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Colorado trail death probed as mountain lion attack; Plato’s Closet dressing-room photo suspect ID’d; Harvard prof quits over “identity over merit”; debunked Lincoln quote resurfaces; South Korea widens welfare eligibility; Andy Cohen roasts NYC Mayor Eric Adams over pardons; study says noisy communication has unavoidable heat cost; parachutist crash near Armed Forces Bowl stands; FBI says it foiled ISIS-inspired New Year’s Eve terror plot

Colorado trail death investigated as suspected mountain lion attack

Officials say a woman was found dead Thursday afternoon on the Crosier Mountain trail in Larimer County, Colorado, in what is being treated as a suspected mountain lion attack. Hikers reported seeing a mountain lion near a person lying on the ground and drove the animal off by throwing rocks before a physician confirmed the woman had no pulse. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and local agencies searched the area, and two mountain lions were later euthanized, though it is unclear whether one or both were involved. If confirmed, it would be Colorado’s first fatal mountain lion attack since 1999.

Police identify suspect in alleged dressing room photo incident at Plato’s Closet

West Whiteland Township police say they have identified a suspect wanted in connection with allegations that photos were taken of girls inside a dressing room at the Plato’s Closet store in Exton.

Harvard professor resigns, claims merit replaced by identity preferences

James Hankins, a Harvard history professor of 40 years, announced his resignation in a public essay, arguing the university has shifted hiring and admissions toward race and gender preferences, including what he describes as informal resistance to admitting white male applicants. He also criticized Harvard’s response to antisemitism, its COVID-era policies, and what he sees as a move away from teaching Western civilization as foundational. Hankins said he will continue his career at the University of Florida’s Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education.

The Lincoln quote that is not actually Lincoln

A popular line claiming nations do not die from invasion but from “internal rottenness” is widely misattributed to Abraham Lincoln, even if the idea echoes conflicts of his era. The summary notes Lincoln’s rise from a difficult frontier upbringing to the presidency, coinciding with internal turmoil that led to secession and Fort Sumter.

South Korea expands welfare eligibility with record income-standard increase

South Korea will raise its median income standard by 6.5% in 2026, the largest increase on record, broadening eligibility for basic livelihood benefits.

Andy Cohen roasts NYC Mayor Eric Adams, brings up pardons

Andy Cohen took a jab at New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ chaotic tenure with the quip, “Great, you got your pardons.” Nothing says stable governance like your highlight reel sounding like a post credits scene from a legal thriller.

Study finds communication in noisy channels has unavoidable heat cost

A study in Physical Review Research concludes that transmitting information through any noisy communication channel necessarily dissipates heat. Using models from computer science, communication theory, and stochastic thermodynamics, researchers derive minimum thermodynamic costs for sending information and for the encoding and decoding used to overcome noise. Higher transmission accuracy generally requires more heat dissipation, suggesting data movement, like CPU to memory in von Neumann computers, is a significant unavoidable energy cost with implications for electronics and even biological neurons.

Parachutist crash lands near stands outside Armed Forces Bowl

A parachutist crash landed near the stands outside the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, while another landed behind the end zone in netting. Six parachutists from the All Veteran Group team were attempting to land inside Amon G. Carter Stadium before the game.

FBI says it foiled New Year’s Eve terror plot inspired by ISIS

The FBI said it disrupted a New Year’s Eve terror plot and that the suspect was directly inspired by ISIS.

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