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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa to unleash life-threatening catastrophe in Jamaica
Alex Sosnowski
A dire situation is unfolding in the Caribbean as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa is forecast to make a right, northward turn and cross Jamaica like a giant buzzsaw and firehose at the same time. AccuWe ...[Continue Reading]
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Colonel says US watered down report on Shireen Abu Aklehs killing
Joseph Stepansky
A former United States colonel who worked on a team that compiled a report on the Israeli militarys killing of Al Jazeera journalist and US citizen Shireen Abu Akleh has accused the administration of ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
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AI chatbots routinely violate mental health ethics standards
Kevin Stacey-Brown
As more people turn to ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) for mental health advice, a new study details how these chatbotseven when prompted to use evidence-based psychotherapy techniques ...[Continue Reading]
Futurity: Research News
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More friends, more division: Study finds growing social circles may fuel polarization
Complexity Science Hub Vienna
Between 2008 and 2010, polarization in society increased dramatically alongside a significant shift in social behavior: the number of close social contacts rose from an average of two to four or five ...[Continue Reading]
Phys.Org
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Watch: How Halloween became the holiday it is today
John Boccacino-Syracuse U.
Before Halloween became a holiday for candy and costumes, it was a night for mayhem. In late 19th-century America, egged houses, trees draped in toilet paper and worse types of vandalism were the no ...[Continue Reading]
Futurity: Research News
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No stadium, new location. MSU trustees to vote on scaled-back Spartan Gateway plan
Karly Graham, Lansing State Journal
EAST LANSING Months after approving a plan to build a$150 million Olympic sports arenaand partner with a developer to build a hotel, private housing, restaurants and office space on the western edg ...[Continue Reading]
Lansing State Journal
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