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• Vladimir Egorov, a pro-Putin politician, fell to his death out of a third-story window last week.
• Egorov was 46 at the time of his death, Russian media outlets reported.
• The incident adds to a string of high-profile figures who died under

• A reviewer claimed the Sol de Janeiro Delícia Drench Body Butter attracts wolf spiders.
• They said in a Sephora review that wolf spiders chased them when they wore the product.
• Sol de Janeiro said its products don't contain spider-attracting chemicals.

A beauty brand shut down claims that its body

• A newspaper in Oregon said it learned in December that a former employee had embezzled its funds.
• Eugene Weekly said in a statement that the situation "has left our finances in shambles."
• More than half of all US counties already have insufficient access to reliable local news sources.

Last January, Andrew Kalloch, president of the Eugene, Oregon, nonprofit community group

• 2023's top movies, "Barbie," "Oppenheimer," and" "Mario," weren't sequels or remakes.
• Meanwhile, Disney's Marvel and DC saw some disappointing turnouts.
• Striking writers and actors also caused a shift in release dates for

• Get used to seeing fewer options on the shelves in 2024.
• New items made up 2% of products in stores in 2023, down from 5% in 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported.
• Companies reduced new items during the pandemic and found that shoppers didn't mind.

Get used to seeing fewer options on store shelves in 2024.

New items made up about 2% of products in stores in 2023 in categories

New year, new... Lego? That’s how that saying goes, right? After a few quiet months to round out 2023, Lego is starting 2024 with a bang with tons of new sets. Marvel! Star Wars! Sonic! Jurassic Park! Bouquets and Polaroids! Truly, something for everyone.

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• India launched a satellite to investigate black holes, following the US in 2021.
• The launch is part of India's broader space goals, including sending three astronauts into orbit.
• India aims to send astronauts to the moon by 2040.

India launched its first satellite to study black holes on

• The original Mickey Mouse entered the public domain after Disney's copyright on the image expired.
• A trove of other cultural works published in 1928 also are losing copyright protection.
• Here are 10 notable songs, books, and other works and what they stood for.

Creators rejoice: The original Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain after Disney

You may well go your entire life not needing to know the serial number of your computer, phone, or other device.

On the other hand, if a time comes when your device needs to be repaired, replaced, or tracked down after a loss or theft, knowing that serial number may

• New laws are set to go into effect in California in 2024. 
• One will protect doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in states where abortion is illegal.
• Another law will prevent workplaces from firing employees for smoking weed outside work. 

Doctors in California who mail

• The pursuit of a 44-year-old male left nine injured on New Year's Day, per a NYPD spokesperson.
• The driver fled police "at a high rate of speed westbound onto the sidewalk."
• Multiple people were injured, including one pedestrian "pinned underneath" a food truck.

Multiple people were injured and transported to a

A new year is upon us, but don’t say goodbye to the old one just yet! For the past 3 weeks io9 has been delivering our Year in Review for all things 2023—our favorite films and shows, cool toys, people we lost, the trends that defined a year of sci-fi, fantasy, and genre pop culture, and so much more. Why not take a…

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