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  • Kids at tiny school work to save extremely rare ‘flying jewel’ purple copper butterfly

    Kids at tiny school work to save extremely rare ‘flying jewel’ purple copper butterfly

    Kids at a tiny regional school are on a mission to save one of Australia’s extremely rare butterflies.

    The purple copper butterfly is the size of a 10-cent piece only lives in small pockets of habitat on the New South Wales Central Tablelands.

    The…

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  • PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State at Baylor

    PRIMER: No. 3 Iowa State at Baylor

    Who: Iowa State (14-0, 1-0 Big 12) at Baylor (10-3, 0-1 Big 12)

    Where: Foster Pavilion (7,500) – Waco, Texas

    When: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026 – 7 p.m. CT

    Watch: Peacock // James Westling (PxP) & King McClure (Analyst)

    Listen: Cyclone Radio…

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  • Norovirus 2026: Stomach Bug Myths, Symptoms, and Prevention During Flu Season

    Norovirus 2026: Stomach Bug Myths, Symptoms, and Prevention During Flu Season

    Most everyone has experienced the dreaded stomach bug at some point, and cases are surging as 2026 begins. When your child comes home with it from school, it can feel like it’s inevitable that the whole household will come down with it. Why…

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  • Wolters Kluwer launches Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands

    Wolters Kluwer launches Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands

    Alphen aan den Rijn/Berlin – January 7, 2026 – Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory announced today the launch of the Libra Legal AI Workspace in the Netherlands. The solution combines Libra’s leading AI technology with Wolters Kluwer’s reliable and authoritative legal content offering and signifies the first tangible result of the acquisition of Libra Technology in November 2025.

    The Libra Legal AI Workspace provides users with an integrated working environment for legal research, drafting, review and analysis of legal documents, while having direct access to Wolters Kluwer legal content including legislation, commentaries, specialist literature, practical guides and digital formats. The content is seamlessly connected with Libra’s generative AI capabilities and supports legal workflows across the entire process.

    For law firms and corporate legal departments in the Netherlands, Wolters Kluwer and Libra set new standards for using AI in the legal profession:

    • Tailored, AI-powered workspace for research, analysis, and document creation, seamlessly integrated into existing processes and workflows.
    • Trusted AI outputs based on current, curated and country-specific legal content from one of the most renowned information providers. 
    • Significantly higher efficiency by bringing together all legal workflows for the first time in a single, central Legal AI Workspace.
    • Comprehensive transparency and traceability of sources, ensuring that quality, liability, and compliance requirements are met with confidence.

    Rimco Spanjer, VP & Managing Director Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory Benelux: “Being deeply rooted in the workflows of our customers with our content solutions, we are happy to enhance our offerings in the Netherlands by launching the Libra Legal AI Workspace. The integrated AI working environment combines high-quality legal content from Wolters Kluwer and innovative technology, making the day-to-day work of law firms and corporate legal departments significantly more efficient.”

    Viktor von Essen, Co-Founder and CEO of Libra: “We are delighted to start our pan-European expansion with the market entry in the Netherlands. It allows us to immediately showcase the full potential of the Libra Legal AI Workspace in one of Wolters Kluwer’s core markets. We are looking forward to launching Libra in further European countries soon.”

    As of today, existing Wolters Kluwer customers in the Netherlands can start a free trial version of the Libra Legal AI Workspace immediately. More information can found on www.libratech.ai/nl.

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  • Beyond your universe: Alice Towers’ Cape Town

    Beyond your universe: Alice Towers’ Cape Town

    Culture

    Explore the beautiful South African metropolis with EF Education-Oatly’s Cape Town aficionado

    January 6, 2026

    Alice Towers will always return to Cape Town.

    Blown along by the warm breeze that brushes the sandstone cliffs far above the South…

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  • Import Alerts: Skin Care Preparations, Seafood, Produce, Cheese

    Import Alerts: Skin Care Preparations, Seafood, Produce, Cheese

    Food and Drug Administration import alerts affecting the following have been newly issued or modified in the past week.

    – bok choy from Mexico

    – dried peppers from Mexico

    – filled cakes from China

    – fish from Pakistan

    -…

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  • A Legacy of Airflow Innovation Grows: Labconco® Adds Prism™ to Biosafety Cabinet Family

    Labconco Corporation is excited to mark its 50th anniversary of biosafety cabinet innovation by adding another BSC to its already comprehensive portfolio. The new Prism Class II, Type A2 Biosafety Cabinet builds on a trusted legacy of…

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  • Women’s Basketball Travels to Appalachian State for Wednesday Contest

    Women’s Basketball Travels to Appalachian State for Wednesday Contest

    BOONE, N.C. – Coastal Carolina women’s basketball (7-9, 0-4) plays their first road game since…

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  • On eve of LA Fire Anniversary, Governor Newsom announces housing push to keep survivors in their communities – California State Portal | CA.gov

    1. On eve of LA Fire Anniversary, Governor Newsom announces housing push to keep survivors in their communities  California State Portal | CA.gov
    2. JPMorgan, Citi Extend Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims  Bloomberg.com
    3. Helping Los Angeles Heal: JPMorganChase Marks A Year of Support for Wildfire Recovery  marketscreener.com
    4. Bank of America to provide $10M in zero interest loans for LA wildfire rebuilding  ATM Marketplace
    5. Bank of America Commits $10 Million in Capital to Help Wildfire Survivors Recover and Rebuild  Los Angeles Sentinel

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  • ACC Names Swimming & Diving Performers of the Week

    ACC Names Swimming & Diving Performers of the Week

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Virginia Tech swept the 10th set of weekly honors for the 2025-26 Atlantic…

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