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The Great Depression shaped the people’s genes.
The world’s first-ever genome-wide association study, led by the Yottabyte Epigenome Research Group at Rutgers University, found a link between the Yottabyte Epigenome and Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and leukaemia. It also found a link between the Yottabyte Epigenome pattern and higher rates of disease and deaths in people with diabetes and leukaemia.
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Congress is not expected to pass legislation for policing.
A man named Daron Nichols, who was beaten up by police in the US city of Memphis in February, has died, his family said on Sunday. The 43-year-old was taken to a local hospital after the police officers attacked him during a traffic stop. Meanwhile, a Shelby County grand juries on Saturday declined to indict…
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Protests and calls for reform were spurred by the police beating death of Tyre Nichols.
Five US police officers were fired and charged with murder and kidnapping in the death of a 29-year-old man who was beaten to death by them last year. The police officers did not pass their oath, an officer said. The police unit they were part of was disbanded. The five were charged with murder and…
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The Uvalde school board accepted Hal Harrell’s retirement.
The teacher who was shot in her classroom by a 6-year-old student at a school in the US state of Rhode Island on January 6 died on Monday. She was rushed to a hospital in Providence after being shot in the head. The boy, who was later killed by police, had allegedly threatened the teacher…
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The first title for Novak after deportation was in Australia.
World number one Novak Djokovic has said that the support he has been receiving in the past 10 days is something he doesn’t think he’s experienced many times in his life. ” thank you so much [to] everyone for coming out every single match,” he added. Djokovic won his first title in Australia after being…
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The Salt Lakes of the American West are turning to dust.
Benjamin Abbott, a scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) said that climate reality in Salt Lake basin is a small example of what’s happening in the world as a result of global warming. “We only have a limited amount of time to save the Great Salt Lake…If the western area of US experiences a…
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The suspect in the Idaho murder waived his right to be extradited from Pennsylvania.
The US FBI and Pennsylvania State Police made an arrest in the killing of four students at the University of Idaho in the US state of Idaho. The accused, identified as 20-year-old Daniel Kohberger, was arrested on November 16. The victims, a 19-year-old man, a 21-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man, were stabbed to death…
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Naomi Osaka doesn’t play in the Australian Open.
World number one tennis player Naomi Osaka took to Instagram to share an image of herself at a pilates studio in New Zealand. Osaka also shared a collection of pictures from her trip to Europe. The 25-year-old, who is the defending champion at the Australian Open, had earlier revealed that she had “suffered long bouts…
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The suspect in the Idaho student murders is in custody.
Daniel Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students, received a new license plate for his car five days after the murders, records released on Wednesday revealed. According to the affidavit released on Thursday, the suspect in the case falls into what criminal profilers call an “organised offender”. Kohberger has been charged…
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Sources say that authorities tracked the suspect across the country as he traveled from Idaho to Pennsylvania.
Bryan Christopher Kohberger, the 28-year-old man suspected of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in November, was arrested in his home state of Pennsylvania last week, a law enforcement official said. The four students were found dead in an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is currently on a flight back to the…
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Violence has hit a Mexico Cartel stronghold as the son of El Chapo is captured.
The Mexican government has announced the capture of Joaqun “El Chapo” Guzmn, the son of the world’s most-wanted drug lord. The announcement comes just days before US President Joe Biden and Canada’s Justin Trudeau attend the North American Leaders Summit in Mexico City. Guzmn is accused of running the Sinaloa Cartel, one of Mexico’s most…
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Murder suspect is expected to waive his rights at Tuesday hearing.
A suspect in the deaths of four University of Idaho students was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, US, a law enforcement official said on Friday. The man, who attended a nearby university where he lived close to where the victims were found, has been charged with four counts of murder. The four students were found stabbed…
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The report says that Glaciers will disappear in the next 30 years.
Global glaciers have contributed over 5% of the global sea level rise in the last 20 years, according to a study. If the temperature climbs to 4 degrees, glaciers will lose 42% of their mass, compared to 2015, the study said. “This report brings a very powerful message in the sense that World Heritage Sites…
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Fans raised more than $3 million for Hamlin’s toy drive.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has asked for prayers for Bills’ defensive back Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during the third quarter of a game against Cincinnati. “I’m asking all New Yorkers to join me in praying for Damar Hamlin, his family, his teammates, and our brothers and sisters in Buffalo,” he…
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The premarket stocks show Wall Street’s optimism after the inflation report.
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points for the seventh time this year. The Federal Open Market Committee’s preferred measurement of inflation showed price increases continued to moderate in November, providing yet another encouraging indication that the period of “painful high prices has peaked”. The central…
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An attorney says that the suspect in the Idaho college student killings plans to change his mind.
The man accused of killing four students at the University of Idaho last month has been arrested in the US, reports said on Friday. The suspect, who was identified as Zachary Kohberger, is being held without bond in Pennsylvania and will be extradited to Idaho, where he faces four counts of first-degree murder. The bodies…
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GeorgeSantos calls the Brazilian clerk a professional liar.
Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday denied allegations that he stole from a businessman in the US to pay for merchandise using stolen cheques. “I’m not a criminal here, not here or in Brazil or…world,” he said. The allegations came after Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Bolsonaro over his alleged involvement in a…
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GDP is not the only way to measure a nation’s worth.
The United Nations (UN) said that the world needs a new indicator of economic progress, along with improving the way the digital economy is valued. It added that the world’s main index of economic progress is GDP, which is a measure of economic activity. The UN said that the world is in a new uncertainty…
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The fall in US job openings is seen as a sign that the labor market may be changing.
US job openings remained above 10 million on the last day of November, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data. There were still 1.8 job openings for each job seeker in November, unchanged from October, the data showed. There were over 100 million job vacancies in the US at end of October, according to…
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According to the IMF, one third of the world’s economy is expected to get into a recession in the next four years.
China’s economy is expected to have expanded by around 4% in 2022, a notch higher than the average predicted by economists but lower than the 8.4% growth seen in 2020, the World Bank said. China’s trade sector, which makes up around a fifth of its GDP, has started showing cracks from a global economic slowdown,…
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A VA study shows Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID.
The World Health Organization’s COVID-19 response technical lead for Europe, Maria Van Kerkhove, has said that the largemix of new variants was becoming more difficult for WHO to assess because countries were dialing back on their surveillance. The variants accounted for almost one in three new COVID-19 infections nationwide last week, according to the latest…
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These events will be visible through the night sky in 2023.
A partial lunar eclipse and full lunar eclipse will take place on November 8 and 9, respectively in the US. During a partial lunar eclipse, part of the moon that isn’t directly behind the Sun passes into Earth’s shadow. On the other hand, a lunar eclipse occurs only during a full moon when the Sun,…
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The funeral procession begins after a wake.
Ex-Brazil footballer Emile Pelé said that when Brazil won the World Cup in 1960-70, he was saying his team was going to win the World Cup. Carlos Alberto, the Brazilian co-captain, said Pel was saying that his team was going to win the World Cup. Brazil scored the World Cup goal of the year in…
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NASA has a new version of the 1995 Hubble image of a star nursery.
NASA launched the James Webb Space Telescope (J Webb) on Tuesday. The telescopes will be used to detect exoplanets, which are found in the close vicinity of Earth and have not been examined by space telescopes before. They’ll also look for dust and gas clouds that block the light coming from exoplanets. “It’s the world’s…
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A month after 4 students were killed, police have yet to name a suspect as the University of Idaho enters final exam week.
Police in the US’ Idaho state have said that a man has been arrested in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. The students were found dead at their home near the university in Moscow, Idaho on Sunday. The victims were identified as 19-year-old Ryan Mogen, 21-year-old Joseph Goncalves, 23-year-old Stephen Kernodle…