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Despicable.

You Knew this was Coming.

‘The Interview’: Maggie Gyllenhaal on ‘The Bride,’ and Reaching Out to Her Brother With a big budget and a lot to say, the filmmaker is unleashing her inner monster with “The Bride!”

As an actor and filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s work often has themes of sexual violence, female power and transgression. On “The Interview,” she discusses what it’s like to be the rare female director helming a big studio film, working with family and more. Read, watch or listen.

True. Orange Man Like Things Go Boom!

Trump and Bibi Lit a Wildfire. This Early it's Regional but if Oil Shipping is stopped in the Gulf those ripples will have World Wide repercussions.

The Trump Economy.

U.S. and Israel Striking Iran Security Agencies That Helped Crush Protests Their attacks have targeted police stations and intelligence bases in what may be part of a plan to encourage Iranians to rise up against the government, experts say.

The U.S. and Israel have been striking Iran’s police stations, detention centers and intelligence offices in addition to typical military targets. Experts say that the attacks may be part of a plan to encourage Iranians to rise up against their government.

Apalachee High School Shooting: Colin Gray Found Guilty of Murder A jury found that Colin Gray, the father of the suspect, bore criminal responsibility for the attack at a Georgia school by failing to heed warnings of his son’s struggles.

Breaking News: The father of a teenage boy who is accused of a deadly mass shooting at his Georgia high school in 2024 was found guilty of failing to heed warnings about his son and allowing him access to the assault-style rifle used in the attack, killing four people.

This is What Dictators Do.

More Losing.

Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text Discovery sheds new light on how famed astronomer came to lead a scientific revolution

Wow!!!

A historian has discovered that a 16th century printing of The Almagest—a highly influential ancient astronomy text—contains extensive annotations from Galileo Galilei, the astronomer who later overthrew that text’s conception of a geocentric cosmos.

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Will El Niño return in 2026? Here’s what we know so far Weather events like El Niño can be notoriously hard to predict, but this year could mark its return

Weather events like El Niño can be notoriously hard to predict, but this year could mark its return

Are prime numbers hiding inside black holes? The strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics

The strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics

Experimental composer Holly Herndon built an AI voice clone that anyone can use Experimental composer Holly Herndon says this technology isn’t here to replace artists—and that the future of creativity belongs to collective intelligence

Experimental composer Holly Herndon says this technology isn’t here to replace artists—and that the future of creativity belongs to collective intelligence

Henrietta Lacks' Family Gets Undisclosed Settlement In "Immortal Cells" Case On October 4, 1951, Henrietta Lacks died. But her cells didn't. Over 50,000,000 tons have since been produced worldwide.

Finally.

On October 4, 1951, Henrietta Lacks died. But her cells didn't. Over 50,000,000 tons have since been produced worldwide.

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"Humanity's Last Exam" Reveals How Accurate AI Actually Is. Chatbots Might Want To Look Away Now. Though all models were overconfident and performed poorly, there are some clear front-runners.

Though all models were overconfident and performed poorly, there are some clear front-runners.

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Sewing may have saved their asses.

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The Great Emu War Of 1932: When Men And Birds Battled Over Territory With Beak And Bullet This weird slice of history actually takes on a kind of sense when you look at what brought it about.

Emus were a terror for farmers during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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We Could Be Missing A Key Detail About ADHD: New Data Suggests There Are 3 Distinct Types Understanding different subtypes of ADHD could open the door to more personalized support.

Understanding different subtypes of ADHD could open the door to more personalized support.

www.iflscience.com/we-could-be-...

‘No one quite like her’: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science To mark International Women’s Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.

This.

‘No one quite like her’: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science.

To mark International Women’s Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The secret of squeaky basketball shoes When shoes slide across a floor, wave-like deformations of the sole can generate squeaking. The pitch of the squeak depends on the rate at which deformations are generated.

When shoes slide across a floor, wave-like deformations of the sole can generate squeaking

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Earth’s oldest crystals suggest an early start for plate tectonics The planet’s crust could already have been churning 3.3 billion years ago.

Ancient rock crystals from Australia suggest that the early Earth might not have been as different as scientists had thought from the planet that exists today

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