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Why Alex Cora Believes Red Sox Will Be ‘Fun Again’ In 2025

New England Sportd Network: World Cup 

BOSTON — Alex Cora would have had several suitors had he gone to the open market this offseason. Instead, a surprising midseason extension formed to keep Cora as the Red Sox manager through the 2027 season. The 2018 World Series champion made a commitment to stay even as the Red Sox went on to miss […]

New tool can assess elderly dogs' frailty

Sciencedaily.com 

Researchers have developed a tool that can aid owners and veterinarians in assessing an elderly dog's frailty. The tool -- when coupled with simple assessments of body and muscle condition by the veterinarian -- can predict likelihood of short-term (within six months) mortality and provide important data to owners faced with treatment and quality-of-life decisions for their aging dogs.

Scientists uncover light absorbing properties of achiral materials

Sciencedaily.com 

Researchers have made a discovery that changes what we know about light and materials. They found that engineered achiral (symmetric) materials, called achiral plasmonic metasurfaces, can absorb light differently depending on the handedness of the wavefront of light. This was surprising because, for years, such materials were found to be indifferent to any optical probes and does not show such selective absorption.

Doug Pederson, Jaguars all frustrated at 0-4

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Doug Pederson fielded a question about his job status on Sunday night as the Jaguars lost for the fourth time in four games to start the 2024 season. Jacksonville has losses by five, four and three points, and a 37-point drubbing at Buffalo (47-10). Including five losses in the final six games to end the 2023 season, the Jaguars are li

Alzheimer's genetic risk factors spark inflammation in females

Sciencedaily.com 

Investigators have found that two genetic variants that confer high risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) together trigger a harmful inflammatory response in the brain's immune cells, particularly in females, in a preclinical model.

NBA-‘Larger than life’ Hall of Famer Mutombo dies at 58

Cyprus Mail 

Basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age of 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said on Monday. Beloved by fans, the Congolese center was selected as an NBA All-Star eight times, using his tremendous, seven-foot, two-inch frame to become one of the league’s most fearsome shot-blockers and earn defensive player of […]

Watch water form out of thin air

Sciencedaily.com 

Palladium, a rare metallic element, can rapidly generate water from hydrogen and oxygen. Researchers witnessed this process at the nanoscale for the first time with an electron microscope. By viewing the process with extreme precision, researchers discovered how to optimize it to generate water at a faster rate. Process could be used to generate water on-demand in arid environments, including on other planets.

Doug Pederson, Jaguars all 'frustrated' at 0-4

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Doug Pederson fielded a question about his job status on Sunday night as the Jaguars lost for the fourth time in four games to start the 2024 season. Jacksonville has losses by five, four and three points, and a 37-point drubbing at Buffalo (47-10). Including five losses in the final six games to end the 2023 season, the Jaguars are li

New brain-mapping tool may be the 'START' of next-generation therapeutics

Sciencedaily.com 

Scientists debut START, a new tool for mapping the brain's intricate neuronal connections with unparalleled precision. They demonstrate START's ability to identify the connectivity patterns of transcriptomic neuronal subtypes, and explain how the tool will help us design novel therapeutics that target certain neurons and circuits with greater specificity, efficacy, and fewer side effects.

Country Music’s Philosopher King

The Atlantic  

Kris Kristofferson’s songs couched intimate moments in cosmic terms, pushing country in an existentialist direction.

Natural Gas Climbs 12% for Quarter

The Wall Street Journal 

Front-month natural gas futures rose 12.4% in the third quarter, after a 37% gain this past month.

Biden acts to keep asylum ban at US-Mexico border in place longer

Voice of America 

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will toughen an asylum ban at the U.S.-Mexico border to keep it in place for longer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said Monday, signaling a desire to further curb illegal crossings.  The change, effective just after midnight, will leave asylum restrictions in place until arrests of migrants crossing illegally drop below a daily average of 1,500 over 28 days, lengthened from the current seven-day period, one of the officials said on a call with reporters. Читать дальше...

NASA Seeks Innovators for Lunar Waste Competition 

Nasa.gov 

By Savannah Bullard  A new NASA competition, the LunaRecycle Challenge, is open and offering $3 million in prizes for innovations in recycling material waste on deep space missions.  As NASA continues efforts toward long-duration human space travel, including building a sustained human presence on the Moon through its Artemis missions, the agency needs novel solutions […]

FDIC vice chairman dissents on new merger guidance

Americanbanker.com 

Travis Hill says holistic metrics for assessing bank mergers introduce unnecessary unpredictability and deviate from established measures of competition. Hill also provides insight on the status of the stalled Basel endgame proposal.