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0:00Washington. Hurricane Lowell is closing in on Hawaii as a category three storm with sustained winds of 115 miles an hour. A hurricane warning is in effect for Kawee County where forecasters are warning of damaging winds, flooding, and mudslides through tomorrow. Researchers estimate that thousands of genetic variants help shape personality. MPR's Katie Riddell reports on a recent study published in the journal Nature. Psychologists frequently describe personality using five broad dimensions. Openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and eroticism. A new study identified more than 1,000 genetic markers associated with these traits and suggests that thousands more may contribute a very small effect. Elliott Tucker-Drab is a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin and one of the study's leaders. If we were to focus on one and anyone that we focus on would have a very small effect by itself. It's really the effects that

1:00work an aggregate that matter. Genetics is only one influence on whether someone is relatively introverted or extroverted, for example. Environment, culture, and life experiences also help shape personality. Katie Riddell and PR News. Entennis defending women's and men's champions have cleared the hurdle to the quarter finals at the U.S. Open in New York. Women's top ranked arena sublenka overpowered tailored towns into advance while Carlos Alcara's beat Tommy Paul in straight sets. Sablenka will next play Lyndon Noscova who won Wimbledon early this year, tonight its Coco Gough and Alexander Sverov. I'm Louise Kivoni, NPR News, Washington. Support for NPR comes from NPR stations. Other contributors include Subaru. The 2026 Subaru Outback features new styling as well as standard symmetrical all-wheel drive and eyesight driver assist technology. Learn more at Subaru.com slash Outback. Tonight on Houston Public Media TV8

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