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Recent Examples of regionsNow, researchers have identified specific regions of the human genome connected to cannabis use, which means the propensity to get addicted to weed may be encoded in DNA.—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025 Some towers in remote deserts or mountainous regions send data through satellites, and anyone within the satellite’s coverage area can potentially intercept those signals.—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025 When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025 The fall season is in full swing in Louisville and other commonwealth regions, and colorful leaves are beginning to shed from the trees in the area.—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 14 Oct. 2025 That smudge is the Orion Nebula, which at a distance of just 1,500 light-years is one of the closest star-forming regions to Earth and makes for a beautiful target through binoculars or a 6-inch telescope.—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Scientists have identified at least 90 regions in the human genome that hold genes connected to type 1 diabetes.—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025 Presented by Live Nation, the tour represents Doja’s biggest run yet and her first time headlining across multiple regions, including Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Latin America.—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025 Other regions will get it later.—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Executives at JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi all used their earnings calls yesterday to assure investors that the bankruptcy of auto parts supplier First Brands—which had borrowed more than $10 billion—did not mean that the private credit market is systemically weak.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Studio executives, meanwhile, dismiss YouTube and its growth as something less than the sum of its parts.
During heavy rain, flooding is possible, especially in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
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NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
But in markets where the housing shortage is still acute—including many metropolitan areas in the North, Northeast, and Midwest—home prices are still growing.
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