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“To be a candidate for governor, why would you hold another country’s nationality? In other words, you are Mexican, period.” Mexico’s federal government has sent a constitutional reform initiative to Congress that seeks to bar people with dual nationality from running for presidency of the Republic or state governorships. The measure would not affect dual nationality for ordinary Mexican citizens, including the millions of Mexican Americans entitled to citizenship in both countries. “The issue is whether you want to be president or governor,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said during her morning news conference last week. “In that case, I believe it must…

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Hi, and welcome to another edition of Dodgers Dugout. My name is Houston Mitchell. A set of jumper cables walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender eyes it suspiciously and says “I’ll serve you as long as you don’t start anything.”This just inThe big news is whatever is going on with Shohei Ohtani. He went 0 for 4 with four strikeouts against St. Louis on Wednesday and seemed to be in pain. He didn’t play Thursday. He’s not talking to reporters and Dave Roberts said, “He definitely doesn’t want to take the day [off]. Speaking for him,…

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POKHARA, Nepal — Two workers in Nepal were pulled out alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday, some nine days after devastating floods swept the Himalayan region and left thousands of people dead or missing. In a rare glimmer of hope, emergency teams rescued two male workers — a mechanical foreman named Sanjay Sah, 30, and a mechanical supervisor named Kabir Maharjan, 45, according to Nepal’s army and the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Authority. Rescue officials said the voices of other workers could be heard inside the tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant along the Trishuli…

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To say that this movie has faced its own uphill battle would be an understatement. Once destined to become a tax write-off for Warner Bros, Coyote vs. ACME was saved by Ketchup Entertainment for $50 million. To think that this movie was deemed unworthy for consumption is wild to me. This movie totally rules, and you should 100% go and see it. The short sales pitch is that this movie is the lovechild of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Better Call Saul. After decades of failing to capture the Road Runner with ACME’s cartoon explosives and contraptions, Wile E. Coyote…

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North Carolina Tar Heels general manager Michael Lombardi resigned on Thursday. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi resigned his position on Thursday, more than a month after being placed on paid administrative leave by the university. The resignation came on the same day WRAL News reported lawyers were investigating allegations stretching the scope of the matter far beyond Lombardi. In a statement released by North Carolina, the university said its «ongoing investigation» into allegations against Lombardi would continue and UNC will «consider all appropriate corrective actions responsive to the information it learns.» WRAL said…

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Are ketosis strips about to be a thing of the past? Scientists have developed a reliable acetone detecting device that can estimate how much fat you’re burning with a puff of air. A team of engineers and diabetes specialists, helmed by Prof. Dr Andreas Güntner, Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, ETH Zürich, reported this July that they have invented a smart phone accessory that turns your device into an acetone breathalyzer.Similar to an alcohol breathalyzer, this new piece of kit can detect the percentage of acetone in your breath. An app on your smart phone then…

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The federal government plans to start excavation over the next two weeks on a massive triumphal arch across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said Thursday, launching a controversial project championed by President Trump. Construction at the site is expected to take two to three years, with an intense 20-hour-a-day, year-round work schedule, the National Park Service has said, meaning the project could wrap up toward the end of Mr. Trump’s second term.The 250-foot-tall arch — which will be clad in granite and topped by three golden statues plus an observation deck — is slated…

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A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him «hope» and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine.The team at Mass General Brigham hospital say their work shows pig organs can be used as a «bridge» until a human transplant becomes available.But the pig organ eventually failed and was removed so Andrews needed a short bout of dialysis before a donor was found.Doctors and scientists are exploring xenotransplantation – using…

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When the White House released its AI Action Plan last year, the term "data center" was mentioned only twice: once to prioritize building high-security centers for military and intelligence communities, and another to tout the United States as the leader in data center construction. Now, nearly every midterm election poll gauges voter response to the mass structures that are upending public opinion across the political spectrum, spelling trouble for Republicans and opportunity for Democrats.

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