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  • Sarah Beckstrom, Shot in Attack on Guard Members, Dies
    Army Spec. Sarah Beckstrom, one of two West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, has died, President Trump announced Thursday evening. She was 20, reports the AP . Her father, Gary Beckstrom, had told the New York Times earlier in the day that his daughter had... Read more »
  • Jokes Made Golfer Popular, but One Required 'Countless' Apologies
    Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major winner who brought a relaxed attitude to the PGA tour, has died. He was 74. Zoeller built a reputation as one of golf's most approachable personalities, with a quick wit that made him a fan favorite, Golf Digest reports. He turned professional in 1973, then...... Read more »
  • Report: Trump Warns Japan Against Provoking China
    President Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi not to provoke China over Taiwan's sovereignty following a heated call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing officials familiar with the discussions. The warning came after Takaichi suggested that Japan might respond militarily if China attacked Taiwan,...... Read more »
  • Ex-President of Peru Gets Prison in 2022 Coup Attempt
    A court in Peru has sentenced former President Pedro Castillo to 11½ years in prison for rebellion and conspiracy, following his failed attempt to dissolve Congress and expand his own powers in 2022. Castillo's bid to shut down the legislature led to his removal from office in December of that...... Read more »
  • American Tourist Killed in Village's First Homicide
    Homicide detectives in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating the suspected murder of an American man after reportedly going out to try to purchase marijuana. The victim has been identified as 43-year-old Christopher Brown, a builder from Silverthorne, Colorado, according to a local police report. Police were told that Brown had...... Read more »
  • Architect Designed Towers, Bush Center
    Robert AM Stern, a leading figure in American architecture and education, died Thursday. He was 86. His son said Stern died at his Manhattan home after a brief pulmonary illness, the Washington Post reports. In a career spanning six decades, Stern led the Yale School of Architecture from 1998 to...... Read more »
  • France to Bolster Armed Forces With Volunteers 18 and 19
    President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday unveiled a program meant to bolster France's armed forces by training thousands of volunteers ages 18 and 19 starting next year, part of a broader response to concerns over Russia's threat to European nations beyond the war in Ukraine. The young volunteers will serve in...... Read more »
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  • Scorpion Venom May Provide the Next Breast Cancer Breakthrough
    Scientists in Brazil are currently testing to see if the venom of an Amazonian scorpion could be used to poison breast cancer tumors. Researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) have long worked to clone and express proteins from rattlesnake and scorpion venom with... Read more »
  • Uruguay Achieves 99% Green Energy After Seeking the Lowest Price for Consumers
    One of the most stable and prosperous South American countries has managed to virtually zero-out fossil fuel use and transition almost entirely to renewable energy—by not focusing on environmental goals. The great folly of politics is believing that anything can be divorced from economics, and that within those economics, established... Read more »
  • Two People from Minnesota Who Met in the Hospital After Waking up from Comas Are Getting Married
    Everyone knows love works in mysterious ways; but rarely more mysterious than in the story of Zach and Isabelle. Partners in life and partners in podcasting, it was 7 years ago that the two Minnesotans were partners of a distinctly less pleasant kind. At 18, Zach Zarembinski was rushed to... Read more »
  • John Oliver Sells His Bob Ross Painting Raises Record $1.5 Million for Public Television
    GNN reported recently that a Los Angeles auction house recently handled the sale of three paintings by the famous TV artist Bob Ross, with the proceeds of over $600,000 going to fund public television and radio. Inspired by the effort, HBO’s comedy news host John Oliver announced that he too... Read more »
  • Good News in History, November 27
    Happy Birthday to Bill Nye “The Science Guy” who turns 70 today. Nye, a science educator, comedian, and author is best known as the host of the PBS children’s science show, Bill Nye the Science Guy. Nye abandoned a career in mechanical engineering to pursue sketch comedy, writing and performing... Read more »
  • The News Media Over-Reports Homicides By 4,300% in the US, Shows New Study
    For almost 30 years, GNN has been busting global media’s 24-hour gloom and doom cycle with the premise that bad news doesn’t have to sell, and good news isn’t rare at all. A case-in-point for this outlet’s publishing mission is a study recently released on Our World in Data that... Read more »
  • 10th Grader Saves Stepfather’s Life with His Newly-Learned CPR Skills Taught in Schools
    Less than a year after Anthony Killinger attended a CPR course in his school gymnasium, his mother was at the door of his bedroom saying she thought her husband was dead. Running downstairs, Killinger found his stepfather, Mike Reese, unconscious on the ground making a snoring sound. With a prayer... Read more »
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  • Millions of new solar system objects to be found and 'filmed in technicolor' -- studies predict
    Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.... Read more »
  • First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world in 2023
    A new study has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September -- October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves. Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, the researchers provide the first observations to confirm the existence of... Read more »
  • Black holes could act as natural supercolliders -- and help uncover dark matter
    Supermassive black holes might naturally replicate the colossal energies of man-made particle colliders possibly even revealing dark matter offering a cosmic shortcut to discoveries that would otherwise take decades and billions to pursue.... Read more »
  • Webb reveals the origin of the ultra-hot exoplanet WASP-121b
    Tracing the origin of an ultra-hot exoplanet: The chemical composition of WASP-121b suggests that it formed in a cool zone of its natal disc, comparable to the region of gas and ice giants in our Solar System. Methane indicates unexpected atmospheric dynamics: Despite extreme heat, methane was detected on the... Read more »
  • Dancing brainwaves: How sound reshapes your brain networks in real time
    What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study, your brain doesn't just hear it -- it reorganizes itself in real time.... Read more »
  • Researchers recreate ancient Egyptian blues
    Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.... Read more »
  • New laser smaller than a penny can measure objects at ultrafast rates
    Researchers have engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational wave detection, one of the most delicate experiments in existence to observe and understand our universe.... Read more »