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Philadelphia Phillies Get New Health Update on Zack Wheeler

The Philadelphia Phillies have built their recent success around a rotation that’s typically one of the best in baseball, but entering the 2026 season, particularly when it comes to ace Zack Wheeler, there are ways Philadelphia will have to navigate without him.

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Jan 29 • 2:58 PM EST • Health • roundtable.io
Entertainment lineup announced for 2026 Bacchus Bash

As we count down to Mardi Gras day, krewes host some of the city's biggest parties leading up to their rolls through New Orleans.

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Jan 29 • 2:32 PM EST • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Entertainment lineup announced for 2026 Bacchus Bash

As we count down to Mardi Gras day, krewes host some of the city’s biggest parties leading up to their rolls through New Orleans.

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Jan 29 • 2:32 PM EST • Entertainment • wgno.com
Cubs TV voice Jon 'Boog' Sciambi tops sixth annual Chicago sports media power rankings

I ranked the market’s talent exclusively on TV, radio and podcasts based on appeal, quality, longevity and personal preference. Well over 100 people were considered, and the top 20 follow, with last year’s rank in parentheses.

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Jan 29 • 2:20 PM EST • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
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Shaw’s ‘diamond in the rough’ goes from basketball-only to committing to LSU for football

Jackson Williams’ future appeared to be on the basketball court, but a transfer from Newman to Shaw put him on a new path to LSU football. Here’s his story.

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Jan 29 • 2:20 PM EST • Sports • nola.com
Out West Midland launches as new live entertainment promoter in West Texas

A new chapter in West Texas live entertainment is underway as Out West Midland, led by partners Sean Elphick, Ariel Herrera, Aidan Acosta, and Logan Acosta, launches with a commitment to continue the growth of live events in the Permian Basin. The 2026 Out West Midland concert season will feature a limited run of live [...]

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Jan 29 • 2:02 PM EST • Entertainment • oaoa.com
The secret to long life? It could be in the genes after all, say scientists

New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics

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Jan 29 • 2:00 PM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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College basketball grades: Revisiting preseason All-American predictions

Some of the All-American projections were poignant, but there were a few notable whiffs

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Jan 29 • 1:33 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Samsung’s confusing Galaxy S26 pricing raises base model cost, but makes Ultra cheaper

New reports reveal that Samsung is, in fact, planning to raise the price of the Galaxy S26 series, but only...

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Jan 29 • 12:54 PM EST • Technology • 9to5google.com
HIV: A Treatment Triumph Still Searching For Basic Science Answers

Molly Ohainle was growing up in the Bay Area when the AIDS crisis hit. She lost both of her uncles to HIV. Now, she researches HIV as a professor of immunology and molecular medicine at UC

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Jan 29 • 12:20 PM EST • Science • ls.berkeley.edu
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What happened when Starmer met Xi Jinping?

Pippa Crerar joins Kiran Stacey from Beijing as she follows Keir Starmer on his historic trip to China

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Jan 29 • 11:09 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Polar bears getting "fatter and healthier" amid ice loss

Scientists think that Svalbard bears have adapted to recent ice loss by eating more land-based prey.

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Jan 29 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • bbc.com
Lehigh Sports Central: Men's Basketball

On the latest edition of Lehigh Sports Central, hear from men's basketball head coach Brett Reed and sophomore Hank Alvey as they preview this Saturday's mat...

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Jan 29 • 10:00 AM EST • Sports • lehighsports.com
Elora Cordier’s passion for unified sports shines on and off the court

Elora Cordier's dedication to unified sports shines as she wins the Falcon Award for basketball. Her passion and efforts have made a difference.

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Jan 29 • 9:34 AM EST • Sports • concordmonitor.com
Cairn review – obsession, suffering and awe in a climbing game that hits exhausting new heights

A punishing, beautiful survival game that turns mountaineering into an intimate test of endurance, fixation and emotional resolve – you’ll be in tears by the end

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Jan 29 • 9:00 AM EST • Technology • theguardian.com
DOH-Lee Issues Blue Green Algae Health Alert for Caloosahatchee River-Sebastian Canal - Florida Department of Health in Lee County

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Jan 29 • 8:41 AM EST • Health • lee.floridahealth.gov
SEC survey results: Fans on the state of the conference, Indiana and the future of the sport

By and large, SEC football fans are humbled. However, they’re not in a panic, based on the results of a reader survey by The Athletic.

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Jan 29 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
Abortion Pill Safety Decisions by FDA Were Science-Based, New JAMA Study Finds — The Monitor

A new study found the FDA’s abortion pill decisions followed scientific evidence, as misleading claims about the drug’s safety continue to shape public understanding. And Google removed some health AI summaries after a Guardian investigation reported that AI-generated summaries contained false and potentially dangerous health information.

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Jan 29 • 8:00 AM EST • Science • kff.org
Women's sports fans will have a new place to hang out with opening of Level Sporting Club

Founded by former Northwestern basketball player Clarissa Flores, the bar will be near the heart of sports bars crowding around Wrigley Field.

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Jan 29 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
The Jeff Boals Show Returns Tonight at The Gem Sports Bar

ATHENS, Ohio — The Jeff Boals Show returns this Thursday, January 29, on the Ohio Sports Network from Learfield, presented by Holzer Health System. This week, the live broadcast will take place from 6pm-7pm at The Gem Sports Bar. The event is open to the public and free to attend. Join the "Voice of Bobcat Basketball," Jason Toy, and the seventh year head coach of the Ohio Bobcats, Jeff Boals, for a weekly recap and a look ahead at upcoming matchups. This week's special guests include sophomore forward Ayden Evans (Radcliff, Ky.) and freshman forward Jordan Fisher (Pickerington, Ohio)

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Jan 29 • 6:28 AM EST • Sports • ohiobobcats.com
Videos emerge of previous confrontation between Alex Pretti and federal officers 11 days before he was killed

On Wednesday The News Movement published a video from 13 January where officers appeared to grab Pretti

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Jan 29 • 6:05 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Bank of America supporting weVENTURE Women’s Business Center

As a Neighborhood Builder, the Florida Tech-based weVENTURE Women’s Business Center is awarded a $50,000 grant over two years.

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Jan 29 • 5:01 AM EST • Business • floridatoday.com
CAA Fast Break

As the league approaches the midway point of the conference slate, CAA men’s basketball insider Dr. John Giannini and host Griffin Della Penna broke down the league and its incredible performances, as well as the CAA's upcoming matchups on CBS Sports Network in the fifth edition of the CAA Fast Break.

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Jan 29 • 4:59 AM EST • Sports • caasports.com
The Polanski effect? These charts reveal how much the Greens have advanced

The Green party has made gains under its leader – but there is also uncertainty ahead

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Jan 29 • 2:37 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Weak dollar drives gold over $5,500 an ounce for first time, amid geopolitical and debasement fears

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

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Jan 29 • 2:24 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
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Survey of over-50s women finds almost two in three struggle with mental health

Of those affected by midlife challenges such as menopause, nine in 10 do not seek help, therapists’ organisation says

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Jan 29 • 2:00 AM EST • Health • theguardian.com
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Xi-Starmer meeting: Chinese leader tells PM he hopes both countries can ‘rise above differences’

At Beijing talks, British prime minister Keir Starmer tells Xi he wants a ‘more sophisticated’ relationship with China

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Jan 29 • 12:31 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Are men being misled over testosterone?

In part one of a miniseries exploring the popularity of testosterone, Madeleine Finlay hears from Professor Channa Jayasena of Imperial College London, who is chair of the Society for Endocrinology, about how this craze is manifesting in NHS clinics, and from ‘Sam’ who tells Madeleine about his own journey with the hormone

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Jan 29 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C

The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say

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Jan 29 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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Tiny mammals are sending warning signs scientists can finally read

Small mammals are early warning systems for environmental damage, but many species look almost identical, making them hard to track. Scientists have developed a new footprint-based method that can tell apart nearly indistinguishable species with remarkable accuracy. Tested on two types of sengi, the system correctly identified them up to 96% of the time. It offers a simple, ethical way to monitor ecosystems before they quietly unravel.

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Jan 28 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Halide co-founder Sebastiaan de With is joining Apple’s design team

A new role for de With.

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Jan 28 • 6:59 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

About 3 in 10 California teens report serious psychological distress, yet significant gaps exist between the need for mental health care and receipt of services. This report examines teen mental health and access to care across demographic groups and describes how state and district funding have expanded school-based solutions.

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Jan 28 • 5:38 PM EST • Health • ppic.org
'Halide' Co-Founder Sebastiaan de With Joins Apple's Design Team

Sebastiaan de With, co-founder of the popular iPhone camera app Halide, today announced that he has joined the Human Interface Design team at Apple. "So excited to work with the very best team in the world on my favorite products," he said. This marks a return to Apple for de With, who previously worked on things such as iCloud, MobileMe, and the Find My app. He has also completed design work for other companies, such as Sony, Mozilla, Oracle, HP, and EA, in the past.

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Jan 28 • 5:37 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Policy Brief: Teen Mental Health and School-Based Services in California

Rates of chronic sadness and suicidal thoughts in teens have been rising in California—and nationwide—since about 2009. Significant gaps exist between the reported need for mental health care and receipt of services. The state has recently invested $8 billion for child and teen mental health, including school-based services.

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Jan 28 • 5:34 PM EST • Health • ppic.org
Tigers Pounce on Pilots for 74-51 Victory on Dignity Health Night

Taking control early in the game, the Pacific men's basketball program overwhelmed Portland in a 74-51 win Wednesday on Dignity Health Night at the Alex G. Spanos Center.

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Jan 28 • 5:22 PM EST • Health • pacifictigers.com
Schaumburg Boomers officially purchased by REV Entertainment, owner of the Kane County Cougars

REV Entertainment announced Wednesday that the group has acquired the Schaumberg Boomers from the Salvi family.

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Jan 28 • 2:52 PM EST • Entertainment • fox32chicago.com
Kansas basketball joins CBS Sports Classic event through 2029

Kansas basketball is still in the midst of its 2025-26 season, but the team’s schedule for 2026-27 — and the future — is taking shape. Here’s more.

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Jan 28 • 2:52 PM EST • Sports • cjonline.com
High school roundup: Hastie’s shot lifts Pelham boys

Gavin Hastie’s jumper in the lane with 1.5 seconds remaining lifted the Pelham boys basketball team past host Lebanon, 50-48, in a Division II contest on Tuesday night.

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Jan 28 • 2:50 PM EST • Sports • unionleader.com
Arlington-based REV Entertainment buys two independent professional baseball teams

Arlington-based REV Entertainment, the official sports and entertainment partner of the Texas Rangers, today announced it has purchased two independent...

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Jan 28 • 2:15 PM EST • Entertainment • dallasnews.com
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Burner phones and lead-lined bags: a history of UK security tactics in China

Starmer’s team is wary of spies but such fears are not new – with Theresa May once warned to get dressed under duvet

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Jan 28 • 2:07 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Here's the Magnetic Charging Puck for Galaxy S26

We keep seeing upcoming accessories for the Galaxy S26 series, all basically confirming the lineup’s support for the Qi2 charging standard. In simple terms, that means... #GalaxyS26 #GalaxyS26Ultra

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Jan 28 • 12:53 PM EST • Technology • droid-life.com
WATCH: Coons, Rubio disagree on whether Congress should’ve been consulted before Maduro ouster

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said the Trump administration failed to properly consult with Congress in the months leading up to the dramatic U.S. military raid that ousted President Nicolás Maduro. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was "a trigger-based operation."

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Jan 28 • 11:41 AM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Manu Ginobili among backers of new planned sports performance project in South Florida

Manu Ginobili is investing in South Florida’s potential with a new venture. The former San Antonio Spurs star is part of a group building the Sports Performance Hub in Homestead, Florida. It’ll be a next-generation sports, education and community development project. It will feature a 10,000-seat stadium for Miami FC, sports training facilities, a basketball facility, a boarding school and more. Groundbreaking is set for March, with plans to open in 2028. Ginobili, along with partners like Riccardo Silva and Juan Sebastian Veron, aims to connect sports training with academics. They believe Miami’s multicultural environment makes it an ideal location.

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Jan 28 • 11:36 AM EST • Sports • nbcmiami.com
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Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments

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Jan 28 • 11:15 AM EST • Technology • theguardian.com
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Google DeepMind launches AI tool to help identify genetic drivers of disease

AlphaGenome can analyse up to 1m letters of DNA code at once and could pave way for new treatments

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Jan 28 • 11:15 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient

Campaigners demand ‘real consequences’ for peer who claimed expenses for car journeys he did not take

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Jan 28 • 10:40 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Wilmington basketball tournament puts focus on raising funds for mental health

The two-day SL24 Basketball Classic returns to the Chase Fieldhouse to honor Sean Locke, raise funds for mental health programs and encourage open conversations.

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Jan 28 • 10:30 AM EST • Health • whyy.org
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Is Wyoming hoops stuck in purgatory within modern college basketball?

Every season for a reasonably successful mid-major university begins in a similar fashion. They schedule a few in-state cupcakes as the season and home openers before, if they are lucky enough, participating in an ever-declining MTE tournament during the week of Thanksgiving. Throw in a dash of high-major money labeled as “buy games” to help […]

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Jan 28 • 10:00 AM EST • Sports • mwcconnection.com
Sheldon Kasowitz Champions Science-Based Solutions for Addiction

For Kasowitz, the motivation is deeply personal and urgent

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Jan 28 • 7:30 AM EST • Science • today.uconn.edu
A Go-Kart Track Is Just the Start at This Arizona Home Built Like a Sports-and-Entertainment Complex

Over-the-top amenities at the $20 million listing include a batting cage, a basketball court, a shooting range, a day spa, a dance studio and a gaming lounge

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Jan 28 • 7:17 AM EST • Entertainment • mansionglobal.com
‘I don’t let bullies win’ Ilhan Omar says after attack, as Trump says he will ‘de-escalate’ in Minneapolis

President had mocked congresswoman hours before she was sprayed with unknown substance during a town hall event

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‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health

A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters

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‘Shameful’: Trump’s EPA accused of prioritizing big business over public health

A year into Trump’s second term, critics say the EPA is rolling back dozens of protections and giving a leg up to polluters

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Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch

Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’

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#CAAHoops MBB Notebook

CAA MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK – JAN. 28, 2026

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Jan 28 • 6:00 AM EST • Sports • caasports.com
Investment and Statecraft: The International Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

In 1953, Kuwait established the world’s first sovereign wealth fund to invest the country’s oil revenues and generate returns that would reduce its reliance on a single resource. Since then, over 100 separate funds have been created to preserve national wealth and ensure long-term fiscal sustainability. Today, they manage over $10 trillion in global assets. In this discussion with GJIA, political economist Kathryn Lavelle explains the increasingly novel dynamics that surround fund behavior and what the world can come to expect from their growing presence in international financial markets. GJIA: When it comes to the roles sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in global markets and politics, what would you say makes them unique? Kathryn Lavelle: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) operate on behalf of governments as investors. That in itself is a strange relationship. Within them, a core contest takes place between the state’s interests (or sovereign) part of the dynamic, and the money interests (or wealth) part of it, and these two aspects are frequently in contradiction, serving fundamentally different goals. SWFs are also quite fascinating because when you talk to the people who manage these funds, they have an interest in convincing you that the decisions are made almost exclusively on a financial basis—they really will go to great lengths to differentiate their government owners and those who make the management decisions. At the same time, these people ultimately answer to someone in power. Therefore, for most SWFs, it remains deeply unclear who is actually making the investment decisions and for what purposes. Of course, it is not always clear how other vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity make the decisions they do, but I think what a lot of people find particularly disconcerting about SWFs is that they seem to act on behalf of people who have a different identity from their own. People who could be trying to manipulate politics and markets in a way that would have a long-term effect on their own populations. Regular investors come and go at will, and they only share an interest in profit as far as most of us understand. However, SWFs have that extra “sovereign” part right behind them that obscures their true interest. GJIA: These funds can be found in countries all across the globe, in both authoritarian states and democracies. Would you say SWFs differ in their goals and structures between regime-type? KL: It is not necessarily regime type that makes the goals and structures of SWFs different. It has to do with their economies. Let’s look at a country like China. There’s going to be a debate about exactly how to characterize the regime, but it is a country with many different kinds of sovereign wealth funds, and a particularly opaque state connection to each. At one time, some of the state-owned Chinese oil companies created specialized investment vehicles listed outside Chinese markets that excluded parts of the firms that were more associated with human rights violations. At the same time, the China Investment Corporation (CIC)­—China’s largest SWF—draws a lot of concern, not necessarily because of its investment activities, but because of the dynamics of global politics. So, I wouldn’t really tie differences to regime types themselves in a wholesale way, but rather to how such funds are perceived and how they are structured. Saudi Arabia’s SWF is getting all kinds of attention for its involvement in Hollywood, and this takes me right back to when I was a student in the 1980s, when people were concerned about Japanese investment entities buying assets in Hollywood. They aren’t quite the same in financial terms, but it’s the same kind of concern about foreign investment that drives people to be suspicious, and the whole idea that “foreigners are influencing Hollywood.” This holds true across industries, and it reflects where politics are in places like the United States right now. One metric we can try to look at is transparency, where all the funds will tell you, “we are transparent.” The problem you’ll keep running into with this approach is how you value things. When trying to do comparative studies of equity markets, you’ll find that every country doesn’t use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles like we do in the United States. A fund may appear opaque politically and not want people to show what they’re invested in or what their intent with that investment is, but they could also just not be able to report it because of the way it was purchased, or the kinds of shares they purchased. There are some assets out there that really are difficult to put a monetary value on. GJIA: To what extent do domestic politics shape SWF behavior in both the investing “home” country and the recipient “host” country? KL: This depends on the type of fund present and also on the extent to which voters’ political views are able to influence the fund. For example, in a democratic home state like Norway, the SWF doesn’t invest in nuclear weapons or tobacco because of social concerns, but there is a continuing debate over whether it should invest in oil, even though that’s where most of the money comes from. The degree to which Norway will continue to make those investments, and whether they contradict the government’s overall climate goals, is an open question in Norwegian politics. Because of the way the fund’s governance is structured, it may not be easy to resolve. On the other hand, some people consider pension funds, like the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) in Ohio, to be quasi-SWF. They have a very strict separation between the people who make up the management division and the fund owners. No teacher or professor would want to invest in things that may harm the future of their students. At the same time, a fund manager might see an opportunity in a diversified multinational corporation that offers a good return, despite it deriving part of its revenue from e-cigarettes. These contests are very apparent. Domestic politics can work in host countries too. A good example is Singapore’s SWF, Temasek, investing in Thailand’s telecommunications sector. If you study political economy, you already know that countries everywhere are uncomfortable with foreign ownership of their telecom sectors because a foreign entity could monitor or manipulate our communications with each other. In the case of Temasek, there was significant pushback from Thai citizens surrounding the deal, which went on to influence national political sentiment toward Singapore as a whole, underscoring the risks some SWFs may face with their investment choices. In this case, fund behavior led to the dissolution of the entire Thai government in 2006 and a subsequent coup d’état. GJIA: To address some of this unease, the Santiago Principles were established in 2009 to ostensibly promote trust and transparency. From your perspective, have these mechanisms actually changed fund behavior? KL: In international relations theory, we always like to have a clear set of norms and best practices­—the orientation we want the proverbial ship to be going in. In that regard, the Santiago Principles at least got the discussion going about which direction SWFs should take at a time when people were very skittish about the growing size of these funds. Nobody wanted them to be out there and potentially destabilizing economies, so talks about disclosure, conditions for withdrawal, and the independence of managers were helpful when initiated. The biggest stumbling block was that there wasn’t exactly a good way to measure compliance with the Principles, let alone how to hold funds to them. If you read the Principles, they’re overall quite vague. In general, a fund doesn’t want to reveal how and why they make certain investment decisions because that information is proprietary—a fund makes money off of how and why it makes decisions—so how do you reconcile that with loosely-defined ideas of openness? Some decisions might have a political purpose. The bottom line is that trying to figure out and assign a score to compliance is not easy, and it is therefore the reason why the Santiago Principles never really got off the ground to the point where they could truly direct fund behavior. GJIA: Many emerging markets are looking to build their own SWFs from mineral and oil revenues. Historically, have funds shaped development trajectories in these countries? KL: I think the big story in international emerging markets investment is that the investment is increasingly no longer unidirectional. In the past multinational corporations of primarily Western background were the main form of foreign direct investment in a country. That has changed dramatically, to the point where you have companies from so-called “developing countries” taking over companies in the United States. Therefore, the landscape of international investment has changed, and I think SWFs are certainly a possibility to be the next step in the game. Historically, you didn’t need an entire financial vehicle to reinvest commodity revenues in your country, but as emerging markets get more financially sophisticated, their capacity to operate such funds has increased. SWFs would allow treasuries to move from relying on holding foreign exchange assets like cash or government bonds to having broader financial markets and targeted growth areas, while easing pressure on welfare expenditures. GJIA: With their increasing financial weight, do you see the presence of SWFs being a factor in the political choices leaders will have to make with regard to domestic and foreign policy? KL: It will depend on just how big the funds get. One of the reasons people are already apprehensive is because of their scale, and if certain SWFs in certain countries achieve a large-enough size, the presence will absolutely be cause for concern. The other factor political leaders will have to consider are their objectives. It’s not always clear how to define a SWF, or even where its activity is concentrated, but it is certainly a worry from the perspective of national security of opaque external investment. More than that, I think one of the most interesting questions going forward is whether the United States, the home to the world’s largest financial markets, will develop its own fund, for which the Trump administration announced a plan. There have also been several proposals in Congress. Were it to come into being, it would have tremendous weight. At the same time, one of the hallmarks of U.S. capitalism is a lack of government ownership of shares, so it would not be clear how such a fund would be received in domestic politics, or which direction it would take. Given how politically fragmented the country is, a Democratic administration would likely be concerned about different sectors of the economy, such as healthcare, and want investment there, rather than a Republican administration, which might prefer defense industries. No investment vehicle could thrive under conditions of such instability. Moreover, it remains unclear where the money to fund a theoretical U.S. SWF would come from. It would be a fundamentally different entity depending on whether it is financed with debt, economic surplus, commodities, or the sale of state companies, as in the case of Singapore. If it is debt, or government borrowing of some form, then the fund would have to outperform whatever the cost of that debt is, which is not an easy thing to do. I think our political leaders have enough on their plate. Our system has worked well keeping political and investment functions generally separate. We have seen different forms of business rise and fall, and even the perception of different countries, all of which funds are tied to. Unless a major SWF either starts—like in the case of the United States—or collapses—an issue that concerns the Saudis, I don’t see any political tsunamis on the horizon. . . . Kathryn Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research explores the exchange between domestic and international and political institutions with a particular emphasis on political economy and multilateralism. Dr. Lavelle’s first book, The Politics of Equity Finance in Emerging Markets, explored the political circumstances that surround large issues of stock in the developing world. After being granted tenure at Case Western, she was awarded an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship and named the William A. Steiger fellow, a designation given to the most promising political scientist in her class of fellows. While in Washington during 2006-2007, she worked on the staff of the House Committee on Financial Services on issues related to domestic and international monetary policy. Dr. Lavelle holds a PhD in political science from Northwestern University; an M.A. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia; and a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown University. She is a permanent member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Interview conducted by Sid Mehrotra. Image Credit: Jason Leung, Unsplash Content Licenses, via Unsplash

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Jan 28 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • gjia.georgetown.edu
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How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode

The makeup of Great Britain’s high streets has changed dramatically. See what the data says about where you live

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Jan 28 • 5:01 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
AI boom will produce winners and ‘carnage,’ says tech boss; dollar sinks to four-year lows after Trump comments

Cisco chief executive says technology ‘will be bigger than the internet’ but current market is probably a bubble; dollar selling intensifies, gold climbs through $5,200 an ounce to new record high

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Jan 28 • 2:46 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
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Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai

The prime minister may also discuss the fate of the Uyghurs with the Chinese leader

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Jan 28 • 2:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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El Paso, Texas high school sports scoreboard: Jan 27-31

El Paso, Texas high school sports scoreboard: Jan 27-31

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Jan 28 • 12:31 AM EST • Sports • elpasotimes.com
Appleton area high school sports results for Tuesday, Jan. 27

High school basketball and swimming teams were in action.

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Jan 28 • 12:17 AM EST • Sports • postcrescent.com
Goshen Health looks to partner with Parkview Health

Goshen Health says it's planning for the future, annoucing a letter of intent to partner with Parkview Health, a regional healthcare system based in Fort Wayne.

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Jan 27 • 9:44 PM EST • Health • wsbt.com
Who Decides When a Home Is Safe? A California Bill Says Science, Not Insurers.

Following a Times investigation, a state lawmaker is proposing the first health-based standards for assessing smoke contamination after wildfires.

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Jan 27 • 7:45 PM EST • Science • nytimes.com
UNC basketball projected a Top-5 Seed in USA TODAY Sports bracketology

UNC is playing NCAA Tournament-caliber basketball right now. USA TODAY Sports gives the Tar Heels a Top 5 Regional seed in its latest bracketology.

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Jan 27 • 7:30 PM EST • Sports • tarheelswire.usatoday.com
Missouri sports betting market officially launched: Take $3,000 in sportsbook sign-up bonuses, promos

Missourians can now place sports bets with mobile sportsbooks and get Missouri sports betting offers for the Missouri betting launch

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Jan 27 • 2:14 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Caitlin Clark to join NBC Sports as special contributor for NBA games

Former Iowa women's basketball and current WNBA Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will join NBC Sports' Basketball Night in America coverage on Feb. 1.

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Jan 27 • 1:56 PM EST • Sports • hawkcentral.com
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‘It’s a hospitality-wide problem‘: night-time traders react to business rates relief plan

Gyms, pharmacies, restaurants and cafes and convenience store owners question why only pubs and live music venues should get help

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Jan 27 • 12:02 PM EST • Business • theguardian.com
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AEDC-supported business growth program accepting applications - Talk Business & Politics

Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting is partnering with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission through the 75Strong program to launch the third phase of its statewide entrepreneurship initiative, which includes a new...

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Jan 27 • 11:25 AM EST • Business • talkbusiness.net
Sandiola Grows Clinical Documentation Integrity Services Business 60% in 2025

Sandiola, the leader in Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) services for independent, community hospitals, proudly announces growing its client base 60% in 2025.

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Jan 27 • 10:47 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Autism Science Foundation Releases Request for Applications for 2026 Undergraduate Summer Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

New York, NY — January 27, 2026 — The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, has released its 2026 Request for Applications for Undergraduate Summer Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, a competitive funding opportunity designed to support undergraduate students pursuing basic or clinical autism research during

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Jan 27 • 9:48 AM EST • Science • autismsciencefoundation.org
Luminar receives a larger $33 million bid for its lidar business

A new leading bidder has appeared in the Luminar bankruptcy case: Redmond, Washington-based MicroVision, which beat out Quantum Computing Inc.'s bid by $5 million.

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Jan 27 • 9:17 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Luminar receives a larger $33 million bid for its lidar business

A new leading bidder has appeared in the Luminar bankruptcy case: Redmond, Washington-based MicroVision, which beat out Quantum Computing Inc.'s bid by $5 million.

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Jan 27 • 9:17 AM EST • Business • techcrunch.com
Black women on the nightmare of seeking healthcare in the US: ‘I have to be my own doctor’

Many Black women in the US report moving through medical settings strategically as a means of survival

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Jan 27 • 8:00 AM EST • Health • theguardian.com
Fight over US healthcare subsides stuck on familiar snag: abortion

Republicans refuse to move forward without further restrictions on abortion coverage – Democrats say that’s a non-starter

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Jan 27 • 8:00 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Patriot League and CBS Sports Reach Multi-Year Television Extension

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Patriot League and CBS Sports announce a multi-year television deal that will extend their 23-year relationship. Under the agreement, CBS Sports Network will air Patriot League men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and a variety of other sports.

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Jan 27 • 8:00 AM EST • Sports • patriotleague.org
TELUS and RingCentral expand Business Connect with AI-powered features for Canadian businesses

TELUS (NYSE: TU), a world-leading technology company, and RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG), a global leader in AI-powered business communications, today announced they are expanding their partnership to bring advanced AI capabilities to TELUS Business Connect, a comprehensive cloud-based communication platform. With new AI capabilities that span both customer engagement and employee productivity, the platform will deliver intelligent automation that helps businesses work smarter and serve customers

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Jan 27 • 8:00 AM EST • Business • finance.yahoo.com
UPS delivers on fourth-quarter numbers, and its stock rises

UPS trades on a 30% discount to the S&P 500 on a price-to-earnings basis with a dividend of roughly 6%.

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Jan 27 • 7:34 AM EST • Business • marketwatch.com
WHO urges schools worldwide to promote healthy eating for children

Healthy food in schools can help children develop healthy dietary habits for life, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which released a new global guideline on evidence-based policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments.

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Jan 27 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • who.int
Breakdown In Federal Health Tracking Leaves U.S. Vulnerable To Outbreaks, Pandemics, Experts Warn

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2026 (HealthDay News) — The United States is more vulnerable to future outbreaks, pandemics and health crises due to a breakdown in federal disease tracking, a new study says. Nearly half of once-routinely updated health surveillance databases ...

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Jan 27 • 6:55 AM EST • Health • usnews.com
Report: In Some Urban Districts, Science of Reading Limits ‘Robust Comprehension’

Rather than promoting deeper literacy skills, the phonics-based approach 'may unintentionally encourage teachers to focus on surface-level goals.'

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Jan 27 • 6:30 AM EST • Science • the74million.org
Report: In Some Urban Districts, Science of Reading Limits ‘Robust Comprehension’

Four school districts in major urban areas using the science of reading found while students are grasping basic literacy skills, limitations toward deeper comprehension still exist, according to a new study. The “Robust Reading Comprehension” report, conducted by nonprofit research organization SRI, examined literacy instruction in districts in Texas, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia that […]

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Jan 27 • 6:30 AM EST • Science • yahoo.com
Bovino’s future in doubt as White House walks back initial claims about Alex Pretti

Trump strikes conciliatory tone with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz after pair speak last night as Bovino is reportedly stripped of ‘commander at large’ title

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Jan 27 • 5:51 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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You Wouldn’t Want to Butt Heads With This Small Dinosaur

A newly discovered raptor had a knobby bump on its head, suggesting that, like some larger dinosaurs, it engaged in competitive head bashing.

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Jan 27 • 5:02 AM EST • Science • nytimes.com
Minneapolis sports commentator apologizes for paid protesters comment

Paul Allen’s comments came when people were demonstrating against ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good

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Jan 27 • 5:00 AM EST • Sports • theguardian.com
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EU car sales grow 1.8% in 2025 with electric cars surging but Tesla loses market share

Sales at Elon Musk’s carmaker plummet nearly 38% in 2025 as it loses ground to China’s BYD; gold continues to rise

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Jan 27 • 3:07 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
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Moon dust has earthly elements thanks to a magnetic bridge

The substances could help supply a lunar base

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Jan 27 • 2:00 AM EST • Science • theweek.com
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High school basketball: Monday's scores

CIF City Section and Southern Section high school boys' and girls' basketball scores for Monday's games.

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Jan 27 • 1:33 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?

Madeleine Finlay speaks to Patrick Wintour, who has been reporting on Iran’s water crisis, while Prof Mohammad Shamsudduha of UCL explains what can be done to bring water supplies back from the brink

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Jan 27 • 12:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
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Kawhi Leonard, Clippers ready to feast on porous Jazz defense

It's tough to find an NBA team currently playing better basketball than the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Jan 26 • 10:20 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Jan 26 • 9:43 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
‘The world is hurting right now’: politics and protest hit the Sundance film festival

A conflicted mood has lingered over Utah’s long-running film festival with premieres and parties continuing but stars speaking out against government cruelty

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Jan 26 • 8:28 PM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
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Dodgers have 7 prospects in The Athletic top 100

It’s prospect-ranking season, with both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline unveiling top-100 lists last week. On Monday, Keith Law at The Athletic revealed his annual preseason ranking of the top 100 prospects in baseball. Seven Dodgers made this list, their most prolific showing yet among these groups. Just like at BA and MLB, four outfielders […]

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Jan 26 • 7:42 PM EST • Sports • truebluela.com
Homeland Security executes warrant at popular Arizona sports grill chain ‘Zipps’

Homeland Security agents were at the scene of multiple locations of Valley-based Zipps Sports Grill as part of a criminal investigation, federal authorities said Monday afternoon.

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Jan 26 • 7:11 PM EST • Sports • azfamily.com
Homeland Security agents raid popular Arizona sports grill chain ‘Zipps’

Multiple locations of Valley-based Zipps Sports Grill have been raided by federal agents.

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Jan 26 • 7:11 PM EST • Sports • azfamily.com
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Policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments: WHO guideline

This WHO guideline provides Member States with evidence-based recommendations and implementation considerations on policies to improve school food environments. It covers three areas: direct food provision in schools; nutrition standards or rules for foods and beverages served or sold at school; and nudging interventions that modify the school food environment to promote healthier choices.

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Jan 26 • 7:00 PM EST • Health • who.int
iOS 26.3 Adds Privacy Setting to Limit Carrier Location Tracking

With iOS 26.3, Apple is adding a new "limit precise location" setting that reduces the location data available to mobile networks to increase user privacy. Mobile networks determine location based on the cellular towers that a device connects to, but with the setting enabled, some of the data typically made available to mobile networks is being restricted.

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Jan 26 • 5:38 PM EST • Technology • macrumors.com
Dozens of CDC databases are not being updated — most related to vaccines, study finds

The agency plays a key role in tracking the disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.

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Jan 26 • 5:00 PM EST • Health • nbcnews.com
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Scientists launch AI DinoTracker app that identifies dinosaur footprints

Researchers say artificial intelligence system matches human expert classification about 90% of the time

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Jan 26 • 3:00 PM EST • Science • theguardian.com
A New Way to Flirt: Dazzle Potential Mates With Patterns Invisible to Humans

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves.

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Jan 26 • 3:00 PM EST • Technology • nytimes.com
A New Way to Flirt: Dazzle Potential Mates With Patterns Invisible to Humans

Cuttlefish attract prospective sexual partners by creating a pattern on their skin, based on the orientation of light waves.

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Jan 26 • 3:00 PM EST • Science • nytimes.com