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Barring some sort of last-minute reprieve, the federal authorities is careening towards a shutdown Tuesday night time. It’s a sophisticated recreation of rooster between Republicans and Democrats. So who will blink first — and who will be to blame if issues grind to a halt?
A Princeton nuclear physicist. An engineer who helped NASA discover house manufacturing. A National Institutes of Health neurobiologist. Celebrated mathematicians and AI specialists. The record of analysis expertise leaving the US to work in China is staggering — and growing.
The Food and Drug Administration approved advertising of the first eyeglass lenses in the US to correct and slow nearsightedness in kids. Eye docs might begin prescribing them in the coming weeks.
The firm must return $1.5 billion on to Prime clients as a part of a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. Follow these steps to see in the event you’re eligible for a refund.
Louise Trotter, who just lately joined Bottega Veneta, is one in all the few feminine designers in luxurious trend. Her first assortment for the Italian label mirrored a return to its roots.
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Polar bears noticed at deserted Soviet analysis base
🐻❄️ Bear requirements: Drone video captured by a journey blogger exhibits polar bears roaming an abandoned research station on a distant island in the Arctic. Scientists left shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
🦴 Bone dry: Thousands of years in the past, hunter-gatherers in Asia ready their useless for burial with smoke-drying. A new evaluation resulted in the oldest recognized proof of human mummification.
🎵 Who will carry out throughout subsequent 12 months’s Super Bowl halftime present?
A. Post Malone
B. Taylor Swift
C. Bad Bunny
D. Beyoncé
⬇️ Scroll down for the reply.
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🧠 Quiz reply: C. Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny is taking the biggest stage in football subsequent February.
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