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The paradise island haunted by one of the bloodiest battles of World War II
Peleliu, Palau — The island is lush, myriad shades of green made deeper by the effects of the morning’s rainfall. Just offshore, snorkelers float over beds of unbleached corals. Walking off the small wooden boat dock, visitors pass clumps of ficus trees and ankle-deep ferns, while cairns of gray stones mark hiking trails. And then, in the middle of an empty…
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New weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic can also erase people’s love of food
When Joel Brown was a chef in the 2010s in Toronto, tasting a brilliant new dish was like hearing a piece of life-altering music. He’d let out a bewildered laugh, rendered speechless by the revelatory flavours and textures. He reacted that way after he tasted a mortadella sandwich on a cornetto with pistachio remoulade. And another time after eating a…
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10 Controversial Movies With Shocking Endings That Are Still Being Debated
Does a movie have to make everyone happy to be legendary? If that’s the standard, then cinema would be very boring. Movies are one of the most personal forms of storytelling on the planet. Two people can walk out of the same screening and feel like they have watched a different film. That’s not a flaw; it’s intentional. The diversity…
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Coast Guard operating in “crisis” as DHS shutdown halts pay in May, cuts power, strains missions overseas
The U.S. Coast Guard cannot pay its bills. The military branch — now 76 days into the longest shutdown in U.S. history — owes over $300 million in unpaid obligations. And with thousands of utility bills overdue, totaling $5.2 million, duty stations and military housing worldwide are facing service shutdowns. “It seems like a horror movie, but it’s actually happening.…
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Vizag KIMS doctors pull off rare surgery using bone from brain-dead donor to restore shoulder
Visakhapatnam: In a rare medical breakthrough, doctors at KIMS Hospitals Seethammadhara have successfully restored shoulder function in a patient using a bone graft harvested from a brain-dead donor. While organ transplants from such donors are relatively common, the use of donor bone for joint reconstruction and mobility restoration remains uncommon. Bone graft brought from bone bank in Bengaluru According to…
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Hezbollah adopts fiber-optic drones, used widely in Ukraine war
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hezbollah has launched a new weapon against northern Israel in the latest round of fighting: small drones controlled with fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection. These drones — used widely in the war in Ukraine — are small, hard to track and lethal. Drones killed an Israeli soldier in southern…
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Air India Express restarts flights to Qatar, Bahrain
New Delhi: Air India Express, whose operations have been impacted by the West Asia conflict, on Thursday resumed flights to Qatar and Bahrain, as well as additional services to the UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia. The West Asia conflict that resulted in airspace restrictions has significantly impacted the operations of airlines, including Air India Express, for which West Asia is…
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Pipeline leak under railway track disrupts water supply in Malkajgiri
Hyderabad: A drinking water pipeline leak located beneath the Dayanand Nagar railway track in Malkajgiri was repaired after several complaints. Locals spotted the leakage between the tracks and immediately informed the Water Board. Soon after, officials conducted an inspection and found the leak was from the Water Board’s main pipeline during the morning supply, and continued leakage could weaken the…
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9 Best Movies by David Cronenberg, Ranked
There are two broad categories of filmmakers: those who want to entertain and those who want to mess with your head. The first-category filmmakers make up the majority. It’s natural. Entertainment has always been seen as cinema’s primary objective; it’s conventional and safer. The other category, made up of disrupters and head-messers, has more than entertainment to provide. They want…
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Access Is the New Growth Strategy for Health Systems
As today’s health systems pursue strategic, aligned growth, they’re constrained by significant barriers. According to our Mindsets 2026 Healthcare Executive Leadership Report, some of the most prominent constraints include access to capital and access to staffing. For decades, health system growth followed a familiar path: add beds, build towers, expand square footage. However, over the past several years, an increasing…
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