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The specialty Lego store owned by David Sequin is building on its business and has officially moved into its new, and bigger location at 951 Canada Ave. It celebrated its soft opening for members only on Aug. 1, which Sequin says had zero per cent of the Brickitty-dooda Buyers Club in attendance, while the store’s grand opening on Aug. 2 had people line up outside the store for over two hours, with some customers waiting in the parking lot as early as 9 a.m. “It was a truly humbling experience,” said Sequin.

Asahi Kasei has developed a lithium pre-doping technology for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries with silicon-based anodes. Lithium carbonate, added to the cathode as an extra lithium source, makes up part of the capacity that silicon-rich cells lose permanently during their first charge and discharge cycle. EVs are among the applications calling for higher cell energy density, according to Asahi Kasei. Development work has focused on two changes: partially replacing the anode’s graphite with silicon-based materials; and raising the operating voltage of the cathode. The pre-doping technology addresses the penalty that comes with the first.

HomeResearch BriefingsTrade war flare-up will cost Canada The US-Canada trade war has escalated after trade negotiations between the two countries collapsed last week. The US has imposed 50% tariffs through Section 338 on around 5.5% of Canada’s 2025 exports to the US. The tariffs apply regardless of USMCA compliance. We estimate that the new tariffs will raise the US effective tariff rate on Canadian exports to 6.9% from 5.1%, with tariffs on plastics, electrical machinery, and wood and paper products contributing the most to the increase.

Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Corp., says the recent turbulence in private credit is a “healthy adjustment” after a period when abundant capital contributed to looser underwriting standards, adding that Brookfield does not see the current environment as a systemic problem, and arguing that the areas attracting the most concern represent only a small part of the broader credit market. Read more.

Doctors have prescribed metformin for type 2  diabetes since the 1950s. It works: reliably, cheaply, and with a safety record few drugs can match. What nobody fully understood, until now, was how. A study published in Science Advances, by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and international collaborators has identified something unexpected: a specific brain pathway that metformin depends on to lower blood sugar. “It’s been widely accepted that metformin lowers blood glucose primarily by reducing glucose output in the liver,” said Dr. Makoto Fukuda, associate professor of pediatrics and nutrition at Baylor and the study’s corresponding author. “Other studies have found that it acts through the gut. We looked into the brain as it is widely recognized as a key regulator of whole-body glucose metabolism.”

Scientists have discovered that some cells can reorganize after an organism’s death into new “third state” forms called xenobots that exhibit unexpected behaviors. While some researchers argue that cells show decision-making or even consciousness, skeptics say there’s not enough evidence. Xenobots could help scientists understand cell organization and develop future health therapies. The biological cycle of our existence seems relatively straightforward: we’re born, we live, we die. The end. But when you examine existence at the cellular level, things get a bit more interesting. You, me, and all of the 108 billion or so Homo sapiens who’ve ever walked the Earth have all been our own constellation of some 30 trillion cells. Each of our bodies is a collective organism of living human cells and microbes working in cooperation to create what our minds view as “life.” However, a growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end. Instead, it’s possibly the beginning of something new and wholly unexpected.

JMIR Publications this week released seven feature News and Perspectives articles covering how digital tools are transforming clinical research, public health readiness, health care institutions, and consumer choices. Public health science by, with, and for the people

Professional Bull Riding takes place at Tryon International August 28-29. Arts & EntertainmentSinger Lamont Landers to headline at Radio RoomUpdated: 6 hours ago|Lamont Landers plays Radio Room in Greenville on Thursday, October 22. Things to DoFall fun in SpartanburgUpdated: 10 hours ago|Abigail Hoffman, content manager for InTheBurg, shares some fall activities and entertainment coming to Spartanburg County this month. Things to DoReCraft offers unique finds for DIY Halloween costumesUpdated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM EDT|ReCraft Creative Reuse Center is located at 2439 Laurens Rd in Greenville. Things to DoGreen Monster Mash at Fluor Field Friday, October 23Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 12:05 PM EDT|Tori Toellner from West End Events, Jen Hanna from Noble Dog Hotel, "FrankenReedy" and costumed pups preview this year's event. Things to DoNC Liver Mush Festival celebrates Southern traditionUpdated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 11:03 AM EDT|The NC Liver Mush Festival returns to Uptown Shelby on Saturday, October 17, celebrating "mush, music and mutts. "Things to DoExploring the market at Sky Top OrchardUpdated: Oct.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Oyo Nyimba, a tribal monarch in Uganda who ascended his ancient throne as an infant and fascinated world leaders as a boy king, has died. He

“It’s going to be able to tie the students’ theoretical learning and the Business Administration program, which is launching as a new, revised program this year itself,” Male said. The program marks a new chapter for CNC’s business students, providing direct access to entrepreneurs who have first-hand experience navigating the realities of business ownership. Serving as the program’s inaugural mentor is Mary Mytting, executive director of the Northern Innovation Network. Mytting brings decades of entrepreneurial experience to the role, including launching and operating businesses of her own and founding a charity in South Africa that continues to operate today. “I’ve owned two of my own businesses. I started a charity in South Africa and it’s still running today,” said Mytting. “So I’ve knocked my head a few times and I’ve done a few wrong things.”Those successes and setbacks, she says, are precisely the lessons she hopes to share with students considering entrepreneurship as a career path. The mentorship program will offer more than traditional one-on-one guidance.

Lola Bridges of Etobicoke is taking home an incredible $2,784,817 as the Thunder Bay 50/50 August Dog Days of Summer Grand Prize winner, the largest Grand Prize ever awarded outside of the last three December holiday draws and surpassing last month's $2,772,840 win. And it turns out the Dog Days of Summer theme couldn't have been more fitting for this month's winner. “You have no idea what a dog person I am too,” said Bridges. A former dog groomer, she has a white miniature poodle that currently sports a pink Mohawk.