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If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing’s Massively Failed Starliner Spacecraft

If You Thought Your Life Was a Mess, Spare a Thought for Boeing’s Massively Failed Starliner Spacecraft

Even after pouring $2 billion into its much-maligned Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing remain committed to getting back off the ground. As Ars Technica reports, the head of NASA’s commercial crew program, Steve Stich, revealed last week that Boeing and its propulsion supplier, Aerojet Rocketdyne, are making considerable changes to the astronaut shuttle following a disastrous first crewed mission to …

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Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles — ProPublica

Remembering the Incredible Life of DIY Geneticist Jill Viles — ProPublica

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article was adapted from David Epstein’s Substack newsletter, “Range Widely,” and references the story “The DIY Scientist, the Olympian, and the Mutated Gene” that he wrote for ProPublica in 2016. That story also became an episode of …

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‘My personal life is a regret from A to Z’: Connie Francis, whose roofing contractor, accordion-playing father was just her first obstacle, dies at 87

‘My personal life is a regret from A to Z’: Connie Francis, whose roofing contractor, accordion-playing father was just her first obstacle, dies at 87

Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87. Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, who did not immediately provide additional details. Francis …

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Scientists Find Shocking Link Between COVID and Alzheimer’s — Best Life

Scientists Find Shocking Link Between COVID and Alzheimer’s — Best Life

The brain fog that can linger after a bout with COVID is not a new discovery. In fact, much research has linked this long-COVID symptom to the neuroinflammation that often accompanies an infection. However, scientists are now finding that this brain damage might be much more permanent, even leading to an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. RELATED: Doctors Reveal the #1 …

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Denise Richards Accuses Estranged Husband of Domestic Violence, Threatening Her Life

Denise Richards Accuses Estranged Husband of Domestic Violence, Threatening Her Life

Denise Richards My Husband Threatened to Kill Me!!! TRO Granted Against Aaron Phypers Published July 17, 2025 5:10 AM PDT | Updated July 17, 2025 8:21 AM PDT Denise Richards has been granted a temporary domestic violence restraining order against her estranged husband Aaron Phypers after accusing him of physical and verbal abuse — with gnarly photos showing her bruised …

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My 88-Year-Old Grandma Lives a Fulfilled Life: Her Secret to Happiness

My 88-Year-Old Grandma Lives a Fulfilled Life: Her Secret to Happiness

Every Wednesday night after graduating from college, I sat in my grandma’s living room and spiraled about my future. How could I decide on the one thing I wanted to do for the rest of my life? One city to live in? One partner to marry? She nodded and listened while filling our plates with kugel and mandel bread. “Emma,” …

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Childhood trauma can harm health for life

Childhood trauma can harm health for life

Distressing youth environments may impact cardiovascular health, aging Adverse experiences and environments in childhood may cause a chain reaction of mental and physical health problems later in life, according to new University of Georgia research. Sierra Carter The study suggests growing up with negative events and in dangerous communities in early adolescence can alter an entire lifetime, particularly for Black …

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