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2 city buildings were origin of this summer’s NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak

2 city buildings were origin of this summer’s NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak

The health department said a city hospital and a city-managed construction site were the origin of this summer’s Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem that has so far infected 114 people, hospitalized 90 and killed seven. During a virtual press briefing, officials described their process for identifying the source of the outbreak by testing the genes of Legionella found in cooling …

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Sting’s former bandmates in The Police, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, are suing him claiming that they’re owed unpaid royalties for the trio’s 1983 mega-hit Every Breath You Take

Sting’s former bandmates in The Police, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, are suing him claiming that they’re owed unpaid royalties for the trio’s 1983 mega-hit Every Breath You Take

Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland, formerly the guitarist and drummer, respectively, in The Police, are suing their former bandmate Sting, claiming that they are owed royalties for the band’s 1983 hit Every Breath You Take. In their legal case, filed in the High Court in London, Summers and Copeland claim they were never properly credited as songwriters on the song, …

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AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Getting clones taken down can be an exhausting process for developers. Small studios have less time, energy, and resources to dedicate to this process, and they’re at the whims of the digital distribution platforms these games exist on. Wren Brier, Unpacking’s creative director, says that since the game’s release in 2021, developer Witch Beam has reported more than 80 clones. …

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Perseids 2025: When to watch summer’s best meteor shower

Perseids 2025: When to watch summer’s best meteor shower

WASHINGTON (AP) — Summer’s most dazzling meteor shower, the Perseids, peaks soon. This year, a bright moon will dampen viewing at the time of peak early Wednesday morning, so some experts recommend waiting a week or so to glimpse shooting stars against a darker sky. The Perseids “are an incredible meteor shower,” said Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium program coordinator at the …

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Summer’s best meteor shower is happening now, and this one has fireballs

Summer’s best meteor shower is happening now, and this one has fireballs

The biggest and best of the summer’s string of meteor showers is now underway. The Perseids – known for bringing bright fireballs that arc across the sky – started in mid-July. The meteor shower is expected to be more visible as it continues to ramp up toward its peak, which will be Aug. 12 and Aug. 13. These “shooting stars” …

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When to see this summer’s best shooting stars as Perseid meteor shower peaks

When to see this summer’s best shooting stars as Perseid meteor shower peaks

Stargazers will have plenty of opportunities to see some meteors streaking across the night sky during the next two weeks. Three different summer meteor showers — including the highly touted Perseid meteor shower — are currently active. And the best is yet to come, because the Perseid meteors will be reaching their peak rate of activity in the coming weeks. …

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Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’ – Bloomberg.com

Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’  Bloomberg.com Treasury Secretary Bessent calls for a review of ‘the entire’ Federal Reserve  CNBC Fed reform may move markets more than Powell ouster  Reuters Bessent: The Trump administration should look into the Fed’s ‘many mistakes’  CNN Bessent backs Fed independence on rates amid Trump criticism  The Hill Source link

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Summers Warns of ‘Massive Inflation Psychology’ From Trump Rates – Bloomberg

Summers Warns of ‘Massive Inflation Psychology’ From Trump Rates  Bloomberg Trump Wants Lower Rates. Firing Powell Could Push Them Higher.  The New York Times Why Trump’s push for a 1% Fed policy rate could spell trouble for US economy  Reuters How an inflation uptick and Trump’s pressure complicate the Fed’s interest rate decision  PBS Stocks sell off as investors see Trump’s inflation ‘pipeline’ forcing …

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