Priscilla Chan gave $1.48 million to a Hawaii hospital through Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; it will fund an MRI and 3D mammography machine

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Priscilla Chan gave $1.48 million to a Hawaii hospital through Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; it will fund an MRI and 3D mammography machine

Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, have donated $1.48 million to Wilcox Medical Center in Līhuʻe, Hawaii, to expand advanced imaging services for patients on Kauaʻi. The donation will fund a mobile MRI unit and a new 3D mammography machine, as well as renovations needed to install the mammography equipment. The … Read more

Vancouver workers opened a shipping container of T-shirts and found 14 duffle bags holding 329kg of cocaine worth C$5.8 million; police say it is the city’s largest-ever cocaine seizure

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Vancouver workers opened a shipping container of T-shirts and found 14 duffle bags holding 329kg of cocaine worth C$5.8 million; police say it is the city's largest-ever cocaine seizure

Vancouver workers expecting to find boxes of T-shirts inside a shipping container instead discovered 14 duffle bags containing 328.55 kg of cocaine worth an estimated C$5.8 million, according to police. The seizure is the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the Vancouver Police Department.The drugs were discovered by employees at a legitimate Vancouver-based company … Read more

A California homeowner was checking the crawl space beneath his house and discovered the remains of a 29-year-old woman killed in 2006; years later, police arrested her ex-husband

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A California homeowner was checking the crawl space beneath his house and discovered the remains of a 29-year-old woman killed in 2006; years later, police arrested her ex-husband

Jill Maiorca / A residential street in Big Bear Lake, California, near the Forest Road property where human remains were discovered in 2020 (SFGATE) A California homeowner checking the crawl space beneath his house made a disturbing discovery in October 2020 when authorities found unidentified human remains hidden beneath the property in Big Bear Lake. … Read more

Shailene Woodley joined scientists in the Sargasso Sea to collect microplastics; why this remote Atlantic ecosystem became a real-world pollution laboratory

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Shailene Woodley joined scientists in the Sargasso Sea to collect microplastics; why this remote Atlantic ecosystem became a real-world pollution laboratory

PC: TIME/National Geographic Far from the beaches and busy coastlines where plastic pollution is easiest to see, scientists found evidence of a much less visible problem in the Sargasso Sea. During a 2019 Greenpeace expedition, actress Shailene Woodley joined researchers collecting samples from the remote North Atlantic ecosystem, where floating Sargassum provides habitat for marine … Read more

“Just get up and walk out”: Elon Musk’s unusual meeting rule for Tesla employees and why he called staying when you add no value ‘rude’

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“Just get up and walk out”: Elon Musk’s unusual meeting rule for Tesla employees and why he called staying when you add no value ‘rude’

Musk discussed Tesla’s approach to meetings and said that employees who had nothing to contribute could leave. For many employees, leaving a meeting before it ends can feel awkward. Even when the discussion has little to do with their work, people often stay until the meeting is officially over because walking out may appear disrespectful. … Read more

Small bites from the UN: Terminator, outside meddling, more on that ‘annihilate’ comment

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Small bites from the UN: Terminator, outside meddling, more on that 'annihilate' comment

UNITED NATIONS — The leaders of many island nations spoke of the dangers of climate change. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore was also on scene, talking to reporters as part of New York Climate Week. Small bites from the UN: Terminator, outside meddling, more on that ‘annihilate’ comment Watchers from across the globe could … Read more

Violence displaced members of more than half a million Mexican households in past 5 years

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Violence displaced members of more than half a million Mexican households in past 5 years

MEXICO CITY — Violence has forcibly displaced people from more than half a million households across Mexico in the past five years, according to new figures released by Mexico’s national statistics agency, the first numbers that speak to the depth of what many have described as an invisible internal displacement crisis. Violence displaced members of … Read more

Protests spread in Kosovo over war crimes convictions

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Protests spread in Kosovo over war crimes convictions

Thousands rallied across Kosovo late Friday against last week’s sentencing of former president Hashim Thaci and several close associates for war crimes during the 1990s fight for independence from Serbia. Protests spread in Kosovo over war crimes convictions Former guerrilla fighters called protests in nine cities, expanding demonstrations beyond Pristina, where rallies have been held … Read more

When will El Nino hit Texas? November and December winter weather forecast for Dallas-Fort Worth

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North Texas is expected to see a wetter winter as the strengthening 2026 El Nino brings rain to the southern US. (AP)

North Texas has been going through a remarkable dry stretch over the last several weeks, with Dallas-Fort Worth recently hitting 63 days without measurable rainfall. North Texas is expected to see a wetter winter as the strengthening 2026 El Nino brings rain to the southern US. (AP) However, the region’s weather is likely to change … Read more