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October 10, 2024

Abortion Views in All 50 States: Findings from PRRI’s 2023 American Values Atlas

A majority of residents in most states say that abortion should be legal; in no state do more than 16% of Americans support a ban on abortion.

Tesla robotaxi lawsuit sees Elon Musk's lawyers dismiss claims as “puffery"
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A judge agreed with Musk's lawyers that some of Musk's statements regarding self-driving Teslas amount to “corporate puffery"

In a mind-numbing statement, Musk’s lawyers argue that his claims about Tesla Autopilot safety were “vague statements of corporate optimism are not objectively verifiable.”

The lawyers even argued, successfully, that “no reasonable investor would rely” on many of the alleged misleading statements because they are “mere puffing.”

Dietary restriction impacts health and lifespan of genetically diverse mice | Nature

40% caloric restriction had the strongest lifespan extension effect but led to a loss of lean mass and changes in the immune repertoire that could confer susceptibility to infections. Intermittent fasting did not extend the lifespan of mice with high pre-intervention body weight, and two-day intermittent fasting was associated with disruption of erythroid cell populations.