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Guido Dietl, a professor of satellite communication and radar systems at the University of Würzburg, is leading work on a navigation system to address this problem.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Compared to healthy people, levels of eMTBR-tau243 were higher in those with advanced CTE, said study coauthor Chihiro Sato, a WashU assistant neurology professor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

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Steven Freedman, associate dean of admissions at the University of Kansas School of Law, said the loans are important to help provide access to all students.

— Heather Hollingsworth, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
The strike has also been backed by labor unions, university deans, churches, artists, athletes, international media organizations and others.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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Jamarr Cole shows us both the hopes and the desperation in Guy’s dreams, while Alejandro Cirino finds an appealingly weary nobility in his doctor.

— Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
When my only pair of sandals broke alighting from the landing craft on Ua Huka, Aranui staff directed me to the ship’s French doctor, who fixed it with tape from his medical bag.

— Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

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Goat Yoga on the Farm Join a one-hour beginner-friendly yoga class led by a certified instructor and accompanied by plenty of gentle Nigerian dwarf goats.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Mark Renn, an instructor with Colorado Horsepower CBS He said the benefits became apparent in his own life after joining the program.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

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