Laurel Wamsley
Stories
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World
Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Here's why
Flimsy boats, EU policies and an increase in migrants attempting the crossing are some of the factors converging to make this year an especially deadly one.
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Environment
Florida once again has a giant African land snail problem
The state is moving quickly to destroy the snails before the snails destroy Florida's crops. The snails contain both male and female reproductive organs and lay up to 500 eggs at a time.
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Technology
Looking to leave Twitter? Here are the social networks seeing new users now
Can a network like Hive Social or Mastodon foster the communities and conversations that thrived on the bird app's good days? It's too soon to know for sure, but many hope the answer is yes.
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Food
All we want for Christmas is ... Spam Figgy Pudding?
This seasonal Spam includes additional "fig and orange flavors, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and all spice." As ever, it is shelf stable in case of the apocalypse.
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Health
Wimbledon will allow women to wear colored undershorts, in nod to period concerns
The tournament will make an exception to its strict all-white clothing rules, after female players described altering their menstrual cycles to not stress about leaking onto their tennis whites.
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Business
Amazon plans to lay off 10 thousand employees, following job cuts at Meta, Twitter
Amazon will reportedly lay off 10 thousand employees as soon as this week. This follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter and several other tech companies.
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Sports
The 'Hand of God' soccer ball punched by Diego Maradona is up for auction
The ball was used in the infamous quarterfinal match between Argentina and England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico City. It's expected to sell for as much as $3.6 million.
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National
It's the end of the boom times in tech, as layoffs keep mounting
Amazon will reportedly lay off 10,000 employees as soon as this week. That follows job cuts at Meta, Twitter, and Stripe, with CEOs citing economic uncertainty and a slowdown in online ad buying.
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Politics
Democrats retain control of the Senate after holding Nevada seat
The chamber was decided Saturday evening after Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto defeated Republican nominee Adam Laxalt. That gives Democrats 50 seats.
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Science
It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships
Two decades of research in Nouabalé-Ndoki Park in the Republic of Congo found the primates foraging alongside each other, wrestling, seeking out their pals — and occasionally making threats.