TV Realite

15Oct

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News

Arkansas Warns School Districts Not to Offer A.P. African American Studies

A Rocky StartA.P. African American Studies has had a tumultuous journey since its official rollout in February, when it emerged that the College Board had revised the course’s content. The nonprofit, which administers the A.P. program, had heard objections to the class from the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Republican presidential candidate who has battled what he sees as leftist ideology in schools.African American studies is interdisciplinary, encompassing concepts from history, sociology, politics, legal studies, arts and culture. But the College Board removed or watered down key subjects and concepts from the course framework, such as critical race theory and mass incarceration. After an outcry from scholars, the nonprofit — a behemoth in education — acknowledged mis...

15Oct

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Technology

Wearables Track Parkinson’s Better Than Human Observation, Study Finds

The NewsAn Oxford University researcher and her team showed that digital wearable devices can track the progression of Parkinson’s disease in an individual more effectively than human clinical observation can, according to a newly published paper.By tracking more than 100 metrics picked up by the devices, researchers were able to discern subtle changes in the movements of subjects with Parkinson’s, a neurodegenerative disease that afflicts 10 million people worldwide.The lead researcher emphasized that the latest findings were not a treatment for Parkinson’s. Rather, they are a means of helping scientists gauge whether novel drugs and other therapies for Parkinson’s are slowing the progression of the disease.Quotable QuotesThe sensors — six per subject, worn on the chest, at the base of th...

15Oct

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Sports

‘You just feel hopeless’: Twenty years after St. Joe’s historic hoops run, an absence haunts the team

Editor’s note: This story addresses mental health and addiction and may be difficult to read or emotionally upsetting. AVALON, N.J. — Phil Martelli eases back into his chair and sighs. He has been scrolling through his phone, reading text messages that span a two-year window. It is a one-sided conversation, all black and white from the sender, no blue responses from him.It is a beautiful sunny day in New Jersey and just a week ago, Martelli and his wife, Judy, enjoyed an idyllic Jersey Shore weekend, their home stuffed with children and grandchildren as the kids’ exuberance ricocheted off the ceilings.But on this August afternoon it is pin-drop quiet in the house. The kids have left and the mood is heavy as Martelli pages through the texts from a person he always considered part of his fam...

15Oct

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Economy

238,000 Ford Explorers Recalled for Defect That Could Cause Rollaway

Ford Motor has recalled about 238,000 Explorers because of a defect that poses a risk of the sport utility vehicles rolling away if the parking brake is not engaged.The affected models, from 2020 through 2022, have been discontinued.“The rear axle horizontal mounting bolt may fracture and cause the drive shaft to disconnect,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a letter to Ford on Thursday.If the shaft, a rod that transfers power to the wheels and makes the vehicle move, disconnects, it could result in a loss of drive power or a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not applied, the letter said.“Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash,” Alex Ansley, the chief of the recall management division for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, w...

15Oct

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Health

What Is a Fever? Why Your Body Temperature May Be Cooler Than 98.6 Degrees

Over the past few decades, evidence has been mounting that the average human body temperature is not really 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Instead, most people’s baseline is a little bit cooler.The standard of 98.6 was established over 150 years ago by the German physician Dr. Carl Wunderlich, who reportedly took over a million measurements from 25,000 people. Temperatures ranged from 97.2 to 99.5, and the average was 98.6. Dr. Wunderlich also established 100.4 degrees as “probably febrile.”However, a study published in September that evaluated the temperatures of more than 126,000 people between 2008 and 2017 found that the average is closer to 97.9 degrees. Other modern-day studies have reported similar numbers.Experts who study body temperature have differing opinions about why we appear to h...

15Oct

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News

Poland Is Voting In a ‘Pivotal’ Election: Here’s What to Know

A deeply divided Polish electorate will go to the polls on Sunday to issue verdicts on two main rivals that are offering drastically different interpretations of Poland’s recent history — and different visions for its future.The parliamentary election, which has been depicted by all political sides as pivotal for Poland, a NATO and European Union frontline nation, and for Europe, is on a razor edge.The two main rivals — the governing nationalist Law and Justice party, which is seeking an unprecedented third term, and the center-right Civic Coalition — have sought to rally their supporters, in a brutal campaign, by presenting the other as an existential threat to the country.Law and Justice, which is leading opinion polls by only a few percentage points, has portrayed itself as the defender...

15Oct

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Technology

How Microsoft Turned the Tide in Its Regulatory Fight Over Activision

The first call that Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive, made in early 2022 after his company announced a $69 billion deal to buy the video game publisher Activision Blizzard was to Kenichiro Yoshida, the chief executive of Sony.Activision made the blockbuster video game Call of Duty, and Sony made the PlayStation game console, which competed with Microsoft’s Xbox. Mr. Nadella knew Sony would be worried that Microsoft might yank Activision’s games from PlayStation.“I just wanted to make it very, very clear to Yoshida-san, who’s someone I have a fantastic relationship with, that there should be no ambiguity in our support for the Sony platform going forward,” Mr. Nadella would later testify in court.The call was a linchpin of Microsoft’s legal strategy to overcome immense government ...

15Oct

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Sports

Stop whining about MLB’s playoff system. Phillies, Astros show how to have October success

“We feel like we’re built for these moments.” — Phillies catcher J.T. RealmutoPHILADELPHIA — He was puffing on a cigar that looked to be about the size of the Walt Whitman Bridge. The party beverages were still dripping off every crevice of his clubhouse and its occupants. And on the gigundous scoreboard just behind him, six words said it all:THE PHILLIES — ON TO THE NLCS.But as Realmuto roamed the infield of Citizens Bank Park, hugging a procession of family and friends Thursday night, he knew the big baseball story across America was not: THE PHILLIES — ON TO THE NLCS. No, what America seemed way more focused on was this:THE BRAVES — NOT ON TO THE NLCS.And …THE DODGERS — ALSO NOT ON TO THE NLCS.Not to mention …THE ORIOLES AND RAYS — NO LONGER SCHEDULED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALCSSo here’s...

15Oct

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Economy

Yellen Says U.S. Is Considering New Sanctions on Iran and Hamas

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Wednesday that the Israel-Gaza war was a potential concern for the global economy and signaled that additional U.S. sanctions could be coming in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas.Questions about the economic impact of the war were growing as Ms. Yellen offered a forceful defense of Israel and pushed back on the notion that U.S. sanctions against Iran — a key backer of Hamas — have become too lenient. Ms. Yellen said the Treasury Department continued to review its sanctions on Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that is also a longtime adversary of Israel.“We have not in any way relaxed our sanctions on Iranian oil,” Ms. Yellen said at a news conference on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary...

14Oct

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Health

Younger Women Get Lung Cancer at Higher Rates Than Men

Over the last several decades, the rates of new cases of lung cancer have fallen in the United States. There were roughly 65 new cases of lung cancer for every 100,000 people in 1992. By 2019, that number had dropped to about 42.But for all that progress, a disparity is emerging: Women between the ages of 35 and 54 are being diagnosed with lung cancer at higher rates than men in that same age group, according to a report published Thursday by researchers at the American Cancer Society. The disparity is small — one or two more cases among every 100,000 women in that age range than among men — but it is significant enough that researchers want to know more.The report adds to a mounting body of evidence that emphasizes the lung cancer risks for women in particular. Overall, lung cancer remain...