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Savannah Guthrie taunted by cruel ransom note claiming mom Nancy is alive in Mexico

Savannah Guthrie taunted by cruel ransom note claiming mom Nancy is alive in Mexico

Published by Daniella Wilson

Savannah Guthrie returned to the Today desk on Monday after a two-month absence, amid the ongoing investigation into her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. However, the day was overshadowed by an update in the case. Reporters at media outlet TMZ received two more ransom notes upon Savannah’s return to TV, asking for money in exchange for information on her whereabouts. According to the outlet, the ransom notes came from the same person who sent them notes in February. In the first note, the writer alleged that they saw Nancy “alive with them in the state of Sonora, Mexico,” yet the second note claimed she was dead. © WireImageNancy went missing from her home in Arizona on February 1 “It’s unbelievable that millions have been wasted and yet here I am willing to deliver them on a silver platter since the 11th of February for a bitcoin, but I am disregarded as a scam,” the note continued. “They are free and the case is frozen, but the egos remain hot when it comes to me. Arrogance at …

Arizona girl who went missing 32 years ago found alive

Arizona girl who went missing 32 years ago found alive

Published by Sam Flores

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March 01:16 Attack on Iran’s B1 bridge kills at least eight people 00:24 Astronauts describe space as they rocket toward the moon 00:55 ‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor Eugene Mirman injured in car crash 00:20 Pete Hegseth forces out Army’s top officer 00:41 Husband charged with murder in death of Florida vice mayor 01:16 Jen Shah speaks out for first time since prison release 01:28 Most claims in Lively’s lawsuit against Baldoni dismissed 00:28 UConn fans send off men’s basketball team to Final Four 00:37 Now Playing Arizona girl who went missing 32 years ago found alive 00:24 UP NEXT Pope Leo washes priests’ feet in Holy Thursday ceremony 00:37 Tiger Woods says he was ‘talking to the president’ after crash 00:53 Craigslist founder to give away $1 billion 00:27 Video shows Tiger Woods being handcuffed after crash 00:36 Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi 01:02 Bodycam video shows Tiger Woods after rollover crash 00:40 FDA …

JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED

JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech On Wednesday, sorrow swept through the Futurism newsroom as we heard that Jonathan, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise believed to be the oldest living land animal, had passed away at his home on the island of Saint Helena, a remote British territory in the middle of the Atlantic. The tragic news, which was based on an X account that claimed to be the tortoise’s owner Joe Hollins, picked up widespread media coverage, from the BBC and USA Today to the Daily Mail. But in case it wasn’t obvious enough that the Elon Musk-owned social media platform is drowning in misinformation and scams, the claim turned out to be a complete lie, forcing media publications to issue a tidal wave of unfortunate corrections. “An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that Jonathan had died, after the BBC along with other media outlets fell for a fake social media account,” the broadcaster wrote in a notice appended to its …

Jonathan, the giant tortoise, the world’s oldest living land animal ‘is alive’ after getting caught up in alleged crypto scam | World News

Jonathan, the giant tortoise, the world’s oldest living land animal ‘is alive’ after getting caught up in alleged crypto scam | World News

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A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam. Posts emerged on Wednesday claiming Jonathan, who is thought to be 193 years old according to the official website devoted to him, was dead. Reports of his demise were posted on X by the account @JoeHollinsVet, named after Joe Hollins, a vet who has taken care of Jonathan and previously spoken of his experiences. Image: Jonathan, the Seychelles giant tortoise. File pic: St Helena/PA Image: Posing for tourists on St. Helena. Pic: AP The message read that he was “heartbroken” to announce that the “beloved” creature “has passed away today peacefully”. Describing himself as Jonathan’s “vet for many years”, he said: “Rest easy, old friend. You’ll be missed more than words can say” and later thanked people “for the outpouring of love for Jonathan as we mourn his passing”. But the Friends of the British Overseas Territories, quoting the island’s governor, Nigel Phillips, …

The first homes on Mars may be alive

The first homes on Mars may be alive

Published by Jenni Sidey

To live on Mars, humans will need more than rockets and ambition. They will need habitats that can protect them from radiation, brutal temperature swings, and an unbreathable atmosphere. Building such shelters on Earth wouldn’t be a challenge — we could construct an airtight box, pile on radiation shielding, and call it a day. But off-world construction runs into one overwhelming constraint: the upmass problem. Though reusable rockets are driving down the cost of sending cargo into space, it is still incredibly high. With every extra kilogram of payload adding to mission costs, astronauts are severely limited in what they can bring. “The whole idea of bricks and cinder blocks isn’t going to fly,” says Jim Head, a planetary geologist at Brown University who played an integral role in NASA’s Apollo program.  What could fly, though? Fungi.  A resilient resource If asked to identify the fungi in a forest, most people would likely point to the mushrooms they see popping out from the soil. But the main part of a fungus is actually its mycelium, …

The Download: brainless human clones and the first uterus kept alive outside a body

The Download: brainless human clones and the first uterus kept alive outside a body

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2 Elon Musk reportedly joined Trump’s call with Modi about the Iran War It remains unclear what Musk was doing during the conversation. (NYT $)  + India has disputed the report. (Independent) + The war poses a grave threat to the EV market. (Rest of World)  3 Eli Lilly has struck a deal to bring AI-developed drugs to the market It’s secured a $2.75 billion drug collaboration with Insilico Medicine. (Reuters $) + A I-designed compounds can kill drug-resistant bacteria. (MIT Technology Review)  4 More and more countries are curbing children’s social media access Austria is the latest to pursue a ban. (Engadget) + Indonesia has rolled out the first one in Southeast Asia. (DW) + UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he will also “have to act.” (Guardian)   5 Tech stocks just had their worst week in nearly a year Thanks to a combination of the Iran war and legal disputes. (CNBC) + Tech insiders are split over the AI bubble. (MIT Technology Review)  6 Meta is launching new smart glasses for prescription wearers It plans to debut them next week. (Bloomberg $)  7 Taiwan is probing 11 Chinese firms for illegal poaching of tech talent Its semiconductors are entangled in the tensions with Beijing. (Reuters)  8 Bluesky …

Chelsea squeeze past Villa to keep faint WSL title hopes alive

Chelsea squeeze past Villa to keep faint WSL title hopes alive

Published by Sam Flores

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, March 29 : Reigning champions Chelsea needed a late goal from Sjoeke Nuesken to see off Aston Villa on Sunday, eventually winning 4-3 at their home ground of Kingsmeadow to keep their very remote hopes of a seventh WSL title in a row alive.  The win moves Chelsea up to second place on 40 points, nine behind leaders Manchester City, with both sides having played 19 of their 22 league games. Though they still have a theoretical chance of winning the league, Chelsea would need to win their remaining three games while City, who have only dropped seven points, would have to lose all of theirs. Those slim title hopes looked set to evaporate completely against Villa as the visitors took an early lead through Chasity Grant, but three goals in an eight-minute spell from Sam Kerr, Naomi Girma and Lauren James put Chelsea back in the driving seat.  However, Chelsea’s defensive flaws this season were once again exposed as Villa battled back to level thanks to two quick-fire goals from Kirsty Hanson. …

A woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time

A woman’s uterus has been kept alive outside the body for the first time

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“As a proof of concept, it is impressive,” says Keren Ladin, a bioethicist who has focused on organ transplantation and perfusion at Tufts University. “These are early days.” It might not sound like much, but 24 hours is a long time for an organ to be out of the body. Maintaining a donated uterus for that long could expand the options for uterus transplant, a fairly new procedure offered to some people who want to be pregnant but don’t have a functional uterus, says Gerald Brandacher, professor of experimental and translational transplant surgery at the Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria. “It is better than what we currently have, because we have only a couple of hours,” he says. So far, most uterus transplants have been planned operations involving organs from living donors. A technology like this could allow for the use of more organs from deceased donors, he says. That work is “not in the immediate pipeline” for the team in Spain, says Santamaria. “We are working on other problems.” Pregnancy in the lab? …