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A Forgotten Jedi Hutt Might Change 'Mandalorian & Grogu'

December 15, 2024

In the Star Wars universe, the first alien we meet from a species often shapes our view of them. Yoda, for example, was a powerful Force user, and so are all other members of his species we've met. Similarly, Jabba the Hutt's appearance in Return of the Jedi led us to think all Hutts are lazy crime

celebrities

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Glowing Praise for Don Jr. Backfires

December 15, 2024

Kimberly Guilfoyle, once a prominent Fox News host, has found herself in a tricky situation. Her public admiration for her fiancé, Donald Trump Jr. , has come back to bite her. Rumors are swirling that he's been unfaithful with a socialite named Bettina Anderson. Guilfoyle had sung his praises at he

crime

Fani Willis: Five More YSL Defendants on Her Radar

December 15, 2024

Fulton County's District Attorney, Fani Willis, is far from done with the YSL case. Despite her recent setback in the RICO trial, she's not backing down. She plans to target five more defendants linked to the case. It's like she's saying, "I'm not done yet. " People might think she's taking a risk,

education

Why Are Kids Missing School in Passaic County?

December 14, 2024

In Passaic County, New Jersey, an alarming trend is unfolding in schools: students are skipping classes way too often. This problem, called chronic absenteeism, is something experts are trying to understand better. They looked at data from the New Jersey Department of Education and used a tool calle

health

Measuring Up: How Sports Heart Specialists Track Endurance Training

December 14, 2024

Endurance athletes push their hearts to the limit, but tracking how much they train is tricky. Sports cardiologists know that training load, which includes factors like how often, how hard, and how long athletes train, plays a big role in how their hearts change over time. But figuring out just how

science

Exploring MIBiG 4. 0: A Community Effort in Biosynthetic Gene Cluster Curation

December 14, 2024

Biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) are like tiny factories in cells that produce special molecules with big impacts. These molecules, known as secondary metabolites, can be used in medicine, agriculture, and engineering. To share information about these BGCs in a standardized way, the MIBiG data stan

education

Ukraine's Tech Education: What's Next?

December 14, 2024

Ukraine is in the middle of a big update to its IT education system. Why? Partly because it promised some changes when it agreed to the EU-Ukraine deal. A fresh study took a close look at how well Ukraine’s higher IT education is doing compared to the rest of the world. It compared the list of IT to

entertainment

Seeing Ukraine’s War Through Fresh Eyes: Oscar Winner’s New Doc at Sundance

December 14, 2024

Imagine a film that puts you right into the heart of Ukraine’s battlefields. Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov is back with another powerful documentary. This time, he’s teaming up with PBS’s “Frontline” to bring us “2000 Meters to Andriivka. ” The film, produced jointly with the Associated P

business

China's Sports Boom: More Than Just Games

December 14, 2024

Sports are a big deal worldwide, and China is no exception. Its sports industry is growing fast, with predictions it'll reach an astonishing $776 billion by 2025. What's driving this growth? Well, the Chinese government is investing heavily in sports infrastructure. They're building stadiums and tra

crime

Pennsylvania Governor Disagrees with Biden’s Prisoner Pardon

December 14, 2024

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro had some strong words on Friday about President Joe Biden’s decision to commute the sentence of a former judge involved in the “Kids for Cash” scandal. Speaking in Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Shapiro expressed his disagreement with the president’s action, calling