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by caltrek
Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
Replies: 1138
Views: 372043

Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

In Illinois, there were a large number of contested primaries. In most cases, the leading candidate won by a comfortable margin. Below are some of the closer races. Note the District 12 race where the outcome on the Republican side is very close. U.S. House District 1 (GOP) 99% reporting Source: The...
by caltrek
Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:35 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread
Replies: 1138
Views: 372043

Re: 2023-2024 Presidential, senate, house, state and city election thread

Outside Groups Pledge $1 Billion To Biden—As Trump Reportedly Struggles To Fundraise by Alison Durkee March 19, 2024 Introduction: (Forbes) Outside Democratic-leaning groups have pledged more than $1 billion to help President Joe Biden’s reelection, the New York Times reported Tuesday, giving the i...
by caltrek
Tue Mar 19, 2024 5:16 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: COVID-19 News and Discussions
Replies: 2147
Views: 1500463

Re: COVID-19 News and Discussions

New Study Reveals COVID-19 May Have Originated in a Lab March 15, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The origin of COVID-19 is highly debated – most studies have focused on a zoonotic origin, but research from the journal Risk Analysis , examined the likelihood of an unnatural origin (i.e. from a labo...
by caltrek
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:23 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: COVID-19 News and Discussions
Replies: 2147
Views: 1500463

Re: COVID-19 News and Discussions

Simple Blood Test Could Predict Risk of Long-term COVID-19 Lung Problems March 15, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) UVA (University of Virginia) Health researchers have discovered a potential way to predict which patients with severe COVID-19 are likely to recover well and which are likely to suffer...
by caltrek
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:01 pm
Forum: Space
Topic: The crisis in Cosmology--Solved?
Replies: 20
Views: 21672

Re: The crisis in Cosmology--Solved?

New Research Suggests that Our Universe Has No Dark Matter March 15, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) The current theoretical model for the composition of the universe is that it’s made of ‘normal matter,’ ‘dark energy’ and ‘dark matter.’ A new uOttawa study challenges this. A University of Ottawa s...
by caltrek
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:42 am
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Brazil Watch Thread
Replies: 131
Views: 104862

Re: Brazil Watch Thread

Court Documents Allege Brazil’s Ex-president Bolsonaro Presented Coup Plot to Military Leaders by Kareem El Damanhoury and Julia Vargas March 16, 2024 Introduction: (CNN) São Paulo, Brazil — Former President Jair Bolsonaro presented top Brazilian military leaders with a plan to stage a coup after h...
by caltrek
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Cancer News and Discussions
Replies: 512
Views: 339994

Re: Cancer News and Discussions

Researchers Gain Insight into Why T Cells Lose Energy in Solid Tumors by Jessica Thaxton March 15, 2024 Introduction: (UNC Health) New research by the lab of Jessica Thaxton, PhD, MsCR, in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology at the UNC School of Medicine and colleagues in the Immunotherap...
by caltrek
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:23 pm
Forum: Space
Topic: Space News and Discussions
Replies: 733
Views: 548654

Re: Space News and Discussions

Explosion Cuts Short Planned Commercial Satellite Launch by Tetsuya Ishikura March 13, 2024 Introduction: (Asahi Shimbun) A massive explosion only seconds after liftoff at 11:01 a.m. on March 13 marked the spectacular failure of the first satellite launch by a private company. Tokyo-based Space One...
by caltrek
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: Transport & Infrastructure
Topic: Transport & Infrastructure News and Discussions
Replies: 176
Views: 141390

Re: Transport & Infrastructure News and Discussions

In Japan New Bullet Train Service to Fukui Opens Up Often Overlooked Region by Tsunetaka Sato, Yoshito Asakura and Kazuhide Setoguchi March 16, 2024 Introduction: (Asahi Shimbun) An extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line connecting Kanazawa and Tsuruga in central Japan opened March 16, bringing ...
by caltrek
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Business & Politics
Topic: Africa News and Discussions
Replies: 203
Views: 160714

Re: Africa News and Discussions

Updates from Africa by Olive Mukahirwa March 17, 2024 Introduction: (Amjambo Africa!) U.S. to add five military bases in Somalia The U.S. will build five new military bases in Somalia, to help Somalia in their fight against the extremist group al-Shabaab, which continues to carry out sporadic attac...