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What is mirror life? Scientists are sounding the alarm

Scientist Kate Adamala doesn’t remember exactly when she realized her lab at the University of Minnesota was working on something potentially dangerous — so dangerous in fact that some researchers think it could pose an existential risk to all life forms on Earth.

She was one of four researchers awarded a $4 million US National Science Foundation grant in 2019 to investigate whether it’s possible to produce a mirror cell, in which the structure of all of its component biomolecules is the reverse of what’s found in normal cells.

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More young people are getting early-onset colorectal cancer. 5 things to know

(CNN) — Nobody ever wants to hear they have cancer, but when it strikes a young person, the news is perhaps even more devastating because everything about the future they were imagining and working toward is thrown into question.

Unfortunately, early-onset cancer — disease in people younger than 50 years old — is being diagnosed more frequently, according to various studies. And among early-onset cancers, colorectal cancer hovers near the top of the list.

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Kim Kardashian opens up about decision to divorce Kanye West

Kim Kardashian has opened up about the end of her marriage to Kanye West, saying the relationship at times could be “toxic.”

Speaking on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast in an episode released Wednesday, Kardashian said the marriage to West, who has changed his name to Ye, got to a point where there was a “lack of stability” that left her feeling unsafe.

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After Putin summit, Trump changed his mind on supporting Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy targets, sources say

The US has increased intelligence sharing with Ukraine to include information on targets deeper inside Russian territory as part of a strategic shift both countries hope will restart negotiations with Moscow that stalled after the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska this summer failed to produce a peace agreement, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

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Brands can’t choose their customers. So what happens when extremists wear their clothes?

London — 

When right-wing protestors took to the streets of London in September, the turnout was one of the largest in decades. More than 110,000 people showed up to rally against immigration, many carrying flags of England and Britain as they scuffled with police. But alongside the Union Jack and St George’s Cross, another symbol was unexpectedly visible: the logo belonging to the Italian fashion brand Stone Island.

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ChatGPT update will allow ‘erotica’ for verified adult users

An upcoming version of popular chatbot ChatGPT will relax existing restrictions to allow more content, including erotica, for verified adult users, according to OpenAI chief Sam Altman.

Altman said in a post on X published Tuesday that the move is part of a drive to “treat adult users like adults.”

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Cristiano Ronaldo sets new scoring record after netting twice for Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to record-breaking achievements and the Portuguese striker set yet another mark on Tuesday.

The 40-year-old hit the back of the net twice in Portugal’s 2-2 draw against Hungary to become the top goalscorer in FIFA World Cup qualifying history.

Before Tuesday’s match, Ronaldo had shared the previous record (39 goals) with Guatemala’s Carlos Ruiz but he is now out on his own at 41.

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How the Pentagon sidelined lawyers while testing the legal limits of military action

For weeks earlier this year, the Army’s top uniformed lawyer had been raising legal concerns inside the Pentagon about some of the new policies being rolled out dictating how the military can be used and staffed.

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After Gaza, Ukraine is next on Trump’s list. But peace with Putin may prove even more elusive

That is – and has been – the hope of Ukraine and Europe for months. During US President Donald Trump’s ebullient speech to Israel’s Knesset, he made it clear that elusive peace in Ukraine is his next priority, and that of his special envoy Steve Witkoff. And that this was a goal Trump had hoped would have proven easier than what he described as peace in the Middle East.

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Trump’s insistence produced a ceasefire in Gaza. Now he hopes it will end the war

When President Donald Trump flies home from the Middle East on Monday, the region fading from view out his windows will undoubtedly be a changed one: the hostages who suffered underground in Gaza the last two years are free, and the bombs that leveled the Strip have stopped falling.

But even the valedictory set-pieces that had been arranged for him in Israel and Egypt could not mask the major uncertainty that still lingers — including the basic question of whether the Israel-Hamas war is, in fact, over.

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Investigators tread carefully at charred Tennessee explosives plant as families of 16 blast victims learn of their loss

The families of 16 victims killed in a devastating blast at a Tennessee explosives plant have been notified of their loss, as investigators methodically work to clear the scene and gather evidence to determine what caused the tragedy in the tight-knit community.

In the coming days, authorities will slowly work their way through the debris-ridden plant “foot by foot,” ensuring each area of the site, approximately half a square mile, is safe for those at the scene.

“We’re at a snail’s pace,” Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis said Sunday. The meticulous and dangerous work of clearing each foot of the site and recovering the remains of the victims is physically grueling for workers, he added. There may still be explosives that need to be detonated and recovered.

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Ukraine and Russia’s intensifying energy war brings gas shortages and economic pain

Almost 900 miles from Ukraine’s borders, a fire erupted at a Russian oil refinery on Saturday. The blaze – a result of a strike by Ukrainian long-range drones, according to sources in the country’s security services – was the third at the facility in the last month alone.

It was just the latest episode in an intensifying energy war between Ukraine and Russia.

Video from the area around the Ufa refinery in Bashkortostan, a Russian region in the southern Ural Mountains, showed a column of dark smoke rising from the plant following the attack. The refinery is one of the country’s largest.

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Trump’s claims about violence are falling apart in court

President Donald Trump has spent a decade painting large swaths of the United States as a hellscape, dating back to his dark 2017 inaugural address and his demagogic 2016 campaign.

But increasingly, he’s upped the ante on trying to leverage that supposed hellscape. He’s used it to float a crackdown on his political opponents and to justify deploying the military on US soil. The message is increasingly that things are so bad that you must give Trump more power to deal with it.

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Valentin Vacherot defeats Novak Djokovic and then his own cousin to win Shanghai Masters

The world No. 204 had to navigate qualifying to even appear at the Shanghai Masters, then defeat four players all seeded far above him before stunning world No. 11 Holger Rune in the quarterfinals.

Next was the small matter of Novak Djokovic in the semifinals whom he promptly defeated 6-3, 6-4. And that secured his place in the final where, remarkably, he faced his cousin Arthur Rinderknech who had upset Daniil Medvedev in the other semifinal.

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More than half of CDC staffers recently fired by Trump administration have been reinstated

Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have been reinstated, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.

After a new round of layoff notices sent late Friday night to around 1,300 workers at the CDC, approximately 700 were reinstated on Saturday, while about 600 remain laid off, according to the union, which represents federal workers.

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Is NASA losing the moon race? All eyes are on the megarocket launching Monday for answers

“The China National Space Administration will almost certainly walk on the moon in the next five years,” Bill Nye, the entertainer of “Science Guy” fame and CEO of the nonprofit exploration advocacy group The Planetary Society, said during a recent demonstration against the Trump Administration’s plans to cut science funding. “This is a turning point. This is a key point in this history of space exploration.”

Starship is still in the nascent stages of a long and laborious development process. So far, parts of the vehicle have failed in dramatic fashion during six of its 10 test flights. Another prototype recently exploded during ground testing. SpaceX is set to launch its next test, Flight 11, as soon as 7:15 p.m. ET Monday from the company’s South Texas launch facilities.

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