Wheel World is out today, a ride-your-bike-around game by Nidhogg developer Messhof. Its demo back in February covered most of the mechanics I’ve seen so far in the full game, though it did not make clear that there would be cars. I will forgive it for this, because it is mostly bikes and those bikes are very cool and fun …
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This is the second in a series of three articles for the IAI by Dr Welch on screening. Read the first article, “We are overcounting cancer cases by vast amounts,” here. When leading physician and health policy researcher H. Gilbert Welch reviewed 30 years of data from a landmark cancer screening trial, he was stunned: screening hadn’t helped people live longer. …
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The excitement over the recent Coldplay kiss-cam capture of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron just will not die. The newest wrinkle: According to posts going viral on X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and probably Friendster, The Simpsons predicted this exact event back in 2015. According to a post from Megan Strickland on Instagram, The Simpsons Season 26, Episode 10, titled “The Man …
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Two people were bitten by a possibly rabid raccoon in Westfield, health officials said. The raccoon attacked the people in the 400 block of First Avenue and in the 700 block of Scotch Plains Avenue, officials in the Union County township said. Local officials did not immediately provide any additional information about the incidents or when they happened. The attacks …
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco is set to ban homeless people from living in RVs by adopting strict new parking limits the mayor says are necessary to keep sidewalks clear and prevent trash build-up. The policy, up for final approval by San Francisco supervisors Tuesday, targets at least 400 recreational vehicles in the city of 800,000 people. The RVs serve …
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Foldables have been a staple of the smartphone release cycle for years now, with offerings from companies like Samsung, Motorola and Google. But despite the refreshingly unique form factor in a sea of mobile uniformity, the vast majority of consumers still aren’t interested. According to a CNET survey, 64% of respondents say they aren’t willing or interested in buying a …
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Minneapolis police say 2 people are dead and another person is injured after a shooting in Minneapolis. Police are calling this a domestic related shooting. They say it happened around 12:30 a.m. in the Windom neighborhood. Our 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS crew on scene saw a police presence at an apartment complex at 101 E 59th Street overnight. Stay with 5 …
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With the arrival of summer, mosquito bites become increasingly common, causing discomfort and sometimes inflammation. Health experts say only female mosquitoes bite humans, and they do so to obtain protein necessary for developing eggs after mating. Human blood, rich in iron-packed hemoglobin, is particularly attractive to mosquitoes. Combined with exposed skin, body heat regulated through sweat and chemical signals emitted …
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You can add another name to the thousands of employees leaving NASA as the Trump administration primes the space agency for a 25 percent budget cut. On Monday, NASA announced that Makenzie Lystrup will leave her post as director of the Goddard Space Flight Center on Friday, August 1. Lystrup has held the top job at Goddard since April 2023, …
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