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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — At least 11 people have been killed and 30 are missing after severe storms and floods caused a partial collapse of a highway bridge in the country’s northwest, Chinese authorities say, while an equal number are missing after storms destroyed dozens of homes in the southwest.The official Xinhua News Agency reported that five vehicles had been retrieved after a bridge in Shaanxi province collapsed at about 8:40 pm on Friday. Photos released by Xinhua showed part of the bridge breaking off at a nearly 90-degree angle, falling into the brown water below.Rescue operations were continuing on…

The IRS and Treasury Department have issued final regulations regarding RMDs related to the SECURE Act.Getty Today, July 19, 2024, the IRS and Treasury Department announced the long-awaited Final Rule About required minimum distributions. RMDs are mandatory annual withdrawals from an IRA, 401(k) or other tax-deferred retirement plan. The final rules clarify changes brought about by the SECURE Act, which went into effect in 2020, and the SECURE 2.0 Act, which was signed into law at the end of 2022. The new rules will take effect on January 1, 2025. Comment Summary For a quick overview, we recommend you look…

Updated: July 20, 2024 Xbox fired back at the FTC, calling it “wrong” and “misleading” to call the revised Xbox Game Pass tiers “degraded,” and saying the commission “barely mentioned it.” [concerns about] subscription[s] “In court.” “Earlier this month, Microsoft announced changes to its game subscription service, Game Pass, to offer consumers more value choices at different price points,” Xbox said in court documents filed yesterday, Friday, July 19. “Microsoft is offering a new service tier, Game Pass Standard, which gives you access to hundreds of back-catalog games and multiplayer features for S$14.99 per month.” “It would be a mistake…

Scientists have discovered an unexpected anti-aging agent in the form of an anti-inflammatory drug designed to inhibit an inflammatory molecule known as interleukin-11 (IL-11), which they found could extend the lifespan of mice by almost 20 percent.This is surprising, Exciting developmentsScientists are trying to find ways to stop it, or Reverse aging For decades, inflammation has been thought to be a good thing: It helps our bodies fight disease and protect us from injury. But too much of anything good can actually be bad: Too much inflammation can damage cells and accelerate aging in the body, so scientists wanted to…

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Get it delivered to your inbox: Register for free here. CNN — This weekend, a full moon will shine in the night sky, so take a moment to appreciate its beauty and look for a wide, dark plain. A feature of this surface is the Mare Tranquility, the site of Apollo 11’s landing on the afternoon of July 20, 1969. The full moon won’t peak until 6:17 a.m. ET on Sunday, but the silvery orb They will be showing their best on Saturday, the 55th anniversary. NASA…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that at least two people have died and more than a dozen have been hospitalized after an outbreak of Listeria linked to meat sold at deli counters. AJ Watts/iStockphoto/Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption AJ Watts/iStockphoto/Getty Images At least two people have died and dozens have been hospitalized in an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to meat sold at a US delicatessen, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. 28 people are hospitalized in 12 states. The CDC made the announcement on Friday.. But federal health officials…

Physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully recreated one of the most important effects in quantum mechanics: the “Elitzer-Weidmann bomb test apparatus.” Amazingly, they did this in a completely classical system, meaning they observed a quantum effect in a system that derives from everyday physics. This achievement intensifies the question of what really distinguishes quantum from classical.1 View Gallery (Photo: Johan Jarnestad/Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences)In 1993, Israeli physicists Avshalom Elitzar of the Weizmann Institute of Science and Lev Weidman of Tel Aviv University proposed the following thought experiment: Imagine you have a bomb with an ultra-sensitive…

Really supportIndependent journalismClick here for detailscloseOur mission is to provide unbiased, fact-based journalism that holds power accountable and exposes the truth.Every donation counts, whether it’s $5 or $50.Support us to deliver journalism without purpose.Tenacious D musician Kyle Gass said he Controversial joke about assassination attempt on Donald Trump.Gass, who is one half of the comedy rock band with actor Jack Black, was referring to the shooting of former President Trump in Pennsylvania last weekend, which took place The feud between the two bandmates,black Publicly condemning Gus’ jokes.”Make a wish,” Black can be heard telling Gus in a video shared on…

The Rays have a first baseman Yandy Diaz Placed on the restricted list, infielder Curtis Mead He was promoted from Triple-A and took Diaz’s spot on the active roster.X-Link) wrote that Diaz did not play Friday due to what the Rays described as a “personal issue.” Due to the private nature of the situation, we may not know the details of Diaz’s absence until he returns, or at least gets closer to returning. The absence will have a financial cost to Diaz, as he will lose salary (and MLB time) for the time he spends on the restricted list. Diaz…

DEIR AL BALAR, Gaza (AP) — Israeli forces carried out three airstrikes on a refugee camp in central Gaza late Saturday night, killing at least 13 people, a Palestinian health official said, as ceasefire talks in Cairo appeared to be making progress.Among the dead in the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps were three children and one woman, Palestinian emergency services said, as they transported the bodies to nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. A body count by Associated Press reporters at the hospital found 13 bodies. Earlier, medical teams delivered a live baby to a Palestinian woman who was killed in an…