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An employee of the Watford Water Board in England adds fluoride to the town's water supply circa 1965.
  • RFK Jr. says under President Trump, he'll advise US water systems to remove fluoride.
  • The federal government is not in charge of the US water supply. It's a local thing.
  • Fluoride can prevent cavities and dental decay, especially in kids, but dosing is still



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Volkswagen and Rivian have crossed all their T’s and dotted all their I’s in their new $5.8 billion joint venture, which officially kicks off its work on November 13th, the companies announced today.

Last June, VW said it would invest $5 billion in Rivian as part of a new joint venture that’s focused on developing a new electrical architecture and vehicle



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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance launches an interceptor missile during a live-fire exercise. The Spruance came under attack on Monday.
  • Two US Navy destroyers came under attack by the Houthis on Monday.
  • The Iran-backed rebels fired a mix of anti-ship missiles and exploding drones.
  • The US military defeated all the threats, a Pentagon



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Tuesday afternoon wasn't a great time to be a T-Mobile customer.

Users of the self-proclaimed "un-carrier" reported widespread outages for both the main T-Mobile network and Mint Mobile, its subsidiary that focuses primarily on prepaid phones. According to DownDetector (a sister site of Mashable), both T-Mobile and Mint started malfunctioning for customers at around 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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Screenshot from Dragon Age: The Veilguard showing off the game’s new hair technology.
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EA has shared a lengthy blog detailing all the technical work that went into rendering hair in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

While it used to be, and in some cases still is, a struggle to find a game with a character creator that included a diverse range of hairstyles, newer games are getting better at providing styles to represent folks on the kinky / curly



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Queen Elizabeth behind the wheel of a Jaguar
Queen Elizabeth was among the royals over the years who drove a Jaguar, as she did behind the wheel in 2007.
  • Jaguar is going dormant until at least 2026. It's retooling to produce only electric vehicles.
  • That means prospective buyers won't be able to snag a Jag in the UK until at least mid-2026.
  • India-based Tata Motors owns Jaguar Land Rover, which is based in the UK.

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