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How to make gravy (using chemistry)

How to make gravy (using chemistry)

“Gravy Day” is a relatively new date in the Australian calendar. Paul Kelly’s song How to Make Gravy tells the story of a prisoner (Joe) writing to his brother on December 21. Joe laments missing…

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US reopens Mexico rail crossings after closure sought to stem migration By Reuters

US reopens Mexico rail crossings after closure sought to stem migration By Reuters

© Reuters. Stranded freight trains are seen at a railroad yard after U.S. authorities closed rail bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, in order to redirect personnel to stem a surge in migration,…

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Christmas consumption – what would the great economic philosophers think?

Christmas consumption – what would the great economic philosophers think?

Even during a cost of living crisis, with interest rates and inflation high, the average spending per person for Christmas 2023 in the UK is expected to reach as much as £974. Retailers, advertisers and…

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ECB invites entrants for wholesale ‘digital euro’ trial

ECB invites entrants for wholesale ‘digital euro’ trial

The European Central Bank The European Central Bank invited expressions of interest from financial market stakeholders in its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials, on December 13.   It invited market participants with access to…

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US unveils clean hydrogen plan, nuclear power role uncertain By Reuters

US unveils clean hydrogen plan, nuclear power role uncertain By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S., Jan. 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The…

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Apple, Tesla and Nvidia were among 2023’s ‘magnificent seven’ stocks – here’s what to expect from them all in 2024

Apple, Tesla and Nvidia were among 2023’s ‘magnificent seven’ stocks – here’s what to expect from them all in 2024

In the 1960 western The Magnificent Seven, a group of seven gunfighters protect a village from bandits. Only three survive to ride out of town at the end of the movie. The odds look much…

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what are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

what are brain states and brain waves? And can we control them?

There’s no shortage of apps and technology that claim to shift the brain into a “theta” state – said to help with relaxation, inward focus and sleep. But what exactly does it mean to change…

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Oil extends weekly gains, up 1% as Red Sea tension persists By Reuters

Oil extends weekly gains, up 1% as Red Sea tension persists By Reuters

© Reuters. Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base/file photo By Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices rose…

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Scrutiny of OpenAI and Microsoft relationship could affect how AI industry grows and innovates

Scrutiny of OpenAI and Microsoft relationship could affect how AI industry grows and innovates

The boardroom of OpenAI, the business that developed ChatGPT, has seen some turbulent times recently. But while the drama around the sacking and reinstatement of CEO Sam Altman has subsided, the company now faces investigation…

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People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia – and it had an inland sea

People once lived in a vast region in north-western Australia – and it had an inland sea

For much of the 65,000 years of Australia’s human history, the now-submerged northwest continental shelf connected the Kimberley and western Arnhem Land. This vast, habitable realm covered nearly 390,000 square kilometres, an area one-and-a-half times…

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