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Apr 14 2024
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The World’s Top Vodkas 2024 From The Beverage Testing Institute
Two vodkas received Platinum Medals and 17 received Gold Medals at the Beverage Institute’s 2024 vodka judging. The top-ranked unflavored vodka was Elit Vodka, with 97/100 points. Elit Vodka, also known as Stolichnaya Elit, is a super-premium vodka produced by the Latvijas Balzams distillery in Riga, Latvia. Elit is made using winter wheat and pure artesian well water, along with a proprietary
ForbesApr 17 2024
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After Tokyo 'test run', Duplantis set for different experience in Paris
April 17 (Reuters) - After making his Olympic bow in Tokyo when strict COVID-19 restrictions kept fans away and athletes in a bubble, pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis hopes his second Games in Paris will be more like the way he always imagined them. "It feels like it's going to be, in a way, my first Olympics," the Swede, who won gold in the Japanese capital, told Reuters. "It
ReutersApr 19 2024
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Bill expanding access to fentanyl test strips proposed by intern to Naperville senator
When Lizzie Patterson was interning for state Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville, last summer, she was given a task: develop a bill that could be taken to Springfield. The Naperville North High School graduate started researching issues in the community, county and state that she could address with draft legislation. Synthetic opioids — their pervasiveness and lethality — snagged her attention. “
Chicago TribuneApr 16 2024
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US missile expert died from the bends in high-altitude test
A 33-year-old civilian missile specialist died of decompression sickness, also known as the bends, caused by a high-altitude test flight on a U.S. Air Force jet, a report has revealed. The specialist, assigned to the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), who had recently had COVID-19, was onboard a C-17 aircraft during a missile-testing mission near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on August
NewsweekApr 19 2024
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Ghana’s newly imported train from Poland collides with lorry in test run
A train that Ghana recently acquired from Poland has collided with a lorry during a test run in the Eastern Region, the authorities say. It rammed into the abandoned vehicle that was on the tracks of the Tema-Mpakadan railway line on Thursday, causing minor damage to the train's cabin area, the railway ministry said. The train driver, railway inspectors and passengers all escaped unhurt.
Yahoo NewsApr 18 2024
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The WHO is testing a new AI chatbot and its info isn't always accurate
The World Health Organization (WHO) this month launched what it is calling a Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, or Sarah for short. However the AI-powered chatbot has already made some mistakes. The chatbot provides users with health-related information in eight different languages regarding topics like healthy eating, mental health, cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Sarah, who was
QuartzApr 23 2024
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When it comes to Trump Supreme Court bid for immunity, his test case is Richard Nixon
WASHINGTON − At landmark arguments Thursday in Donald Trump's longshot Supreme Court bid for presidential immunity, his test case is Richard Nixon. After Nixon avoided criminal charges from Watergate through a presidential pardon, he set the standard for whether presidents can face lawsuits. An Air Force weapons analyst had sued Nixon, claiming he’d been fired in retaliation for telling
"USA Today" ContributorApr 17 2024
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Presumed fentanyl seized at Pittsburgh Greyhound station was cutting agent, testing shows
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Test results from what was believed to be a massive fentanyl bust in Pittsburgh last year have determined that the presumed fentanyl was actually a cutting agent. Yan Carlos Cepeda was arrested at the Greyhound bus station in Pittsburgh last fall and was accused of trafficking more than $1 million worth of fentanyl and cocaine into the area. Now, the state's Attorney
CBS News (Online)Apr 11 2024
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Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission
Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools.
In June 2020, Harvard began a temporary test-optional policy under which students could apply to the college without submitting scores. The change
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