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Looking for a winter home project? Spend some time upgrading to smart home elements that'll make life easier and more enjoyable year-round for up to 43% off at Amazon.


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  • Half of Biden's 2020 voters say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians, per a new poll.
  • 20% of Biden voters say that's not the case, while 30% say they aren't sure.
  • It comes amid deepening Democratic divisions over Israel.

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Is Jake Gyllenhaal this century's Patrick Swayze? Both have a dynamic charisma, bursting with sexual allure and mischievousness. And now both have headlined Road House. The 1989 action-thriller about a bouncer who takes no guff at the bar and has a romantic core is getting a remake from Prime Video. And who better to take the mantle of butt-kicking Swayze's Dalton than Gyllenhaal?

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Ancient remains dating back around 2,000 years suggest a cousin of syphilis spread around South America then, but not the sexually transmitted kind.
  • 2,000-year-old bones add evidence against the idea Columbus brought syphilis to Europe. 
  • A European outbreak of the STI in the late 1400s was long blamed on the conquistadors. 
  • But DNA analysis doesn't stack up with that story, a new



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  • Business Insider is seeking nominations for our list of rising stars of brand marketing.
  • We're looking for up-and-coming brand marketers who have the potential to be industry leaders.
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Meta has rolled out stricter Instagram and Facebook messenger settings, intended to push back against unsolicited DM's from strangers in a company-wide attempt to address teen safety on its bevy of platforms.

The new default setting turns off a teen user's ability to receive DMs from anyone they don’t follow or aren’t connected to online, including other teens, the company explained in a blog post



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The cuts will mostly impact Activision Blizzard employees, reports say.
  • Microsoft is laying off hundreds of workers across Activision Blizzard and Xbox, The Verge reported.
  • Employees at video game holding company ZeniMax are also impacted, the report said.
  • It comes amid a wave of mass layoffs in the tech industry this month. 

Microsoft has announced that it's laying off 1,900 staff



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Denver's Basic Income Project aims to alleviate poverty and homelessness in the city by giving a monthly basic income.
  • The Denver Basic Income Project just got an extension and more funding.
  • The project offers up to $1,000 a month to Denver's poorest residents.
  • The project said it's provided $6.5 million to residents since it began in November 2022.

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