Prolonged hospitalisation of US Republican Mitch McConnell raises questions

The senator has been hospitalised since June 14 with few details released, raising questions over his return to work.

The prolonged hospitalisation of United States Senator Mitch McConnell has raised questions among members of his Republican Party about whether he will be able to return to his work in the chamber.

Rebecca Yarros is writing the 4th 'Empyrean' book. Here's everything the 'Fourth Wing' author has said about itgm so far.

Rebecca Yarros at a Rockies game in May 2026.

Rebecca Yarros is working on the fourth "Empyrean" novel.

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Rebecca Yarros' next "Fourth Wing" novel is on the way.

Do Tonneau Covers Actually Improve Your Truck's Gas Mileage Or Is That Just Something Your Weird Uncle Told You? - Jalopnik

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There are few things that I love more than getting to the bottom of a good bit of bro science, and that's exactly what's going on today. Since the dawn of the pickup truck bed, drivers have been trying to figure out ways to eke out better gas mileage from the aggressively not-aerodynamic piece of body structure. That has been magnified by the sharp rise in gas prices we've seen over the past month or so. One of these solutions for better gas mileage in a pickup truck is fitting it with a tonneau cover, but does it actually make any difference? Well — as with everything in this world — the answer isn't exactly clear-cut.

Marvel Rivals officially confirms the arrival of beloved X-Man Jubilee

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The explosive X-Man will join the game in season 9

Jubilee is coming to Marvel Rivals

Artwork of Jubilee in Marvel Rivals Image: NetEase Games/Marvel Games

Beloved X-Men character Jubilee is joining the ever-growing roster of Marvel Rivals, developer NetEase Games announced Tuesday during a livestream. Jubilee will debut in season 9, which is set to be released on July 10.

Scientists found a surprising cancer fighter hiding inside tumors

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) have created an experimental cancer treatment based on bacteria that naturally live inside tumors.

In preclinical studies involving prostate cancer, the therapy delivered striking results when paired with radiation treatment. The approach halted tumor growth by targeting the cancer cells' energy supply. The treatment is built from a small fragment of a bacterial protein called aurB. According to findings published in the journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, aurB disrupted energy production within tumor cell mitochondria, effectively depriving tumors of the fuel they need to grow.

Bees 'facial expressions' may be a sign of their inner lives

Bees 'facial expressions' may be a sign of their inner lives
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It's easy for us to tell if someone is enjoying their meal or not. They lick their lips if they like it, grimace if they don't.

Deep learning reveals nanoparticle shape from routine tracking analysis without new hardware

AI reveals nanoparticle morphology from standard tracking analysis
AI-based nanoparticle morphology classification by integrating Brownian motion trajectories and scattered-light fluctuations obtained from standard nanoparticle tracking analysis. Credit: Ichiki Lab, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) approach that identifies the morphology of nanoparticles in liquid using data from standard nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), a widely used technique for particle sizing. The method achieved classification accuracies exceeding 80% for non-spherical nanoparticles without requiring modification of existing instruments.

So … What’s Going on With Mitch McConnell?

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The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican has been in the hospital for weeks. No one can say why

We know, generally speaking, where Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is: in a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area. What we don’t know is why he’s there, when he will leave, and what state he is in right now. 

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Ross Johnson writes about television, film, and literature for Lifehacker. He has a degree in political science from the University of Rochester and has previously been a legal writer and editor for Thomson Reuters, for which he later traveled around India and the Middle East as an educator specializing in American English style and grammar for adults.