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GLP-1 pills are on the way. Here’s what to know : Short Wave : NPR
SPEAKER 1: You’re listening to Short Wave from NPR. EMILY KWONG: Hey, Short Wavers. I am here with NPR pharmaceuticals correspondent Sydney Lupkin today to talk about something that has really changed the game when it comes to weight loss, which is injections. When did this all start? SYDNEY LUPKIN: I mean, it all started with celebrity weight loss. [AUDIO…
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At least 16 files disappear from DOJ site for Epstein documents, including Trump photo
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. The missing files, which were available Friday and no longer…
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Fire and Ash’ Eyes $88M Opening
SATURDAY PM: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so much that it’s getting in the way of moviegoing, which is to be expected with traveling, holidays parties, etc happening. Everything is coming in a little lower than forecasted, but don’t worry, what we’re missing on the front end with Christmas five days from now, we’ll back up on…
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Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal
Iraq, the historic “land between two rivers,” faces a crisis striking at its identity as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst water shortages for decades. Once symbols of abundance, the two rivers, which both originate in Turkey, have become the focus of a struggle forcing Iraq…
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Navi Mumbai airport to offer free high-speed Wi-Fi
New Delhi: Adani Group’s Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL) will deploy a digital-first passenger communication system anchored by free high-speed Wi-Fi when the airport begins commercial operations on December 25. Passengers connecting to the airport’s Wi-Fi network will receive real-time updates through the Adani OneApp, which will function as a virtual assistant, guiding travellers across key touchpoints at the…
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Medicinal herbs that traditional healing relied on are vanishing
Gyatso Bista remembers the sacks of kutki. As a child learning to become a healer in Nepal’s kingdom of Lo Manthang, Bista would watch as heaps of the bitter-tasting herb, prized for treating fever, coughs and liver problems, arrived on horseback from the surrounding mountains. Bista is one of the few remaining practitioners of Sowa Rigpa, an ancient Tibetan healing…
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‘False hope’: Families who cheered Newsom’s new mental health court feel let down by it
BOOM. Ronda Deplazes had just gotten out of the shower and placed curlers in her long blond hair when she heard something slam against her front door. Boom. Outside, her son — a man who could fix anything, who loved his family, who never remembered these incidents but always apologized later — was yelling and swearing as he pulled large…
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Hyderabad woman, with boyfriend in flat, falls to death while escaping father
Hyderabad: A woman who was with her boyfriend in a flat near Hyderabad died after falling from a balcony in a bid to escape following the arrival of her father. The victim is identified as 22-year-old Sakina Begum, and the incident took place in an area that falls under the jurisdiction of the Kollur police station. Details of the case…
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Togo’s Faure Gnassingbé walks a diplomatic tightrope between Russia and France
Paul MellyWest Africa analyst AFP Faure Gnassingbé is cultivating a range of sometimes opposing alliances While some West African nations are choosing to cement old ties with France and others cultivate a new relationship with Russia, one country is trying to have the best of both worlds. As the 7 December attempted military coup in Benin collapsed, the rebels’ leader,…
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DiCaprio, Denzel and the Predator: The 20 best movies of 2025 | Lifestyles
At the movies this year, it was one battle after another. It was either fears of AI or worries that audiences aren’t going to the theater anymore, or franchise fatigue and concerns about consolidation of the business and what it means for the future of the industry. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be…
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