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India reports 14L cases in 2023; duty cut on 17 drugs rekindles hope
New Delhi: Centre’s decision to waive basic customs duty on 17 essential cancer drugs could improve access to treatment and reduce financial strain on patients and families. According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data, more than 14 lakh new cancer cases were reported in 2023, with about 100 out of every 1 lakh people diagnosed annually. Doctors say…
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The 9 best movies Vogue saw at Sundance 2026
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival comes to a close this weekend, but every screening has felt tinged with melancholy. This is the final year the festival—founded by the late Robert Redford—will be held in this small Utah ski town, which annually bursts with buyers, media, movie stars, filmmakers, and cheerful volunteers in chic, festival-issued puffer jackets. In 2027, the whole thing will move…
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Annual report shows progress toward MI Healthy Climate Plan goals
Electric buses carrying students to school, farmers rebuilding soil health, communities cutting energy bills, and a clean energy transition focused on good-paying jobs: These are some of the successes and priorities captured in the 2025 MI Healthy Climate Plan Report, a snapshot of how Michigan is leveraging resources to turn forward-thinking ambition into everyday action. The MI Healthy Climate Plan is…
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‘You escape, or you die’: African men say Russia duped them into fighting in Ukraine
Nairobi — Anne Ndarua fights back tears when she talks about her only son. Six months ago, Francis Ndung’u Ndarua went to Russia on the promise of a job as an electrical engineer. She hasn’t been able to reach him since October and is no longer sure if he’s alive. In December, someone sent Anne a video of her son…
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Passengers left stranded as flight bound for Mumbai cancelled
Airplane Chennai: Passengers were left stranded at the airport here as a private air carrier bound for Mumbai was cancelled ahead of its journey, airport authorities said on Wednesday, February 4. Some of the passengers who had connecting flights from Mumbai to other destinations decided to book other flights on their own in order to continue their journey. According to…
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West Bengal CM reaches SC ahead of hearing on pleas against SIR
New Delhi: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reaches the Supreme Court premises, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday, February 4, reached the Supreme…
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Latest CMS Data Reveal Six Trends Reshaping U.S. Drug Spending
The boffins at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently dropped the latest National Health Expenditure (NHE) data, which track all U.S. spending on healthcare. (Links below.) We spent an astounding $5,278,588,000,000 on healthcare in 2024. Yes, that’s $5.3 trillion! Retail outpatient prescription drugs accounted for less than 9% of that total. More than half of net outpatient…
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A judge eviscerates Kristi Noem in blocking deportation of Haitians: Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Thousands of Haitians have arrived in the United States since 2010 on Temporary Protected Status, to protect them from the horrific violence in their country. But Kristi Noem referenced one email response from the state department as a reason to cancel the refugee program. We’re talking about how the scathing language reserved for Noem in a judge’s…
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Tired of scrolling Netflix? I found the 5 highest-rated movies that were just added in February 2026
Highest-rated new to Netflix movies in Feb. 2026 “The American President: A romantic drama about a budding relationship between POTUS and a Washington lobbyist.Stream it on Netflix now “Zero Dark Thirty”: An award-winning political thriller about the decade-long manhunt for Osama bin Laden.Stream it on Netflix now “Ex Machina”: A well-crafted sci-fi thriller from the writer of “28 Days Later”…
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The drones being used in Sudan: 1,000 attacks since April 2023 | Sudan war News
During Sudan’s civil war, which erupted in April 2023, both sides have increasingly relied on drones, and civilians have borne the brunt of the carnage. The conflict between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group is an example of war transformed by commercially available, easily concealable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Modular, well-adapted…
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