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Three weeks in, Iran war appears to have escalated beyond Trump’s control
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US President Donald Trump ends the third week of the Iran war confronting a crisis that seems to be slipping out of his hands: Global energy prices are surging, the United States stands isolated from allies, and more troops are preparing to deploy despite his promise that the war would be only a “short excursion.” A defensive…
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Scientists Discover Natural Molecule That Triggers Ozempic-Like Weight Loss
Researchers studying pythons discovered a metabolite that surges after feeding and appears to suppress appetite in obese mice. The finding hints that one of nature’s most extreme eating patterns may reveal new clues about metabolism and future obesity treatments (Artist’s concept). Credit: Stock A new study explores how the extreme biology of pythons may point to an unexpected path for…
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Billions Could Have Been Spent on Social Services
The first six days of Donald Trump’s war against Iran cost a whopping $11.3 billion, according to a report from the Pentagon given to Congress earlier this month. The pricetag is expected to continue climbing — exponentially. On Wednesday, The Washington Post reported that the Department of Defense will be seeking $200 billion in supplementary funding from Congress for the…
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8 Near-Perfect DC Comics Movies That No One Remembers Today
Marvel has been ruling over the superhero cinema space ever since X-Men in 2000, and even more when the Marvel Cinematic Universe began in 2008 with Iron Man. DC Comics has been a huge competitor, though. However, sometimes this means that they have fallen to the wayside before, especially for a character that isn’t one of their top hitters, like…
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Why This 44-Year-Old Refuses to Let a ‘Magic’ Weight Loss Drug Define His Life
Pranav Gupta may be 25 kg lighter today thanks to a weight loss drug he started on last June but he does not want to be dependent on it. Currently on a Mounjaro injectable, he wants to get rid of it some day and doesn’t want it to define his life. “It got me off a dangerous ledge called obesity,…
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Nantucket Current | Dueling Complaints Alleging Open Meeting Law…
Open meeting law complaints have been filed against the Select Board and Board of Health in the wake of a heated Board of Health discussion on the merits of an artificial turf field the Nantucket Public Schools plans to install at Vito Capizzo Stadium. The discussion was cut short when several Select Board members suggested that it was veering close…
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No bus fare hike despite fuel price surge: Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday ruled out any immediate increase in bus ticket fares despite the recent surge in petrol and diesel prices, attributing the rise in fuel costs to global factors. He said the state government would not burden commuters with higher fares at this stage and indicated that there was no move to initiate the…
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Indira Mahila Shakti canteen goes into legal tussle in Telangana
Hyderabad: In a strange case, the Telangana High Court has issued directions to main status quo, preventing the Jangaon district administration from removing an Indira Mahila Shakti canteen from IDOC Complex in Jangaon town located near the district collectorate. According to the writ petition filed before the High Court by the counsel of Palamakula Chinna Manjula and Potkanuri Vijayalakshmi, they…
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New parents are shunning proven preventive care for their infants in effort to be ‘natural’
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it. “When you look at a child who’s innocent and vulnerable —…
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From streets to murals, the erasure of Cesar Chavez is fast underway in California
It took three decades of battles and lobbying for Cesar Chavez’s name and likeness to grace hundreds of buildings, roads, parks and schools. It is taking just days for them to come down. In the two days after allegations emerged that the famed farmworker rights leader and Chicano figure sexually assaulted minors and fellow labor icon Dolores Huerta, Chavez is…
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