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Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year announced

2 mn readThe results of the 2024 US presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the Merriam-Webster word of the year is “polarization”? “Polarization means division, but it’s a very specific kind of division,” said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s editor at […]

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Military pauses Osprey flights again after near crash

2 mn readThe Pentagon is temporarily pausing flights again of its fleet of V-22 Ospreys after weakened metal components possibly played a role in another near crash, the latest setback for an embattled aircraft whose safety problems have grown. The pause was recommended last week “out of an abundance of caution” by Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air […]

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Study Links Sweetened Drinks To Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risks

< 1 mn readA large-scale Swedish study on Monday suggested that drinking sweetened drinks can significantly increase your risk of serious cardiovascular diseases like stroke, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation.  The study also showed that eating too much-added sugar can increase the risk of stroke or aneurysm. However, limited consumption of treats can be safe. “Consuming sweet drinks […]

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Top Comcast Exec Calls Warner Bros. Discovery Distribution Deal “Huge Win” That “Checked A Lot Of Boxes For Both”

2 mn readDavid Watson, CEO of Comcast Connectivity and Platforms, said a just-announced renewal and expansion of its distribution agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery was “a huge win” for the Philadelphia based media giant in terms of economics and flexibility. Financial terms of the deal announced earlier today were not disclosed. But Watson indicated Comcast will be paying less, maybe for […]

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College basketball rankings: Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll for first time since 2019; Duke moves up

2 mn readThere’s a new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time this season as Tennessee moved into the top spot and supplanted Kansas following a wild week in which the Jayhawks lost twice. The Vols jumped two spots from No. 3 and leapfrogged both KU and Auburn, which […]

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Ongoing earthquake swarm with ‘significant’ quakes rocks Alaska’s Aleutian Islands

< 1 mn readSeismologists are monitoring an earthquake swarm that is continuing to develop off Alaska‘s Aleutian Island chain and includes several stronger quakes. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the first magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred just before 11 a.m. local time on Sunday in the Pacific Ocean about 70 miles southwest of Adak, Alaska, at a depth of about 11 miles. Within the hour, […]

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