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What to know about China and the Iran war
BEIJING (AP) — The day the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, China waited several hours before taking its first official position. It said it was “highly concerned” and called for an immediate halt to military operations and the resumption of dialogue. The next day, Foreign Minister Wang Yi condemned the strikes as unacceptable and again called for more talks. There…
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VA denies claims of limits on veterans’ mental health care – NBC Chicago
Reporter’s note: This story includes discussion on topics including therapy, suicide and sexual assault Veterans and psychologists say Veterans Affairs has quietly enforced internal policy changes that limit veterans’ access to mental health care. And it’s happening at a time when psychologists are in short supply within the largest integrated health care system in the country, an NBC 5 investigation…
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Global Collaboration Unearths the Secrets of the Ancient City of Sardis
Benjamin Anderson, associate professor of history of art and visual studies, surveys the walls on the Acropolis in Sardis, Turkey. Credit: Jordan Picket, Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Long-term excavation at Sardis continues to reveal its rich past. Collaboration and continuity are key to protecting and understanding the ancient city. Spanning eras from the Greeks and Romans to the Ottoman Empire,…
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California Democratic leader urges weak gubernatorial hopefuls to bow out
Fearing the prospect of a Republican winning California’s gubernatorial race, state Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks on Tuesday urged his party’s candidates who lack a viable path to victory to drop out. “It is imperative that every candidate honestly assess the viability of their candidacy and campaign,” Hicks wrote in an open letter to the politicians vying to replace termed-out…
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Hyderabad’s Gulf passengers return amid US-Israel-Iran war
Hyderabad: For most passengers who landed in Hyderabad on Tuesday evening, March 3, the relief of touching Indian soil only came after days of uncertainty. They watched a conflict spiral around them, scrambled for connecting flights and, in some cases, not made it home with their entire family. Flights from Muscat, Dubai and Abu Dhabi brought back Indian passengers who had…
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Ashwagandha was supposed to boost my health. Instead, it wrecked it.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. I used to start my day drinking a bright-green smoothie. I didn’t particularly enjoy the taste of pulverized kale or protein powders with mysterious ingredients, but I thought I was being healthy. My daily routine was immaculate: I exercised…
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Iran continues to hit back at US-Israeli strikes as Trump says it is too late to talk | US-Israel war on Iran
Iran continued its bombardment the Gulf and Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for further Israeli-US airstrikes, as Donald Trump said it was too late for dialogue with Tehran. “Their air defense, Air Force, Navy and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said ‘Too Late!’,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform, rejecting what he claimed was…
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All 7 Jurassic Park Movies In Order, From 1993 To Now
The Jurassic Park franchise spans four decades and seven movies, and each installment has raised the stakes with more and more dinosaur mayhem. Author Michael Crichton penned the eponymous novel in 1990, and it didn’t take long for Hollywood to come calling. Steven Spielberg directed the first movie, and it was a paradigm shift in blockbuster cinema. Combining cutting-edge CGI…
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Intelligence emerges when the whole brain works as one
Modern neuroscience often describes the brain as a collection of specialized systems. Functions such as attention, perception, memory, language, and reasoning have each been linked to specific brain networks, and scientists have typically studied these systems separately. This approach has produced major breakthroughs. However, it has not fully explained a central feature of human thinking: how all these separate systems…
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Federal aid for lead cleanup is receding. That’s a problem for cash-strapped cities.
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: Tighter regulations and an influx of federal money in recent years have helped communities across the U.S. initiate efforts to clean up lead contamination in soil, drinking water, and older homes. But Congress and the Trump…
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