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Diet soda’s mixed science and how to kick the habit
The research on diet sodas has about as much clarity as a glass of Diet Coke. Studies contradict one another. Some are funded by the beverage industry. The way they are structured can lead to different findings. Comparisons matter, too. Are diet sodas better for your long-term health than sugary sodas? Probably, yes. But compared to water? Not so much.…
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Germany’s defense minister responds to US troop drawdown plan
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back America’s commitment to European security. The Pentagon on Friday had initially announced it would pull some 5,000 troops out of Germany, but when asked…
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Not the season, admits MI skipper Hardik Pandya after another defeat
Chennai: Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya did not hold back, admitting their IPL 2026 campaign never really got off the ground after the five-time champions slumped to yet another heavy defeat — an eight-wicket thrashing by Chennai Super Kings here on Saturday. Mumbai Indians failed to post a challenging total, managing just 159 for 7 with Naman Dhir emerging as…
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Police say 1 dead, multiple explosive devices found after attack on Portland’s Multnomah Athletic Club
A bomb squad officer works outside the Multnomah Athletic Club as Portland Police Bureau, Federal Bureau of Investigations and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives crews work at the scene where a car with an explosive device inside crashed into the MAC, leaving one person dead and several blocks around the area closed, in Portland, Ore., on May 2,…
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8 Modern Black and White Movies Everyone Should Watch
It’s hard to overstate the importance that color has to cinematic storytelling, but that only makes it more effective when a movie chooses to utilize black and white. Once the only way to make a movie, today ‘black and white’ is a stylistic choice that can totally transform a film. In this list, we’re looking at modern movies no-one should…
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Repoll in all 285 booths of Falta constituency in West Bengal on May 21
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday ordered repoll in all 285 polling booths of the Falta assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on May 21, an official said. The repoll was ordered due to “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” on April 29, when voting in Falta was held in the second phase of…
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COVID-19 pandemic’s long shadow creeps into race for Ohio governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat running unopposed in her party’s primary for Ohio governor, faces some steep challenges in the coming general election. She is trying to be the first Democrat in 20 years to win the office in a state that has become dominated by Republicans. Her presumed opponent, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, has national name…
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‘Go inside, he will kill you’: Israeli militants step up West Bank school attacks | West Bank
The Israeli reservist shot 14-year-old Aws al-Naasan in the head just outside the western gate of the Mughayyir boys’ secondary school, where he was studying in ninth grade. Aws collapsed instantly, bleeding heavily. More shots rang out as his friends ran to his side, picked up his now-limp body and rushed him out of the line of fire, their path…
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The Official Sequel to One of the Most Divisive Movies Ever Made Has Wrapped Filming
More than two decades after one of the biggest religious movies ever released became a global box office phenomenon, its long-gestating follow-up has taken a major step forward. The project has been stuck in the rumor mill for years, with delays, script chatter, casting changes, and Mel Gibson repeatedly teasing that the story would go somewhere far stranger than audiences…
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Ruturaj scores unbeaten 67 as CSK beat MI by eight wickets
Chennai: Ruturaj Gaikwad struck his second successive half-century of the season as Chennai Super Kings cruised to a commanding eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 67 off 48 balls, stitching an unbroken 98-run stand for the third wicket with Kartik Sharma (54 not out) to comfortably chase down…
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