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    Gaming ‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Sets Fall 2025 Release as Take-Two Posts $2.9 Billion Quarterly Loss

    “Grand Theft Auto 6″ has been slated for a fall 2025 release by Rockstar Games. The news was announced Thursday when Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive reported its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2024 earnings, revealing the company posted a $2.9 billion loss for the Jan. 1-March...
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    Movies Tony McFarr, Chris Pratt’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Stunt Double, Dies at 47

    Tony McFarr, a stunt performer best known for doubling Chris Pratt in a number of films, including “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Jurassic World,” has died of undetermined causes, TheWrap has learned. He died on May 13 at his home outside Orlando, Fla. He was 47. His mother told TMZ on...
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    US News U.S. House of Representatives Passes TICKET Act to Create Transparency in Pricing

    After bipartisan constituents introduced the Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act in June 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed the legislation today in the ongoing efforts to reform the ticketing industry. The bill received a substantial amount of...
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    Report Scientists discovered individuals particularly good at learning patterns and sequences struggle with tasks needing active thinking and decision making

    Scientists have discovered that individuals who are particularly good at learning patterns and sequences tend to struggle with tasks requiring active thinking and decision-making. Their new research, published in npj Science of Learning, found a negative correlation between statistical learning...
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    General GameStop stock soars over 70% as 'Roaring Kitty' revival reignites meme-stock bonanza

    The meme stock rally triggered by the return of “Roaring Kitty” to social media has cost GameStop stock short-sellers more than $2 billion in just two days, according to data firm S3 Partners. Ihor Dusaniwsky, S3's managing director of predictive analytics, wrote on X: “After being down $862...
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    World Dublin to New York City Portal Temporarily Shut Down Due to Inappropriate Behavior

    A portal linking New York City to Dublin via a livestream has been temporarily shut down after inappropriate behavior ensued, according to the Dublin City Council. Less than a week after the 24/7 visual art installation was put in place, officials have opted to close it down temporarily after...
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    Technology Australia: Google Cloud Accidentally Deletes $125 Billion Pension Fund’s Online Account

    A major mistake in setup caused Google Cloud and UniSuper to delete the financial service provider’s private cloud account. This event has caused a lot of worry about the security and dependability of cloud services, especially for big financial companies. The outage started in the blue, and...
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    World Japan's military needs more women, but it's still failing on harassment

    TOKYO - As Japan embarks on a major military build-up, it's struggling to fill its ranks with the women that its forces need and its policymakers have pledged to recruit. Following a wave of sexual harassment cases, the number of women applying to join the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) decreased by...
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    US News Major airlines sue Biden administration over fee disclosure rule

    WASHINGTON, May 13 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airlines are suing the U.S. Transportation Department over a new rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees, the latest clash between air carriers and the Biden administration. Airlines for America, along with American Airlines (AAL.O), Delta Air...
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    Science Cheap Catalyst Made Out of Sugar Has the Power To Destroy CO2

    A new catalyst made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and common table sugar has the power to destroy carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. In a new Northwestern University study, the catalyst successfully converted CO2 into carbon monoxide (CO), an important building block to produce a variety of useful...
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    Health FDA recalls faulty iOS app that injured hundreds of insulin pump users

    The recall underscores the FDA's challenge in keeping pace with innovation in healthcare technology. While criticisms regarding the agency's slow processes are common, recent efforts indicate a commitment to enhance oversight of healthcare tech. This includes organizational changes within the...
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    News California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices

    Service charges; resort fees; "surcharge" add-ons: If you've been startled by unexpected fees when you pay your check at a restaurant — or book a hotel room or buy a ticket to a game, you're far from alone. But if you live in California, change is coming. A new state law requiring price...
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    Science Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide shoots powerful X-class flare toward Earth, triggering radio blackouts

    AR3664 is no ordinary sunspot. The behemoth dark patch on the sun's surface has ballooned in recent days, becoming one of the largest and most active sunspots seen this solar cycle. AR3664 garnered the attention of scientists earlier this week as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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    US News Richest Americans Now Pay Less Tax Than Working Class in Historical First

    America's richest are paying less tax than working-class people in a historical first. Data published by The New York Times shows that America's top billionaires are now paying less taxes than they have for decades. In the 1960s, the 400 richest Americans paid more than half of their income in...
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    UK News UK toddler has hearing restored in world first gene therapy trial

    A British toddler has had her hearing restored after becoming the first person in the world to take part in a pioneering gene therapy trial, in a development that doctors say marks a new era in treating deafness. Opal Sandy was born unable to hear anything due to auditory neuropathy, a...
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    US News California: Teens kicked out of elite Catholic school for ‘blackface’ awarded $1m by jury after proving it was just acne mask

    Two teens kicked out of their elite California Catholic school while falsely accused of wearing blackface have been jointly awarded more than US$1 million (A$1.5 million) after proving it was just a green acne face mask. The then-students at Saint Francis High School in Mountain View were just...
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    US News Massachusetts: Drivers no longer have the right to turn right on red in Cambridge

    To be fair, my whole life is from urban areas, so I probably don't feel why there is a need to right turn on red. Didn't consider rural areas and how it takes a long time to wait for green lights to turn when there are no pedestrians.
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    US News Massachusetts: Drivers no longer have the right to turn right on red in Cambridge

    Drivers aren't legally allowed to turn right on red anymore in Cambridge, Massachusetts. State law allows drivers to make right turns at red lights unless otherwise noted by "No turn on red" signs. Those signs now bar the maneuver at every traffic light in Cambridge. Two years ago, city...
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    World Thailand moves to outlaw cannabis again, 2 years after it was decriminalized

    BANGKOK — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin wrote...
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    Health China: Breakthrough by Shanghai doctors uses stem cells to cure diabetes

    Doctors in Shanghai have, for the first time in the world, cured a patient's diabetes through the transplantation of pancreatic cells derived from stem cells. The 59-year-old man, who had Type 2 diabetes for 25 years, has been completely weaned off insulin for 33 months, Shanghai Changzheng...
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