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A Live Invasive Yellow-Legged Hornet (YLH) Was Spotted For The First Time In The US, Near Savannah, GA. YLHs, Native To SE Asia & Cousin To Murder Hornet, Pose Major Threats To Honeybees & Agric, As They Are More Predatory Than Native Hornets, Jeopardizing Honey Prod. & Pollination, Valued At $15 B. Efforts Are Underway To Eradicate Them.

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A Spotless Female Reticulated Giraffe Was Born At Brights Zoo, Tennessee, On July 31, 2023—A Rarity Seen Only Once Before In A 1970s Japanese Birth. The Public Is Helping To Name The Calf From 4 Swahili Name Options. Reticulated Giraffes’ Population, In The Wild, Has Declined From 36,000 To 16,000 In 35 Years, Raising Conservation Concerns.

India Made History, With Its Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft, As The First Country To Successfully Land On The Moon‘s Unexplored South Pole. This Achievement, Under Modest Budgets, Also Marks The 4th Lunar Landing After Russia, The U.S., And China. The South Pole’s Significance Lies In Recent Water Ice Discoveries, Potentially Fueling Future Space Exploration.

Singapore Executed Its First Woman In 18 Years For Drug Trafficking, Since Yen May Woen In 2004. Saridewi Binte Djamani, 45, Was Hanged For Possessing 30.72 Grams Of Heroin. But Anti-Death Penalty Advocates Argue That Such Law/Punishment Is Inhumane And Doesn’t Deter Drug Use Or Availability, As A Study In The Philippines Has Found.

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A Record-Breaking 111 Python Eggs, From A Burmese Python Nest, Was Removed In The Florida Everglades. The Previous Record Was 96 Eggs Found In 2022 In Big Cypress. The Large Reproductive Capacity Of The Species–Can Lay 50 To 100 Eggs At A Time, Has Contributed To Their Success As Invasive Creatures, With Over 16,000 Being Removed From Florida Since 2000.

The 4th Of July, 2023, Was Earth’s Hottest Day In Up To 125,000 Years. The Global Avg Temp Reached 17.18 Oc, Surpassing The Record Set The Previous Day. This Extreme Temp Is Attributed To El Niño, Exacerbating The Effects Of Global Warming. The Trend Of Broken Temp Records Is Likely To Continue Due To El Niño’s Quickening Of Global Warming.

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The World’s Largest Cruise Ship (WLCS), Royal Caribbean’s (RC) “Icon Of The Seas,” Has Conducted Its First Sea Trials. It Spans 365 M And Weighs ~250,800 Tones; Can Hold 5,610 Passengers And 2,350 Crews. The Ship, Which Boasts The World’s Largest Waterpark At Sea, Will Begin Its Caribbean Sail In Jan. 2024. The Previous WLCS Is RC’s “Wonder Of The Seas.”

Regulators, For The First Time, Approved The Sale Of Lab-Grown Meat (LGM) In The US, With Upside Foods And Good Meat Authorized To Sell Chicken Made From Animal Cells. LGM Will Be Served In Some Restaurants Initially. Supermarket Availability May Take Time. LGM Aims To Reduce Harm To Animals And The Envir. But Public LGM Skepticism Remains

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Scientists Made A Breakthrough In Their 60-Year Quest To Explore Earth’s Depths. They Recovered Pieces Of Rocky Mantle From Atlantis Massif In The North Atlantic. Although They Didn’t Reach The Mantle, They Obtained The Deepest Mantle Rock Ever Collected, Providing Valuable Data For, E.g., Understanding Earth’s Composition, & Life’s Origin

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China Launched The Shenzhou-16 Mission On 5/30/23, Carrying Its First Civilian Astronaut, Dr. Gui Haichao, To The Tiangong Space Station. The Crew Will Replace Shenzhou-15 For The Next 5 Months. Dr. Haichao Drew Attention For Wearing Eyeglasses. China Seeks To Make Tiangong A Significant Research Station And Aims For A Manned Lunar Landing By 2030.

The World’s Oldest Surviving City Is A Debated Topic, But Contenders Include Jericho, Middle East, With Continuous Settlement Evidence From Around 9,000 BCE. Damascus; Aleppo, Syria; And Faiyum, Egypt Are Also Ancient Cities With Long Human Habitation Histories, Dating Back To ~ 3,000 BCE, Possibly 6, 000 BCE, And ~ 5,500 BCE, Respectively.

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Biden’s Govt Has Completed The First-Ever National Inventory Of Old-Growth Forests In The US, Using Data Analysis And Public Input. These Ancient Forests Hold Mysteries & Play A Crucial Role In, E.G., Carbon Storage But Face Threats From, E.G., Logging, And Climate Change. Collab. Btw US Forest Service & Nasa Will Help Protect The Forests.

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Martha Stewart, At Age 81, Has Made History By Being The Oldest Woman To Be Featured On The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. She Took The Title From Maye Musk, Who At Age 74, Appeared On The 2022 Cover. The Magazine Aims To Promote Age Diversity In Media And Challenge Conventional Notions Of Beauty And Admiration When It Comes To Women.

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Elephant Seals’ Sleep Patterns Have Been Recorded For The First Time, Showing That During Foraging Trips They Sleep For Only 2 Hrs/Day, Similar To African Elephants. They Nap For 10 Mins At A Time During Deep 30 Mins Dives And Sleep Over 10 Hrs/Day On The Beach During Breeding Season. This Data Could Identify & Protect Seals’ Rest Areas.

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Colorado’s Biofire Has Launched The First Biometric Smart Gun With Facial Recognition And Fingerprint Verification. The Gun Grip Has A Fingerprint Sensor, While The Back Has 3D Facial Recognition. When Held, A Green Light Turns On To Indicate The Firearm Recognizes The Holder. Pre-Orders Began In April 2023, Aiming To Improve Gun Safety.

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Spacex, On 4/20/23, Launched Starship, The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built For Deep Space Travels To E.g., Mars. Sadly, It Exploded 4 Mins Into The Flight. Starship Has 2 Compartments, One For Carrying People And Goods And Another For A Super Booster With 33 Engines. The Failed Launch Offers Valuable Insights For Improvement Before The Next Test.

Dr. Howard Tucker, The World’s Oldest Practicing Doctor At 100—The Guinness World Records, Credits His Longevity To Good Genes, Luck, Exercise, Continuous Learning, And A Healthy Lifestyle Free From Smoking. Dr. Tucker, A Neurologist, Has Retired From Patient Care But Continues To Teach At St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

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Fremont, CA Is The Happiest City In The USA, For The 2nd Year In A Row, In A Wallethub Ranking Of 182 Cities Based On 30 Factors Like Emotional & Physical Well-Being, Income, And Environment. San Jose, CA; Madison, WI; Overland Park, KS; And San Francisco, CA Rounded Out The Top 5. California Dominated The List, While Detroit Ranked Last.

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Nadia Kahf Has Become The First Hajiba Wearing Judge In New Jersey After Her New Jersey Superior Court Appointment. But Carolyn Walker-Dialo Is The First Hijab-Wearing Judge In The US After Her Appointment As A Civil Court Judge In NY In 2015. Many Muslims Serve As Judges In The US, But These Women Are The Only Ones Known To Wear Hijab.

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French Bulldog, For The First Time In 31 Years, Has Been Ranked As The Most Favorite Dog In The USA, Surpassing The Labrador Retrievers. The Rank Was Done By The American Kennel Club Based On Data From 716,500 Voluntary Registrations From Dog Owners. The 3rd, 4th, And 5th Positions Went To Golden Retrievers, German Shepherds, And Poodles.

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