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George Chance of Festus beat the current bighead carp pole-and-line world record of 90 pounds on March 19 while bank fishing for catfish, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) said. Chance said he caught the fish using a bottom-bouncing crankbait.
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1 year ago Read more at Fox Weather

DP World announces the appointment of Tim Gates as Vice President of Freight Forwarding for USA and Mexico. Gates has demonstrated exceptional skill in operational management and business development within the transportation, logistics and supply chain sector. He has a proven track record of driving substantial growth, fostering strong client relationships, and leading teams to new heights of success.
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1 year ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

The world wasted an estimated 19% of the food produced around the world in 2022. The U.N. said the number of countries reporting for the index nearly doubled from the first report in 2021. Food waste is also a global concern because of the environmental toll of production.
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1 year ago Read more at ABC News

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gone over their win total in five straight seasons. Los Angeles is going off as the +320 favorite to win it all. Get the latest MLB predictions from SportsLine baseball expert Zack Cimini.
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1 year ago Read more at CBS Sports

Databricks will release DBRX under an open source license, allowing others to build on top of its work. OpenAI and Google keep the code for their GPT-4 and Gemini large language models closely held, but some rivals, notably Meta, have released their models for others to use. The company says it also wants to open up about the work involved in creating its open source model.
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1 year ago Read more at WIRED

MomoCon will make its 2nd official Guinness World Records title attempt for the most people dressed as Spider-Man characters during its convention on May 25. Yuri Lowenthal, who famously voices Peter Parker in Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider. Christopher Daniel Barnes, the beloved voice of Spidey in projects including the 1994 Spider -Man animated series, Ultimate Spider Man, Marvel Heroes, Spider-man: Edge of Time. The world record is currently 638 characters in one location.
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1 year ago Read more at FOX 5 Atlanta

BYD’s stock slumped 6.1% in Hong Kong after the carmaker reported 2023 net income of 30.04 billion yuan ($4.16 billion) for 2023 on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley analysts cited the figure in a report, adding that the company is confident of steady profits this year, and calling it “impressive” against a challenging sector backdrop.
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1 year ago Read more at Fortune

The Dodgers are the most likely to win the NL title this season. The Yankees have a strong rotation, but they aren't the best in the division. I think the Yankees are a great team, and they are the best team in the AL. We have to pause and realize what they are going to do this year. Let's talk about the Dodger's upcoming season, and what's your favorite?
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1 year ago Read more at ESPN

In a post-truth society, it often feels as though it doesn’t really matter. In an immediate sense, people desperately seek guidance and fall prey to factions, fantasies, and false prophets. I can still remember a time when writing cultural and political commentary felt like a delightful romp.
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1 year ago Read more at Word on Fire

The Reagan Reversal policy is a topic few care to think about. But we need to think carefully, and to talk with high-ranking foreign officials whose motives we may have reason to distrust ours. I wrote Nuclear War: A Scenario, a fact-based scenario that shows how a nuclear war could unfold.
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1 year ago Read more at Mother Jones