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Jeannie Rice, who turned 77 on April 14, has broken many world women’s age group records. MUST CREDIT: Loughborough University

Scientists study 77-year-old who is as fit as a 25-year-old

THE WASHINGTON POST: Most runners see substantial performance losses after they turn 70. Not Jeannie Rice, who just turned 77.

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THE WASHINGTON POST: It started with a whistling sound in his nose. Then things got much worse.

It started with a whistling sound. Then things got worse

THE WASHINGTON POST: In October 2017, Bradley Rhoton and his wife were carving pumpkins for Halloween when he noticed a strange whistling sound each time he inhaled through his nose. 

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An early learning expert has given insight into things parents can do with their kids.

Five things parents can do to deliver success for their kids

After over 10 years of studying with child development experts, an early learning educator reveals five things parents can do differently to help deliver long-term success. 

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Kathy Nichele in her canteen at Blairmount Public School.

Fears Aussie school canteens may be doomed

One of the favourite pastimes for millions of Australian schoolkids, a trip to the school canteen, may be doomed as parents and volunteers donate less time to help keep the food providers running.  

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Keith Krehbiel volunteered for adaptive deep brain stimulation and has seen improvements in many of his Parkinson’s symptoms.

AI-enhanced treatment reduces Parkinson’s symptoms for some

Keith Krehbiel was a political scientist with a distinguished professorship and an award-winning book. But two years later, a neurologist confirmed he had Parkinson’s disease. Now a trial has reduced symptoms.

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Lucy's close encounters with asteroids should help scientists better understand the solar system.

NASA spacecraft braces for close encounter with asteroid

The Lucy spacecraft launched by NASA in 2021 is set to swoop past a small asteroid called Donaldjohanson near Jupiter.

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Paris Hilton says her new business can take on Disney.

Paris Hilton’s big plan to be the ‘next Disney’

Paris Hilton may be best known as a pop culture icon, but she has big plans to cement her place in the world of business and the future of entertainment.

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Google has been found to hold illegal monopolies in ad tech by a US judge.

‘Abusive’: US judge says Google holds illegal monopolies

Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for its digital ad network.

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Australian Education Union Federal president Correna Haythorpe.

Teachers’ union trashes Coalition technical colleges plan

The national teachers’ union has criticised a Coalition election pitch to build a dozen technical colleges so teens can learn trades skills — but it has won support from the building and construction industry.

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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope claim to have found the strongest signs of alien life ever recorded.

‘Biological activity’: Strongest sign of alien life detected

A group of scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope claim to have discovered the strongest signs ever recorded of life on an alien planet. 

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Pfizer has canned its daily version of its experimental weight loss pill after a liver injury occurred.

Pharmaceutical giant halts pill over concerning side effects

Pfizer has confirmed it has halted development of a once a day pill after concerning side effects were discovered that has left a recipient with a ‘liver injury’.

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Zoom is down globally.

Zoom back online after major global outage

Popular video conferencing tool Zoom, which is used by 300 million users daily, went down early on Wednesday, sparking panic around the world.

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A media reports say OpenAI has been asking outsiders for feedback about a social media project. (AP PHOTO)

OpenAI working on new product to potentially compete with Musk

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is reportedly working on a new product that could challenge Space X, Telsa and X owner Elon Musk.

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Pop star Katy Perry reaches space on the 10-minute Blue Origin flight.

Tears and a Perry performance: Inside the Blue Origin flight

The all-women Blue Origin rocket launch, including passengers Gayle King and Katy Perry, briefly entered space overnight. What does that mean for the rest of us?

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Meta faces the prospect of a US court forcing it to sell off some of its platforms.

Meta's trial may force Instagram, WhatsApp sale

Meta faces a historic antitrust trial which may force it to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought that have become social media powerhouses.

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