The unimportant news thread

[Karl Henning]

Music containing AI-generated elements will be eligible to receive Grammy nominations

[Karl Henning]

Great White Sharks Are Surging off Cape Cod

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[Pohjolas Daughter]

Music containing AI-generated elements will be eligible to receive Grammy nominations

Huh?! 

PD

[Karl Henning]

Huh?! 
PD

Grammys CEO Clarifies Nomination Rules Dor AI-Created Music – VIBE.com

[Karl Henning]

Well, that's only $510/week. "is expected to be covered by Medicare." If so, marvelous.

The treatment, called Leqembi, will cost $26,500 a year per patient, according to drug makers Biogen, based in Cambridge, and its Japanese business partner Eisai, which co-developed the medicine.

FDA grants full approval for Biogen Alzheimer's drug that slows cognitive decline

[Karl Henning]

A 25-year-old Houston man who was found after allegedly having been missing for eight years was, in fact, living at home with his mother, police confirmed yesterday. The case, which remained open as a missing person investigation, initially made national headlines last week when Rudy Farias was found unresponsive outside a local church, reportedly with a number of bruises and cuts.

[Brian]

This might be the most unimportant news story of the year: a pancake kingpin named Broccoli is in the fight of his life against angry Revolutionary War reenactors.

[Karl Henning]

This might be the most unimportant news story of the year: a pancake kingpin named Broccoli is in the fight of his life against angry Revolutionary War reenactors.

(* chortle *)

[Karl Henning]

Billerica condo residents tormented by stray golf balls are demanding action: 'It's a losing battle'

Zinging balls have shattered windows of Mary Conway's condo near Billerica's Swanson Meadows golf course. The storm door was taken out, chunks of shutters obliterated, the condo siding cracked. And the damage has not been cheap.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

This might be the most unimportant news story of the year: a pancake kingpin named Broccoli is in the fight of his life against angry Revolutionary War reenactors.

That was quite interesting!

PD

[Todd]

From the BLM: Testing Yields New Evidence Of Human Occupation 18,000 Years Ago In Oregon

[Todd]

Multnomah County Will Distribute Tin Foil and Straws to Fentanyl Smokers

[LKB]

Billerica condo residents tormented by stray golf balls are demanding action: 'It's a losing battle'

Zinging balls have shattered windows of Mary Conway's condo near Billerica's Swanson Meadows golf course. The storm door was taken out, chunks of shutters obliterated, the condo siding cracked. And the damage has not been cheap.

Brought this scene from The Addams Family to mind:

https://youtu.be/PwmZo7iFUIA

[Todd]

Straight from Brown University:

LGBTQ+ student self-identification has doubled at Brown since 2010, according to Herald polling data

Current number of students that do not identify as straight stands at five times national rate

Per the poll, "38% of students do not identify as straight."  This is, strictly speaking, incredible.

[Karl Henning]

Brought this scene from The Addams Family to mind:

https://youtu.be/PwmZo7iFUIA

Hah! That's the first I've seen a clip of the movie.

[Karl Henning]

A 71-year-old mom and her daughter celebrate their college graduations together.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

A 71-year-old mom and her daughter celebrate their college graduations together.

Sweet!  Good for them!

PD

[Brian]

Men Are Baring Midriffs in Crop Tops

Alright, who is gonna be the first GMGer to rock this look?!

[Karl Henning]

I'm just a little surprised they still do this:

More than a dozen people have been injured in the opening days of northern Spain's iconic "running of the bulls"—though no participants have been gored or killed as of this morning. The event is held each morning during the weeklong Festival of San Fermín in the city of Pamplona.

[Todd]

Burger King Thailand launches cheeseburger with 20 layers of cheese