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CEO says she doesn’t “allow” employees to take mental health days
Music, community and joy drive real change In a small village in Pwani, a district on Tanzania’s coast, a massive dance party is coming to a close. For the past two hours, locals have paraded through the village streets, singing and beating ngombe drums; now, in a large clearing, a woman named Sheilla motions for everyone to sit facing a…
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The death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror is unconstitutional
The death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of deadly acts of terror, which was fully enacted into law by the Knesset plenum earlier this week, is a stain not only on Israel’s statute books, but on the very fabric of Israeli society and the state itself. It is a flagrantly unconstitutional law. Not only must the High Court of Justice…
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VCK chief Thirumavalavan opts out of race
Chennai: VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan on Saturday announced he will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, withdrawing from the race days after he nominated himself from Kattumannarkoil. “I wanted to enter the Assembly, but I have now changed my mind to ensure the unity of the DMK alliance,” Thirumavalavan told reporters at a press briefing here. Earlier, the…
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12,000-Year-Old Native American Dice Rewrite the History of Gambling
Long before ancient civilizations in the Old World, Native American hunter-gatherers were already playing games of chance using carefully crafted bone dice more than 12,000 years ago. New research shows these small, two-sided pieces were intentionally designed to create random outcomes and used in structured games across the Great Plains during the Ice Age. Credit: Robert Madden Native Americans were…
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7 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Based on Bible Stories
Nowadays, we’re living in a “Bible boom” of entertainment where television networks and streamers alike are going back to the Old and New Testaments to mine them for new material. Whether you love The Chosen, House of David, or any of the other Bible-based projects making their way into the public eye, sometimes the scriptural texts are best used as…
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New General Authority Seventies – April 2026 general conference – Church News
Eight new General Authority Seventies and a new member of the Presidency of the Seventy were among those announced among leadership changes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the April 2026 general conference. The additions were part of the calls announced by President D. Todd Christofferson, second counselor in the First Presidency, during the Saturday afternoon…
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Azharuddin campaigns in Keralam, uses cricket pitch for Congress push
Hyderabad: Former India cricket captain and Telangana Minister Mohammad Azharuddin on Saturday, April 4, criss-crossed Malappuram district as part of the Congress’ campaign for the Keralam Assembly elections, joining local youth in games of cricket and football at Puthanathani before addressing a public meeting in Tirur constituency in support of Congress candidate Kurukkoli Moideen. Azharuddin, who represented India in 99 Tests and…
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10 Most Perfect Movie Adaptations of All Time, Ranked
Movie adaptations are tricky. You can make a good movie out of a good book, but have it be a less-than-great adaptation (see The Shining, arguably), and then you can also have a classic book be made into a surprisingly bad movie (see The Bonfire of the Vanities). And then there are other ways a movie can miss the mark,…
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How NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Returns to Earth
Four astronauts circle the Moon on Artemis II, but the real drama unfolds when they return to Earth at 25,000 mph. Credit: NASA A fiery return from the Moon meets a perfectly timed ocean rescue in NASA’s high-stakes Artemis II finale. Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis II mission launched on April 1, 2026, carrying four Moonbound astronauts. After an approximately 10-day mission,…
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Trump says the end of the Iran war is ‘very close.’ What has it accomplished?
In his first prime-time address since the start of the Iran war, President Trump declared on Wednesday that the U.S. operation in the Middle East was “nearing completion.” “We are going to finish the job, and we’re going to finish it very fast,” Trump said. “We’re getting very close.” The president went on to say that U.S. forces would “hit”…
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