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Month: January 2024

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Un gen que protegía a los humanos hace 5.000 años podría estar relacionado con una enfermedad moderna degenerativa

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) —  Un grupo de científicos compiló la mayor base de datos de ADN antiguo a partir de los huesos y dientes de casi 5.000 humanos que vivieron en Europa Occidental y partes de Asia Central desde hace 34.000 años hasta la época medieval. El análisis de esta reserva de información genética tan

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Tennessee House Republicans defend requiring tickets for more than half of the public gallery seats

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republican leaders went on the defensive after surprising people who showed up to watch their lawmakers kick off this year’s work by asking some of them if they had a ticket to get in. It’s a new, previously unpublicized requirement, and it’s fueling criticism

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Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex marriage win key opposition backing

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The center-right Greek government’s plans to legalize same-sex civil marriage has received a major boost after the left-wing opposition leader pledged his party’s support. Syriza leader Stefanos Kasselakis says he will instruct his lawmakers to vote for the proposal when it comes to parliament, even though he cautioned Thursday that it

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The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot account for more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces. That’s according to a Pentagon audit released Thursday. The findings mean that 59% of $1.7 billion in defense

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‘Nothing short of grave robbery’: 2 families allege bodies of Alabama prison inmates were returned missing organs

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones who died in prison, they were found to be missing one or more internal organs, court documents show. When Charles Edward Singleton died at age 74, he was incarcerated at the Hamilton

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FCC chair asks automakers about plans to stop abusers from using car electronics to stalk partners

DETROIT (AP) — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by partners who have access to vehicle location and other data. In a letter sent Thursday to nine large automakers, Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel asks for details about connected car systems

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Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus ‘swatting’ calls surge

By JEFF AMY and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump. Judges presiding over cases against him in New York and Washington

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Philanthropic group gifts United Negro College Fund $100 million grant to help boost HBCU endowments

By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The United Negro College Fund has been awarded a $100 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support a capital campaign that was created in part to boost endowments for historically Black colleges and universities. The award, which was announced Thursday by the UNCF, marks the largest unrestricted private grant the

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Michigan commission asks Supreme Court to let it use Detroit-area legislative maps deemed unconstitutional

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Michigan’s citizen-led redistricting commission asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it use 13 state legislative district maps that a federal court said were drawn in violation of the US Constitution. The commission asked Justice Brett Kavanaugh to pause an order issued last month by a three-judge federal

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Advocates try to restore historic Oklahoma jailhouse to accomplish ‘education and inspiration’

By Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story     CANADIAN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Advocates trying to restore a historic El Reno jailhouse hope to accomplish education and inspiration. Their efforts come from a desire to keep history from repeating. “It was the destruction of the courthouse that led to the creation of Preservation

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Bill Belichick, legendario entrenador de los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra, confirma que deja el equipo después de 24 temporadas y seis títulos de Super Bowl

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El legendario entrenador en jefe Bill Belichick confirmó el jueves que dejará a los Patriots de Nueva Inglaterra después de 24 temporadas, durante las cuales la franquicia ganó seis títulos de Super Bowl. De pie junto con el propietario de los Patriots, Robert Kraft, en una conferencia de prensa,

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