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Robotaxis that violate California rules of the road will soon be ticketed. Here’s how
Driverless cars haven’t always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they’ve gotten away with it. That’s about to change. A slew of statewide autonomous vehicle regulations based on Assembly Bill 1777 will go into effect July 1 — including a process for law enforcement to issue a…
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What twins can teach us about friendship
Ricky and Royce Marnell, 28-year-old fraternal twins from Orlando, Florida, have seldom done anything apart. Together, they competed on the wrestling team throughout their childhood and adolescence. On weekends, they’d venture to the nearby park to play football. When boredom struck, they’d head to the garage for a friendly game of ping pong. When it…
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Acupuncturist mom had picture-perfect life, $1.5M house before it all fell apart — now she’s accused of killing her young kids
WELLESLEY, Mass. – Janette MacAusland’s life looked like a postcard – a beautiful family, a $1.5 million home in one of the richest suburbs in America and a successful career. But behind closed doors, her world was crumbling. Her marriage was failing and her husband was fighting her for the house and the kids. Now,…
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This Treatment Could Reverse Osteoarthritis Joint Damage With a Single Injection
You almost certainly know them: Someone who had to retire from soccer because of a hip problem. A grandmother who can’t lift her arm to comb her hair because of shoulder pain. A coworker who had a knee replacement. So often, the cause is osteoarthritis, a wear and tear of the joints that affects one…
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America’s national disgrace got shown up on his own stage
So that’s what a normal leader sounds like. King Charles helped me remember what an actual dignitary and classy leader sounds like. What a refreshing change from the guy who prides himself on being a thug with only the faintest grasp of the English language. Mind you, I wasn’t a supporter of Charles’ coming to…
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Robert Downey Jr. slams modern celebrity culture as ‘absolute horses—‘
Robert Downey Jr. bluntly rejected the idea that influencers are the future of stardom, calling it “absolute horse s—” and argued that real stars will still be defined by what they create. Downey Jr. said the rise of self-made online fame isn’t necessarily a negative, but it does change what it takes to stand apart. “Nowadays,…
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This Indigenous Language Survived Russian Occupation. Can It Survive YouTube?
When anthropology researcher Ashley McDermott was doing fieldwork in Kyrgyzstan a few years ago, she says many people voiced the same concern: Children were losing touch with their indigenous language. The Central Asian country of 7 million people was under Russian control for a century until 1991, but Kyrgyz (pronounced kur-giz) survived and remains widely…
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Knife-wielding terrorist charged with attempted murder after stabbings of Jewish men in London
A 45-year-old man was charged Friday with attempted murder in the stabbings of two Jewish men in London, the latest in a string of attacks that have sparked fear and anger in Britain’s Jewish community. Police said Essa Suleiman faces two counts of the charge related to the attack in Golders Green. He also faces a third…
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Banksy confirms new statue in London of man blinded by a flag is his work
Elusive street artist Banksy said Thursday that a new sculpture that appeared in central London of a man striding off a plinth, with his face blinded by a billowing flag, is his work. In a humorous video posted Thursday on his Instagram account, Banksy showed snippets of how the sculpture was put up in the…
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Future of beloved 28-foot-tall dog statue named ‘Nipper’ on a NY warehouse is up in the air
Albany loves its giant dog statue. Nipper, a 28-foot-tall white dog with black ears has sat conspicuously atop a warehouse for almost seven decades — recreating the famous image of a terrier listening attentively to a phonograph that was long used by electronics and communications company RCA. Over time, the statue has grown into a…