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  • Earth’s Core Seems to Be Wrapped in Layers Like an Onion, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

    Earth’s Core Seems to Be Wrapped in Layers Like an Onion, Study Finds : ScienceAlert

    Seismic waves passing through Earth’s inner core have revealed much about our planet’s iron center: how it’s changing shape, reversing its spin, is weirdly textured, and contains an unusual state of matter.

    Now, a new study seeking to explain…

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  • Finite Temperature Quantum Field Theory Advances Understanding Of Early Universe Conditions

    Finite Temperature Quantum Field Theory Advances Understanding Of Early Universe Conditions

    The extreme conditions immediately following the Big Bang, characterised by intense heat and density, profoundly influence how particles interact and necessitate a refined understanding of quantum field theory. Mohamed Aboudonia and Csaba…

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  • Dispatches from the College Football Playoff

    Dispatches from the College Football Playoff


    News@TheU will be sharing photos and video and nuggets of insights throughout the College Football Playoff run by the Miami Hurricanes. Second round: The Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31 as Miami takes on…

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  • Protests erupt in Iran over currency’s plunge to record low

    Protests erupt in Iran over currency’s plunge to record low


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    Iran’s largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the US dollar, and the head of the…

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  • A Filipino bakery in Prince Albert is winning over Saskatchewan, a pastry at a time

    A Filipino bakery in Prince Albert is winning over Saskatchewan, a pastry at a time

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    On most mornings at La Suerte Bakery and Resto in Prince Albert, the day starts before sunrise.

    By the time customers arrive, trays of fresh doughnuts line the counter, and the smell of sweet Filipino breads fills the small shop on 6th Avenue East. Owner Ben Docabo moves between the kitchen and the till, greeting regulars while keeping an eye on the next batch in the oven.

    The bakery’s name comes from a nickname his mother coined for him when he was a boy. He kept it, he says , because her voice stayed with him.

    “It comes from a Spanish word, [it] means lucky one, la suerte,” he said. “I remember my mum’s wording when I was still young. She’d say ‘la suerte’ all the time.”

    Docabo moved to Prince Albert from the Philippines in 2007, trading the warm weather and tropical islands for Saskatchewan’s snowbanks and long winters.

    He didn’t mind it — for the most part — as long as he could bring the food with him.

    Even as he settled into his job at a local diner, he found himself missing the baked treats he grew up with. The soft pandesal, the sweet breads and the familiar smell of fresh dough in the morning.

    He soon realized others felt it, too, that small ache for home that lives somewhere between appetite and memory.

    By 2017, the feeling wasn’t just anecdotal. A feasibility study revealed that Prince Albert’s Filipino community was growing. It confirmed something Docabo had already been noticing and it flipped a switch.

    That same year, he opened La Suerte to cater to the community’s needs.

    A bakery storefront called 'La Suerte Bakery & Resto'
    La Suerte Bakery and Resto is located on 6th Avenue East (Aishah Ashraf/CBC)

    “There were a lot of Filipinos,” he said. “And I know Filipino people like Filipino baking back home.”

    For Renzo Mondejar, a Filipino immigrant, the bakery feels like more than a storefront, so he visits La Suerte every chance he gets.

    “It’s really nice because it’s not only going to give you a nostalgic feeling, but also it makes you feel at home even though you’re not in your home country,” he said.

    Packed containers of Filipino ensaymadas
    Ben Docabo says his classic ensaymadas are one of his bestselling baked goods. (Aishah Ashraf/CBC)

    At first, most customers were Filipino, people who knew the breads – and missed them – from home. However, the clientele quickly widened.

    Maya Fetterly, a regular at the shop despite having no Filipino background, raves about the coconut buns and the work Docabo puts in day in and day out.

    “He’s doing such a good job,” she said. “He is such a kind person in general and I know the high schoolers come here for lunch every day. [It’s] just a staple in the community.”

    A woman in a light green hoodie holds a bag of buns while standing next to a man in a black t-shirt.
    When customers such as Maya Fetterly walk into the bakery, Docabo greets them by name. That’s just the type of person Docabo is, Fetterly says. (Aishah Ashraf/CBC)

    The business expanded beyond Prince Albert when La Suerte’s products began landing on Superstore shelves in both Prince Albert and Saskatoon, along with several Asian markets in Saskatoon.

    But it hasn’t come easy. It’s meant long drives and even longer days for Docabo. He personally delivers the baked goods to Saskatoon, often filling his van to capacity.

    “Usually, it’s kind of a sacrifice,” he said. “But at the end of the day, when you see your customer happy, all those hardships are getting paid up.”

    What keeps him moving, he says, is the community that’s formed around the bakery.

    “I cannot explain how blessed I am, how the community responds to the way I deliver service,” he said. “But at the end of the day, I’m really thankful for them.”

    Eight years after opening his doors, the bakery’s doughnuts and breads, once made for a few dozen people, are now baked for thousands.

    Docabo talks about the future the same way he named the bakery, with optimism and faith.

    “I’m looking forward — maybe someday I can deliver to the whole Saskatchewan and the whole Canada as well,” he said. “Someday — that’s the dream.”

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  • Fungus Turns Bark Beetles’ Defenses Against Them – Eurasia Review

    Fungus Turns Bark Beetles’ Defenses Against Them – Eurasia Review

    Spruce bark is rich in phenolic compounds that protect trees from pathogenic fungi. A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena investigated how these plant defenses function within the food web, particularly…

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  • Jason Borchin named Nevada Women’s Volleyball Head Coach

    Jason Borchin named Nevada Women’s Volleyball Head Coach

    RENO, Nev. – Jason Borchin, who helped lead Cal Poly Women’s Volleyball to back-to-back Big West titles…

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  • 2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say

    2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say

    Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said.

    It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of…

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  • A Pioneering Study Assesses the Likelihood of Asteroid Mining

    A Pioneering Study Assesses the Likelihood of Asteroid Mining

    A few years ago, asteroid mining was all the rage. With the commercial space sector rapidly growing, the dream of commercializing space seemed almost imminent. Basically, the notion of having platforms and spacecraft that could…

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  • No. 20 Huskers Fall to No. 17 USC – University of Nebraska

    No. 20 Huskers Fall to No. 17 USC – University of Nebraska

    Lincoln – Nebraska’s Britt Prince scored 18 points to lead all scorers, but the No. 20 Huskers dropped their first game of the season in a 74-66 women’s basketball loss to No. 17 USC at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday afternoon.

    Nebraska slipped to…

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