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- The top 25 stories curated by editors and fellow readers!

Editor's Pick

Developing Expertise Improves the Brain's Ability to Concentrate

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bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may
generalize across tasks

Continued here
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Editor's Note: Things really got interesting when we turned to
students who engaged in quantitative thinking regularly. We noted
significant activity that appeared to link the frontal and parietal
regions of their brain. More specifically, these areas exhibited a
pattern of activity that neuroscientists describe as delta waves.
These are very slow waves of electrical activity that are typically
associated with states such as deep sleep. Of course, these students
were wide awake and deeply engaged - so what was going on?

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WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules
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WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress.com
parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District Court
judge ordered Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine's access to
WordPress.org resources and interfering with its plugins.

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China's Solar Producers Follow OPEC Playbook to Curb Overcapacity
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The biggest solar equipment manufacturers in China, which have been
grappling with overcapacity, very low prices, and losses for more than
a year, have taken a leaf out of OPEC's market-management book in
their efforts to curb excess capacity.















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Dodgy K Street Lobbying Firm Used By AT&T And Verizon Under Fire For
Hacking Into Environmental Activist Email Accounts
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Way back during the battle during net neutrality, you might recall all
the sleazy shit telecom giants did to tip the scales in their favor.
Like making up dead and fake people to stuff regulatory websites with
phony support for telecom giants.

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Losing our voice Fears AI toneshifting tech could flatten
communication
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Is that you? Or is it the bot? Linguists have said the nuance and
character of human language is at risk, as Apple becomes the latest
tech firm to launch artificial intelligence tools that can rewrite
texts and emails to make users sound more friendly or professional.














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Graphene Interconnects Aim to Give Moore's Law New Life
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The semiconductor industry's long held imperative--Moore's Law, which
dictates that transistor densities on a chip should double roughly
every two years--is getting more and more difficult to maintain.

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Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History
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The immigration surge of the past few years has been the largest in
U.S. history, surpassing the great immigration boom of the late 1800s
and early 1900s, according to a New York Times analysis of government
data.














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How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
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Some of Wall Street's richest and most powerful figures are using a
legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked
for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.

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The AI revolution is running out of data. What can researchers do?
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You have full access to this article via your institution. The
Internet is a vast ocean of human knowledge, but it isn't infinite.
And artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have nearly sucked it
dry.














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Syria chemical attack victims want investigations re-opened
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Tawfiq Diam is emotional because it's the first time he's been able to
speak freely about what happened to his family back in 2018, in Douma
in the Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus. "If I'd spoken out before,
Bashar al-Assad's forces would have cut off my tongue. They would have
slit my throat.

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Britain Promised Clean Energy, but It Still Needs Oil
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The government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain finds itself
in a quandary. It came to power promising to lead a clean energy boom
that it said would revive a stagnant economy and protect consumers
from energy price surges that were driving up inflation.














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After buying an EV, less than 1% of drivers go back to gas-powered
cars
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Once you go electric, you almost never go back to a gas-powered car.
According to a new survey from the Global EV Alliance, over 90% of EV
drivers plan to buy another electric vehicle after trading in a gas
car. Meanwhile, only 1% said they would return to an ICE vehicle.

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Amid Rumors of a Breakup, Kimberly Guilfoyle Is Donald Trump's Choice
for Ambassador to Greece
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It was an announcement made amid a swirl of tabloid speculation:
Kimberly Guilfoyle, a loyalist of President-elect Donald J. Trump and
-- more pointedly -- the fiancee of his son Donald Jr., had been named
as his choice to be ambassador to Greece.














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AI company trolls San Francisco with billboards saying "stop hiring
humans"
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Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack defended the campaign's messaging
in an interview with SFGate. "They are somewhat dystopian, but so is
AI," he told the outlet in a text message. "The way the world works is
changing.

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Finance Moguls Revel in Trump's Return and Ignore the Peril
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The day after the presidential election, JPMorgan Chase's chief
executive, Jamie Dimon, picked up his phone for a call he had hoped
not to make. Mr. Dimon, who had privately supported Vice President
Kamala Harris and boasted to associates he hadn't spoken to Donald J.














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The Rich Are Ditching Hotels. Here's Why
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Travelers are leaving behind five-star hotels in favor of luxurious
homestays and authentic experiences

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$700bn delusion: Does using data to target specific audiences make
advertising more effective? Latest studies suggest not
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Targeting our advertising messages to the right people, in order to
make the message more relevant, and therefore more impactful, and
therefore sell more stuff, is an advertising idea as old as time.
Right person, right message, right time.













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Five Ways to Improve Flexibility
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Try tai chi, pilates or yoga to boost strength, eat enough protein,
and dissolve tension in a warm bath. And give it time - make it part
of your life.

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The Questions Leaders Need to Be Asking Themselves - Harvard Business
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Robert Steven Kaplan says the best leaders are exceptionally good at
asking tough questions so they can make the right decisions. He is the
author of the book What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical
Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your
Potential.

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Suspected Bird Flu Case May Be Linked To Raw Milk, California Health
Officials SayHeres What To Know - Forbes (No paywall)
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Local health officials are investigating a suspected bird flu case in
Californias Marin County to determine if the illness was caused by
consuming raw milk, as they issue another warning about the dangers of
consuming unpasteurized dairy productsa practice that has been
promoted by many online influencers and right-wing figures, including
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Breaking out of the Malthusian trap: How pandemics allow us to
understand why our ancestors were stuck in poverty
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Poor material living conditions were such a persistent and pervasive
reality that, for much of human history, it was unimaginable that it
could ever be different. Poverty did not change and so it was easy to
believe that poverty was unchangeable.

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Kash Patel vs. J. Edgar Hoover - The New Yorker (No paywall)
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Since President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention of
appointing his political loyalist Kash Patel as the director of the
F.B.I., critics have warned that were heading back to the bad old days
of J. Edgar Hoover. The F.B.I. should be so lucky.

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Stop Drinking, Keep Reading, Look After Your Hearing: A Neurologist's
Tips for Fighting Memory Loss and Alzheimer's
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When does forgetfulness become something more serious? And how can we
delay or even prevent that change? We talk to brain expert Richard
Restak.

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FBI issues statement as mystery drone sightings reach New York
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Drones have reportedly been spotted near the Picatinny Arsenal, a U.S.
military facility, and President-elect Donald Trump's Bedminster golf
course. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily
restricted drone flights over these locations.

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An AI that sees what you see
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If you believe in the work we do at Vox, please support us by becoming
a member. Our mission has never been more urgent. But our work isnt
easy. It requires resources, dedication, and independence. And thats
where you come in.

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Ilya: the AI scientist shaping the world
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Ilya Sutskever, one of the leading AI scientists behind ChatGPT,
reflects on his founding vision and values. In conversations with the
film-maker Tonje Hessen Schei as he was developing the chat language
model between 2016 and 2019, he describes his personal philosophy and
makes startling prediction

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Eli Lilly's Zepbound causes greater weight loss than Novo Nordisk's
Wegovy in head-to-head trial
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The findings suggest Zepbound may be a superior treatment for weight
loss, helping obese or overweight patients lose 20.2% of their body
weight, or roughly 50 pounds, on average after 72 weeks in the phase
three trial. Meanwhile, Wegovy helped people lose 13.

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Using fake deadlines without driving your engineers crazy
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As a developer, fake deadlines drove me crazy. I always feel
responsible for delivering on time, so I used to work my ass off
(weekends and nights included) just to meet a random date. And then...
Silence. Nothing happens.

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Got A Test Tomorrow? Take A Brisk Walk Now To Boost Your Memory
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Regular exercise is a well-known technique to boost memory, but can
the benefits of working out today can last into the next day?
Researchers suggest that taking a brisk walk today could enhance your
memory by tomorrow.

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Jim Carrey said he came out of retirement because he 'needs money.'
He's the latest A-lister to open up about taking roles to boost their
finances.
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Jim Carrey said he came back from retirement because he needed the
money. Carrey announced in 2022 that he'd retire after the release of
"Sonic the Hedgehog 2," in which he played the villain Dr. Robotnik.

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Google launched Gemini 2.0, its new AI model for practically
everything
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Google's latest AI model has a lot of work to do.

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Alexis Ohanian Says Ethereum Is His Best Early Investment
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is a technology entrepreneur and
startup investor who's backed 40 unicorns, including Coinbase,
Instacart, Ro, and Impossible, according to his website.

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Fetch's Rachel Ehrlich on the Problem With Old-School Ads - Inc (No
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Rachel Ehrlich has quite the fintech resume, from working at major
banks to co-founding her own startup. Now shes bringing that expertise
to the world of consumer rewards as general manager at the rewards app
Fetch. Whether choosing the right partners or launching and scaling
new services, her work at Fetch means shes constantly trying to evolve
the consumer experience.

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Far-Right Militias Seek Role in Trump Deportation Plan
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The push by some militia groups to help Mr. Trump reflects how one of
his signature policy proposals mirrors ideas that once existed solely
on the fringes of American politics. Militia groups, especially in
border states, have a long history of supporting enforcement efforts,
sometimes taking migrants into custody on their own and turning them
over to lawful authorities in agencies like the U.S. Border Patrol.

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Susan Collins Grills Pete Hegseth and Declines to Endorse Him for
Defense Secretary
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She said she also used her time with Mr. Hegseth to press him on
policy matters, including defense procurement reforms, the role of
women in the military, sexual assault in the military, Ukraine and
NATO.

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Who Set the Stage for al-Assad's Ouster? There Are Different Answers
in the U.S. and Israel.
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President Biden says he weakened Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, laying
the groundwork for Bashar al-Assad's ouster. Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu says the Syrian leader would still be in power had he
listened to American advice.

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What can't weight-loss meds do? Eli Lilly is going to test Zepbound as
a treatment for addiction
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The analysts noted they were “cautious about drawing conclusions”
from their survey about the impact of GLP-1 drugs on addictive
behaviors. While research hasn’t yet proven a causal link, clinical
trials are currently underway to better understand the effects of
GLP-1s on alcohol and tobacco consumption.

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Hackers find hole in Krispy Kreme Doughnuts' cyber-security
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"We're experiencing certain operational disruptions due to a
cybersecurity incident, including with online ordering in parts of the
United States," reads a message on the Krispy Kreme website.

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US inflation rises as Americans' confidence improves
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Many analysts still expect officials to announce another cut to
interest rates at their meeting this month, but they have warned that
rates are likely to stay higher than previously expected next year
unless price increases in areas outside of petrol start to ease more
significantly.

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Tesla shares close at record high, boosted by 69% pop since Trump
election victory
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In its third-quarter earnings report in October, Tesla reported a
year-over-year revenue increase of 8%, which fell just shy of
estimates. However, the company reported better-than-expected profit,
and Musk said on the earnings call that his "best guess" is that
"vehicle growth" will reach 20% to 30% next year, due to "lower cost
vehicles" and the "advent of autonomy." That forecast was ahead of
analysts' predictions.

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SpaceX valuation surges to $350 billion as company buys back stock
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SpaceX's latest valuation ranks the company higher than the market
value of top U.S. defense contractors. Among U.S. companies in the S&P
500, SpaceX would rank in the top 25 by market cap, between Johnson &
Johnson and Bank of America, according to FactSet.

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Alexander real estate brothers, sibling raped 'dozens of victims,'
federal indictment alleges
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Victims allegedly reported "in most instances" that one of the
brothers would give them a drink at some point in the process, after
which they felt symptoms of being "unwittingly dosed with a substance
that impaired their physical capacity" or memories.

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Buoyed by Trump, U.S. dealers are optimistic on everything except
electric vehicles sales
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Shares of publicly traded auto dealers have performed well this year,
as pricing of new and used vehicles remains high. Shares of
AutoNation, Lithia Motors and Sonic Automotive are up between 15% and
22% for the year, while Group 1 Automotive is the standout, up roughly
40% in 2024.

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Survey: Growing number of U.S. adults lack literacy skills
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The share of adults with literacy skills at the lowest measured levels
increased substantially as the gap between the high-skilled and
low-skilled in the United States expands, according to new data from
the National Center for Education Statistics' latest survey of adult
skills.

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ADHD Diagnosis in Older People Has Increased
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Over the last 20 years, clinicians have increasingly recognized that
A.D.H.D. symptoms, which begin in childhood, can linger into
adulthood, and that some groups — like women and people of color —
are more likely to be underdiagnosed early in life. Now, with the rise
of telemedicine, increased awareness of A.D.H.D. and changing
attitudes about mental health treatment, new A.D.H.D. diagnoses are
surging among older Americans.

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Trump pledges to speed permitting for companies investing over $1
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But it isnt clear whether a U.S. president would have legal authority
to bypass permitting and environmental rules.

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Tough love: How RFK Jr.s views on addiction could bring a new era of
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Despite the seemingly uncontroversial goal of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to
Make America Healthy Again, many of his health care stances are deeply
divisive: In the last two years alone, he has suggested that Covid-19
was genetically engineered to spare specific ethnicities, stated that
radiation from cell phones causes cancer, and doubled down on the
long-disproven claim that HIV does not cause AIDS.

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The PayPal Mafia is taking over Americas government - The Economist
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On the night of December 7th San Franciscos Palace of Fine Arts, with
its lakeside colonnade echoing a Roman ruin, turned into Mar-a-Lago,
as Silicon Valleys newly emboldened right-wingers gathered for a
Christmas bash organised by the All-In podcast. The festive good cheer
did not extend to everyone;The Economist was made to feel most
unwelcome. But not before being privy to a riotous celebration of how
a clique of billionairesthe so-called PayPal Mafiahelped clinch Donald
Trumps election victory and has taken Washington by storm.

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How the Santa Ana Winds Are Stoking the Malibu Fire - Scientific
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The Franklin Fire, which erupted on Monday night north of Pepperdine
University in the Malibu area of Los Angeles County, rapidly grew to
burn more than 2,200 acres in a matter of hours because of extremely
dry weatherand an unusually strong bout of the regions infamous Santa
Ana winds.

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Trumps Pick to Run NASA Is a SpaceX Fan and Funder - Bloomberg (No
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Elon Musks space startup is one of the greatest American success
stories, says nominee Jared Isaacman

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Dengue fever deaths surge in Caribbean and Americas due to climate
crisis
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Vaccines against dengue have been introduced in Peru, Brazil and
Argentina, with Honduras slated to receive them next year, but they
are meant mostly for children and are most effective in those already
infected with dengue once, Dos Santos said.

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