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Trump’s pick for defense secretary doesn't want women serving in combat




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Suki Summer's anthem 'Nothing At All' channels retro vibes with modern attitude

Artist Suki Summer is making a splash with her bold new single, "Nothing At All." Blending the rough edge of 70s rock with the lively sounds of 80s synth music,…




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Quinja's anthem single "West Jewel (Amapiano Remix)" gets a shiny revamp

L.A-based Nigerian-American rapper/songwriter Quinja closes out the year with the Amapiano remix of her single "West Jewel." The original version was released in late 2023  before her debut project and…




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AWARD / GRANT: 80+ New England Conservatory Alumni, Faculty Receive Grammy Nominations

More than 80 New England Conservatory alumni and faculty have been honored with 41 Grammy nominations, maintaining a longstanding presence among the world's leading musicians. NEC-affiliated artists have been nominated across 27 categories for this year’s Grammy Awards, with winners to be announced at the Los Angeles ceremony on Sunday, February 2, 2025....




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Atlas.co wants its web-based mapping tool to be the Figma of geospatial data




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EU says Apple may be violating anti-geoblocking rules • The Register

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to understand the coordinated anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant campaigns run with huge amounts of money targeting Europe




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Donald Trump's Deputies Want More Detention to Block, Repatriate Migrants

Donald Trump's deputies say they will dramatically expand the detention space needed for the bureaucratic process of flying illegal migrants back to their foreign homes, according to NBC News.

The post Donald Trump’s Deputies Want More Detention to Block, Repatriate Migrants appeared first on Breitbart.




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Pritzker: I'll Protect Illegal Immigrants, It Was a 'Problem' When Texas Sent Us Migrants

On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) vowed to “do everything that I can to protect our undocumented immigrants.” But also stated that the state “had the problem of the very inhumane shipping of migrants”

The post Pritzker: I’ll Protect Illegal Immigrants, It Was a ‘Problem’ When Texas Sent Us Migrants appeared first on Breitbart.




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IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT Streams "Hotel Sphinx", Announces New Album Goldstar

As strange and unnerving as they've ever been.





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Jason Owen Give 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' A Country Makeover

Jason Owen returns with his country rock version of the classic just in time for your Christmas playlists




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Rival Sons Preview 'A Pair Of Aces: Live From Santa Catalina Island'

So Cal rockers Rival Sons have announced that they will be releasing their 2021 performance from Catalina Island




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The Metallica Report Podcast Features Jerry Cantrell In New Episode

Metallica have announced that Alice In Chains star Jerry Cantrell is the special featured guest on this week's episode





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Shark May Have Eaten A Pregnant Shark

“A pregnant porbeagle shark may have been eaten by a great white shark near Bermuda, in the first recorded incident of its kind,” according to a story in the New Scientist. The report said, “In October 2020, Brooke Anderson, then at Arizona State University, and her colleagues tagged a pregnant porbeagle shark [Lamna nasus] south-east of […]




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DENR Responds To Spotted Lanternfly

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] responded to reports of ‘spotted lanternflies’ — an invasive insect species — discovered aboard two cruise ships, with DENR noting that “both ships fully cooperated with DENR’s protocols, ensuring the effective elimination of the invasive pest.” A Government spokesperson said, “On September 2, 2024, the Department of […]




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Global Atlantic Awards $75K Grant To BioQuest

Global Atlantic awarded BioQuest a $75,000 grant to support biodiversity conservation in Bermuda. A spokesperson said, “Global Atlantic Financial Group [Global Atlantic], a leading insurance provider meeting the retirement and life insurance needs of individuals and institutions, today announced that it has awarded a $75,000 grant to BioQuest, a philanthropic NGO focused on biodiversity conservation […]




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Nishanthi Bailey’s Encore Presentation Of Chain

Following on the success of her recent performances of the one-woman production “Chain,” local actress Nishanthi Bailey will be holding an encore performance on Saturday night [July 5]. “Chain” will be presented exclusively at the Daylesford Theatre on Washington Street in Hamilton, located behind City Hall, beginning at 7pm and 9.30pm. Tickets are available from […]




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Playlist Partners With Atlanta-Based Studio 27

PlayList Management [PLM], a local talent management and development company, has joined forces with Studio 27, an Atlanta-based talent/development company. This partnership was created during PLM’s annual Developing Artists Program 2014, which was recently completed in Atlanta. A spokesperson said, “Studio27 Model and Talent, founded by director and owner Cheryl Harris, is a full artist […]




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“Pied Piper” Pantomime Delayed Until 2015

Due to roof damage at City Hall in the recent storms, the Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society [BMDS] has postponed the pantomime production of the Pied Piper to January 2015, where it will will take place at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium. A BMDS spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society has recently been […]




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Restaurant Serving Guinea Pigs Opens in New York City

The New York Post reports that an Ecuadorian restaurant has opened in the Corona neighborhood of Queens. Le Casa Del Guy -- "the house of the guinea pig" -- has become famous for its focus on a staple of Ecuadorian cuisine: the guinea pig.

Guinea pigs raised for food are usually larger than those raised to be pets, weighing about two and a half pounds and measuring sixteen inches long. They can be quite expensive, sometimes over $100 a plate. That's because the restaurant management has to have the guinea pigs shipped from Ecuador then inspected. It might be cheaper to raise them domestically.

-via Dave Barry | Photo: La Casa del Cuy




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It's All in the Details in Jim Merullo's Quarantrain

All aboard the Quarantrain! A large setup of miniature trains in a realistic setting is always a treat, and you have to admire the craftsmanship and dedication of those who make them. Jim Merullo did that with some extra goodies during the pandemic lockdown. He upgraded a previously-abandoned HO scale train layout with scenes that bring us all in on the joke. The first scene he made for what he calls the Quarantrain was a recreation of a classic Gary Larson Far Side comic. Making a standing cow was not easy- he had to combine parts of four cows to get it right. Another scene that caught my eye is an illustration of the Trolley Problem.



Will the switch operator do nothing and kill half a dozen children, or divert the train and kill a nun? See more of these unique scenes from the Quarantrain at Merullo's website. He also posted at thread at Bluesky explaining how he constructed the Quarantrain.  -via Everlasting Blort




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The vote that might end EU anti-deforestation law

In this episode, host Giada Santana and agrifood reporter Sofia Sánchez Manzanaro outline supporters and detractors of EUDR and possible scenarios ahead of the vote.




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Argentina wants regional trade pact with Japan: official

TOKYO -- Argentina would support an economic partnership agreement between the South American trade bloc Mercosur and Japan, an official at the Economy Ministry said, touting the South American country as an investment destination for energy and other industries. "Japan is one of the biggest…




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Labor Board Bans Anti-Union 'Captive Audience' Meetings




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Tech giants are investing in 'sovereign AI' to help Europe cut its dependence on the U.S

LISBON, Portugal — Tech giants are increasingly investing in the development of so-called "sovereign" artificial intelligence models as they seek to boost competitiveness by focusing more on local infrastructure. Data sovereignty refers to the idea that people's data should be stored on…




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Everyone Wants This Austin Powers Impersonator to Play Their Birthday Party

By Keegan Kelly Published: November 13th, 2024




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14 Ways Santa Could Die in the North Pole

By Jesse Published: November 13th, 2024




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'Enem' coreano: a pressão sobre estudantes que fazem prova que pode definir a vida toda na Coreia do Sul

Estudantes sul-coreanos revelam quais são suas estratégias de preparação para a famosa maratona de provas.




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Quem é Marco Rubio, filho de imigrantes cubanos nomeado secretário de Estado por Trump

Com nomeação desta quarta-feira (13/11), Rubio se torna o latino-americano a chegar ao posto mais alto no governo dos Estados Unidos.




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Giant wall of dust sweeps across central California

The huge dust storm - also known as a haboob - limited visibility and left many residents in the dark.




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Trump's 'anti-woke' defence pick surprises Washington - here's why

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, has advocated for a conservative cultural shift in the US military.




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WATCH: Carville Has NO ‘Effs’ Left To Give — Blasts ‘Woke’ In Epic ‘I Told You So’ Rant

One of the best parts about the first days after a Trump win is how the left has begun to devour themselves. Is he wrapping his own opinion in a lot of convenient lies? Of course. But some of his criticisms are perfectly on point. He brings out the receipts of how he criticized his […]

The post WATCH: Carville Has NO ‘Effs’ Left To Give — Blasts ‘Woke’ In Epic ‘I Told You So’ Rant appeared first on The Lid.




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IBM Boosts the Amount of Computation You Can Get Done On Quantum Hardware

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: There's a general consensus that we won't be able to consistently perform sophisticated quantum calculations without the development of error-corrected quantum computing, which is unlikely to arrive until the end of the decade. It's still an open question, however, whether we could perform limited but useful calculations at an earlier point. IBM is one of the companies that's betting the answer is yes, and on Wednesday, it announced a series of developments aimed at making that possible. On their own, none of the changes being announced are revolutionary. But collectively, changes across the hardware and software stacks have produced much more efficient and less error-prone operations. The net result is a system that supports the most complicated calculations yet on IBM's hardware, leaving the company optimistic that its users will find some calculations where quantum hardware provides an advantage. [...] Wednesday's announcement was based on the introduction of the second version of its Heron processor, which has 133 qubits. That's still beyond the capability of simulations on classical computers, should it be able to operate with sufficiently low errors. IBM VP Jay Gambetta told Ars that Revision 2 of Heron focused on getting rid of what are called TLS (two-level system) errors. "If you see this sort of defect, which can be a dipole or just some electronic structure that is caught on the surface, that is what we believe is limiting the coherence of our devices," Gambetta said. This happens because the defects can resonate at a frequency that interacts with a nearby qubit, causing the qubit to drop out of the quantum state needed to participate in calculations (called a loss of coherence). By making small adjustments to the frequency that the qubits are operating at, it's possible to avoid these problems. This can be done when the Heron chip is being calibrated before it's opened for general use. Separately, the company has done a rewrite of the software that controls the system during operations. "After learning from the community, seeing how to run larger circuits, [we were able to] almost better define what it should be and rewrite the whole stack towards that," Gambetta said. The result is a dramatic speed-up. "Something that took 122 hours now is down to a couple of hours," he told Ars. Since people are paying for time on this hardware, that's good for customers now. However, it could also pay off in the longer run, as some errors can occur randomly, so less time spent on a calculation can mean fewer errors. Despite all those improvements, errors are still likely during any significant calculations. While it continues to work toward developing error-corrected qubits, IBM is focusing on what it calls error mitigation, which it first detailed last year. [...] The problem here is that using the function is computationally difficult, and the difficulty increases with the qubit count. So, while it's still easier to do error mitigation calculations than simulate the quantum computer's behavior on the same hardware, there's still the risk of it becoming computationally intractable. But IBM has also taken the time to optimize that, too. "They've got algorithmic improvements, and the method that uses tensor methods [now] uses the GPU," Gambetta told Ars. "So I think it's a combination of both."

Read more of this story at Slashdot.




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Salah outscores Haaland again, plus Courteeners frontman & FPL veteran Liam Fray joins!




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Unrest over deaths of 10 ‘militants’ spills over to Assam, Mizoram; ‘extra-judicial killings’ by CRPF, sa - The Times of India

  1. Unrest over deaths of 10 ‘militants’ spills over to Assam, Mizoram; ‘extra-judicial killings’ by CRPF, sa  The Times of India
  2. ​Manipur’s misery: On the need for the Centre to act  The Hindu
  3. ‘Sleepless nights’: cop concerned about 6 missing family members  The Indian Express
  4. Fresh gunfights, arson in Manipur amid shutdown  Hindustan Times
  5. 'Completely charred': Autopsy fails to collect samples to prove claim of Hmar woman's rape in Manipur  Deccan Herald




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Online misinformation about Ozempic runs rampant — here's what the science says

Online conversations about Ozempic and similar medications are full of misinformation — and echo decades of flawed teachings on weight management.




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Grant Ellis' season of 'The Bachelor' is already teasing plenty of drama to come. Here's what to know.

After getting eliminated during week six of "The Bachelorette," Grant Ellis will return as the next Bachelor. Here's what to know about season 29.




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Matt Gaetz has a history of going after Big Tech. As Trump's attorney general, he'd be tasked with enforcing antitrust laws.

Matt Gaetz has railed against Big Tech companies. If he becomes Trump's attorney general, he'd have legal power to act on his complaints.




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'I found out I had cancer when 36 weeks pregnant'

After a Caesarean section, Laura Hudson had to endure chemotherapy and have a mastectomy.




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News24 | Danny Jordaan granted bail, Ramaphosa to address nation soon: Today's top 7 stories in 7 minutes

News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.




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News24 | Archbishop of Canterbury should have ensured 'serial abuser' could not continue SA abuse - report

The now former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby should have taken additional steps to ensure that a church leader who left the UK suddenly could not continue his abuse in South Africa, a report suggests.




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News24 | How climate change is making us sick - and rich countries don’t want to pay up

Climate change is affecting the way in which we’re producing food and how polluted the water we drink and the air we breathe are, but only about one in three governments pointed out the impact of climate change on their citizens’ health.




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News24 | Man, 51, in custody after naked body of missing teen found in Limpopo plantation

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a teenaged girl, whose naked body was found in the Khalavha plantation in Limpopo on Tuesday - a day after she was reported missing.




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News24 | FESTIVE READING | Enchanting new kids' books for year-end: Perfect gifts to spark imagination

Children’s books are the ideal gift, and they also help foster a reading culture.




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Election Denier: Top Senate Democrat Still Refuses to Concede Race as Post-Election Tantrum Continues

Remember: It’s only “election denial” if you have an R after your name. Sure, the Democrats raised a stink about the presidential election results in 2000, 2004 and 2016. The […]

The post Election Denier: Top Senate Democrat Still Refuses to Concede Race as Post-Election Tantrum Continues appeared first on The Western Journal.




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'So Far From the Truth': Michael Strahan Addresses National Anthem Controversy That Left Many Viewers Furious

“Fox NFL Sunday” analyst Michael Strahan has apologized following the volcanic outrage he unleashed by appearing to disrespect the national anthem during a ceremony honoring veterans, saying it was an […]

The post 'So Far From the Truth': Michael Strahan Addresses National Anthem Controversy That Left Many Viewers Furious appeared first on The Western Journal.




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Watch: Trump Makes His 'Triumphant Return' to Washington, DC

It was a scene that made conservatives celebrate — and caused liberals’ blood to boil. President-elect Donald Trump strode down the steps of an airplane Wednesday morning, making a victor’s […]

The post Watch: Trump Makes His 'Triumphant Return' to Washington, DC appeared first on The Western Journal.




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'We Don't Want You': MAGA Reacts to John Thune Becoming Senate Majority Leader, and He Won't Like What They're Saying

President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory in the 2024 election has given his MAGA supporters eight straight days of euphoria. In a secret-ballot vote conducted Wednesday, however, Republicans in the U.S. […]

The post 'We Don't Want You': MAGA Reacts to John Thune Becoming Senate Majority Leader, and He Won't Like What They're Saying appeared first on The Western Journal.