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U.K. police search ex-Prince Andrew’s home again over Epstein ties : NPR
A journalist looks at Friday’s newspaper front pages in London after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested and held for hours by British police on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP LONDON — Police searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor again on Friday, a day after…
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Column: From Boo Radley to ‘Cars’ — The films that raised us
I remember the first time I ever went to a movie theater. It was with my parents. The movie was “To Kill a Mockingbird” and I remember what it felt like sitting in that dark theater and being totally pulled into the story that was playing out on the big screen. It was in black and white and maybe that…
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What Trump won’t say in his State of the Union
In case you’ve been wondering, yes, Donald Trump has been hiding lately. Since Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed by federal immigration agents during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, Trump has made himself scarce. When the president has shown up in public, it’s been at events that are carefully staged to avoid…
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Drone strike hits aid convoy in Sudan, three killed
Khartoum: An aid convoy was hit by drone strikes Thursday, killing three people and wounding four aid workers as it travelled to cities in central Sudan’s Kordofan region, the epicentre of fighting between the army and its rival paramilitary forces, a local doctors group said. Sudan Doctors Network, a group that monitors violence in Sudan, said on X late Thursday…
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BJP slams Congress over protest at AI summit
New Delhi: The BJP slammed the Congress on Friday, February 20, for a protest staged by the party’s youth wing at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit here, alleging that a “ruckus” was created at the venue of the event on opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s directions to sabotage the country’s image before the world. A group of India Youth Congress…
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Natural selection can occur on multiple levels of biological organization
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: The common view of natural selection is based solely on the individual: A trait allows an organism to out-compete its rivals and is thus passed down to its offspring. To suggest otherwise can provoke the ire…
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Vaccine updating and implications for regional health sovereignty
For the 2025-2026 season, the COVID-19 vaccine strategy has centered on the use of the Comirnaty vaccine, which targets the LP.8.1 lineage. First detected in Europe in 2024, LP.8.1 is one of the most recent Omicron-derived sublineages, evolving from the JN.1 branch, which has continued to maintain a sustained global expansion. Thus, the vaccine formulation against this lineage continues…
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Gore Verbinski’s “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” is a maximalist screed against the ravages of social media and AI that, to its credit, places blame upon both the corporate overlords for whom this planet is merely a way station to interstellar domination but also each one us, complicit in our own small ways to the sequential undermining of all…
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US supreme court rules against Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs – live | Trump tariffs
Supreme court rules against Trump’s sweeping global tariffs The supreme court has issued a sharp rebuke against the Trump administration and ruled against the legality of the president’s sweeping global tariffs. In a 6-3 decision, the court holds that International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – a 1977 statute which grants the president authority to regulate or prohibit certain international…
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How regulatory shortfalls are shaping herbal medicine trade
Dar es Salaam. From forest roots harvested hundreds of kilometres away to neatly arranged powders and bottled remedies lining shop shelves in busy neighbourhoods, the traditional medicine supply chain feeding Dar es Salaam operates through an expansive but largely informal network that stretches the city’s regulatory capacity. At its core are raw materials sourced mainly from within the country. Sellers…
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