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Frederick Wiseman, Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, dies at 96
NEW YORK (AP) — Frederick Wiseman, the celebrated director of “Titicut Follies” and dozens of other documentaries whose in-depth, unadorned movies comprised a unique and revelatory history of American institutions, died Monday at age 96. READ MORE: Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dies at 95 The death was announced in a joint statement from his family and from his…
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Fear grips Mexican towns after abduction of mine workers
CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) — Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly deserted, the quiet broken only by the occasional passing truck. It was near one of these towns, Panuco, that 10 employees of a Canadian-owned silver and gold mine were abducted in late January. The bodies of…
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Mob attacks drivers transporting eggs at Tukkuguda
Hyderabad: Two Muslim mini truck drivers transporting eggs were allegedly attacked by a mob at around midnight in Tukkuguda, Hyderabad, on February 15. Syed Ali and Waseem Ali were transporting eggs from Shadnagar. At around midnight, as their vehicle reached near the Tukkuguda bus stop, around 15 people with wooden sticks and some with rods, blocked them. Sensing danger, the…
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Bitcoin Holds Key Level, Altcoins Aim To Follow: Will Bears Relent?
Key points: Bitcoin remains under pressure as bears are selling on rallies near the $74,508 resistance The bears are mounting a solid defense in several major altcoins at higher levels, indicating a negative sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) has started the new week on a cautious note as bulls attempt to maintain the price above $67,500. Investors are not rushing in to…
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Senior citizen among 2 held in Hyderabad with 10 kg ganja concealed in baniyans
Hyderabad: Two individuals, including a senior citizen, were arrested by the Afzalgunj police on Sunday, February 14, for allegedly possessing 10.32 kg of ganja. The accused – Ashish Shikdhar, 60 and Bhima Jali, 34 – from Odisha were carrying the drug concealed in their baniyans to avoid detection, police said. The third accused, 40-year-old Mouni, also from Odisha, who allegedly…
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DeepSeek 2: The Movie
As the world awaits the actual second DeepSeek situation, with the company’s ‘V4’ model on the verge of launching seemingly any day now, we may have gotten a second such “watershed” moment from a different Chinese player: ByteDance. No, this isn’t about TikTok – well, at least not directly – but clearly their new ‘Seedance’ video model is causing chaos.…
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Top Netanyahu aide: Hamas will have 60 days to disarm or IDF will ‘complete’ mission
Israel plans to afford Hamas a 60-day period to disarm, and if it does not, the Israeli military will go back to war in the Gaza Strip, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday. Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs made the statement a day after the premier asserted that the terror group must give up its small arms…
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Major gaps in federal health care and disability data, GAO finds
Real journalists wrote and edited this (not AI)—independent, community-driven journalism survives because you back it. Donate to sustain Prism’s mission and the humans behind it. Consider a deaf patient who joins a telehealth appointment only to discover that the platform only allows a single participant, shutting out their sign‑language interpreter. Federal surveys seeking feedback on their health care experiences might…
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A Massive Star Suddenly Vanished and Left a Black Hole Behind
An illustration of a star that collapsed, forming a black hole. The black hole is at the center, unseen. Surrounding it is a dust shell moving away from the black hole, and gas being pulled toward it. Credit: Keith Miller, Caltech/IPAC – SELab Astronomers have witnessed a rare cosmic event: a massive star that didn’t explode in a spectacular supernova,…
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“Unprecedented”: Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries
The word “unprecedented” is getting a workout after a grand jury in Washington on Feb. 10, 2026, rebuffed an attempt by federal prosecutors to get an indictment against perceived enemies of President Donald Trump. It began with an unprecedented video in November 2025 featuring six Democratic lawmakers alerting military and intelligence community members that they had the duty to disobey…
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