Fossils Hint Catopithecus as Earliest Higher Primate Ancestor
Duke University researchers report 36 million year old Catopithecus fossils from Egypt as the earliest known higher primate. The team notes distinctive shovel shaped teeth, a flattened face and forward looking eye sockets, while experts caution the finding remains plausible but unproven amid older, fragmentary claims.
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Duke University
Science
Journal of the American Association For the Advancement of Science
Elwyn Simons
Simons
Bert Covert
University of Colorado, Boulder
Covert
China
Algeria
WorldScope items briefed from recent political and corporate events
A federal appeals court upheld a antitrust settlement involving a software giant and the federal government. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole expects a Senate vote on the long stalled Surgeon General nomination. Rebels in a Russian breakaway republic freed 1500 hostages. The final 26 of over 370 UN hostages held by Bosnian Serbs or Bosnian Muslims were freed.
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Knowledge Unlimited Quiz Reveals Sports and Arts Facts
A knowledge quiz from Knowledge Unlimited presents five questions on topics from baseball to cinema. It asks who is the former Yankee with a liver transplant in Dallas, who wrapped Berlin’s art, who stars as Batman, who seeks Wimbledon glory, and where the 2002 Winter Olympics occur.
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Dallas
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Crusader
Library and community events update across Craven area
Craven and Pamlico libraries list closures for Independence Day observances and a busy slate of children storytelling, preschool storytimes, and a summer reading club. Multiple towns including New Bern Havelock Vanceboro and Pamlico report scattered schedules with venues like Lowland Hobucken Mesic and Arapahoe hosting activities and hours amid holiday notices.
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New Bern
Jan Harmon
Havelock
Carteret Ee
Lowland
C.S. Lupton
Hobucken
Marina
Hobucken Coast Guard
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Vandemere
Stonewall, Lupton’s
Genesis Preschool
Onental
Beverly Hefters
Arapahoe
Bethany Christians Church
Pamico Community College
Paper spinner practice guide and safety tips
A fragmented set of instructions describes making a paper spinner and testing its spin by dropping it from varying heights. It warns to avoid reading directions until attempted and suggests adult supervision for using a ladder.
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Plan would let felons petition to regain gun rights
Washington AP reports Democratic critics warn a GOP bill to restore felons to seek gun privileges would put firearms back in dangerous hands. NRA official counters that felons deserve case reviews while ATF retains discretion to block. House subcommittee backs funding shift to felon petitioners with ATF background checks.
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GOP
National Rifle Association
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
ATF
Frank Lautenberg
D-N.j
Joe Phillips
NRA
Steny Hoyer
Maryland
Subcommittee
Jim Lightfoot
Iowa
Study finds online adult material thriving nationwide
Carnegie Mellon University led a 25 researcher team in the most comprehensive study of online adult material to date. Over 18 months they reviewed 917,410 explicit images, stories, and videos and analyzed online activity. The study found pornography dominates digital use, with most viewers men and 8.5 million recent image accesses featuring extreme content.
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Carnegie Mellon University
Martin Rimm
Rimm
Carnegie Mellon
Galdino Pranzarone
Roanoke College
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