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Nearly 3,000 people are leaving NASA, and this director is one of them


Sree VijaykumarMakenzie Lystrup’s departure from Goddard comes soon after the resignation of the director of JPL.

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Mine Collapse Traps 3 Workers in British Columbia
Mine Collapse Traps 3 Workers in British Columbia
A rescue operation is underway at the Red Chris gold and copper mine to reach the trapped miners, who were safe in a sealed chamber underground, according to officials.


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Epstein files mention Trump, DOJ holds back release - WSJ (No paywall)
Epstein files mention Trump, DOJ holds back release
When Justice Department officials reviewed what Attorney General Pam Bondi called a truckload" of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, they discovered that Donald Trumps name appeared multiple times, according to senior administration officials.


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Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle White House Fight - Bloomberg (No paywall)
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle White House Fight
Columbia University reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore federal funding for research, easing a crisis that has strained the school's finances and upended its leadership.


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New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild - STAT (No paywall)
New study advances theory on why most U.S. bird flu cases have so far been mild
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on Signal at hbranswell.01.




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How the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theories
How the Jeffrey Epstein scandal became the mother of all conspiracy theories
The political worlds frenzy over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has essentially blotted out the sun. Thats even though Epstein has been dead for nearly six years, and the scandal around him has no apparent import to American public policy. So why is the obsession over it so intense?


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City rate-rigging convictions quashed - what happens next?
City rate-rigging convictions quashed - what happens next?
Allowing banks to investigate themselves by employing external law, firms who then handed over evidence to the US Department of Justice, put employers in a "uniquely coercive position" towards employees, ruled judge Colleen McMahon.


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How Leaders Undermine Their Own Authority - Harvard Business Review (No paywall)
How Leaders Undermine Their Own Authority
Does your organization lack quality leadership? In this episode of HBRs advice podcast, Dear HBR:, cohosts Alison Beard and Dan McGinn answer your questions with the help of Peter Bregman, the CEO of Bregman Partners and author of the book Leading with Emotional Courage. They talk through what to do when your leaders are indecisive, unprofessional, or value the wrong things.


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Thai-Cambodia border clashes break out as tensions mount - FT (No paywall)
Thai-Cambodia border clashes break out as tensions mount
Cambodian PM says 'no choice' but to respond to neighbour's 'armed aggression' in disputed territory




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South Korea Jockeys for a Deal With Trump at Least as Good as Japan's
South Korea Jockeys for a Deal With Trump at Least as Good as Japan's
The agreement Japan secured has added pressure on South Korea to defuse the threat of high tariffs on its exports to the United States.


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How I Turned a 'Dying' Business Losing $500,000 a Month Into a $45 Million Cash Machine
How I Turned a 'Dying' Business Losing $500,000 a Month Into a $45 Million Cash Machine
"Boring" businesses often deliver better returns than VC-funded disruption plays, with less competition and clearer paths to profitability.


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Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad - Foreign Affairs (No paywall)
Russia Is Losing Its Near Abroad
How America and Its European Allies Can Help Erode Moscow's Declining Influence


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The CEO of this $2.4 billion wellness app ditched Harvard Business School and a McKinsey career to bring calm and exercise to corporate America
Cesar Carvalho, cofounder and CEO of corporate wellness platform Wellhub, flies planes in his free time and doesn't believe in work-life balance.




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A new AI coding challenge just published its first results - and they aren't pretty
A new AI coding challenge just published its first results - and they aren't pretty
A new AI coding challenge has revealed its first winner -- and set a new bar for AI-powered software engineers. On Wednesday at 5pm PST, the


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The FDA Might Ban Fluoride Supplements. Dentists Are Upset
The FDA Might Ban Fluoride Supplements. Dentists Are Upset
Dr. James H. Bekker made it clear while standing at a podium in front of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Silver Spring, Md. on July 23: there is no way to replace fluoride supplements if the government decides to take them off the market.


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Brussels has a last-resort 'trade bazooka'
Brussels has a last-resort 'trade bazooka'
The European Union is under immense pressure ahead of U.S. President Donald Trumps Aug. 1 deadline to clinch a deal or face tariffs of 30 percent. And while negotiators are frantically scrambling to convince Washington to agree to lower rates, appetite is growing to ready not one, but several counterstrikes.


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Older adults consuming more spermidine have better cognitive performance
Older adults consuming more spermidine have better cognitive performance
New research suggests that diets higher in spermidine--a compound found in foods like mushrooms and whole grains--may be linked to stronger cognitive abilities in older adults, especially among men and those with certain chronic health conditions or elevated body mass.




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Google DeepMind's new AI can help historians understand ancient Latin inscriptions
Google DeepMind's new AI can help historians understand ancient Latin inscriptions
Aeneas aims to "connect the past" by providing researchers with historical parallels.


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Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China's Controversial '996' Work Schedule
Silicon Valley AI Startups Are Embracing China's Controversial '996' Work Schedule
In an industry once known for cushy perks, some founders are now asking staff to commit to a 72-hour weekly schedule. You're either in or you're out.


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American Airlines Flight Attendant Who Filmed Minors in Lavatory Is Sentenced to 18.5 Years
American Airlines Flight Attendant Who Filmed Minors in Lavatory Is Sentenced to 18.5 Years
The former flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, of Charlotte, N.C., secretly filmed girls using the restroom on American Airlines flights in 2023, prosecutors said.


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'Commanders saw us as expendable': A Russian soldier's view of the war - WSJ (No paywall)
'Commanders saw us as expendable': A Russian soldier's view of the war
Mikhail Simdyankin was taking the bus to work in St. Petersburg last summer when he passed army recruitment billboards promising generous payouts to those willing to do real mans work."




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Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
The warning from Iran's deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.


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What's It Like Living With PCOS? Here's What You Had to Say. - The Cut (No paywall)
What's It Like Living With PCOS? Here's What You Had to Say.
The symptoms creep up on you: periods that last too long or dont come at all, acne that persists well beyond the teen years, excessive hair growth, stubborn weight gain, and an increased risk of anxiety, depression, and eating disorders. The World Health Organization estimates that polycystic-ovary syndrome, or PCOS, affects anywhere from 6 to 13 percent of reproductive-age women. The syndrome is a leading cause of infertility and is associated with the development of metabolic issues like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease as well as a heightened risk of endometrial cancer. Recent studies have even linked PCOS to cognitive decline later in life, and diagnostic rates are on the rise among younger women. While most experts think this is because theres simply more awareness around the syndrome, researchers also believe genetics and exposure to environmental pollutants including microplastics, chemicals in pharmaceutical and personal-care products, and endocrine disruptors like pesticides may contribute to the development of the condition. And yet, despite its pervasiveness, PCOS is still widely misunderstood, underresearched, and woefully underdiagnosed; the WHO estimates that up to 70 percent of affected women worldwide may not know they have it.


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"McDonald's for Teeth": Private Equity is Destroying Our Teeth, Dental Professionals Warn

Concerns are growing that private equity-led dental companies are pressuring patients into unnecessary treatments, with dangerous results.


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Opinion | The World Is Letting Gaza Starve
Opinion | The World Is Letting Gaza Starve
Today, many children in Gaza are so hungry they may never recover, and our supplies are critically low.




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In Epstein, Democrats Find Weapon Against Trump and Republicans
In Epstein, Democrats Find Weapon Against Trump and Republicans
A conspiracy theory many of them once dismissed has given Democrats a potent tool for exploiting G.O.P. divisions, even if it has little to do with what many regard as their best line of attack against Republicans.


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Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds
Columbia University reaches a deal with Trump to restore federal research funds
Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus, the university announced Wednesday. Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay the $200 million settlement over three years to the federal government, the university said. It will also pay $21 million to settle investigations brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.


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Can Europe Break Free From Chinas Rare-Earth Grip? - Foreign Policy (No paywall)
Can Europe Break Free From Chinas Rare-Earth Grip?
Brussels is worried it could be Beijing's next target.


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Trump Hails Columbia's $220 Million Settlement With His Administration - Forbes (No paywall)
Trump Hails Columbia's $220 Million Settlement With His Administration
Columbia University on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to pay $221 million to settle multiple civil rights investigations opened by the Trump administrationwhich accused the university of failing to combat antisemitism on campusin a deal that President Donald Trump described as historic and the right thing for the university to do.




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How Trump's Japan Deal Could Give Japanese Cars a Leg Up in the US
How Trump's Japan Deal Could Give Japanese Cars a Leg Up in the US
President Trump’s 15 percent tariff on cars from Japan has angered U.S. automakers, which make cars in Canada and Mexico subject to 25 percent tariffs.


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After Surge During Pandemic, Homicides Fall Significantly
After Surge During Pandemic, Homicides Fall Significantly
An analysis released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice shows that the majority of crimes the council tracks are continuing to decrease in 42 U.S. cities.


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New Documents Shed Light on Bryan Kohberger and Idaho Student Murders
New Documents Shed Light on Bryan Kohberger and Idaho Student Murders
Police reports released by the authorities in Moscow, Idaho, detail what investigators found at the scene where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed.


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Why This AI Influencer Earns 40 Times More Than Its Human Counterparts - Inc (No paywall)
Why This AI Influencer Earns 40 Times More Than Its Human Counterparts
Artificial intelligence-powered influencer Lu from Magalu has shared 74 sponsored Instagram posts over the past year, paid for by brands like Netflix and Hugo Boss, according to a recent report by video editing platform Kapwing. As the face of Brazilian retail platform Magazine Luza, Lu boasts 8 million followers on Instagram and 7.4 million on TikTok.




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Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging
Gupshup raises $60M in equity and debt, leaves unicorn status hanging
Gupshup has raised over $60 million in a new round over four years after attaining the unicorn status.


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Trump's war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he's taking it global
Trump's war on windmills started in Scotland. Now he's taking it global
"I'm not sure he's emotionally capable of admitting he's wrong on anything but people in Scotland recognize he's wrong. I hope a great many more people in the US come to recognize that, too."


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Democrats Have Few Tools to Counter G.O.P. Redistricting
Democrats Have Few Tools to Counter G.O.P. Redistricting
A plan in Texas that could give Republicans at least five more House seats has Democrats fuming, and without many paths to fight it.


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Trump's new trade standard takes shape with 15% tariff deal - WSJ (No paywall)
Trump's new trade standard takes shape with 15% tariff deal
President Trumps push to introduce a new standard for global trade is coming into sharper focus as U.S. and EU officials converge on a possible 15% tariff deal, which could come on the heels of a similar agreement with Japan.




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Crypto's big bang will revolutionise finance - The Economist (No paywall)
Crypto's big bang will revolutionise finance
Among the strait-laced denizens of Wall Street, cryptos use cases are often discussed with a smirk. Veterans have seen it all before. Digital assets have come and gone, often in style, sending hype-prone investors in memecoins and NFTs on a ride. Their use as anything other than a tool for speculation and financial crime has been repeatedly found wanting.


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Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Attempt to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Attempt to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit brings the White House’s theory of citizenship closer to a full Supreme Court review.


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3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in the Mississippi River Are Found Dead
3 Men Who Disappeared While Fishing in the Mississippi River Are Found Dead
The men were last seen on a sandbar south of a boat ramp in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, about 13 miles north of Memphis.


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Attorney General Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files
Attorney General Told Trump His Name Appeared in Epstein Files
It was not clear what those documents were, or in what context the president's name was raised.




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Justice Dept. Announces Task Force to Assess 'Weaponization' of Intelligence
Justice Dept. Announces Task Force to Assess 'Weaponization' of Intelligence
The move demonstrates President Trump’s determination to deploy the powers of federal law enforcement to pursue a campaign of retribution against those who once sought to hold him accountable.


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Trump administration claims credit for Australia lifting ban on US beef imports
Trump administration claims credit for Australia lifting ban on US beef imports
“This is a big and very valuable market to Australian cattle producers,” Evans said. “Australia exports more than $4bn of beef a year into the US. It’s one of our largest and most important partners. In the last six months, we’ve been breaking records in terms of the amount of volume that we’re putting into the market, given that the US herd is currently at record lows.”


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This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells
This startup wants to use beams of energy to drill geothermal wells
Quaise is taking its technology from the lab to field trials for the first time this year.


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Trump to Visit Federal Reserve As Campaign Against Powell Intensifies
Trump to Visit Federal Reserve As Campaign Against Powell Intensifies
The administration has repeatedly criticized Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the central bank, for his handling of the economy and the cost of renovations at the institution’s headquarters.




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A Massive Heat Dome Is Cooking the Eastern U.S. - Scientific American (No paywall)
A Massive Heat Dome Is Cooking the Eastern U.S.
On July 23 more than 35 million people are at a major or extreme risk of heat effects, according to the National Weather Service, a branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That at-risk population is presently centered along the Mississippi River Valley. Current forecasts show the number doubling on July 24 as hot weather shifts eastward. By July 25, it will reach nearly 90 million, with advisories or warnings covering most of the eastern half of the country.


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House Panel Approves Spending Bill That Rejects Some Trump Foreign Aid Cuts
House Panel Approves Spending Bill That Rejects Some Trump Foreign Aid Cuts
The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee put forth legislation that would slash the foreign aid and State Department budget but salvage some programs that the president wants to defund.


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Do Democrats Want a Fight Over Colbert?
Do Democrats Want a Fight Over Colbert?
Some Democrats are irate over the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, but others see a lack of focus on real issues.


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Trump's A.I. Challenge: Focus on Weapon Concerns or Woke-ism?
Trump's A.I. Challenge: Focus on Weapon Concerns or Woke-ism?
In the Biden era, the government feared AI models would guide the spread of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. President Trump signed an order on “Preventing Woke A.I. in the Federal Government.”


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AI risks that all businesses should be prepared for
AI risks that all businesses should be prepared for
There's a gap between the knowledge of AI risks at the management level and specific actions taken by companies to curb such threats


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Why people are buying $8,000 lifelike baby dolls - WSJ (No paywall)
Why people are buying $8,000 lifelike baby dolls
Kelli Maple tenderly sets her bundle of joy, Naomi, into a Nuna car seat and drives her to the mall. When they arrive, Maple, 23, places little Naomi, dressed in a onesie and hair bow, into a high-end stroller (complete with a portable sound machine, stuffed animal and a pacifier). Giggling, Maple and Naomi shop for tiny clothes. Most passersby would mistake them for a typical mother and daughter.




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