Astronomers have confirmed the earliest, most distant black hole yet – and it’s surprisingly monstrous for its time. Residing in a galaxy called CAPERS-LRD-z9, it was already approximately 300 million times the mass of the Sun just 500 million years after the Big Bang, when the baby Universe was just 3 percent of its current age. Additionally, this discovery sheds …
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State Hygienic Lab confirms first case of West Nile Virus in Iowa in 2025 Updated: 2:32 PM CDT Aug 14, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Iowa officials have confirmed a case of West Nile Virus, the first in the state this year.The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services says one infection was identified. The person infected is a middle-aged adult …
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Franklin County officials reported its 10th confirmed animal rabies case of the year. On Wednesday, staff with Franklin County Animal Services said they have been working to make sure infected animals are managed safely, and that the community is aware of positive cases in the area. Officials said they work closely with Franklin County Health Department to make sure rules …
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A person in Missouri has been hospitalized after contracting a brain-eating amoeba, possibly after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials said Wednesday. The patient, who was not identified, is being treated in an intensive care unit for a confirmed Naegleria fowleri amoeba infection, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said. Public health officials …
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Sony has revealed its PlayStation Plus Game Catalog August 2025 additions, pulling back the curtain on Extra and Premium tier highlights like Marvel’s Spider-Man, Mortal Kombat 1, Resident Evil 2, and more. The full lineup of titles joining PlayStation’s gaming subscription service was revealed in a new PlayStation.Blog post today. It’s a month with titles that range from some of …
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While fans of the iconic franchise have been speculating over the future of Baldur’s Gate, nobody knew for certain whether Baldur’s Gate 4 would ever happen. However, that has officially changed as of a recent interview with Wizards of the Coast execs. According to a Game Business interview with Wizards of the Coast president John Hight and Giant Skull leader …
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September has another game to look forward to, with LEGO Voyagers being scheduled for release on 15th September. The game is coming to pretty much all major platforms, which means PS5, PS4, Xbox Series consoles, Switch, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). The co-op adventure is in development at Light Brick Studio and will be published by Annapurna Interactive. …
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Published 09:57 12 Aug 2025 GMT+1 All good stuff, I hope It’s said that Rockstar Games is working on several other projects aside from GTA VI, so you have to hope that at least one of them is Red Dead Redemption related. Rockstar’s priority at the moment will likely still be GTA VI, as the game’s release date was pushed …
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CISA issues Microsoft Exchange Server CVE-2025-53786 warning Getty Images Update, August 10, 2025: This story, originally published on August 7, has been updated with additional information following a demonstration of the shared service principal exploit at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, which, in turn, follows a Microsoft Exchange vulnerability directive issued by CISA. Details of a newly …
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An Escambia resident was attacked and bitten by a fox on August 7 outside the victim’s residence on Highway 31 in Atmore. Another person was present at the time of the incident and came in direct physical contact with the fox. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department was notified of the incident, and a rabies investigation was begun. The fox was …
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