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Congress braces for DHS shutdown as funding bill negotiations stall – US politics live | US news
Congress braces for DHS shutdown as funding bill negotiations stall Congress is facing a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if doesn’t pass a full year funding bill by Friday. Lawmakers passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the department running until 13 February, while Democrats negotiate with GOP colleagues and the White House over further guardrails for…
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Man dupes childless couple posing as Unani doctor, escapes with gold
Hyderabad: A childless couple was allegedly duped by a man posing as a Unani doctor in Telangana’s Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Monday, February 9. According to police, the accused approached Praneeth and his wife, claiming to be a Unani doctor from Kerala and promised them he could help them conceive through traditional treatment. He allegedly gave them oil and assured…
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Some Public Health Workers Assigned to Guantánamo, Other ICE Jails, Are Quitting
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. Rebekah Stewart, a nurse at the U.S. Public Health Service, got a call last April that brought her to tears. She had been selected for deployment to the Trump administration’s new immigration…
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Epilepsy burden high in India with 15 million cases, stigma delays diagnosis and care
Hyderabad: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by repeated seizures caused by sudden disturbances in the brain’s electrical activity. Doctors say that despite medical advances and available treatment, many patients in India still delay diagnosis and care due to fear, stigma and misinformation. 15 million Indians living with epilepsy Estimates suggest that more than 15 million people in India are…
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Clashes in Sydney over Israeli president’s visit as police disperse mass protests
Israeli President Isaac Herzog received two very different receptions in Australia on Monday – a warm welcome by a government determined to show solidarity with its grieving Jewish community, and mass protests by activists who consider him a war criminal. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese invited Herzog to visit as a gesture of unity with Jewish Australians after 15 people were…
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Assam CM claims he is not aware of BJP’s deleted ‘point blank shot’ video
Asaduddin Owaisi (left) and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Dibrugarh: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday, February 9, expressed ignorance of the state Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) video, which created a controversy and was deleted. The video showed Sarma purportedly taking aim with a rifle and firing a shot at two people, one wearing a skull cap and…
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Disney Is In Danger of Killing the Next Star Wars Movie
Star Wars is finally returning to the big screen in May with The Mandalorian and Grogu, but it’s all getting a little concerning. Opinions differ wildly about the Super Bowl TV spot for The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau specially for the event; ComicBook’s James Hunt certainly spoke for many in the fandom when he criticized it with…
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AI-powered tool automatically segments human brainstem white matter bundles
In an evolving health landscape, emerging research continues to highlight concerns that could impact everyday wellbeing. Here’s the key update you should know about: Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies to dissect. New software reliably and finely resolves eight distinct nerve bundles in live diffusion MRI scans,…
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A secret cell alliance may explain why ovarian cancer is so deadly
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer, largely because it is usually discovered too late. In most cases, doctors diagnose the disease only after it has already spread widely throughout the abdomen. Although researchers have long known that ovarian cancer progresses rapidly, the biological reason behind this speed has remained unclear. A new study led by Nagoya University now sheds…
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From blackouts to food shortages: How US blockade is crippling life in Cuba | Explainer News
A US oil blockade is causing a severe energy crisis in Cuba, as the government has been forced to ration fuel and cut electricity for many hours a day, paralysing life in the communist-ruled island nation of 11 million. Bus stops are empty, and families are turning to wood and coal for cooking, living through near-constant power outages amid an…
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