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Election Monitors Sent to 24 States Where Confrontation Feared

Election Monitors Sent to 24 States Where Confrontation...

The Justice Department is dispatching workers from its Civil Rights Division and...

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Will California’s Child Privacy Law Set a New National Standard?

Will California’s Child Privacy Law Set a New National...

The law alters how children and teens use the internet. But some privacy advocates...

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New York Ruling Still Leaves Door Open for Gun Control: Study

New York Ruling Still Leaves Door Open for Gun Control:...

Despite the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down New York State’s gun licensing...

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Bivalent Boosters Are Better Against Recent COVID Strains: Pfizer

Bivalent Boosters Are Better Against Recent COVID Strains:...

If you're among the 92% or so of Americans yet to get a bivalent COVID-19 booster,...

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'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter

'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter

Besides feeling sluggish, people may be hungrier, crave carbohydrates, eat more...

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When Your Culture Expects You to Age in Place at Home

When Your Culture Expects You to Age in Place at Home

In many cultures, the expectation is that elders will age at home. How do families...

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Vaginal immune activity increases after having sex for the first time

Vaginal immune activity increases after having sex for...

Levels of immune system proteins in the vagina increase after having vaginal intercourse...

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'Divorce' rates are higher in birds that travel long distances

'Divorce' rates are higher in birds that travel long distances

Break-ups are more common in bird species with longer migrations, probably because...

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A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among older people

A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among...

In a trial of more than 16,000 people over 70, those who took a low-dose of aspirin...

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A look at Twitter's chaotic first week under Elon Musk, who is acting like a poker player on tilt trying too hard to get his money back all at once (Dave Karpf/The Future, Now and Then)

A look at Twitter's chaotic first week under Elon Musk,...

Dave Karpf / The Future, Now and Then:A look at Twitter's chaotic first week under...

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Amazon, BurgerFi, Chili's, and other companies end or are rethinking delivery and restaurant robot trials, unable to balance the costs against their usefulness (Katie Deighton/Wall Street Journal)

Amazon, BurgerFi, Chili's, and other companies end or are...

Katie Deighton / Wall Street Journal:Amazon, BurgerFi, Chili's, and other companies...

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CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy says Flipkart plans to cut back on dealmaking and hiring to curb costs as losses mount amid fierce competition from Amazon and Reliance (Financial Times)

CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy says Flipkart plans to cut back...

Financial Times:CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy says Flipkart plans to cut back on dealmaking...

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Source: Apple is working on shortening the "Hey Siri" trigger phrase to "Siri" by 2024 and plans to integrate Siri deeper into third-party apps and services (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Source: Apple is working on shortening the "Hey Siri" trigger...

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:Source: Apple is working on shortening the “Hey Siri” trigger...

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An investigation details India's "hack-for-hire" industry that helps global corporate intelligence clients target businesses, journalists, and politicians (The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)

An investigation details India's "hack-for-hire" industry...

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:An investigation details India's “hack-for-hire”...

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Review of misinformation labels: Twitter and Facebook have done little to refute inaccurate election claims by 26+ US midterms candidates since April 2022 (Washington Post)

Review of misinformation labels: Twitter and Facebook have...

Washington Post:Review of misinformation labels: Twitter and Facebook have done...

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[Thread] Sources and chats in anonymous workplace app Blind: Twitter is asking some laid off employees to come back, including for "some Android and iOS help" (Casey Newton/@caseynewton)

[Thread] Sources and chats in anonymous workplace app Blind:...

Casey Newton / @caseynewton:[Thread] Sources and chats in anonymous workplace app...