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CDC warns of increased risk of dengue virus in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory on Tuesday warning the public of a heightened risk of dengue virus (DENV) infections in the U.S. this year as cases continue to rise around the globe. Countries in the Americas reported the highest
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox fends off primary challenge amid GOP divisions
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) has fended off a primary challenger from his right, Decision Desk HQ projects, defeating the candidate backed by the state party. Popular incumbent Cox bested Phil Lyman, who scored the official nod from the Utah GOP earlier this year as some in the
How many episodes is The Acolyte, exactly?
Image: Lucasfilm Season 1’s got more left than you might think Continue reading…
Maximizing Terraform modules for platform engineering
Article URL: https://thenewstack.io/maximizing-terraform-modules-for-platform-engineering/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40795813 Points: 4 # Comments: 0
No one has ever been prettier than Austin Butler in The Bikeriders
Image: 20th Century Studios His role in the historical drama about Chicago bike gangs is half charisma, half impeccable hair Continue reading…
Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped
In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic beaches of French Guiana -- a species not typically found in South America. This unusual sighting prompted an international study to investigate the origin of these butterflies.
Curtis defeats Trump-backed Republican in Utah Senate primary to replace Romney
Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah) will be the Republican nominee for Senate in Utah to succeed retiring Sen. Mitt Romney (R), according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Curtis was one of four candidates running for the nomination who advanced to compete in the primary following
Iraqi Kurds detain suspected smugglers in deadly Italy sinking
Iraqi Kurds detain suspected smugglers linked to the deadly sinking of a sailboat carrying Kurdish and Afghan families, killing 30.
Republican Jeff Hurd beats election denier boosted by Democrats in race for Boebert seat
Establishment-backed Republican candidate Jeff Hurd has won his GOP primary for Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) seat in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Hurd, an attorney in Grand Junction, won a competitive Republican
Julian Assange, free after pleading guilty, set to return to Australia
Assange, who had spent five years in a British prison, pleaded guilty to one count under the Espionage Act and was sentenced to time served.
Would You Clone Your Dog?
"We love our dogs for their individual characters—and yet cloning implies that we also believe their unique, unreproducible selves can, in fact, be reproduced."
Former CNN personality John Avlon wins Democratic primary in New York
Former CNN anchor John Avlon has won the Democratic nomination for the seat representing New York’s 1st Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects. Avlon defeated Nancy Goroff, a professor emeritus of chemistry at Stony Brook University, to win the nomination to face
Trump-backed Colorado GOP chair loses House primary
Republican candidate Jeff Crank has won the GOP primary for retiring Rep. Doug Lamborn’s (R-Colo.) seat, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, dealing a blow to Donald Trump. Crank, an official at the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity who enjoyed the endorsements
Gina Rinehart-backed company gets approval from Tanya Plibersek for coal seam gas project
Environment minister gives go ahead for Senex Energy to develop and operate up to 151 new coal seam gas wells in inland Queensland Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The environment
UN tells Israel that risk to aid workers in Gaza is intolerable
The UN has told Israel that its targeting of humanitarian workers and blocking of aid in Gaza is becoming increasingly intolerable.
Jamaal Bowman Becomes First Squad Member to Lose House Seat
New York Representative Jamaal Bowman has become the first Squad member to lose his seat, after the most expensive House primary race ever. Westchester County Executive George Latimer will almost undoubtedly be New York’s 16th congressional district’s newest representative come
The rarest book in American literature: Poe's Tamerlane
Article URL: https://lithub.com/in-search-of-the-rarest-book-in-american-literature-edgar-allan-poes-tamerlane/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40795556 Points: 3 # Comments: 1
Bowman loses New York primary in blow to progressives
George Latimer has unseated Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, delivering a stinging blow to progressives in what has been the party's most divisive primary of the cycle. Latimer, a
Republican Greg Lopez wins Colorado special election for Ken Buck’s seat
Republican candidate Greg Lopez has won the special election to carry out the remainder of former Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-Colo.) term in Congress, according to Decision Desk HQ. Lopez, a former mayor of Parker, Colo., defeated Democrat Trisha Calvarese, who’s previously worked at
Indications of superconductivities in blend of variant apatite and covellite
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17525 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40795525 Points: 17 # Comments: 10
Boebert wins GOP primary in new Colorado House district
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has won the GOP primary in Colorado’s eastern 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ. Boebert defeated a group of Republican challengers to prevail in the Republican contest to replace former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), defying
House swears in Ohio Republican after close special election
Rep. Michael Rulli (R-Ohio) was sworn into the House on Tuesday, after he fended off a Democratic opponent in an unexpectedly close special election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). Rulli, who previously served in the Ohio state senate, bested
Tupac Murder Suspect Says He Lied to Wife About Bail Money to ‘Throw Her the Fuck Off’
Duane "Keffe D" Davis testified Tuesday that he was lying to his wife when he told her the man offering to cover his bond was an intermediary for a movie producer
Julian Assange pleads guilty in exchange for his freedom, end to years-long legal battle
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one felony count under the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified military information after striking a plea deal with Justice Department officials to secure his freedom and finally bring an end to the
The Master’s mask in The Acolyte was intentionally part Star Wars, part Donnie Darko
Image: Lucasfilm ‘It needed to be threatening. It needed to be dark’ Continue reading…
Hear Kelly Clarkson Fly High on Cover of Sia’s ‘Bird Set Free’
"I love songwriters and singers, like Sia, that are so passionate and you can tell have lived the song," Clarkson said of Sia in 2015
Brazil's Supreme Court decriminalizes marijuana
Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-25/brazil-supreme-court-decriminalizes-marijuana-for-personal-use Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40795404 Points: 33 # Comments: 0
Trump-backed candidate loses South Carolina runoff, handing win to McMaster
Republican nurse practitioner Sheri Biggs has won the GOP primary runoff for South Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, in an unusual race that pitted Donald Trump against one of his top allies. Biggs beat Trump-endorsed Mark Burns in the one-on-one
How to beat Bayle the Dread in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
How to take down one of the DLC's hardest bosses.
Your future medications could be personalized for you on a 3D printer
Scientists are helping to develop standards and safety protocols that would allow pharmacies to print drugs onsite at a dosage best for you.
Next platform for brain-inspired computing
Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even eclipsing human brains in their ability to store and crunch data, make predictions and communicate. But there is one domain where human brains continue to dominate: energy efficiency.
Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks
More than 100,000 oil and gas wells across the western U.S. are in areas burned by wildfires in recent decades, a new study has found, and some 3 million people live next to wells that in the future could be in the path of fires worsened by climate change.
Telltale greenhouse gases could signal alien activity
If aliens modified a planet in their solar system to make it warmer, we'd be able to tell. A new study identifies the artificial greenhouse gases that would be giveaways of a terraformed planet.
Loneliness trajectories are associated with midlife conspiracist worldviews
Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-47113-x Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40795368 Points: 40 # Comments: 19
Robots face the future
Researchers have found a way to bind engineered skin tissue to the complex forms of humanoid robots. This brings with it potential benefits to robotic platforms such as increased mobility, self-healing abilities, embedded sensing capabilities and an increasingly lifelike