How Reliable Is the Science on Microplastics in the Human Body? Some Experts Urge Caution
Learn more about the growing concern that the current research on microplastics in human bodies may not be fully accurate.
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VOA Persian journalist says he was fired over coverage of Reza Pahlavi
A journalist with Voice of America’s (VOA) Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince...
Policy
Biology
Tech giants break silence on Anthropic
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tech giants break silence on Anthropic spat Three major tech companies — Microsoft, Google and Amazon — have...
Technology
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ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant
Estefany Rodriguez Florez of Nashville Noticias, who had produced reports that were unflattering to ICE, was arrested during traffic stopUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Policy
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Jesse Jackson hailed as ‘ambassador of hope’ at memorial attended by Clintons, Obama and Biden
Thousands in Chicago honored civil rights ‘champion’ who ‘stepped forward again and again’, Obama saidAt the longtime civil rights activist’s memorial celebration on Friday, the...
Policy
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Four companies, including AI and data-center plays, are joining the S&P 500 index
Vertiv, Lumentum, Coherent and EchoStar are the newest entrants to the S&P 500.
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Man accused of setting fire to rep’s office over TikTok ban sentenced to prison
A Wisconsin man accused of attempting to set fire to Rep. Glenn Grothman’s (R-Wisc.) office for his support of a bill to have TikTok’s Chinese...
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Investors are expecting Donald Trump to back down in the war with Iran – but what if he doesn’t?
Global markets have become inured to the US president’s posturing over the past year, but economists warn they may be ‘a little bit complacent’ in...
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Ex-Liberal MP says the party must introduce gender quotas to start winning elections
Jenny Ware says party is ‘at crisis point’ and cannot be competitive at election time unless it selects candidates who better reflect the makeup of...
Politics
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Blood-based marker opens up perspectives for cancer diagnostics
Metastatic prostate cancer is currently associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. In addition, patients respond very differently to standard treatments such as hormone therapy...
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Health
Empathy's roots in parenting? Study in mice reveals brain circuits behind why we comfort others
Humans and animals share a remarkable capacity to sense when others are in distress and respond with comforting behavior. But the motivation for doing so,...
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Apple’s First Made-in-U.S. Chips Fall Short of Claim
In late February, Apple said it was ramping production of its first made-in-U.S. chips at TSMC’s Arizona facility to well over 100 million units in...
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Won't Strike the Moon in 2032, Negating the Chance of a Violent Lunar Impact
Learn how scientists were able to confirm that asteroid 2024 YR4 will not hit the moon in 2032, and will instead pass by safely.
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Do Ozempic and Similar Weight Loss Drugs Work for Everyone? New Study Has Answers
A sweeping review of dozens of clinical trials suggests that today’s most widely used GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs produce broadly consistent weight-loss results across age,...
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C# strings silently kill your SQL Server indexes in Dapper
Article URL: https://consultwithgriff.com/dapper-nvarchar-implicit-conversion-performance-trap Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47282230 Points: 40 # Comments: 26
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When God Appears in Contracts, That’s ‘Force Majeure’
The new war in the Middle East has given fresh relevance to the legal term “force majeure.” It’s a clause that can be found buried...
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Vertiv, Lumentum, Coherent, EchoStar to Join S&P 500 This Month
Vertiv Holdings Co., Lumentum Holdings Inc., Coherent Corp. and EchoStar Corp. will join the S&P 500 in the latest quarterly rebalance, S&P Dow Jones Indices...
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Noise Sensitivity Can Be Difficult to Diagnose and Even Harder to Treat
Learn more about the different types of noise sensitivities and the treatment options available.
Medicine & Health
Satellite firm pauses imagery after revealing Iran's attacks on US bases
Planet Labs, one of the world's leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of...
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FDA vaccine head will step down in April after string of controversial decisions
Vinay Prasad is leaving his post as director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research.
Medicine & Health
Bezel, Kalshi Bring Luxury Watches to Prediction Markets
Bezel CEO & Co-Founder Quaid Walker discusses their new partnership with Kalshi designed to build contracts tied to watch prices. Walker hopes the partnership will...
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X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products
An ad test on X promotes Musk's Starlink beneath original content.
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War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economy
bk: michael, reminder to please fill our your disclosure when you have a second. it’s the red button at right The “fog of war” refers...
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Ketone supplementation improves immunotherapy outcomes in mice, with human clinical trial underway
A naturally occurring byproduct of liver metabolism—the ketone body, β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB)—can strengthen the fitness and antitumor activity of CAR T cells. The findings, reported on...
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