville

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FDA-approved drug could combat middle-aged memory loss. GoodRx says the current formulation, currently approved for treating HIV, costs a little under $500/mo on average.

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Most dinosaurs were warm-blooded after all. So you can cross that one off your list.

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The photographic evidence presented in a lawsuit over fast-food burger sizes. I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked. If I ever received a burger that actually looked like on in the ads, I'd be suspicious.

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Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back- and behaving in unexpected ways. The pandemic-induced disruption of normal mixing patterns means we have far less recently acquired immunity... we haven't been generating the levels of antibodies that would normally be acquired through regular exposure.

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Trump must answer questions under oath in New York AG probe into business practices, appeals court says. The ruling noted that the Trumps at their depositions could invoke their constitutional right against self-incrimination in refusing to answer questions.

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Does the second amendment actually give you the right to own a gun?

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Like many Republicans, Governor Greg Abbott calls Texas school shooting a mental health issue, yet in April he slashed $211 million from the department that oversees mental health programs. Texas ranked last out of all 50 states and the District of Columbia for overall access to mental health care, according to the 2021 State of Mental Health in America report.

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Why humans get less sleep than other primates. No cable tv. Also, we're measuring captive primates, not wild animals. How well could you sleep in a zoo? Related: Insomnia sufferers in England now have a prescription alternative to pills. Drilling down: An app that promotes sleep hygiene.

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The mystery of why so many lifelong smokers never get lung cancer may be solved. It's all in the genes.

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Tweets, observations, and diversions:

Stevie Nicks is 74 today and Pam Grier is 73.

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Friends and patients of the late Lawrence J. Nelson, MD... A memorial will be held Sunday, June 12 at noon at the George Irvin Green Funeral Home, 3511 Main Street, Munhall.

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Belgium becomes first country to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise.

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Jif peanut butter is being recalled for potential salmonella contamination. The FDA noted that the peanut butter has a two-year shelf life so consumers should check any Jif peanut butter already in their home.

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Economist Jeffrey Sachs presents evidence of possible lab origin of Covid-19. An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for an independent investigation of information held by U.S.-based institutions that could shed light on the origins of Covid.

Also, As avian influenza spreads in birds, conspiracy theories about the disease infect the internet. ...users are questioning whether the virus is a bioweapon, suggesting it's a ploy by Bill Gates, and claiming a TV interview with a former CDC director offers proof that the disease outbreaks were planned or that the flu news was designed to scare people. None of which is true.

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Southern Baptist leaders mishandled sex abuse claims and resisted reforms over concerns of "potential liability," a third-party report alleges.

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Have we been getting sleep all wrong? Eight hours a day is a myth. Embracing our individual sleeping patterns could be the key to a better night's rest. (Favorite observation about sleep from someone on Facebook: "Sleep is death without the commitment.")

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Drew Carey is 64 today.

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Joan Collins is 89 today.

(Star Trek was filmed at Desilu, as was The Andy Griffith show. This scene was actually shot on the latter show's Mayberry main street. Note Floyd's Barber Shop in the background.)

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There are more Airbnb rentals than available apartments in New York City. The total number of short-term rentals of entire homes in the city's five boroughs- those listed on Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Group Inc.'s Vrbo- is more than 13,000, according to third-party data tracker AirDNA. Meanwhile, rental inventory in Manhattan, Brooklyn and a portion of Queens hovers just over 7,500, according to an April report from broker Douglas Elliman Real Estate.

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Tweets, observations, and diversions:

If you think free speech is defined by your ability to be an asshole without consequence, you don't understand free speech (but you remain an asshole).

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On this day in 1969, the BBC ordered 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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When racists say "I have Black friends," they mean Herschel Walker.
-Middle Age Riot

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My mother insists she's not going to make it through the end of this year, despite the fact she's in better shape than I am and her doctor describes her condition as excellent.

I took her shopping today and she bought some vitamins- a buy one, get one free deal. I pointed out that buying vitamins seemed kind of pointless based on her calculated life expectancy, and getting an extra bottle was really overshooting her self-proclaimed anticipated end date.

She was not amused.

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Gubernatorial comes from the Latin gubernator, which means governor. Gubernator is derived from gubernare, which means to steer or govern.

Given the current state of the country, gubernator sounds more accurate than governor. Only it should be spelled goobernator.

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Friends and patients of the late Lawrence J. Nelson, MD... A memorial will be held Sunday, June 12 at noon at the George Irvin Green Funeral Home, 3511 Main Street, Munhall.

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