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How sugar serves as a hidden thermostat in plants

For a decade, scientists have believed that plants sense temperature mainly through specialized proteins, and mainly at night when the air is cool. New research suggests that during the day, another signal takes over. Sugar, produced in sunlight, helps plants detect heat and

USAID cuts could result in 14M additional deaths: Research

A study published Monday found that the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) could result in more than 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths of children younger than 5 years. The findings were released hours

Chip Roy on Senate changes to GOP megabill: ‘Travesty'

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Tuesday railed against the Senate version of the GOP’s tax and spending bill, calling it a “travesty” and saying he expects to see significant changes in the House before it lands on the president’s desk. In an interview on Fox News’s “The Faulkner

We Were Getting Outriders 2 And Now We're Not

Last month, developer People Can Fly announced that work on a game codenamed Gemini was being suspended over issues with the publisher regarding payment and communication. The publisher was believed to be Square Enix, and fans speculated that the project in question was a

Judge rejects Apple’s bid to dismiss DOJ antitrust case

A federal judge on Monday rejected Apple’s request to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust case against the iPhone maker in an early win for the agency. U.S. District Judge Julien Xavier Neals denied the effort by the tech giant to throw out the case, which

Federal judge finds HHS mass layoffs likely unlawful

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that the mass layoffs carried out at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) likely went against the law and there is sufficient evidence to support claims of irreparable harm as a result. U.S. District Judge Melissa R. DuBose, an

GOP megabill to face final gauntlet in House

✈️ Plus: Netanyahu to visit White House {beacon} GOP megabill to face final gauntlet in House PRESIDENT TRUMP's “big, beautiful bill” cleared the Senate by the barest margin possible Tuesday, setting up a final uncertain path through the House with the clocking ticking toward a

Where to find Academy Tech Lab locations in Fortnite

Finding Fortnite‘s Academy Tech Lab locations is a good idea in general, thanks to the loot you can pick up, but you’ll also need to enter them several times to complete one of Chapter 6 Season 3 week 4’s quests. Finding them isn’t enough, though. Clearing the quest also

44 percent say US becoming less patriotic: Survey

Forty-four percent of Americans said the country is becoming less patriotic, significantly more than the share who said Americans are becoming more patriotic, according to a survey published Tuesday. The Economist/YouGov poll found that 44 percent of Americans said they think