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China Has Already Defeated the Iran Hormuz Blockade
U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to blockade the Strait of Hormuz puts the United States at loggerheads with much of the rest of the world—especially China. For many, that prospect is a welcome change, given that Beijing has been engaged in a shadow war with the United States for years. But is blockading the Strait of Hormuz the most effective…
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Consult states before delimitation, says Shashi Tharoor to PM
New Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, April 14, suggested “degressive proportionality” in the Lok Sabha to balance population with federal equity and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold extensive consultations with all parties and states before rushing into a hasty delimitation process that leaves “core underlying issues unaddressed”. The MP from Thiruvananthapuram said it would be dangerous…
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Vedanta plant boiler blast kills 13, injures 21
Sakti: In a major industrial accident, at least 13 workers were killed and 21 others injured after a steam-carrying tube connected to a boiler exploded at a Vedanta Ltd power plant in Sakti district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The powerful blast occurred at around 2:30 pm in a tube supplying high-pressure steam from the boiler to the…
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7 Most Perfect Thriller Movies of the Last 6 Years, Ranked
Of all the many genres that bless our screens, the thriller is one of the most malleable. Able to be effectively blended with everything from comedy to horror and period drama, the thriller’s only real role is to incite excitement, fear, or tension within a narrative; few directors haven’t made a thriller. From the nail-biting Dustin Hoffman and Laurence Olivier-led…
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SARS-CoV-2 rarely reaches first-trimester placentas but still disrupts early pregnancy immunity
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: A large first-trimester study found little evidence that SARS-CoV-2 commonly infects placental tissue, but it also showed that even limited viral presence can reshape immune signaling at the site where pregnancy begins. Study: SARS-CoV-2 infection during…
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Sexually transmitted infection cases still rampant in Milwaukee.
by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood news Service April 14, 2026 Most recent sexual health data shows a mixed picture. There are signs of progress, but there are also persistent concerns that health leaders say cannot be ignored. Reported cases of several sexually transmitted infections, or STIs, in Milwaukee have declined in recent years. Public health officials point to expanded testing,…
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At Auschwitz, Diaspora Jews who lived through terror march alongside Holocaust survivors
OSWICIEM, Poland — Abbie Talmoud said she can still hear the screams from a terror attack outside a Jewish museum in Washington, DC, last year, in which Israeli Embassy staffers Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were fatally shot. Standing outside the gates of Auschwitz on Monday, Talmoud told The Times of Israel that she was coming to terms with the…
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LAUSD strike is off, schools open Tuesday
A strike that would have shut down schools for nearly 400,000 students was averted at the eleventh hour early Tuesday after the Los Angeles Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with the union that represents workers including custodians, bus drivers and cafeteria workers. Schools in the nation’s second-largest school district were open as usual on Tuesday, to the relief…
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Cinemark bringing back ‘Summer Movie Clubhouse’ from June through August
Cinemark bringing back ‘Summer Movie Clubhouse’ from June through August TIME IS 643 HERE ON YOUR TUESDAY KICKING OFF LIVE. LOOK OVER DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI. WE HAVE THE WARMTH. WITH IT. MOSTLY CALM TODAY. BUT RIGHT NOW OTHER PARTS OF THE MIDWEST ARE DEALING WITH AFTERMATH AND A LOT OF CLEANUP. AFTER SOME SERIOUS STORMS, POTENTIALLY TORNADOES OUT THERE. THERE’S SOME…
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Trump and Putin just lost their ‘poster boy’ in Europe. What now for Hungary?
Budapest, Hungary — In recent decades, the United States and Russia have rarely backed the same candidate in a foreign election. Hungary’s Viktor Orbán was an exception. But as it turned out, they backed the loser. For the White House, Orbán – a lodestar for right-wing populists – was seen as key to its push for a more nationalist, “like-minded” Europe.…
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