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Hogan says his job in Senate would be to push back against his party like Manchin, Sinema

TheHill.com 

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who's running for his state's Senate seat, said Thursday that if elected he would not always go along with his party, comparing himself to ex-Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.). CNBC’s Becky Quick asked Hogan if he saw himself “playing that same sort of a role,...

Newsflash: Candidate Team Interviews Are Actually A Thing

Crooks and Liars  

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will be tag-teaming their first major interview, spurring criticism from conservatives as well as some members of the so-called liberal media. The primetime sit-down set to air on CNN Thursday will be the first for Harris since the vice president secured the delegate votes to replace President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee.

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Scientists discover how starfish get 'legless'

Sciencedaily.com 

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery about how sea stars (commonly known as starfish) manage to survive predatory attacks by shedding their own limbs. The team has identified a neurohormone responsible for triggering this remarkable feat of self-preservation.

Agricultural impact of flooding

Sciencedaily.com 

Entomology professor Esther Ngumbi studies how flooding affects crop plants and the insects that feed on them. She argues in a new review that flooding is a largely overlooked factor in studies meant to climate-proof plants.

Catching up on sleep on weekends may lower heart disease risk by up to 20%

Sciencedaily.com 

Modern lifestyles mean many people are sleep deprived on work or school days, and try to 'catch-up' with compensatory sleep on weekends. A new study of more than 90,000 individuals showed that those who had the most catch-up sleep on weekends had a 20% lower risk of developing heart disease than those with the least.

Waging war on 'superbugs' in aged care

Sciencedaily.com 

There's an urgent need for more careful antibiotic management to protect older people living in residential aged care from the dangerous spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria or 'superbugs', researchers warn.

Measuring microplastic pollution in the marine food chain

Sciencedaily.com 

Testing for levels of microplastic contamination in marine plankton aims to help develop new ways to assess and manage the rising global pollution problem, experts say. Researchers examined the effects of five different chemical digestive aids on common plastics using low, medium and high levels of zooplankton.

(Video) Danny Murphy backs Slot to soon do one thing at Liverpool that Klopp couldn’t last season

Empire of The Kop 

Danny Murphy has backed Arne Slot to soon succeed where Jurgen Klopp didn’t in one regard last season. The Dutchman’s first major test as Liverpool head coach comes on Sunday when they travel to face arch-rivals Manchester United, who somehow avoided defeat in all three matches against the Reds in 2023/24 despite being dominated in […]

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