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“Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”
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Julia Donaldson: ‘Am I the Gruffalo Granny? Not really. I’m the mouse’
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OpenAI has spent the last few years planting flags across the increasingly difficult terrain in mathematics. This week, it claimed one of its biggest prizes yet: a solution to a legendary Millennium Prize problem. In…
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A 10-year study of more than 6,000 adults found that popular coronary calcium scans may add little to standard heart disease risk estimates for many people. But for patients with borderline or intermediate risk, the…
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By MarketWatch · about 2 hours ago
“Over the years, my mother and I have supplemented his income.”
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Scientists find Ozempic may slow aging itself
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Semaglutide helped older healthy mice live longer while improving memory, muscle function, blood sugar control, and several biological signs of aging. Its effects went beyond those seen with calorie restriction,…
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By The Verge · about 5 hours ago
OpenAI has spent the last few years planting flags across the increasingly difficult terrain in mathematics. This week, it claimed one of its biggest prizes yet: a solution to a legendary Millennium Prize problem. In…
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ReadingJulia Donaldson: ‘Am I the Gruffalo Granny? Not really. I’m the mouse’
By Guardian Books · about 6 hours ago
As she introduces the latest member of her Gruffalo family, Julia Donaldson talks about storytelling, loss and the worries that come with being Britain’s all-time bestselling author In 1999 a journalist asked a…
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Arts‘The balloons made me smile but his expression made me stop’: Harivansh Verma’s best phone picture
By Guardian Arts · about 6 hours ago
While celebrating a religious festival on the banks of the Ganges, the Indian photographer captured the everyday struggle of a street vendor It had been a sacred day for Harivansh Verma. It was the evening of Ganga…
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ReadingNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table
By NYT Books · about 6 hours ago
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
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EconomicsInflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters
By NYT Business · about 6 hours ago
Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal.
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ArtsBayeux tapestrymania has gripped Britain. But what does it say about our own age of war and upheaval? | Charlotte Higgins
By Guardian Arts · about 9 hours ago
The tapestry is drawing crowds to the British Museum – and each person who sees it will draw a different meaning from this epic, vivid artwork I have seen the Bayeux tapestry four times since childhood, and loved it on…
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