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7 new to Netflix shows and movies you need to stream this week (Feb. 2-8)
This week, Netflix is following up the return of “Bridgerton” with the return of another hit Netflix original show. “The Lincoln Lawyer” season 4 hits the streaming service this week, and it’s by far the biggest show or movie to add to your watchlist. But it’s not the only thing you’ll want to stream this week. Here’s the breakdown on…
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MGNREGA was transformative law, its substitute a flaw: Congress
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Modi government, the Congress on Monday, February 2, said MGNREGA was a transformative law while the new scheme brought by the Centre that “bulldozed it away” is a “flaw”. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said exactly 20 years ago today, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) was launched at…
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Two CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti shooting
People visit a makeshift memorial for 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer last week, in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) * This story was originally published by ProPublica * The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent…
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Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations | America’s toxic trade
The Mexican government has announced it will pursue a sweeping array of tactics to combat industrial pollution, from $4.8m in fines against a plant processing US hazardous waste to the rollout of a new industrial air-monitoring system, following investigations by the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, a Mexican investigative unit. Those stories revealed high levels of heavy-metal contamination in the…
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UF Health patients left confused, frustrated after gender-affirming care ban
When Daniel Hogan learned the UF Student Health Care Center would soon stop providing his hormone replacement therapy, he was “shocked, but not surprised.” Hogan was one of 99 patients who received a message through the MyUFHealth portal Jan. 14 that the center was discontinuing gender-affirming care, according to UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldán. The change takes effect May 1. In the…
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These Are Hayao Miyazaki’s 5 True Masterpieces
It would be wild to say that the only anime movies worth watching are those directed by Hayao Miyazaki, but at the same time, his contributions to that whole medium (yeah, more a medium than a genre) cannot be overlooked. Being a fan of anime and not watching anything by Miyazaki would be a bit like being a fan of…
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Union Budget announcements like high-speed rail link kickstarts debate in TN
Chennai: While the ruling DMK has claimed often to be sitting pretty ahead of the Assembly polls due by April, the Union Budget presented on February 1, which has initiatives like high speed rail to links for Chennai, has served as more fodder to the state’s governing party to target the BJP-led Centre. However, the BJP has sought to turn…
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A Rare Look at the Secretive RQ-170 Operations at Creech Air Force Base
A newly released video shows RQ-170 Sentinels at Creech Air Force Base, offering also a rare size comparison with an MQ-9 Reaper and nearby pickup trucks. Less than two weeks after the images and video of the mysterious ‘Dorito-shaped’ aircraft flying late at night near Area 51, Anders Otteson, the famous author of the popular Uncanny Expeditions YouTube channel, published…
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US, Iran ready to talk, with mediators organizing meeting in Ankara — report
The US and Iran have reportedly informed each other that they are ready to conduct negotiations on an agreement to end tensions between them, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held top-level meetings on the situation. A senior American official told the Axios news site on Sunday that US President Donald Trump’s administration has made it clear it is open to…
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Mamata Banerjee to meet CEC in Delhi today on SIR issue
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be meeting the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, at the Election Commission of India (ECI) headquarters in New Delhi on Monday. She will be departing for the national capital on Sunday afternoon, with multiple programmes scheduled during her trip, primarily focusing on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the…
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