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A gender reveal party could be to blame for a pale pink pigeon that was discovered in a New York City public park.”PSA: Please never release domestic birds to the wild,” the Wild Bird Fund, an Upper West Side-based nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation group, wrote in a Twitter post. “Not for weddings, funerals, celebrations, art projects, anything. (We’d hope that ‘don’t dye them’ goes without saying, but…) They will starve or be preyed on. If you see an all-white pigeon in the wild, or any tame bird standing around looking lost, it needs your help. Please catch the bird and bring…

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New year, new headphones. This appears to be the case as Apple’s Airpods Max fast becomes the chunky, oversized flex of the moment. Celebrities such as Bella Hadid, Timothée Chalamet, Sarah Jessica Parker, and others have adopted the over-the-ear headphones as their off-duty wardrobe staples. When worn over a cozy beanie or a pulled-up hoodie, the headphones signify a casual and unfussy luxury. Yes—the street style moments seem to say—I can wear my $549 headphones outside the house without worry. I’m willing to go out on a ledge, here. I predict the Apple Airpods Max could become the Starbucks cup, à…

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Lisa Su, president and chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD).Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAMD and Intel are fierce competitors in a difficult market for chips, but one has a much brighter short-term outlook than the other. While Intel is expecting declines across the board, AMD’s data center business is growing with the introduction of a new chip, and its pandemic-era acquisition of specialty chip-maker Xilinx is also contributing growth.On Tuesday, AMD said it expected $5.3 billion in sales in the March quarter, which would be a 10% year-over-year decline in sales.That’s not a rosy outlook,…

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A strange formation that resembles a bear’s face was captured on the surface of the Red Planet by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter last month. Two perfectly placed craters make up the eyes, a hill with a “V-shaped collapse structure” makes up the nose, and a circular fracture pattern forms the head, according to the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, which controls the orbiter’s camera. “The circular fracture pattern might be due to the settling of a deposit over a buried impact crater,” the lab explained. “Maybe the nose is a volcanic or mud vent and the deposit could be lava…

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Obesity is linked to multiple diseases, including heart disease, depression, and cancer.Researchers from The Neuro of McGill University have now found a link between how both obesity and Alzheimer’s disease affect the brain. Scientists believe losing excess weight may help a person lower their Alzheimer’s risk. Obesity is associated with various diseases and health concerns, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, and cancer. Previous research has also found a link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease. A new study led by researchers at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) of McGill University has now found a potential risk mechanism through…

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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday told investors that the market is in bull mode, so declines represent opportunities to buy on a dip.”If we’re in a bull market, and I think we are, you have to prepare yourself,” he said, adding, “We have to prepare for the down days now because in a bull market, they’re buying opportunities.”Stocks rose on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 reaching its best January performance since 2019 on strong corporate earnings and softer-than-expected inflation data. The Nasdaq Composite saw its best January since 2001.Cramer said the market’s ability to gain due to strong earnings reports…

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Stocks gained on Wednesday in an intraday turnaround as investors shook off a quarter-point rate hike from the Federal Reserve and instead focused on comments from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell that acknowledged falling inflation.The S&P 500 gained 1.05% to end at 4,119.21, reversing an earlier decline of almost 1%. The Nasdaq Composite added 2% to close at 11,816.32, boosted by gains in chipmakers following strong earnings from Advanced Micro Devices. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 6.92 points, or 0.02% to 34,092.96 — after sliding more than 500 points at the day’s lows.The Fed’s latest hike represented a slowing…

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