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These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor
Perfectly timed fossils from Morocco reveal a forgotten African population living near the very root of the human family tree. Fossils dated with exceptional precision Sediments at Thomas Quarry I preserve a clear record of a major flip in Earth’s magnetic field that occurred about 773,000 years ago. This natural timestamp allows scientists to pin down the age of these…
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Iranian beautician films violent crackdown on protests
BEIRUT (AP) — As tear gas canisters landed among protesters filling the wide boulevard, the 37-year-old beautician and her friends ran for cover. They sheltered among trees, concealed in darkness pierced only by the glow of streetlights and small fires behind them in the western Iranian city of Karaj. Then gunfire rang out, audible in the video she was taking…
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Meet Dr Sohail Anjum, who enters Indian Book of World Records for unique surgery
Hyderabad: Dr Sohail Anjum, a Hyderabad-based surgeon associated with Glenfield Malla Reddy Brain and Heart Hospital on Chapel Road, has entered the Indian Book of World Records for performing what has been described as a first-of-its-kind cervical spine tumor surgery using a new anesthetic approach. He received a special award on February 6 at a felicitation ceremony held at the…
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7 Best Sci-Fi Movies About Astronauts, Ranked
Humanity’s fascination with the cosmos is as old as our ability to write and leave records of our thoughts behind for newer generations. Long before the invention of the telescope, ancient civilizations gazed at the night sky, interpreting the movement of celestial bodies through the lens of myth, religion, and prophecy. Over the centuries, our understanding of space has changed…
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Latest alleged Iranian regime official found in Canada wants his identity hidden
A suspected high-ranking Iranian official caught living in Canada appeared at his deportation hearing on Thursday as the regime he is accused of serving faced growing condemnation for killing protesters. Before arriving in Canada, the Iranian citizen was a senior member of his government, according to the Canada Border Services Agency, which has asked the Immigration and Refugee Board to…
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The most controversial Super Bowl ad of 2025 is back for more
Super Bowl Sunday is the holy grail of advertising thanks to its massive viewership, with an average of 127.7 million Americans tuning in to the big game in 2025 alone. That same year, Hims & Hers became the first company to advertise GLP-1 weight loss medications during the Super Bowl — but it wasn’t without controversy. The 60-second ad, called…
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One dead, nearly dozen injured after ride collapses at Haryana fair
New Delhi: Nearly a dozen people were wounded, one of them seriously, when a Tsunami swing collapsed at the 39th Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Haryana’s Faridabad on Saturday, February 7, police said. The swing broke due to an alleged mechanical fault around 7:00 pm when nearly 15 people were riding it, the police added. Nearly a dozen people were…
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SANCTUARY CALAMITY: DHS and ICE Urgently Call on Gavin Newsom and Sanctuary California to Not Release 33,179 Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Sex Offenders, and Drug Traffickers from Jails Back into California Communities
There are currently 33,179 aliens in California’s custody with active detainers. The crimes of these aliens include 399 homicides, 3,313 assaults, 3,171 burglaries, 1,011 robberies, 8,380 dangerous drugs offenses, 1,984 weapons offenses, and 1,293 sexual predatory offenses WASHINGTON — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons sent a letter to California Attorney General Rob Bonta calling on…
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Can You Guess What Creature Won the Close-Up Photographer of the Year Competition?
At first glance, the photo above may look like a grove of alien-esque trees as seen from below. But this picture wasn’t taken on some otherworldly planet—it’s actually an extreme close-up of the inside of a cauliflower soft coral living in the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. The mind-bending image just won Australian photographer Ross Gudgeon the grand prize in the Close-Up…
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Will Hyderabad get its first true IMAX screen before Varanasi?
Hyderabad: The excitement for SS Rajamouli’s upcoming film Varanasi is huge, but there’s one big problem, Hyderabad doesn’t have a true IMAX screen yet. Rajamouli’s film has been shot entirely in the stunning 1.43:1 IMAX format, and fans want to experience it in the best way possible. However, despite IMAX being ready to expand, the city is still waiting for…
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