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Synthetic biology techniques significantly increase purity of specialized plant oils

Some of the more commonly known and grown oilseed crops in the U.S. have long been canola, soybeans and sunflowers, but a breakthrough by Kansas State University biochemists could lead to the cover crops pennycress and camelina also becoming a source for improved biodiesel.
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Daniel Penny found not guilty in NYC subway chokehold trial

Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran at the center of the New York City subway chokehold trial, has been found not guilty in the death of Jordan Neely.  A Manhattan jury on Monday cleared Penny, 24, on…
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Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in Death of Jordan Neely on Subway

Mr. Penny choked Mr. Neely in a minutes-long struggle on the floor of an F train. The case reflected the pathologies of post-pandemic New York.
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‘Emilia Pérez’ Picks Up Record-Breaking 10 Golden Globe Nominations

The Jacques Audiard-directed film received nods in the Best Picture, Actress, and Supporting Actress categories for a musical or comedy
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Brian Thompson killing: Man questioned in Pennsylvania in UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying

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Man questioned in Pennsylvania in connection with Manhattan CEO killing: Sources

A man in the Altoona, Pennsylvania, area is being questioned Monday in connection with last week’s CEO killing in Manhattan, in part because he was found with a gun similar to the one used in the shooting, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The sources say it is too soon to determine if his case is connected to…
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The Assad regime ruled Syria for 50 years. Here’s how it fell in less than two weeks

At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies.
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What to know about what just happened in Syria

“There is undoubtedly justified optimism in Syria today,” one analyst told NBC News. “What is simultaneously true is that Syria remains fragile and faces an uncertain future.”
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Syrians in UK react to Assad’s downfall

The Syrian diaspora celebrates the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime but says there are still unanswered questions over what happens next.