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Blake Montgomery Makes Debut For Knights

Bermudian ice hockey player Blake Montgomery made his debut for the London Knights in their 8-7 win away to Guelph in the Ontario Hockey League [OHL] yesterday [November 10]. Montgomery has joined Knights on an OHL Scholarship and Development Agreement. The forward, who was drafted by National Hockey League [NHL] team the Ottawa Senators in […]




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Lessons From Ancient Earth’s Atmosphere: From Hostile to Hospitable

Will we ever understand how life got started on Earth? We’ve learned much about Earth’s long, multi-billion-year history, but a detailed understanding of how the planet’s atmospheric chemistry evolved still eludes us. At one time, Earth was atmospherically hostile, and its transition from that state to a planet teeming with life followed a complex path. …

The post Lessons From Ancient Earth’s Atmosphere: From Hostile to Hospitable appeared first on Universe Today.




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Bloomberg: Запад «надавит» на Китай из-за связей России и КНДР



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Scholz padá, předčasné volby se blíží. Favoritem je CDU, která razí tvrdý kurz proti Putinovi

Německému kancléři Olafu Scholzovi selhala zdržovací taktika. Po rozpadu vlády počítal s vypsáním předčasných voleb v březnu příštího roku. S tímto plánem narazil, volby proběhnou už 23. února. Opoziční favorit na kancléře Friedrich Merz prosazuje silnější podporu Ukrajiny. 




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Vraždy v Amityville, vymítání ďábla a další skutečné události, které inspirovaly filmové horory

Před 50 lety zavraždil ve městě Amityville třiadvacetiletý Ronald DeFeo celou svou rodinu. Motivy zločinu jsou dodnes neznámé a celý příběh je opředen mnoha nevyjasněnými okolnostmi. Není proto divu, že lidoví vypravěči a filmoví scénáristé začali vinu svalovat na démony. Strašidelné filmy o posedlém domu v Amityville nejsou bohužel jedinou hororovou sérií inspirovanou skutečnými událostmi.




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Sports: Troubles

Removed From Network (Open for application) Du Beke, Anton (Dancing)




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Politics and Organisations: Troubles

Removed From Network (Open for application): Anti-Bullying Movement (Movements)



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People Miscellany – Troubles

Removed From Troubles (Open for application): Menhera (People)




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Onyx Collective's Sexy Legal Drama "Reasonable Doubt" Renewed for Season Three on Hulu

"Reasonable Doubt" centers on Los Angeles-based high-powered criminal defense attorney Jacqueline "Jax" Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi) as she deals with past traumas, a struggling marriage, motherhood and a murder case, all while trying to keep her life together.




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ESPN to Exclusively Present 2025 MLB Opening Day Doubleheader Featuring Both World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and American League Champion New York Yankees

The doubleheader begins on ESPN at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 27 when Aaron Judge and the Yankees host Christian Yelich and the Milwaukee Brewers, who won the National League Central in 2024.




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Blockchain Rewards Email Scam

What is "Blockchain Rewards" scam campaign?

Our team has analyzed this scam campaign and found that there are at least two versions of this scam email. In both cases, the goal is to trick recipients into disclosing personal information on a deceptive website. Emails of this type are called phishing emails. Recipients should avoid such emails.




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Get Up to $160 Off the New M4 14-Inch MacBook Pro With Amazon's Early Black Friday Deals

Amazon has a collection of the new M4 14-inch MacBook Pro on sale this week, with as much as $160 off select models. These deals aren't the only Mac-related Black Friday sales you can get right now, so be sure to check out our Best Early Black Friday Mac Deals guide for more information.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

Starting with the 16GB RAM/512GB M4 14-inch MacBook Pro, you can get this model for $1,474.00 in both Silver and Space Black. This is a match of the all-time low price on the computer, and right now only Amazon has the sale.




Amazon also has the 16GB/1TB M4 14-inch MacBook Pro at an all-time low price of $1,654.00, down from $1,799.00. Finally, there's the 24GB RAM/512GB model for $1,839.00, down from $1,999.00, which is another record low price. Both of these computers are only available at these prices in Silver.



You can find all the Apple Black Friday Deals currently available in our dedicated post. For everything else, we're keeping track of all of the season's best Apple-related deals in our Black Friday roundup, so be sure to check back throughout the month for an updated list of all the most notable discounts you'll find for Black Friday 2024.




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LeBron James has third straight triple-double as Lakers rally for 128-123 victory over Grizzlies

LeBron James had 35 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds for his third straight triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-123 on Wednesday night.




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All astronauts still in good health on ISS, NASA flight surgeon says amid new tabloid rumors




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D.S. & Durga Portable Fireplace Candle




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China Supports Yuan as Dollar Surges | Bloomberg: The China Show 11/14/2024

Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy.




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The Fix for Schroders? Follow Morgan Stanley’s Blueprint




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Diabetics left without treatment as global rate of disease doubles

Sharp rise in cases over 30 years compounded by millions of people lacking access to medication, Lancet study finds




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A crumbling system of trade rules awaits Trump’s wrecking ball

The new administration confronts a WTO already undermined by long-standing US disapproval




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BlackRock files to launch lower-risk money market fund ETFs

Move follows September launch by Texas Capital Bank of its own ‘2a-7’ money market fund ETF




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Trump's First Term Wasn't Fiscally Responsible. Will His Second Be Different?

Donald Trump won the election. The House and Senate are in Republican hands. That means the GOP now owns the debt and its consequences. This responsibility, while too much for past politicians, presents the opportunity of a lifetime: namely, to be the ones who put the government back on fiscal…




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Lithium in Nascent Recovery, But Longer-Term Outlook Still Bleak




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S&D to block Fitto and Várhelyi, blaming Weber’s actions

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Asia shares wobble on China angst; long-end US bond yields rise with dollar




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Czech PM urges EU to rethink climate goals in possible absence of global allies

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about Borissov beginning coalition talks with a pro-Russian party and populists, the S&D threatening to defy its 'gentleman's agreement' with the EPP, and so much more.




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Nvidia B200 GPU and Google Trillium TPU debut on the MLPerf Training v4.1 benchmark charts; the B200 posted a doubling of performance on some tests vs. the H100

Nvidia, Oracle, Google, Dell and 13 other companies reported how long it takes their computers to train the key neural networks in use today. Among those results were the first glimpse of Nvidia’s next generation GPU, the B200, and Google’s upcoming accelerator, called Trillium. The B200 posted a…




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ASML says its revenue to grow to between $46 bln and $63 bln by 2030

Computer chip equipment maker ASML said on Thursday it expects its sales to grow to between 44 billion euros and 60 billion ($46.4 billion-$63.3 billion) by 2030, suggesting an average annual increase of 8%-14%, driven by strong demand for its most advanced tools.




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Sources: the UK Treasury is planning to introduce legislation on stablecoins and staking; the FCA says it plans to publish a crypto regulatory roadmap “shortly”




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Nvidia says Jetson Thor, a computer first unveiled in March 2024 and designed for testing humanoid robot software, will be available in the first half of 2025




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Republicans win majority of US House seats in government sweep

Republicans will have at least the 218 votes needed to control the 435-seat House of Representatives, Edison projected, with nine races yet to be called.




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Cable ties: The geopolitical challenges of the internet under the sea

BT’s Derek Cassidy helps us dive deep into the world of subsea cables and explains how they’re managed and protected. Read more: Cable ties: The geopolitical challenges of the internet under the sea




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Randy Blue: Ryder Flynn Fucks Rustin Peace

New on RandyBlue: Rustin Peace and Ryder Flynn don’t even have to speak much to show how much they like each other. You can see it in the way they act towards each other. Not words, but actions. We can see it when Rustin sucks Ryder and his cock visibly grows in his mouth. Later... View Article

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5 Inadvisable Places People Were Caught Having Sex

By Ryan Menezes Published: November 13th, 2024




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Belgian Studio Nwave Pictures To Double Workforce At Its New Studio In Liège

The studio's diversified approach to content production has led to continued growth for the company.





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Intend Releases New Blackline Forks & Components



Three forks, a cute little stem, and some burly cranks - all German designed and made.
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If They Cut The Undersea Cables That Connect Us To The Internet, Will It Crash The Global Economy?

The U.S. is accusing Russia of preparing to cut undersea cables which carry Internet traffic all over the world, and Russia is accusing western powers of preparing to do the exact same thing.  In some cases, these undersea cables literally stretch from one continent to another, and so it is impossible to guard them.  That …




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British Museum given its most valuable gift ever

Nearly 2,000 Chinese ceramics worth £1bn are to be donated to the institution by a charitable foundation.




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What a Republican trifecta means for Trump's second term

Republicans have won control of both chambers of Congress, yielding Trump limited congressional oversight for at least 2 years.




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John Thune elected new Republican Senate leader

A public pressure campaign by top Donald Trump allies to elect their preferred candidate, Florida Senator Rick Scott, failed.




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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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Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers by 12 runs - WBBL scorecard

Latest scorecard from the Women's Big Bash League match between Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat at North Sydney Oval.




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Dutch Publisher's AI Translation Plan Sparks Industry Backlash

Dutch publisher Veen Bosch & Keuning has announced plans to use AI for translating commercial fiction, drawing sharp criticism from literary professionals despite promises of human oversight and author consent. Award-winning translator Michele Hutchison, who won the 2020 International Booker Prize, argues that translation extends beyond word conversion. "We build bridges between cultures, taking into account the target readership every step of the way," she said, noting that translators convey rhythm, poetry, and cultural nuances while conducting precise terminology research.

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AI Systems Solve Just 2% of Advanced Maths Problems in New Benchmark Test

Leading AI systems are solving less than 2% of problems in a new advanced mathematics benchmark, revealing significant limitations in their reasoning capabilities, research group Epoch AI reported this week. The benchmark, called FrontierMath, consists of hundreds of original research-level mathematics problems developed in collaboration with over 60 mathematicians, including Fields Medalists Terence Tao and Timothy Gowers. While top AI models like GPT-4 and Gemini 1.5 Pro achieve over 90% accuracy on traditional math tests, they struggle with FrontierMath's problems, which span computational number theory to algebraic geometry and require complex reasoning. "These are extremely challenging. [...] The only way to solve them is by a combination of a semi-expert like a graduate student in a related field, maybe paired with some combination of a modern AI and lots of other algebra packages," Tao said. The problems are designed to be "guessproof," with large numerical answers or complex mathematical objects as solutions, making it nearly impossible to solve without proper mathematical reasoning. Further reading: New secret math benchmark stumps AI models and PhDs alike.

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Bluesky Crosses the 15 Million User Mark

Bluesky has reached 15 million users, driven by a recent surge in U.S. signups following the presidential election. It's currently the top free app on iOS. The Verge reports: The platform, which rests on the decentralized AT Protocol, added about a million new users in the last week. Bluesky COO Rose Wang recently told The Verge that the "majority" of new users flocking to the platform have been from the US. Meta's Threads is still outpacing Bluesky, having recently hit 275 million monthly users and growing at a rate of over a million signups per day. But Bluesky offers a very different experience. Both are ad-free (for now), but whereas Threads uses a single Meta-made algorithmic feed, Bluesky offers user-created algorithmic feeds in addition to its "Discover" and "Popular With Friends" ones.

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Wi-Fi 8 Trades Speed For a More Reliable Experience

Wi-Fi 8 (also known as IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability) is expected to arrive around 2028, prioritizing an enhanced user experience over speed by optimizing interactions between devices and access points. While it retains similar bandwidth specifications as the previous standard, Wi-Fi 8 aims to improve network efficiency, reducing interference and congestion for a more reliable and adaptive connection. PCWorld's Mark Hachman reports: As of Nov. 2024, MediaTek believes that Wi-Fi 8 will look virtually identical to Wi-Fi 7 in several key areas: The maximum physical layer (PHY) rate will be the same at 2,880Mbps x 8, or 23Gbits/s. It will also use the same four frequency bands (2, 4, 5, and 6GHz) and the same 4096 QAM modulation across a maximum channel bandwidth of 320MHz. (A Wi-Fi 8 router won't get 23Gbps of bandwidth, of course. According to MediaTek, the actual peak throughput in a "clean," or laboratory, environment is just 80 percent or so of the hypothetical peak throughput, and actual, real-world results can be far less.) Still, put simply, Wi-Fi 8 should deliver the same wireless bandwidth as Wi-Fi 7, using the same channels and the same modulation. Every Wi-Fi standard has also been backwards-compatible with its predecessors, too. What Wi-Fi 8 will do, though, is change how your client device, such as a PC or a phone, interacts with multiple access points. Think of this as an evolution of how your laptop talks to your home's networking equipment. Over time, Wi-Fi has evolved from communications between one laptop and a router, across a single channel. Channel hopping routed different clients to different bands. When Wi-Fi 6 was developed, a dedicated 6GHz channel was added, sometimes as a dedicated "backhaul" between your home's access points. Now, mesh networks are more common, giving your laptop a variety of access points, channels, and frequencies to select between. For a detailed breakdown of the upcoming advancements coming to Wi-Fi 8, including Coordinated Spatial Reuse, Coordinated Beamforming, and Dynamic Sub-Channel Operation, read the full article.

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Alcaraz wins against Rublev and Zverev beats Ruud

Carlos Alcaraz overcomes illness to defeat Andrey Rublev, while Alexander Zverev defeats Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals in Turin.




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Gatland comfortable with questions on his future

Coach Warren Gatland says he is comfortable with any decision made about his future as his Wales side hope to avoid an unwelcome piece of history on Sunday.




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A gold Apple Watch link bracelet similar to one worn by Beyoncé is finally available to buy — if you have $349

A stainless steel version similar to Apple's gold Watch band, once worn by Kanye West and Beyoncé, is now available for $349.