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Gavin Newsom, and his opponents, make California’s redistricting fight about him | CNN Politics

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s name isn’t on the ballot this year, but California’s upcoming special election will likely hinge on how voters view him.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 2d

Truly insane.

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Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo

Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 2d

Dum-dum.

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Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

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In Texas gerrymander testimony, mapmaker seeks distance from DOJ letter

Conservative mapmaker Adam Kincaid tried to distance himself from Trump officials’ claims that Texas’ recent gerrymander is rooted in race.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 5d

Your plumber has a new favorite tool: ChatGPT | CNN Business

The roughly 20 plumbers of Oak Creek Plumbing & Remodeling in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area don’t just bring toolkits with wrenches, pliers and Teflon tape to customers’ homes these days. They also br...

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 6d

I was working on the story and he just came out and said it

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RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Philippines hit by strong aftershock, tsunami warning, after 7.4 magnitude quake

People living near coastal areas in the south were "strongly advised to immediately evacuate" to higher ground, or move further inland, the country's seismology agency said.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 5d

Trump threatens 'massive' tariff hike on China over rare earths dispute

Stock markets dropped on Trump's bellicose Truth Social post that said China is "becoming very hostile" in seeking tough export controls on rare earths.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 6d

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Former Oklahoma public schools superintendent Ryan Walters faces new ethics probe

A Democratic lawmaker’s complaint alleges that Walters used state resources to promote the organization he left his post to join.

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Elon Musk agrees to settle with fired Twitter execs over severance dispute | CNN Business

Elon Musk and X have reached a settlement with a group of executives over $128 million in severance that they allege Musk had not paid since he bought what was then known as Twitter in 2022.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 6d

One big swing-state race highlights how Democrats are figuring out their path forward

Five Democrats piled into a primary for one of the nation's most tightly divided House districts, in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley. They all have different pitches about how to win.

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What your teenage son is really seeing on social media, according to new survey | CNN

Most teen boys are exposed to “digital masculinity,” with posts showing up in their feeds that criticize their body, their emotions and girls, a new survey says.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 7d

India has a festival where a Hindu goddess slays a demon. This year the demon is Trump | CNN

Sitting atop her lion, the Hindu goddess Durga wields a celestial weapon in each of her 10 hands. But her target isn’t the usual demon of deceit, Mahishasura.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 7d

The face of evil.

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Denmark plans to ban social media for users under 15, as PM says platforms are ‘stealing childhood’ | CNN Business

Denmark will move to ban social media for children under 15, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday, saying the online platforms are “stealing our children’s childhood.”

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How the latest deepfake scam can cheat companies out of millions | CNN Business

From CEOs to colleagues, deepfake technology can trick people into sending money, sharing passwords, or revealing sensitive information - all in seconds. CNN’s Clare Duffy met with ethical hacker and ...

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Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say

Exclusive: Experts say Alliance Defending Freedom, arguing to revive conversion therapy, ‘profoundly misrepresented’ their work in case threatening trans and queer youth

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CDC signs off on fall Covid shots. It may not be easy to get one, depending on where you live.

The federal guidance comes after many states have already announced their own Covid vaccine recommendations, creating "unprecedented" levels of confusion, one expert said.

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Planetary health diet can feed the world by 2050 while improving the environment, EAT-Lancet Commission report says | CNN

Focusing on a planet-healthy diet can provide nutritious food to the global population while reducing environmental damage, a new EAT-Lancet Commission report says.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 12d

An asteroid might be heading for the moon. Should we nuke it?

A paper from several NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon in 2032 should be deflected or blown up.

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Spacely @spacely3.bsky.social · 12d

United States downgraded to 'critically insufficient' in major international rating: 'The US is being left behind'

Climate Action Tracker — an initiative that tracks progress in the fight against rising global temperatures — has downgraded the U.S. from “insufficient” to “critically insufficient” based on a new re...

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Israel intercepts aid flotilla bound for Gaza

At least one of the vessels taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla appeared to still be sailing just off Gaza’s coast early Thursday morning, according to the flotilla's online tracker.