US & World

Man fatally shot by park rangers at Yellowstone National Park allegedly threatened mass shooting

Summarize this content to 1000 words A 28-year-old man who worked for a business in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming allegedly threatened to carry out a mass shooting before being killed in a shootout with rangers on the Fourth of July, officials said Tuesday.Samson Lucas Bariah Fussner, of Milton, Florida, was confronted by Yellowstone law enforcement rangers early on the morning of July 4 while allegedly shooting a semi-automatic rifle
UK News

rewrite this title First peek of renovated room behind Buckingham Palace balcony

Summarize this content to 1000 words 2 hours agoBy Sean Coughlan, Royal correspondentRoyal Collection TrustInstead of that famous view looking up at the Buckingham Palace balcony, visitors for the first time will be able to look down from the inside.After five years of renovations, the east wing of the palace has been carefully restored and on a trial basis is open to paying customers from next week.But they won't be able to
Technology

rewrite this title U.S. disrupts Russian government-backed disinformation campaign that relied on AI technology –

Summarize this content to 500 words Among the fake posts, according to the Justice Department, was a video that was posted by a purported Minneapolis, Minnesota resident that showed Russian President Vladimir Putin saying that areas of Ukraine, Poland and Lithuania were "gifts" to those countries from liberating Russian forces during World War II. Source link
Education

rewrite this title Ofqual to fine exam board £300,000 over T-level failings

Summarize this content to 1000 words 10 hours agoBy Nathan Standley, BBC NewsGetty ImagesHundreds of T-level students had to have their exams regraded after the "major failings" by an exam boardThe exams watchdog says it will fine an exam board £300,000 over "major failings" with the papers sat by health and science T-level students in 2022.Ofqual said it had had to take "unprecedented" action against the exam board, NCFE, to get 1,200
Health

rewrite this title Streeting begins talks to avert more strikes

Summarize this content to 1000 words 12 hours agoBy Michelle Roberts, Digital health editor, BBC NewsReutersMr Streeting was speaking at the Tony Blair Institute Future of Britain conferenceFace-to-face talks between the new health secretary and junior doctors unhappy over pay have begun. Wes Streeting says the government cannot afford or commit to the 35% rise the doctors want but hopes to end the dispute. But there is renewed optimism an agreement might
Business

rewrite this title F.T.C. Says Middlemen Seem to Drive Up Drug Prices

Summarize this content to 1000 words The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday sharply criticized pharmacy benefit managers, saying in a scathing 71-page report that “these powerful middlemen may be profiting by inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street pharmacies.”The regulator’s study signals a significant ramping up of its scrutiny of benefit managers under the agency’s chair, Lina Khan. It represents a remarkable turnabout for an agency that has long taken
Science/Nature

rewrite this title Environmental Factor – July 2024: Lupus arises from complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors

Summarize this content to 1000 words Criswell also heads the Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section of the National Human Genome Research Institute. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS) Few subjects in medical research are more vexing than lupus, a multifaceted chronic autoimmune disease that has no diagnostic test or cure. Yet in a June 11 Distinguished Lecture, Lindsey A. Criswell, M.D., M.P.H., D.Sc., director of the National Institute
US & World

Hurricane Beryl tracker: Death toll rises to 6 in Texas, over 2 million without power

Summarize this content to 1000 words The death toll in Texas from tropical storm Beryl has risen from three known fatalities to at least six, officials confirmed Monday evening.Three people were killed in Montgomery County due to falling trees from the storm, according to Chief of Staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough.One man riding a tractor on a public roadway was killed when a tree fell on him and
Technology

rewrite this title Decision Fatigue is Ruining Online Shopping, But Existing Tech Can Help

Summarize this content to 500 words Online shopping should be easy, but a recent survey from Software Advice reveals that it’s becoming increasingly challenging due to decision fatigue. The survey of over 5,500 global consumers reveals that consumers are overwhelmed with the sheer volume of search results, ineffective filters, and unreliable reviews, making it harder to find what they truly want. Today’s online shoppers face a unique challenge—more products than
UK News

rewrite this title Runcorn care home accused of neglect by elderly resident’s mother

Summarize this content to 1000 words 2 hours agoBy Daniel O'Donoghue and William Higgens, BBC North West Investigations Team • Jonathan Fagg, BBC England Data Journalism UnitBBCWinifred Tubb suffered 32 falls in less than a yearThe daughter of an elderly care home resident who suffered 32 falls in only 11 months said she had sent social services "a begging email" to warn her mother "was going to die" unless urgent improvements were made."She suffered neglect