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2022
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THOR WARS: The Real Story of the Making of Nancy Pelosi
A deathbed endorsement and the battle against a DSA insurgent launched a unique and powerful congressional career. The post The Real Story of the Making of Nancy Pelosi appeared first…
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Deep State Lackey Exec who cleaned up Enron calls FTX mess “unprecedented”
John Ray III, in a filing with the U.S. bankruptcy court for the district of Delaware, said there was a "complete absence of trustworthy financial information."
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GROSS NEGLIGENCE EXCLUSIVE: Some U.S. school districts falling short on safety, questionnaire finds
‘Securing Our Schools’ effort asked every public school district in all 50 states about security initiatives
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Pedestrian crushed between train cars during train hook-up in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County deputies said a pedestrian was crushed between two train cars during the train hook-up at about 7 a.m.
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Some labs, projects win big as Department of Energy disburses extra funds
Department’s Office of Science divvies up one-time infusion of $1.55 billion from Inflation Reduction Act
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US Army takes delivery of first batch of S-MET robotic mules
General Dynamics Land Systems announced that it has delivered to the U.S. Army an initial tranche of 16 Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) vehicles, or robotic mules, making them the…
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MSD community divided on sentencing of school shooter
The trial revolving around the tragic school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) almost five years ago came to a close on Nov. 2. Maddie King, a Florida...
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Trillions in Equity Vanished from 3Q Housing Market
About $1.3T in recently added equity was lost, due to high mortgage rates and the economy; but U.S. housing equity remains strong compared to the pandemic’s outset.
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Ultrathin organic solar cells could turn buildings into power generators
Incorporated inside and outside buildings—even in windows—new panels could help expand green energy potential
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Election Day Results and Ruminations
Just before the qualifying deadline last June, Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert Weinroth thought that he might be out of needing an election campaign to secure a second term. Five…
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Watch Octopuses Throw Things at Each Other
Cephalopods living unusually close together have been filmed throwing shells, algae and silt—sometimes at another octopus
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Alibaba Singles Day performs ‘in line’ with $84.5 billion event in 2021
The 14th annual Alibaba Global Shopping Festival (known colloquially as “11.11” or “Singles Day” had sales approaching the all-time high gross merchandise volume (GMV) total from 2021.
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DoorDash is starting to look like a tech platform
Is DoorDash on the same path to extending beyond on-demand delivery that some of its chief rivals have followed?
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The Boca Raton Tower Unveils a New Look
The city’s tallest building is once again open for guests to experience and enjoy. Following a $65 million renovation, The Boca Raton Tower has been refreshed to serve families and…
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In First, Scientists Use CRISPR for Personalized Cancer Treatment
The “most complicated therapy ever” tailors bespoke, genome-edited immune cells to attack tumors
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Indigenous Groups Are Key to Reversing Amazon Destruction
As world leaders return home from COP 27 and prepare for other meetings they must listen to native peoples and the plans they bring to the table to quell extraction…
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Broward School Board Member Debbi Hixon Worked For Cryptocurrency Giant FTX
State of Florida financial documents show Broward School Board Member Debbi Hixon worked for cryptocurrency giant FTX. The company filed for bankruptcy on Friday and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried resigned. Published…
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S.R. A1A reopens after facing damage from Nicole
State Road A1A was reopened today after FDOT completed emergency repairs. The road was damaged by Hurricane Nicole.
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Over $480,000 raised at Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Boca Raton
More than 2,000 people attended the annual Walk To End Alzheimer's event in Boca Raton Sunday. The event's opening ceremony began at 9 a.m. and was followed by the walk.
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The Climate Issue Government Leaders Aren’t Addressing: Livestock Farming
It's "a major cause" of our climate crisis. "It's on course to guzzle half the world's carbon budget," writes a Guardian columnist — asking "so why are governments so afraid…
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Jon Voight: Only Trump Can Stop Swamp, ‘Pray’ He Returns as President
President Donald Trump was the only president who “understood truths” and had the “best interest” of the American people and American dream in mind, according to Academy Award-winning actor Jon…
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Sandy Hook memorial opens nearly 10 years after 26 killed
Paths at the memorial lead to a water feature with a sycamore tree in the middle and the victims' names engraved on the top of a surrounding supporting wall.
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Twitter Abruptly Lays Off Thousands of Contract Workers Without Notice
STR/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesTwitter began laying off the bulk of its contract workforce on Saturday, offering no warning to the affected contractors, whose number was reported to be in the…
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Bang Bros Offers Miami Heat $10 Million For Stadium Naming Rights After FTX Collapse
Bang Bros Offers Miami Heat $10 Million For Stadium Naming Rights After FTX Collapse The Miami Heat "terminated" all business relations with the bankrupted FTX crypto exchange, despite signing a two-decade…
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Report: At Least $1 Billion in Investor Assets Are ‘Missing’ After FTX Collapse
Following the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at least $1 billion in investor assets seems to be missing according to multiple reports.
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The Pandemic Housing Bubble is bursting, says KPMG
"Once you start the process of prices falling nationally, there is a self-fulfilling momentum to it because no one wants to catch a falling knife" says Diane Swonk, chief economist…
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Douglas Adams was Right. Science Journal Proves 42 Is the Address of the Universe
Slashdot reader Informativity writes: First published in Jan. '21, a new publication entitled Measurement Quantization affirms the #42 is the address of our universe (Appx. AC), a distinguishing feature of…
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Elon Musk fires outsourced content moderators who track hate and harmful posts on Twitter
"I’m just really fearful of what’s going to slip through the cracks,” said one who was terminated without notification.
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Survey of 26K Developers Finds Java, Python, Kotlin, and Rust Growing Rapidly
While the popularity of jQuery is decreasing, React.JS "is currently the most widely used client-side framework," reports ZDNet, citing SlashData's 23rd State of the Developer Nation report (compiled from more…
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Biden-Xi summit: What Biden wants, what Xi wants
Here's a look at what each side is hoping to achieve out of the leaders' first in-person encounter as presidents.
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Dozens Of Children Worked Slaughterhouse Graveyard Shifts According To Labor Department
Dozens Of Children Worked Slaughterhouse Graveyard Shifts According To Labor Department A top sanitation company has been accused of employing at least 31 children to clean the killing floors of…
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Dolly Parton receives $100 million Courage and Civility Award from Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez
"I try to put my money where my heart is. I will do my best to do good things with this money," Parton said in a tweet.
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Self-Described Sex Symbol AOC Is “Absolutely” Afraid For Her Life
Self-Described Sex Symbol AOC Is "Absolutely" Afraid For Her Life Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who insisted last year that "deranged sexual frustrations" underpin a "Republican fixation on me," and who…
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Crypto.com Sent $400M to the Wrong Recipient. Then Got It Back
About three weeks ago Crypto.com "mistakenly sent 320,000 in Ethereum (~$416 million USD) to another cryptocurrency exchange, called Gate.io," reports the Verge's storystream (citing a report from Web3 Is Going…
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Will Boca Blow Its Cap?
Reading time: 4 mins The square feet remaining before hitting the CAP is enough to build 8 more "The Mark" buildings downtown. Keep the CAP The post Will Boca Blow…
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As Musk reshapes Twitter, academics ponder taking flight
Many researchers are setting up profiles on social media site Mastodon
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Adjunct professor Andy Thomson running for Florida House of Representatives
One of Florida Atlantic University’s adjunct professors, Andy Thomson, is campaigning for a seat in the 91st district of the Florida House of Representatives. Thomson, also a member of the...
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New Justice Department Media Rules Won’t Help if Trump Wins Again
Merrick Garland’s latest policy includes plenty of vague language that could still make it relatively easy for prosecutors to go after reporters’ sources. The post New Justice Department Media Rules…
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Charlie Crist Draws Small Crowd At Broward Dem “Souls To The Polls” Rally In Fort Lauderdale
It was a very “late arriving” crowd for Charlie Crist at the Broward Democrats “Souls To The Polls” event in Fort Lauderdale. Instead of joining Democrat officials for the traditional…
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THE FEAR AND LOATHING OF MARS
This article was spotted and shared by our friend B.G., and it's an interesting topic on an interesting subject: the fear and loathing of… The post THE FEAR AND LOATHING…
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Satellite Constellations Are an Existential Threat for Astronomy
Growing swarms of spacecraft in orbit are outshining the stars, and scientists fear no one will do anything to stop it
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Legendary A-10 ‘Warthog’ receives new wing kit
The U.S. Air Force’s venerable A-10 Thunderbolt II has received a new wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. The Air Force said in a release that A-10 assigned to…
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Live Alongside Spiders because Spiders Are Cool
Spiders get the bugs that bite us but that we can’t see. Spiders are cool. Spiders are just another part of the bigger network of life that emerges, that we’ve…
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What does the future of the music industry look like in terms of NFTs?
Since NFTs are still relatively new and have yet to be widely adopted by most artists, it is difficult to predict exactly how their use will evolve over time. However,…
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Ramsey Theory Extracts Order from Chaos when Sorting through Confusing Arrangements of Numbers
Mathematician Frank Ramsey showed how to discover coherent patterns among a multitude of number groupings
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Jay Leno to Headline Boca West Children’s Foundation Gala
on January 8, Raising Funds for Local Kids Boca Raton, FL – Boca West Children’s Foundation will celebrate $16 million raised for projects serving at-risk youth with “An Evening with Jay…
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FAU cancels classes in preparation for yawner Tropical Storm Nicole
FAU canceled all classes for the remainder of the week to prepare for impact from Tropical Storm Nicole. There are no classes on Friday due to Veteran’s Day. “All FAU...
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Google and Renault are creating a ‘software defined vehicle’
The new vehicle will feature the best of Google's Cloud technology with Renault's car expertise.
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India to continue buying oil from Russia as ties deepen because it’s all globalism
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Best gaming laptops of 2022
The best gaming laptops offer excellent graphics, fast processors, and portability. So, whether you're gaming at home or on the go, these options enhance game play.
