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Are Trump’s tariffs fueling a boom in trade deals for China and India?
The European Union and India announced a landmark Free Trade Agreement on Tuesday. The two economies, which together represent about a quarter of the world’s population, spent nearly two decades haggling over the terms of the deal. So what brought them together to finally ink what the EU has lauded as the “mother of all deals”? Statements by European leaders…
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How DNA and life experiences leave distinct marks on the human immune system
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: A high-resolution immune cell atlas reveals how inherited DNA and life-long environmental exposures leave separate epigenetic signatures that together program immune function and disease risk. Study: Genetics and environment distinctively shape the human immune cell epigenome.…
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US FDA Approves First Daily Oral GLP‑1 Treatment for Weight Management, Showing Comparable Results to Injectable Therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk’s new once-daily pill for weight management, designed to help people reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction over the long term. In clinical trials, patients achieved an average weight reduction of 16.6% from baseline. The therapy is also indicated to lower the risk of major cardiovascular events* such…
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EU’s DeFi Tax Gap Won’t Last Forever, Says Ex-OECD Official
The European Union’s new cryptocurrency tax reporting framework is built around what governments can immediately enforce, leaving decentralized finance (DeFi) outside its scope for now. A former Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) official who worked on the crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) said that this gap is a deliberate focus and not a blind spot. “It doesn’t make…
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A Better Greenland Deal | Foreign Affairs
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media that he and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte had hammered out the “framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.” The announcement came as a surprise, given Trump’s recent claims that he intended to “take control” of the island without close consultations with Europe. As recently as early January, Trump…
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10 Movies From the ’70s That Have Become True Masterpieces
The 1970s are often described as cinema’s best decade, and with good reason. Hollywood briefly loosened its grip, allowing filmmakers to take risks that would be unthinkable in more corporate eras. Studios gambled on moral ambiguity, unresolved endings, and protagonists who were deeply flawed or outright broken, giving rise to the period commonly known as New Hollywood. At the same…
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US congressman meets five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father at ICE detention center – live | Minnesota ICE shootings
Congressman Joaquin Castro met with five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father at the Dilley detention center in Texas today. In a post on social media, Castro shared a photograph of Liam resting in his father’s arms. Castro added that he told Liam “how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him”. An…
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IAF provides air traffic, weather support after Baramati crash
New Delhi: In the wake of the tragic air crash near the Baramati airfield in Maharashtra that killed the state’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday, January 28, the IAF has deployed a dedicated team that is providing essential air traffic control and meteorological services to support safe operations at the site. The Indian Air Force…
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Top Five Moments: Budget Committee Hearing on Skyrocketing Health Care Costs | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget
January 28, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last Wednesday, the House Budget Committee held a hearing, “Reverse the Curse: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs and America’s Fiscal Future.” The hearing examined the role rising health care costs play in limiting Americans’ access to affordable health care and driving the nation into a debt crisis. Republican members underscored the failure of Obamacare to…
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A seat on Trump’s “Board of Peace” costs $1 billion. Guess who gets the money.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The big question about President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace—which he formally announced while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last week—is whether it’s a scam, a delusion, or both. Trump first mentioned a Board of Peace…
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