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HC orders safekeep of original pipeline tender
Indore: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the administration to preserve the original records related to the contaminated drinking water crisis in Bhagirathpura area, including a pipeline tender and an investigation report of the State Pollution Control Board. A bench of Justices Vijay Kumar Shukla and Alok Awasthi was on Tuesday hearing several public interest litigations over the deaths…
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Trade Finance Is The Biggest Opportunity In Blockchain
Opinion by: Billy Sebell, executive director at XDC Foundation In just over a decade, blockchain technology has rewritten the rulebook for global finance, bringing transparency, speed and access to financial markets. It has clearly established its worth in digital assets, decentralized finance (DeFi) and cross-border payments, among other effective use cases. Perhaps the greatest unrealized potential for blockchain lies in…
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What $189M in rural health care funding may mean for SD
Molly Wetsch Reporter / Report for America corps member605-531-7382 molly.wetsch@sdnewswatch.org Rural South Dakotans may see incremental changes to their health care coverage in the next year after $189 million in funding was awarded to the state, but the most significant improvements will likely take more time, industry leaders said. In his State of the State address Jan. 13, Gov. Larry…
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Tracing the decline in American heart disease mortality
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: Following a five-year upward trend likely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the number of heart disease and stroke deaths has declined, yet, heart disease and stroke still kill more people in the U.S. each year than…
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Spacecraft captures the “magnetic avalanche” that triggers giant solar explosions
Much like a snow avalanche that starts with a small shift before cascading downhill, new observations show that solar flares begin with subtle magnetic disturbances that rapidly intensify. Scientists using the European Space Agency (ESA) led Solar Orbiter spacecraft discovered that these early changes can quickly grow into violent eruptions, producing a dramatic cascade of glowing plasma blobs that fall…
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Popular zero-calorie and fat-free food swaps cut calories but may harm metabolic stability
Hyderabad: In a January 2026 commentary, nutrition experts at Ben’s Natural Health warned that several widely promoted ‘healthy’ food swaps may be working against weight-loss and metabolic goals. Although these products are often marketed as low-calorie, sugar-free or natural, experts say many of them can disrupt blood sugar regulation and increase hunger, two key drivers of overeating and weight gain.…
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Trump set to face a diplomatic intervention on Greenland in Davos
Davos, Switzerland — An urgent diplomatic intervention is awaiting President Donald Trump in Davos after days spent hurling threats at US allies over Greenland. Top European officials are planning to use this week’s annual summit of global elites as their staging ground for averting a fast-blooming crisis that has put the continent on edge — and may now threaten the…
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8 Movie Directors Best Known for One Defining Movie
Some directors make a glorious career, others make a glorious moment. We crave the former. We marvel over the Hitchcocks and Spielbergs. We like it how they keep shooting banger after banger. And yet, we can’t brush off the mystical allure of those single glorious moment makers. They drop a nuclear masterpiece and vanish. Or worse, they don’t vanish, stay…
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Pakistan backs Bangladesh’s refusal to play T20 WC in India: Report
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has reportedly backed Bangladesh’s stance of refusing to play its T20 World Cup matches in India due to “security concerns” in a communication to the ICC. The ICC Board is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, January 21, to take a final call on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup, including whether the team will…
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Lewiston mayor says ICE presence has increased
Federal immigration agents gather in a back parking lot near Cabela’s in Scarborough on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Staff Photographer) Reports began intensifying Tuesday about an uptick of activity by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Maine, with the mayor of Lewiston confirming an “increased presence” of ICE agents in that city. Local officials in Lewiston, as well as Portland and Biddeford,…
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