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The technology scans the entire genome for single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs—the spots where one person’s genome might have a T, while another’s has a C—for associations with human behaviors.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025 -
The software scans for visible firearms and sends an alert whenever a potential threat appears.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Also fired was much of the agency’s human resources staff; its entire Washington office, which communicates with Congress; and its ethics office, which reviews conflicts of interest for CDC leaders and advisory committee members.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Neither John Glenn Columbus International Airport nor Rickenbacker International Airport are showing the video while the Columbus Regional Airport Authority's legal team reviews it.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Delving into the tragic murder of Ajike Owens, a Black Florida woman, at the hands of her white neighbor Susan Lorincz, the new film from prolific documentarian Geeta Gandbhir examines issues of race, class, community, and surveillance.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Inspired by his relationship with his son, who’s in his 20s, Gardell also examines younger generations with a more sympathetic eye than others might.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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The verification team inspects not only the material of a bag but also details like stitching and stamping, Tresor Tan, Director of Sales, Marketing and Client Relations at Carousell Luxury, told CNBC.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that the employees in the Office of Detention Oversight, which inspects immigration detention centers, is currently not working.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Oliver scrutinizes one dire situation after another, then says what the average person can do to address them.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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Liberty Media, by contrast, scrutinizes every potential revenue stream for growth opportunities.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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In her tender debut short, writer-director Nishi Dugar delicately explores how children confront the first ripples of loss.—
Essie Assibu,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Ben Charles Edwards, inspired by Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger, the film explores themes of faith, destiny, and the duality of good and evil.—
The Deadline Team,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Floodlight is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action.—
Ames Alexander,
Miami Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
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In his new, hefty cookbook that surveys the region, Recipes from the American South, the James Beard Award-winning author is teaching home cooks how to make food that better reflects the region's complex, messy and still-evolving history.—
Anastasia Tsioulcas,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Miami-area are prices down about 4 cents from a month ago and 18 cents from a year ago, according to GasBuddy, a national fuel monitoring service that surveys nearly 1,700 stations in South Florida.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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