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Blackhawks encouraged about prospects Drew Commesso, Ryan Greene at BU

Commesso, whose goaltending has been particularly sharp since Christmas, and Greene, who has exceeded all expectations as a freshman forward, have helped BU climb to No. 3 in the NCAA.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Super Bowl — what we love but mostly hate about it

This past weekend, millions of North American (and worldwide) eyeballs were glued to their TVs, beer and chicken wings in hand, to celebrate perhaps the last truly bipartisan “national holiday” that America has left: the Super Bowl.

The Conversation

More than nine in 10 former NFL players’ brains studied at Boston University found to have CTE

More than nine in 10 brains of former NFL players examined by Boston University researchers had the harmful brain condition known as CTE, the scientists said this week.

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Andrew Tate's far-right fans stay loyal

Although charged with serious sex crimes in Romania, "manfluencer" Andrew Tate hasn't lost his far-right fanbase

Salon

What is corporate America's role in fighting against anti-Semitism?

Anti-Semitism is on the rise, placing lives and livelihoods at risk. What can corporations do to ensure that their staff and environments are protected against the growing threat?

Fortune

L.A. jury finds NCAA is not responsible for death of former USC linebacker Matt Gee

A jury ruled Tuesday that the NCAA is not to blame for the death of former USC linebacker Matthew Gee, a decision that could have broad implications in numerous other cases lined up against the governing body of college athletics.

Los Angeles Times

Fact-checking Thoreau’s observations

How do scientists know that historical data is appropriate to use?

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New Invention To Boost Crops On Urban Rooftops

Rooftop farms and gardens are an increasingly popular way of tackling poor air quality.

Zenger

Emissions from China-invested overseas coal plants equal to Spain

Fossil fuels produce around half of the energy from overseas Chinese-backed power plants, new study shows.

Al Jazeera

Apple Supplier Says Smartphone Market May Slump Into Next Year, Meta Loses Veteran Exec Behind Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions, Voyager Digital Seeks Creditors' Vote For Sale To FTX: Top Stories Thursday, Oct. 20

Bloomberg YouTube Named Google Play Executive As New Gaming Head

Benzinga

Scientists engineer strain of Covid-19 with 80% kill rate

The researchers spliced elements of one of the newest strains onto a sample of one of the first types of Covid detected

Wales Online

Lab 'playing with fire' after creating new hybrid Covid strain 'with 80% kill rate'

Boston University scientists combined Omicron with the original Wuhan Covid strain to make a hybrid which killed 80% of the mice it was tested on, as experts warn such research needs better accountability

Daily Mirror

Boston University COVID researchers combine omicron spike protein with original virus, test strain on mice

BOSTON — Boston University COVID researchers have combined the omicron variant spike protein with the original virus, testing the created strain on mice “to help fight against future pandemics,” according to BU.

Boston Herald

Low booster rates can have serious ripple effects. Get your shot ASAP

Confusion in the public health messaging surrounding boosters has resulted in slow booster uptake across the country.

Inverse

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Ranking the Blackhawks’ top 20 prospects entering the 2022-23 season

Lukas Reichel remains at the top, but the Blackhawks’ massive 2022 draft class has added lots of new names — and forced the list to expand in size.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Vietnam and Afghanistan — America's 2 longest wars, with very different lasting impacts

WASHINGTON — When a comparison was made between the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan a year ago and a similar debacle in Vietnam 46 years earlier, President Joe Biden and his administration recoiled.

The Independent UK

McGrory, Boston Globe's top editor, says he is stepping down

Brian McGrory, under whose leadership The Boston Globe won three newsroom Pulitzer Prizes, is stepping down after 10 years at the helm to become chair of Boston University’s journalism department

Inverse

Racial disparities in Covid-19 booster shots have deadly consequences

New boosters aimed at the currently dominant omicron subvariant are expected to become available in early September 2022.

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The Independent UK

Brain stimulation improves memory for at least one month, study suggests

Twenty minutes of stimulation on four consecutive days can improve two different types of memory in those aged 65 and older, researchers found.

Sports Illustrated

Report: Demaryius Thomas Died of Seizure Disorder Complications

The 11-year NFL veteran was found dead in his home in December. He was 33.

Tribune News Service

Masked, vaccinated students didn’t catch COVID-19 in classrooms

Vaccinated and masked college students had virtually no chance of catching COVID-19 in the classroom last fall, according to a sweeping study of 33,000 Boston University students that bolsters standard prevention measures.

Tribune News Service

Former NFL, Georgia Tech star Demaryius Thomas suffered from CTE at time of death

ATLANTA — Georgia Tech football star Demaryius Thomas, who died in December at the age of 33 of an apparent seizure, was found to have been suffering from the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Sports Illustrated

Researchers Say Demaryius Thomas Had Stage 2 CTE

The former All-Pro wide receiver also dealt with unrelated seizures before his death last December at age 33.

Wales Online

Roe vs Wade overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision

The court decided by a 6-3 majority to uphold Mississippi’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy

The Conversation

Teacher burnout hits record high – 5 essential reads

Teachers in grades K through 12 are more burned out than workers in any other industry, according to a new Gallup poll that finds 44% of K-12 employees report “always” or “very often” feeling burned out at work. That number climbs to 52% when looking just at teachers.

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