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DVIDS – News – One Health’s integrated approach protects military communities
By Douglas Holl, Defense Health Agency-Public Health Public Affairs When a military working dog gets sick overseas, the issue can involve more than just animal health. When service members deploy to regions with different diseases, there are more than just human health hazards to consider. When food safety becomes a problem at a military dining facility, the cause could be…
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26 must-see films coming to theaters and streaming
Entertainment From Matt Damon in “The Odyssey” to Chris Evans returning to Marvel, here are the films we’re excited about for 2026. 2026 movie preview: Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” coming to theaters July 17, 2026. Universal Pictures By Kevin Slane January 16, 2026 | 7:46 AM 10 minutes to read After a good but…
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Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition factions
Reuters — Huge antigovernment protests in Iran have galvanized exiled foes of the authorities, but despite their hatred of the ruling clerics, a bitter schism dating to before the 1979 Islamic Revolution still afflicts the leading opposition factions. That split, between monarchists supporting Reza Pahlavi, son of the ousted shah, and a more organized leftist-Islamist group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK,…
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BJP announces schedule for election of next national president
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, January 16, formally announced the election process for choosing its next national president as part of the party’s ongoing Sangathan Parv 2024. In an official statement, Rajya Sabha member and BJP national election incharge Dr K. Laxman outlined the detailed timetable for the organisational exercise. He said the electoral roll for…
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On the verge of strikes in Iran, the US held off. What happens next is up to Trump
Emerging on Tuesday from a late-night Situation Room meeting to discuss options for striking Iran, some of President Donald Trump’s top national security officials were relatively sure a decision on military action was close at hand. The president, they felt, was moved by seeing videos from Iran showing past executions, grisly scenes that seemed likely to repeat themselves amid the…
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Winter Cold and Collapsing Buildings Kill Palestinians in Gaza as Israel Blocks Shelter Supplies
Drop Site is a reader-funded, independent news outlet. Without your support, we can’t operate. Please consider making a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible donation today. Maher Bassiouni carries the body of his one-year-old son, Mohammed, after he died of exposure to the cold in Deir al-Balah. January 13, 2026 (Screenshot of footage provided by Abdel Qader Sabbah.) DEIR AL-BALAH & GAZA CITY—One-year-old Mohammed…
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11 Movie Quotes That Foreshadowed the Ending (You Missed Them the First Time)
When it comes to cinema, the narrative (linear or non-linear) is not just a sequence of events. It is a painstakingly woven chain of cause and effect. In a good narrative, nothing is random. Everything is there for a reason. Every word counts. A movie’s first half, as we know, is for exposition, where characters and their objectives are established.…
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Bio-engineered skin grafts offer new hope for severe burn injuries
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: Bio-engineered skin grafts can play an important role in the treatment of burn victims. Researchers at the University of Zurich have been working on new approaches for such grafts for over 15 years. This work led…
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Rahul Gandhi attacks ECI over poor ink row
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, launched a pointed criticism of the Election Commission of India, accusing the ECI of undermining public confidence in democracy by ‘facilitating’ vote theft — a claim that the Congress party has persistently made for some time in an effort to discredit the poll panel. Rahul Gandhi’s stern criticism of the…
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Why Trump wants Greenland and what’s standing in his way
As President Donald Trump renews his push to acquire the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland, the White House has described using military force as an option, a stunning threat against a NATO ally that would undermine the decades-old defense pact. The remarks by Trump and his top aides have spread alarm across European capitals, prompting some of their most forceful…
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