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Rockets owner up for Trump appointment; eyeing NFL's Saints

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images) Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta reportedly is in line to become the next U.S. ambassador to Italy. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to appoint the 67-year-old billionaire businessman to the post, according to a CBS News report on Tuesday. If he is nominated by Trump and confirmed by the Senate, Fertitta could follow similar appointments made during Trump's first a

Male humpback whale travels record-breaking distance for breeding purposes

Phys.org 

An international team of marine biologists, oceanographers and cetacean specialists has found evidence of a male humpback whale traveling a record-breaking distance, likely in order to breed. In their study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, the group analyzed pictures from an image database and discovered evidence of the same male in two quite distant regions.

Fighters make weight for  Title triple header at Korakuen Hall

Asian Boxing 

Tomorrow Korakuen Hall plays host to the latest Phoenix Battle show, and it’s a really solid one with 3 title bouts, one at regional level, one at national level and one at Youth national level. Today, the men involved on the show took part in their weigh-in for their respective contests.The main event of the show will see OPBF Super Bantamweight champion Kazuki Nakajima (16-2-1, 13) [中嶋一輝] make his second defense, as he takes on the unbeaten challenger Juiki Ta [...]

U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely

The New York Times 

A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said.

A new galaxy, much like our own

Sciencedaily.com 

Stunning new photographs by a team of astronomers have revealed a newly forming galaxy that looks remarkably similar to a young Milky Way. The extraordinary images give us an unprecedented picture of what our own galaxy might have looked like when it was being born.

The global divide between longer life and good health

Sciencedaily.com 

People around the globe are living longer -- but not necessarily healthier -- lives, according to new research. A study of 183 World Health Organization (WHO) member countries found those additional years of life are increasingly fraught with disease.

Study urges Canada to build solar power mega-projects

Sciencedaily.com 

Canada should focus on building mass utility-scale solar mega-projects to kickstart its green energy transition, according to a new report. The recommendation comes from a new article which looks at the current state of solar power and compares the benefits of both mass-scale projects and smaller, decentralized approached like individual homes and commercial buildings installing their own solar panels.