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James Bond movies ranked from worst to best as 007 films hit Netflix and Callum Turner circles role
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Office of Public Affairs | Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Pay $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente, an integrated healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, California, have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to receive higher payments from the government. The settling Kaiser Permanente affiliates are Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc.; Kaiser…
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Israel’s recognition of Somaliland and Yemen conflict fuel tensions
Reuters Somali women protest in Mogadishu on 7 January during a demonstration against what they describe as Israel’s interference in Somalia’s sovereignty For weeks, Somalia has been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts to rally international support after Israel recognised its breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent state. Through diplomatic outreach and high-level phone calls, Somalia’s government has won the…
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What It Means for DeFi
What are decentralized stablecoins? A decentralized stablecoin aims to maintain a stable value while being issued and managed onchain, without relying on a single company to mint or redeem dollars. Stablecoins are already central to decentralized finance (DeFi). Because fiat money is not native to blockchains, stablecoins perform the day-to-day role of moving value between protocols and acting as collateral.…
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In 2025, were movies ready to meet the political moment?
The most uncomfortable scene in “One Battle After Another,” the latest film from recent Golden Globe winner and Emerson College dropout Paul Thomas Anderson, does not involve immigration stings or clandestine white supremacist gatherings, two of the film’s thematic targets. Rather, it’s a moment that earnestly depicts a high school mosh pit — a gathering of bodies awkwardly congealed in…
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Berggruen Institute
The Berggruen Institute is pleased to announce the 2025 winners of the Berggruen Prize Essay Competition, an annual award recognizing bold, original philosophical thinking that illuminates the most pressing questions of our time. The following English essay winner will receive a $50,000 USD award: Anil Seth, “The Mythology Of Conscious AI” The following two Chinese essays winners will share a…
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NYC Health + Hospitals Appoints Nataliya Yakovleva, LNHA, LMSW as Chief Executive Officer for Coler Nursing Home, Award-Winning Long-Term Care Facility on Roosevelt Island
NYC Health + Hospitals Appoints Nataliya Yakovleva, LNHA, LMSW as Chief Executive Officer for Coler Nursing Home, Award-Winning Long-Term Care Facility on Roosevelt Island Yakovleva is the first female Chief Executive Officer at Coler in over 40 years With 815-certified beds, NYC Health + Hospitals/Coler is among the largest public long-term care facilities in the nation; ranked…
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All eyes on Mumbai as voting begins
Mumbai: Voting in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra began on Thursday morning with spotlight on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is locked in an intense battle with the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s largest and richest civic body. Polling for 2,869 seats spread across 893 wards in these municipal corporations began amid tight security at 7.30 am…
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Temple vandalised at Puranapul Darwaza; Police avert violence
Puranapul Darwaza map Hyderabad: Mild tension prevailed at Puranapul Darwaza on Wednesday night after unidentified persons vandalised a temple. Locals who noticed the vandalism alerted residents, following which a mob gathered and staged a protest. Police reached the spot and prevented any outbreak of violence. Senior officials held talks with locals and the damaged portion of the idol was restored.…
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Adjusting Imports of Processed Critical Minerals and Their Derivative Products into the United States – The White House
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. On October 24, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products (PCMDPs) on the national security of the United States under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of…
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