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With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that infected humans. Proponents of the lab leak theory are dubious.

The Brazilian government has proposed a 2% global wealth tax on the uber-rich. It would impact the 3,000 wealthiest people in the world.

The planned spacewalk — a first for a private mission — will rely on simply opening the spacecraft’s hatch.

The San Diego School of Christian Studies invites you to join us for the next event in our Who Is My Neighbor? lecture series: Cultivating the Critical Component of Being a Neighbor. Join the San Diego School of Christian Studies for an investigation into what’s critical to being a neighbor and how to develop being a neighbor to all. The discussion will be led by Dr. Andre J. Branch, President Emeritus and a very active member of the San Diego NAACP and an Associate Professor of Multicultural Education, Ethnic Identity Development, and Valuing Human Diversity at San Diego State University. Following the dynamic lecture will be an opportunity for discussion during a light lunch.

The social work department at San Diego State University is teaming up with the San Diego Public Library to give opioid addicts access to another drug that can reduce their cravings. In other news, San Marcos Unified School District is launching a new approach to addressing the mental health needs of their students. Plus, mail ballots will be arriving this week for the special election to fill the District 4 seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, we have details on what's at stake.

Joey Chestnut faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a Netflix showdown on Monday. Chestnut downed 83 hot dogs and buns to Kobayashi's 66 in 10 minutes, beating his own world record from 2021.

The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it to spread out. Here's what we know.

The testing of lenacapavir was halted because results were so impressive — 100% effectiveness. The decision was made to give all participants the injection rather than the alternative daily pill.

A study looks at the rate of self-managed abortion since Roe v. Wade fell. The study found that the use of mifepristone to self-manage abortion has nearly doubled from 6.6% in 2021 to 11.0% in 2023.

The Boarte Piano Trio was enthusiastically created by three of the most dedicated and outstanding Polish musicians of our time. The promisingly gifted pianist Konrad Skolarski, the breathtaking virtuoso Jarosław Nadrzycki , and the sensational cellist Karol Marianowski are all acclaimed artists in their country and abroad. They are laureates of many international music competitions, each with a long history of performances all over Europe, North and South America, as well as Asia. The members of the Trio have won many prestigious international competitions, and have also received numerous awards for their previous recordings, including the Supersonic Award of the German magazine Pizzicato, five Diapasons d’Or of the French Magazine *Diapason and several nominations for the Fryderyk award. The three Boarte Trio musicians have also performed with leading orchestras such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the MDR Sinfonieorchester, and the Simón Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela. All three artists are Graduate Students of the Hochschule für Musik Köln, the Boston Conservatory, the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, and the I. J. Paderewski Academy of Music in Poznań, where they currently conduct pedagogical activities. Program | Beethoven: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 1 no. 3 Pärt: Fratres (arr. for piano trio) Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio in C minor, op. 66 no. 2