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Feb

15

2023

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US Foods takes the first delivery of battery-electric trucks

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US Foods takes the first delivery of battery-electric trucks. US Foods Holding Corp. is a major foodservice distributor in the United States. It announced Monday that it took delivery of its first Freightliner Cascadia trucks powered by battery-electric technology at its distribution center in La Mirada. Following the announcement, the company will add 30 additional electric trucks to its fleet at the same location in 2023. This is part of US Foods' effort to reduce the carbon footprint of their growing fleet. It will also help them meet their near-term emission reduction goals. Recently, the Science Based Targets initiative approved…

Feb

14

2023

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Bitcoin adoption explodes to $500,000 within 3 years

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Bitcoin adoption explodes to $500,000 within 3 years. Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad is a long-time Bitcoin enthusiast who offers valuable investment advice. He stated in December that Bitcoin holders would likely become richer if the Fed changed its monetary policy and printed more money. He also favors precious metals such as gold or silver because they have a higher return on investment than dollar savings. American investor, businessman, motivational speaker and author, has predicted another huge rise in Bitcoin. He believes that the market will experience a sharp correction, which could lead to the Federal…

Feb

13

2023

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Derek Jeter joins Fox Sports baseball studio team

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Derek Jeter joins Fox Sports baseball studio team Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter have been reunited. Fox Sports announced Sunday, during the Super Bowl pregame broadcast, that Jeter would be covering the studio coverage of the upcoming season. Rodriguez hugged Jeter and presented him with a Fox Sports jersey. Jeter was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 2020. He also joined fellow Hall of Famer David Ortiz, and host Kevin Burkhardt on the studio team. Education of the youth about social crime issues "I was at the World Series in Philadelphia, and David Ortiz kept showing me his…

Feb

12

2023

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City center safer with crime-fighting cash

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City center safer with crime-fighting cash. Ben Adams, the police, fire and crime commissioner has committed PS150,000 to make Newcastle's center safer for tourists. The money will go towards improving lighting and installing gates along alleyways. Additional CCTV will also be installed to protect blindspots. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council oversees a large part of the scheme. Gill Heesom, the authority's cabinet portfolio holder in community safety and well-being, stated that she was very pleased with the funding. "The police and council have done a great job in the town centre with antisocial behaviours and other elements crime - but this news…

Feb

11

2023

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After discovering a space object, scientists have a new alien concern

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After discovering a space object, scientists have a new alien concern. Scientists became concerned when they thought signals sent from space to Earth were being sent by aliens. Dr Natasha Hurley Walker was part of a team of Australian researchers who discovered a spinning object in space and sent radio signals every 18 minutes to Earth. According to News Science and Nature, Dr Hurley-Walker said that "I was concerned it was aliens." When they discovered the radio waves, the team from Curtin University's International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, (ICRAR) in Perth, Australia was mapping them. She stated that she…

Feb

10

2023

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The D.C. mayor is there as Congress intervenes in criminal law

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The D.C. mayor is there as Congress intervenes in criminal law. After Thursday's approval of controversial reforms to the criminal code, Congress is now closer to repealing a D.C. statute for the first time since 1991. And Mayor Muriel Bowser may be okay with this. Why it matters: 31 Democrats joined the GOP-led effort against criminal code reform. This reduces certain maximum penalties for violent crime. This was an unexpected bipartisan intervention in local affairs during heightened Republican pressures on the District. The intrigue: Although Bowser publicly stated that she opposed Congress meddling in District affairs, her office didn't try…

Feb

09

2023

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A new method for the targeted design of molecular structures using AI

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A new method for the targeted design of molecular structures using AI. The engineering of novel molecules and materials can lead to significant improvements in industrial processes, drug discovery, and optoelectronics. The search for new molecules and materials can be likened to searching for needles in a haystack. Chemical space contains tens of thousands of molecules. This is more molecules than the number of stars in the known universe. Researchers at Leipzig University and University of Warwick have developed a new method to allow the targeted design of specific molecules and materials. Their research results have been published in Nature…

Feb

07

2023

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Could California help bring us in the US more in line with interstate cannabis commerce

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Could California help bring us in the US more in line with interstate cannabis commerce A highly-publicized letter from California marijuana regulators addressed to the attorney general of the state poses a fascinating question: is the Golden State teeing up interstate trade in cannabis? The top officials of the state's Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) on Jan. 27 wrote an eight-page note for the offices of California Attorney General Rob Bonta, laying out the legal basis to explain the way California can circumvent federal restrictions in the event that officials in the state decide to allow the export of cannabis…

Feb

06

2023

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Slingshot Biosciences Announces $11 Million in Series A3 Financing

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Slingshot Biosciences Announces $11 Million in Series A3 Financing. Slingshot Biosciences, a biotechnology company developing the world's first online synthetic cell platform for the creation of custom-designed cells and cell line replicas, today announced the closing of $11 million as part of the Series A3 financing. The investment was led by ARCH Venture Partners and, with participation from Anterra Capital. This funding will allow Slingshot to speed up the commercialization success of its groundbreaking technology for gene and cell treatments. Slingshot will also expand its therapeutics and adoptive cell therapy platform through this funding. "Slingshot's synthesized cell product is expected…

Feb

05

2023

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Here’s how you can get tickets to Beyonce’s forthcoming Bay Area show

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It's officially announced that Queen Bey will be arriving in the Bay. The 28-time Grammy Award winner Beyonce has announced her highly anticipated Renaissance World Tour on Wednesday morning, and will be making the tour scheduled to stop at Santa Clara this summer. If you're hoping to win Beyonce tickers, now is the time to plan your trip. The "Crazy in Love" performer is scheduled to perform in Levi's Stadium on Aug. 30 before concluding her California performances at Los Angeles the following week. The concert will be the first time that Beyonce has performed on her own Bay Area…

Feb

03

2023

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The icy storm that is threatening stretches across Texas to Kentucky

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The combination of the moisture coming in the Gulf of Mexico and Arctic air flowing south of Canada has resulted in a lengthy winter hurricane to millions across the eight most states. The bigger picture: Two people from Texas have been killed in the midst of snow, sleet and freezing rain that cut off road and air travel through Dallas this Tuesday. The mixed rain is expected to move northeast with the passing of time, continuing through Thursday in certain regions. https://twitter.com/longwl42/status/1620642218884370432?s=20&t=NslsbPM4tpDZaKTp7eJF4A A slew of ice storm alerts were in force for parts of central, west, and north Texas Western…

Feb

02

2023

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Your Facebook 2FA protection was temporarily in danger

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2FA or two-factor security (2FA) is frequently promoted to users as one of the best methods to safeguard your online identity, providing an additional layer of protection in addition to your password. However, 2FA isn't completely foolproof since some vulnerabilities could sometimes allow hackers to get through the security measures. https://twitter.com/MetaAI/status/1603909549001682944?s=20&t=XVJNziupFeh-fPvnxc9AdQ One of these security holes was discovered within Meta's privacy controls center, that could have let hackers to block the protection of your Facebook account's 2FA security. The attack was discovered via Nepalese security expert Gtm Manoz who brought it to the attention of Meta in September the previous…

Feb

01

2023

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Virginia legislation would prohibit transgender women from participating in sports for women.

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The Virginia House of Delegates introduced a bill Monday, which would prohibit transgender girls and women from participating in sports for women at any level at Virginia schools. "The goal of House Bill 1837 is to safeguard our young girls and women from having to compete against males who are biological," Delegate Karen Greenhalgh (R-Virginia Beach) declared. "Similarly skilled and well-trained men will have an advantage in physical strength over females. This is why we have female sports for women." https://twitter.com/PPADMV/status/1091465495272976385?s=20&t=XNBYJMx0o97forSgRKwlhQ A Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee approved on party lines to advance House Bill 1387 up to the entire…

Feb

01

2023

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Ice is dangerous for driving, causing traffic problems across Mid-South

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PEMISCOT COUNTY, Mo. The dangers of driving continue to be a problem after a second round snow and rain swept through mid-south Tuesday. Mid-South Tuesday. In just a few minutes of crossing I-55 north of Arkansas the impact of the ice storm that hit Tuesday morning's I-55 traffic became apparent as a jackknifed 18-wheeler slowed vehicles at the Marion exit. https://twitter.com/JaySwingler/status/1151920773659025409?s=20&t=XNBYJMx0o97forSgRKwlhQ From the beginning to Blytheville there was no stopping and going when drivers were seen using extreme precautions. Wardell McKinney of Burdette said it's the only method to go about driving in this type of weather. "Keep it slow…

Jan

30

2023

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Bell Canada backs Open RAN hopeful Cohere Technologies

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Bell Canada backs Open RAN hopeful Cohere Technologies As part of the continuing Open RAN trials, Bell Canada is preparing to test the technology of a spectrum multiplier developed through Cohere Technologies and, for the sake of fairness, has taken part within Cohere Technologies, a San Jose, California-based vendor. The announcement comes almost an entire year since Cohere announced the previous round of funding, which was $46 million in funding from Koch Strategic Platforms (part of Koch Industries), VMware, Telstra Ventures, Juniper Networks, Intel Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Presently Bell Ventures, which is Bell Canada's…

Jan

25

2023

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The reason California’s “strong” laws on guns are at risk

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California is home to the most gun-friendly laws in the nation according to organizations that advocate for gun safety Everytown for Gun Safetyand The Giffords Law Center. These gun laws - that are at risk due to the recent Supreme Court decision - only get you so far in the country that is flooded with guns and where there is almost no federal action level as well as an enormous variation in the laws governing guns from state to state , and even between states. It's also incorrect to analyze an unrelated sequence of mass shootings that ranged all the…

Jan

23

2023

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insightsoftware appoints Industry veteran Michael Sullivan as CEO

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insightsoftware appoints Industry veteran Michael Sullivan as CEO. Sullivan joins insightsoftware from Acquia, a digital experience software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, where he was President and CEO for five years. He is praised for his entrepreneurial flair and an in-depth understanding of the development process, Sullivan is an established pioneer in the growth of SaaS businesses, particularly accelerating Acquia's expansion through innovation in its products and many strategic acquisitions. In the early years of the course of his professional career Sullivan was the founder and CEO of Steelpoint Technologies, which became a leading player in the eDiscovery sector. He was the CEO…

Jan

18

2023

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Micro-Sized Particles of Polyethylene Show Negative Impacts on Cells

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Micro-Sized Particles of Polyethylene Show Negative Impacts on Cells. Exposure to high doses of micro-sized polyethylene may have negative consequences for cells A new study by researchers at the University of Eastern Finland finds. Researchers examined the toxic effects of micro-sized polyethylene in two distinct human cancer cells. As one of the most used plastics, polyethylene is utilized to serve a myriad of functions including packaging material. Exposure to large doses of polyethylene is known to reduce the viability of cells and boost the number of reactive oxygen species within mitochondria within cells which are essential organelles that produce energy.…

Jan

17

2023

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China releases the chains of Covid by announcing a surprise growth

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China releases the chains of Covid by announcing a surprise growth. China's economy was more robust during its Q4 "exit waves" due to Covid than most people had hoped for. In addition, with indicators of high frequency suggesting that activity has started to increase since the amount of Covid disease has diminished and the outlook for the near future for the Chinese economy is positive. It is likely that growth will be more robust than previously thought and should further boost gains from local assets. Based on the government's official accounts of China the Chinese economy slowed down at the…

Jan

16

2023

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School district will purchase 90 metal detectors, after a boy aged 6 killed teacher

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School district will purchase 90 metal detectors, after a boy aged 6 killed teacher At a town hall with parents in a town hall meeting, the Virginia Superintendent of the school district claimed that the backpack belonging to a 6-year-old student who fired at the teacher in the classroom was sifted through prior to the shooting. Newport News Superintendent Dr. George Parker III said the suspect in the shooting was brought to Richneck Elementary School in the morning on the. 6. He also said that his backpack was searched following the report that someone had suggested he carried a gun.…

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