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In A Nutshell * Stroke-injured mice that received lab-grown brain cells regained smoother walking and better coordination compared to untreated mice. * Most transplanted cells matured into working brain cells, and many became the very type of nerve cells that strokes usually wipe out. * The therapy didn’t just fill gaps: it calmed brain inflammation, strengthened tiny blood vessels, helped seal the brain’s natural protective barrier, and nudged the brain’s own stem cells to grow new neurons. * If ongoing safety tests succeed, researchers think the first human trials could begin in the next 5–7 years. =================================================================== ZURICH, Switzerland —...

The Walt Disney Co. could be forced to choose between salvaging its late-night franchise and protecting a multibillion-dollar partnership with the NFL, according to a report. Well-embedded sources predicted to the news site Front Office Sports that the House of Mouse “may ultimately have to make a hard choice” that “may not be much of a choice at all” — which likely means jettisoning Jimmy Kimmel. The stakes are enormous. ESPN recently struck a blockbuster deal with the NFL, trading a 10% equity stake valued around $2 billion to $3 billion for the league’s NFL Network, RedZone and fantasy football...

A new crystal-based detector could soon change how doctors see inside the body. Developed by scientists in the U.S. and China, the device captures gamma rays with unprecedented clarity, promising faster, safer, and more affordable scans. (Artist’s concept). Credit: Shutterstock ================================================================================= A new detector aims to reduce costs while improving the quality of nuclear medicine. Physicians use nuclear medicine techniques such as SPECT scans to observe how the heart pumps, follow patterns of blood flow, and identify diseases that are otherwise hidden deep within the body. Current scanners, however, rely on detectors that are both costly and difficult to manufacture....

<p>Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James died Thursday in a plane crash in Franklin, North Carolina. He was 57.</p><p>The single-engine plane, registered under James’ legal name, Brett Cornelius, went down in a field around 3 p.m., roughly 270 miles southeast of Nashville, according to flight-tracking data from FlightAware and a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). All three people aboard were killed, CNN reported.</p>

Four special operations soldiers were aboard an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Wednesday night in a rugged area of Washington state. This is “currently a search mission” involving the “most professional and skilled addressing the situation,” Army representative Ruth Castro said, according to the Associated Press. The Army has not released any comment about the conditions of the soldiers. The MH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, was on what the Army called a routine training flight at the time of the crash, according to The New York Times. The helicopter crashed at about 9...

SHOW THIS TO PEOPLE WHO THINK CHARLIE KIRK IS RACIST. Charlie didn't even believe in race, he calls it a social construct. 0:31 VIDEO AT LINK...................

Terror-Linked Pakistani Group Seizes Houston Streets for Prophet Muhammad Birthday Parade.... This is Texas................

A Starbucks cup from the Chicago location with “Loser :)” written on it after a customer ordered Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink, alongside a screenshot of a store manager. ==================================================================== A Starbucks in Chicago has been forced to temporarily shut down after staff allegedly mocked a senior citizen customer by scrawling “LOSER” across her order, all because she asked for Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink. On Tuesday, Jacqueline Garretson took to X to expose what happened to her mother-in-law at the Starbucks on Northwest Highway and Harlem Avenue. “This morning a family member went to Starbucks and ordered Charlie Kirk’s favorite drink...

TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY All you bilge rats, Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgh! Get ready to celebration Talk Like a Pirate Day September 19. #TalkLikeAPirateDay As you are out and about today, don't be surprised if people are saying, "Ahoy Matey," "Avast," "Aye, Aye Capt'n," "Land ho!" "Hornpipe," and many other pirate-like phrases, because it's International Talk Like a Pirate Day. While ordering your coffee in the drive-thru, ask if they have change for gold bullion. Try testing your pirate language out at the library when asking for the location of Moby Dick. The pirate language always fairs well in rough seas. Settle...

NATIONAL CHEESEBURGER DAY National Cheeseburger Day on September 18 honors America's favorite sandwich with a slice of cheese. Let's celebrate this delicious food holiday together! #NationalCheeseburgerDay A few days ago, we celebrated National Double Cheeseburger Day. This food holiday is the lighter version. While only a single stack, this tasty burger still earns a celebration! There are many theories to the beginning of the cheeseburger dating back to the 1920s. One story suggests that Lionel Sternberger invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot. During an experiment, he dropped a slice...

Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett tried to downplay left-wing political violence on CNN Tuesday by claiming liberals don’t grow up shooting guns and therefore pose less of a threat. A Friday poll from YouGov found that 25% of respondents who identify as very liberal believe political violence is sometimes justified. In an appearance on “The Arena,” host Kasie Hunt asked directly whether political violence from the right is worse than from the left. Crockett dodged and branded the entire comparison “false.” “Please tell me who is fostering this gun culture, right? I mean, the reality is that the average person...

‘Pay attention!’, Spirit Airline pilots are told. The crew of a passenger jet was reprimanded for taking a flight course too close to Air Force One and for taking too long to adjust direction. The incident occurred over Long Island, and President Donald J. Trump was aboard AF1. New York Post reported: “Pilots flying Spirit Airlines Flight 1300, traveling from Fort Lauderdale to Boston, were scolded by an air traffic controller Tuesday after they tried warning them, they were rapidly closing in on the president’s plane altitude and flight path as it was en route to the United Kingdom. […]...

The Washington Post September 11, 2025 Karen, I am writing to inform you that The Post is terminating your employment effective immediately for gross misconduct. Your public comments on social media regarding the death of Charlie Kirk violate The Post’s social media policies, harm the integrity of our organization, and potentially endanger the physical safety of our staff. Among other requirements, the Company-wide social media policy mandates that all employee social media postings be respectful and prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender or other protected characteristics. The policy also reminds employees that everything they post is...

1:45 Look at 3I Atlas at 12 O'Clock and Swan at 6 O'Clock (think strategic)🚨

HOW DID HE GET ON THE ROOF?

Imagine looking up during a total lunar eclipse, expecting the moon to turn deep red—and then you notice a faint green glow from a mysterious visitor not from our solar system. That’s exactly what happened with 3I/ATLAS, and its unexpected color shift is opening a window into new comet chemistry and the nature of interstellar visitors. What is 3I/ATLAS and What Has Been Seen So Far 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object (ISO) ever observed, and it’s behaving in ways that are surprising astronomers. Discovered on July 1, 2025, by the survey system ATLAS in Chile, 3I/ATLAS has been...

The Air Force has started modifying a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar for “executive airlift,” a spokesperson said Sept. 15. President Donald Trump has said he wants to fly the jet as “Air Force One” since new presidential transports, held up by delays, won’t be ready until after his term is over. “As directed by the Secretary of War, the Air Force is modifying a Boeing 747 aircraft for Executive Airlift support,” the Air Force spokesperson said in a brief statement to media outlets. “Details related to the contract are classified.” The spokesperson declined to answer further questions from Air...

NASA has responded to claims – popularized by Harvard professor Avi Loeb – that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft sent to the Solar System by an advanced alien civilization. On July 1, 2025, astronomers spotted an object moving through the Solar System at nearly twice the velocity of previous interstellar visitors ‘Oumuamua and Comet Borisov. The object, which was confirmed to be an interstellar comet with its own dusty coma, is far larger than the previous two, with an estimated nucleus (the rocky part of the comet, excluding its coma) of around 5.6 kilometers (3.5 miles). Early work...

Artist’s impression of a black hole star (not to scale). Mysterious tiny pinpoints of light discovered at the dawn of the universe may be giant spheres of hot gas that are so dense they look like the atmospheres of typical nuclear fusion-powered stars; however, instead of fusion, they are powered by supermassive black holes in their center that rapidly pull in matter, converting it into energy and giving off light. (Credit: T. Müller/A. de Graaff/Max Planck Institute for Astronomy) ============================================================================ Object nicknamed ‘The Cliff’ leads astronomers to rewrite cosmic rules In A Nutshell * “The Cliff,” a compact red object...

Prince Harry has made a surprise visit to Kyiv after an invitation from the Ukrainian government, saying he wanted to do “everything possible” to help the recovery of the thousands of military personnel who have been seriously injured in the three-year war against Russia. During the trip to the Ukrainian capital, he and a team from his Invictus Games Foundation are set to detail new initiatives to support the rehabilitation of the wounded, with the eventual aim of providing help to all areas of the country. Earlier this year it was estimated that the Ukraine war had already left 130,000...