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Iran executes protest detainee over Basij base fire case
The sites span 17 provinces, 28 cities and two villages. Nearly half of them – 34 in total – were primary or secondary schools. Other locations identified in eyewitness accounts and documents reviewed by Iran International included hospitals, stadiums, universities, mosques, parks and government offices. The accounts were gathered over a 13-day period from March 2 to March 14, 2026, during a near-total internet…
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Crypto Donations a Challenge for Canadian Election Transparency
A new bill in Canada, if passed, would ban political parties and other third parties in elections from accepting cryptocurrency donations in a bid to prevent election interference. The Strong and Free Elections Act would also ban contributions made by money orders and prepaid cards, citing these methods as difficult to track. The bill notes the potential for foreign actors…
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DNA evidence links serial killer Ted Bundy to new victim – KIRO 7 News Seattle
Ted Bundy confessed to killing 11 women in Washington, but investigators think he killed others – including cases from the 1960s. These items were found with Ted Bundy when he was arrested in the 1970s. This 1970s lineup photo of Ted Bundy in Utah is part of the King County Sheriff’s Office archives. Bundy is second from the right. This…
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Mysterious Greek inscription may reveal lost temple beneath Syria’s Great Mosque
A newly uncovered Greek inscription inside the Great Mosque of Homs in Syria is reviving a long-running debate about the location of the ancient Temple of the Sun. This temple was once tied to Elagabalus, a high priest who rose to become Roman emperor in the third century AD. Homs, known in antiquity as Emesa, has long been recognized for…
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Wegovy® pill demonstrated greater weight loss than orforglipron and lower odds of stopping medication due to side effects in a new indirect comparison to be presented at Obesity Medicine Association 2026 USA – English USA – English
Oral semaglutide 25 mg demonstrated significantly greater mean weight loss than orforglipron 36 mg in a population-adjusted indirect treatment comparison (ITC) using data from the OASIS 4 and ATTAIN-1 clinical trials1 Treatment with orforglipron 36 mg was associated with ~14 times higher odds of stopping medication due to GI adverse events versus oral semaglutide 25 mg in the ITC1 In…
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The best movies on Netflix right now (April 2026)
Streaming From new Netflix originals to classic films from decades past, we’ve got the best movies on Netflix for every taste. Ralph Fiennes returns as Dr. Ian Kelson in “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.” Miya Mizuno/Columbia Pictures By Kevin Slane April 2, 2026 | 12:12 PM 18 minutes to read With a library of more than 3,500 films and…
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Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump’s warning : NPR
People watch as smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images As the war against Iran approaches its sixth week, President Trump told Americans…
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A Preview of the Role Health Care May Play in the 2026 Election
KFF has long examined the role of health care in U.S. elections, tracking how the issue ranks among voters’ top concerns, which political party or candidate voters’ trust, and how health care issues might motivate voter turnout. This issue brief summarizes the role health care has historically played in elections using KFF polls, exit polls, and other data to show…
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Enhancing fluorescence microscopy for Live-Cell imaging
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: Understanding how living cells grow, respond to stimuli, and change over time is central to modern cell biology and drug discovery. Many traditional imaging approaches rely on fluorescent labels, which can introduce phototoxicity, bleaching, or unintended…
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Anti-SIR protests rise, Mamata says BJP plotting unrest
Kolkata: Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on Thursday, April 2, with agitators blocking roads and highways over the deletion of names from poll lists. Protesters burned tyres, blocked roads and held silent marches in Malda,…
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