Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Going all the way back to ancient times — sometimes attributed to Persia, other times to King Solomon, and still at other times to far eastern sources — one of the most important reminders of the …
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“So You Think You Can Dance” winner Joshua Allen passed away earlier this week. He was 36. A family member told TMZ that he was hit by a train and died in the hospital near his Texas home on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The Fort Worth Police Department in Texas confirmed to the outlet that it received a call about a …
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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — At least twenty people were infected, four of whom have died, from a Listeria outbreak in ready-to-eat pasta meals sold nationwide, prompting a health alert. On Monday, officials with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food warned the public about food contamination in pasta products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s. Officials said at least …
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It’s not fun to talk about, but there’s only one thing certain in life. You need to have a plan for your digital legacy, just like you make a plan for your physical assets; otherwise, your accounts, services, and logins will rot away in a data center before they’re inevitably erased by a data retention policy. Some services recognize how …
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Three members of the Putman family, who once had their own TLC show, “Meet the Putmans,” have died in a car crash that also injured several others, the family said Saturday. Bill “Papa” Putman, his wife, Barb, who often goes by Neenee, and their daughter-in-law Megan were killed in the crash. “I come to you with a heavy heart asking …
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Three children have died of measles this week as a monthslong outbreak continues to spread across Israel. All of the victims of the disease this week were younger than two, and all three died in Jerusalem, according to hospital officials and the Health Ministry. The first death was announced on Monday, another died on Wednesday night, and the third died …
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Jack Drury came out swinging. Born at just 33 weeks, the preemie shocked doctors by breathing on his own and leaving the NICU for his New Jersey home just 17 days later. “They reassured us that he would be fine,” his mom, Kelsey Drury, told The Post. And for a while, he was. Jack Drury is the only child of …
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Life truly is radiant, according to an experiment conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada. An extraordinary experiment on mice and leaves from two different plant species has uncovered direct physical evidence of an eerie ‘biophoton’ phenomenon ceasing on death, suggesting all living things – including humans – could literally glow with …
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(Bloomberg) — Optus, the Australian unit of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd., is facing multiple investigations and potential penalties after a technical failure that disrupted emergency calls and resulted in three deaths. The outage occurred during a network upgrade Thursday and impacted the so-called Triple Zero calls in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Follow-up checks revealed that three people …
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