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Jan 15 2025ENTERTAINMENT

BAFTA Snubs: A Closer Look

The BAFTA Film nominees for 2025 were recently announced, and some big names and popular movies didn't make the cut. Films like "Queer" and "Challengers, " directed by Luca Guadagnino, were snubbed despite Golden Globe nominations. Even the highly anticipated musical "Wicked" missed out on key categ

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Schizophrenia Treatment: The Power of Long-Acting Injectables

For many people living with schizophrenia, daily pills are the standard treatment. But what if there was a better way to manage this mental health condition? Long-acting injectable antipsychotics, or LAIs, might just be the game-changer. Unlike oral antipsychotics (OAPs), which patients have to reme

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Jan 15 2025CRYPTO

Young Ex-Athlete Leads White House Crypto Team Despite Past Controversies

Bo Hines, a 29-year-old former football player and unsuccessful Congressional candidate, has taken the reins as the executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets. His path to this role hasn't been without some questionable stops. Before his appointment, Hines was back

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Vertebral Body Tethering: How Gender Affects Results

Imagine you're a kid growing up with scoliosis, a curve in your spine. Surgeons can use a method called vertebral body tethering (VBT) to fix it. This study looked into how well VBT works for boys and girls. The researchers thought that after two years, both genders would have similar results. Let's

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Jan 15 2025HEALTH

Why Aren't All Masks Equally Effective?

Ever noticed how some masks seem to stop germs better than others? Scientists test masks with teeny-tiny salt particles that work like viruses and bacteria. But here's a curious thing: not all masks block germs the same way. Adding more layers or using different materials doesn't guarantee you'll ge

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Jan 15 2025EDUCATION

Schools Scramble for Info After PowerSchool Hack

Lowcountry schools are back to business as usual, but they're on high alert after a data breach at PowerSchool. The South Carolina Department of Education is helping out by looking into what went wrong. Something called personally identifiable information was compromised, and this isn't just a local

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Jan 15 2025BUSINESS

Networking: A Better Way to Find Jobs

Imagine you're job hunting. You might think sending out lots of resumes is the key. But hold on! Researchers from Harvard say that's not how successful job seekers do it. They found that talking to people in the field, or networking, is what really helps you find the right job. This isn't just about

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Jan 15 2025SCIENCE

A Project to Revive Extinct Animals Gets Huge Investment

Imagine bringing back animals that have been wiped out, like the woolly mammoth or the Tasmanian tiger. That's what Colossal Biosciences is trying to do. This week, they got a big boost with $200 million in funding. That brings their total funding to a whopping $435 million since they started in 202

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Jan 15 2025SCIENCE

Scientists Create Laser-Friendly Molecule in One Step

Imagine you're in a lab, and you want to make a super-powerful molecule. Scientists just figured out a cool way to do this in one simple step. They changed the structure of a molecule, added two special groups to a part called a methyl group, and made it both positive and negative at the same time.

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Jan 15 2025SCIENCE

The Glow Makers: How Phosphorus Changes Molecules

Ever wondered how some molecules can glow? The answer lies in a special element called phosphorus. Scientists have found that adding phosphorus to certain molecules can make them light up. This process is like giving these molecules a tiny flashlight that they can turn on and off. But why is this i

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