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Los Angeles is at risk of a major earthquake, but a new study suggests that the tremors from “the Big One” may not be as devastating as scientists initially feared. New simulations of shaking from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault suggest that Los Angeles could experience 50% less ground shaking than previously predicted. While this may be good news for the City of Angels, researchers say residents (and builders) shouldn’t let their guard down: Many questions remain about the damage a major earthquake would cause in the region. “This is just one scenario,” said the…

Research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has uncovered how inflammation in the brain can cause extreme muscle weakness in a variety of diseases, including viral and bacterial infections and Alzheimer’s disease. Pictured is a fruit fly muscle stained purple, a measure of how well the mitochondria in the muscle cells are producing energy. On the left is a healthy muscle; on the right is a muscle exposed to IL-6, an immune-related molecule produced by the brain in response to infection and chronic disease. Photo by Shuo Yang Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain.…

Astronomers may have discovered a rare ‘missing link’ Black Hole In milky way After discovering a group of incredibly fast-moving stars at the center of a nearby star cluster, if confirmed, this cosmic supermassive black hole, known as an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH), would be the second-largest black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy. IMBHs are extremely rare among black holes. Stellar Mass Black Hole But smaller Supermassive black holeThat means its mass could be anywhere between 100 and 100,000 times larger. Sunaccording to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).In theory, IMBHs should be just as common as…

A surprising bit of drama involving an NFL legend unfolded at the American Century Championship, a celebrity golf tournament held in Lake Tahoe on Thursday.Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice was confronted by two people who were questioning him while he was walking down the street, and the NFL’s all-time leading receiver ultimately threatened violence. The natural assumption would be that Rice was upset by something he was provoked into doing and responded accordingly. However, a look at the video of the incident makes that seem different.Rice can be seen telling one of the reporters, “I’m going to kill you.”…

Armando Domalewski was at a Fourth of July weekend barbecue in Los Angeles when he unlocked his phone to see a video roll into his social media feed: Joe Biden, looking cool in a pinstripe shirt with a few buttons undone, sitting across from ABC News. After his awful debate with Donald Trump, he invited host George Stephanopoulos over for a damage control interview.He noticed something. The president looked a little… different. He showed his cell phone to his girlfriend, who was nearby.“She immediately raised the flag and said, ‘Hey, we’re going to have to do this.Why is he orange??』Domalewski,…

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge delivered a sudden and surprising closure Friday in a case that has been brought to justice. Negligence causing death It dismissed the lawsuit against Alec Baldwin midway through the actor’s trial, saying it cannot be refiled. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case, saying police and prosecutors in the 2021 shooting withheld evidence from the defense. Director of photography: Halina Hutchins On the set of the film “Rust.” Baldwin wept as he hugged his two lawyers and pointed to the front of the courtroom, then turned and embraced his crying wife,…

Image source, Getty Images Image caption, More than 40 people were rescued from the rubble, local authorities said.Article informationauthor, Chris Iwokolrole, BBC News, AbujaJuly 12, 2024Updated 6 hours agoA school building collapsed in Plateau state, central Nigeria, killing scores of children and leaving more than 100 people trapped, local authorities said. The Saint Academy in Jos, the state capital, collapsed on Friday morning while students were in class. Students trapped under the rubble were crying out for help and parents were frantically searching for their children, AFP reported.The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said “the exact death toll is still…

American Rounds/AP A vending machine selling ammunition is depicted. CNN — Ammunition vending machines are being installed in grocery stores in Alabama, Texas and Oklahoma, a move that has drawn mixed feelings from officials in those states. American Rounds, the company that sells the machine, uses AI technology to scan customers’ ID cards and facial recognition software to verify their identity, according to the company’s website. The software works together to verify the purchaser’s age and ensure the person using the machine matches the scanned ID. According to American Rounds, each machine sells ammunition for a variety of calibers of…

Welcome to get started today. Start your newsletter today Get inspiration delivered to your inbox every day. Join us on Instagram!About three years ago, Debi Mitchell of St. Petersburg, Florida, wanted to help a friend out of state who was having health problems. “He wasn’t doing well, and I got a call from his wife, and she was crying. I hopped on a plane to be with her, but when I got there I felt like I was a burden,” she told TODAY.com.Mitchell’s leg pain, Knee pain She was so out of breath she couldn’t even walk. “My friend had…

The researchers found that while AI can enhance an individual writer’s creativity, it also produces many similar stories. Moore Studios/Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption Moore Studios/Getty Images Can AI chatbots enhance human creativity? Proponents of AI say it can act as a muse, but critics are skeptical, saying AI can do little more than remix existing work. Now, new research suggests that elements of both arguments are correct: AI may help make people more creative, but it also risks making them less creative across society. New Ideas Questions have been swirling around the use of AI in art ever…