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‘New doctrine’ of strikes: Zelenskyy vows to hit Russian refineries as infrastructure warfare escalates

Zelenskyy vows refinery strikes as infrastructure warfare escalates Ukraine has vowed to step up attacks on Russian oil refineries in response to what president Volodymyr Zelenskyy described as a new Russian strategy of targeting infrastructure across Ukrainian cities, including energy, transport and logistics networks.Zelenskyy told Reuters that Ukrainian intelligence had obtained documents indicating that Russian…

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built in 1924 this atlanta mansion was cut in half and moved to save it

An Atlanta mansion built in 1924 for Thomas Jefferson’s great-great-grandson faced demolition; in 2013, its new owners cut the 8,000-sq-ft home in two and moved it about 2 miles to save it

Some historic homes are preserved by restoring their walls, replacing their old roofs, and repairing the damage. But the Randolph-Lucas-Jones House in Atlanta required something else. It needed a police escort, utility crews to lift power lines out of its path, and a roof hinged down so each half could clear the route. Built in…

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sydney shoppers a4 thrift find sells for a75640

A Sydney shopper bought a carved cup for A$4 at a thrift shop; experts identified it as a centuries-old Chinese rhinoceros-horn cup, and was auctioned for A$75,640 in 2013

They say one man’s trash can be another man’s treasure. And that’s exactly what happened at a thrift shop in Sydney, Australia.A regular shopper at the store saw a cup. It had a large chip in it.Not a hairline flaw you’d need to squint to see. A proper chip, the sort that should have been…

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Tennessee prison chief Frank Strada resigns after Christa Pike’s botched execution; governor orders review

Strada said his resignation was ‘in the best interest of Tennesseans’ while the review is conducted and defended the state’s execution process Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will resign this month following the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee announced Saturday, as the state faces growing calls for…

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Scientists resurrected 160-million-year-old proteins from extinct mammals; some were stronger against drug-resistant bacteria than modern human versions, raising new hopes for antibiotic research

Looking at the evolution of antimicrobial defenses, the researchers were able to pinpoint structural modifications that have made these peptides more potent and potentially develop treatments that work alongside existing antibiotics. There is an unexpected place scientists are looking for clues to the next generation of infection-fighting drugs: deep in the evolutionary past. At the…

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an ed tech entrepreneur said indian students should not come to the us for their masters

‘Do not come to USA for your masters’: Ed-tech entrepreneur warns Indian students about returning with huge debt

An ed-tech entrepreneur said Indian students should not come to the US for their master’s. An ed-tech entrepreneur shared his view of the job market for Indian students in the US after they complete higher studies at US colleges or universities and said Indian students should not come to the US for their master’s. Dhaval…

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