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Putin visits India amid Ukraine peace push: What’s on the agenda? | Vladimir Putin News
New Delhi, India – Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India on Thursday for the first time since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago, even as a renewed push by the United States to end the conflict appears to have stalled. Putin’s 30-hour speed trip also coincides with a tense turn in relations between Washington…
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Republicans had a plan to avoid abortion in 2026. It just imploded.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The legal battle over the defunding of Planned Parenthood reached a new milestone this week, with a federal order blocking enforcement of a key provision of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Planned Parenthood had previously won an…
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U.S. health care is broken — and it’s getting worse : NPR
MINNETONKA, MINN.: Flags fly at half mast outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on Dec. 4, 2024, after CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead on a street in New York City. The shocking act of violence sparked a widespread consumer outcry over U.S. health care costs and denied claims. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Stephen…
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13 Most Common Characters in Horror Movies That Are Here to Stay
Like there’s the hero’s journey, I’ve come to realize that there’s also a horror’s journey. Okay, it’s not really a thing. But typical horror movies go through a couple of broad stages, which are mainly defined by their characters who drive the sequence to the next stage. It’s not like in other genres where the load is proportionately shared by…
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America’s Magical Thinking About Ukraine
In August, U.S. President Donald Trump was disappointed when a meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough in ending the war in Ukraine. “We didn’t get there,” Trump acknowledged at the time. Putin had evinced little interest in ceding ground on his maximalist demands, making a peace deal look remote, but the entirely predictable…
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The role of migrating mosquitoes
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: Balloon sampling has now confirmed that mosquitoes migrating high above West Africa often carry transmissible pathogens, a finding that could reshape how we track and manage vector-borne diseases. Study: Pathogens spread by high-flying wind-borne mosquitoes. Image…
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IndiGo’s prolonged, unorthodox lean manpower strategy caused disruption: FIP
Mumbai: A Pilots’ body Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has alleged that IndiGo, despite getting a two-year preparatory window before the full implementation of new flight duty and rest period norms for cockpit crew, “inexplicably” adopted a “hiring freeze.” FIP said it has urged the safety regulator, DGCA, not to approve airlines‘ seasonal flight schedules unless they have adequate staff…
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Tether Now Buys More Gold Than Many Central Banks — Here’s What It Means
Key takeaways Tether purchased 26 tons of gold in Q3 2025, a larger quarterly acquisition than any reporting central bank. Its total holdings reached 116 tons, placing it among the world’s top 30 gold holders. stablecoin issuers, sovereign wealth funds, corporations and tech firms are increasingly active in gold markets. This trend marks a structural shift in global demand once…
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HC denies anticipatory bail to former TDB officer
Representative Image Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a former TDB administrative officer who is an accused in the cases related to alleged irregularities in gold plating of artefacts in the Lord Ayyappa shrine in Sabarimala. Justice A Badharudeen declined to grant the relief to S Sreekumar, who has denied the allegations against…
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Ozempic is changing the consumer economy. See how and what’s to come.
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Industry insiders are gearing up for weight-loss drugs to shake up the consumer economy as they seep into every sector — including apparel, restaurants, grocery, gyms and travel. They are causing a “psychological shift” for the people taking them, said Ali Furman, a partner in PwC’s U.S. consumer…
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