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5 Greatest Movies That Are Both Soft and Hard Sci-Fi
Science fiction stories come in all shapes and sizes. The genre can cover such a wide swath of settings, characters and situations that they can be subcategorized in some hyper-specific ways. One such way is the discernment between hard and soft sci-fi. While the definitions of these two subgenres are often fluid and open to interpretation, their basic tenets remain…
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Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee, Kailash Satyarthi to address summit
Hyderabad: Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Kailash Satyarthi, Trump Media and Technology Group Director Eric Swider, are among the speakers at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Telangana Rising Global Summit’ being organised by the state government on December 8 and 9. Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw would also address the event, an official release said. 20 sectors to be represented More…
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In West Virginia, the National Guard is an opportunity and a lifeline : NPR
Staff Sgt. Jason Mitchell, a member of the West Virginia Air National Guard, attends a candlelight vigil for Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe outside the Berkeley County Sheriff’s office on Wednesday in Martinsburg, W.Va. Wolfe was shot near the White House on Nov. 26 in what officials described as a targeted attack by an Afghan refugee who had previously worked with…
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Germany hails Arrow 3 as chancellor arrives in Israel to revive relations
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will arrive in Israel on Saturday for his first visit of the term, a trip made possible by the cease-fire in Gaza after months of harsh criticism he leveled over the fighting there. The halt in hostilities has opened the door to repairing strained ties between the countries. The visit comes shortly after Israel transferred the…
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8 Movies To Watch if You Love ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’
A supernatural horror movie inspired by the popular video game series, Five Nights at Freddy’s is easily one of the biggest horror hits of recent years. Directed by Emma Tammi and starring Josh Hutcherson, the movie follows the story of a troubled security guard at an abandoned pizzeria who encounters haunted animatronics with murderous tendencies. Despite a decidedly negative critical…
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Unpacking a Trump Twist of the National Security Strategy
On December 4, the Donald Trump administration released a new National Security Strategy (NSS) that criticized U.S. allies in Europe and pledged to assert U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere. The document’s principles—which emphasized non-interventionism and putting “America First”—signal a sharp change from the previous 2022 NSS that outlined the United States’ role in strengthening democracy and preserving peace under…
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Vermont seeks $500M grant for rural health care overhaul
The wishlist for achieving a more stable health care system in Vermont is a long and lofty one: By 2031, the Agency of Human Services says it aims to strengthen the rural health care workforce in the state and increase access to timely care in those rural areas, all while increasing quality and reducing cost. One big piece of achieving…
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Assam Umrah pilgrims stranded in Hyderabad after IndiGo cancels flight
Hyderabad: Twenty-eight Umrah pilgrims from Assam have been left stranded in Hyderabad after their IndiGo connecting flight to Guwahati was cancelled on Friday, December 5, adding to the widespread operational turmoil currently affecting the airline across India. The passengers, most of them elderly, arrived from Jeddah on IndiGo flight 6E 68 and were scheduled to travel onward the same day.…
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Trump finally meets Claudia Sheinbaum face to face at the FIFA World Cup draw
Their long-delayed first face-to-face discussion focused on next year’s World Cup — and included side discussions about trade and tariffs — but immigration was not the top issue. That’s despite Trump’s push to crack down on the U.S.-Mexico border being a centerpiece of his administration, and the driving force in the relations between both countries. Trump has been in office for more…
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SPHERE’s stunning space images reveal where new planets are forming
Using the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have created an extraordinary set of images showing debris disks in a wide range of exoplanetary systems. These dusty structures reveal where small bodies orbit their stars and provide rare insights into the earliest stages of planetary development. Gaël Chauvin (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), project scientist for SPHERE and…
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