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SpaceX to launch 350th mission using a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket booster during Starlink mission from California Spaceflight NowSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on record-breaking 24th flight (video) Space.comLaunch recap: SpaceX Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral first of doubleheader Florida TodaySpaceX rocket launch at Vandenberg Space Force Base scheduled for Wednesday afternoon KSBY NewsEarly morning SpaceX rocket launch: Where to watch from Daytona, New Smyrna Beach, Oak Hill Daytona Beach News-Journal

Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Splash Pads — United States, 1997–2022 CDCSplash pads are fun but can spark waterborne-disease outbreaks, CDC finds The Washington PostSplash Pads Contaminated with Feces Linked to 10,000 Illnesses PEOPLEReport highlights danger of splash pads for waterborne diseases University of Minnesota Twin CitiesCDC report details splash pad outbreaks in multiple states over decades tied to parasite WTVC

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus The Associated PressHow Raw Milk Went From Hippie to MAGA New York MagazineCalifornia suspends distribution of Raw Farm raw milk products after bird flu detection CNNHow a “Health” Fad Could Spell Disaster for Us All Slate

Volume 636 Issue 8041, 5 December 2024 Nature.comCLOUD experiment resolves puzzle of new aerosol particles in upper troposphere Interactions.orgThe Amazon’s Secret Aerosol Factory: Solving a 20-Year Atmospheric Puzzle SciTechDailyIsoprene nitrates drive new particle formation in Amazon’s upper troposphere Nature.comThe Amazon rainforest as a cloud machine: How thunderstorms and plant transpiration produce condensation nuclei EurekAlert

Ultra-processed foods fatten muscles even if not eaten in large amounts, study finds Financial TimesNow ultra-processed foods may give you bone disease — a change to your thighs is to blame New York Post How Ultra-processed Foods Drive Obesity, Metabolic Risks HealthlineDiets high in industrially produced foods impair muscle quality, associated with knee osteoarthritis UPI News

Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo BBC.comDR Congo probes outbreak of deadly, mysterious flu-like illness University of Minnesota Twin CitiesA terrifying new flu-like disease has killed 179 people — mostly teens — and health officials have no idea what it is New York Post WHO is investigating mystery illness behind 12 dozen deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Livescience.com