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Mississippi Quiver: Reminiscences on the 2025 Movie Year
In 2025, I saw the finest movie I’d seen since I was but a sprout in his early 40s. I saw great films by personal heroes Richard Linklater, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Bong Joon Ho. I was treated to a new Ari Aster and a Yorgos Lanthimos and – like clockwork, every three years – a Rian Johnson Knives Out,…
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US to run Venezuela until safe transition of power takes place: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that US is ‘going to run’ Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place. The US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office – the culmination of months of escalating Trump administration pressure on…
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India asks citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela
US President Donald Trump (left) and Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro (right) India on Saturday night advised its nationals to avoid all non-essential travel to Venezuela in view of the situation arising out of the capture of the oil-rich country’s president by the US. The Ministry of External Affairs also asked all Indians who are in Venezuela to exercise extreme caution…
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Chaz Ebert’s 30 Best Movies of 2025 (and One Guilty Pleasure) | Features
For me, 2025 was the Year of FECK, my acronym for Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion and Kindness. These principles have proven more vital than ever amid such divisiveness, anger, and cruelty in our society. Even Santa gave a nod to the FECK principles with the Christmas ornament he added to my tree! I truly believe, as Roger did, that art can…
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Every James Cameron Movie Ranked, Including Avatar: Fire and Ash
With the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the much-respected James Cameron now has 10 feature films under his belt. That may not sound like a particularly large amount for an auteur that has been in the industry for just over 40 years, but if Cameron is known for anything it’s for being meticulous. Well, that and being an adventurer,…
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Epstein files release breeds more conspiracy theories, even less trust : NPR
This photo illustration shows a new batch of files released in December by the U.S. government in relation to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Staff/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Staff/AFP via Getty Images During the 2024 election, President Trump promised to release the Epstein files as part of a campaign message arguing the government was run…
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Russia’s Economy in 2026: More War, Slower Growth and Higher Taxes
With Western sanctions tightening and military demands on the budget due to the war in Ukraine showing little sign of easing, Russia is likely to slide from a phase of “managed cooling” into outright stagnation in 2026, with any meaningful recovery unlikely before 2027. The earlier sugar rush from wartime military spending is now fading, and its costs are set…
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The Best Sci-Fi Movie From Every Year of the 1990s: Jurassic Park and More
Watch With Us loves a good science fiction movie. Outer space, killer robots, resurrected dinosaurs and bleak future dystopias — it doesn’t get any better than that. We also love the 1990s. What better than to combine two of our favorite things into one defining list? The Watch With Us team brainstormed and came up with a list of the…
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The expanding landscape of GLP-1 medicines
Drucker, D. J., Philippe, J., Mojsov, S., Chick, W. L. & Habener, J. F. Glucagon-like peptide I stimulates insulin gene expression and increases cyclic AMP levels in a rat islet cell line. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 84, 3434–3438 (1987). Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Kreymann, B., Williams, G., Ghatei, M. A. & Bloom, S. R. Glucagon-like peptide-1 7-36:…
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What is scrub typhus? doctors caution against ignoring this silent fever
Hyderabad: Scrub typhus is re-emerging as a significant cause of prolonged fever across India, particularly during and after the monsoon. Despite being completely treatable, delayed diagnosis continues to push many patients into severe illness. Clinicians stress that early suspicion and timely antibiotics can be life-saving. What Is scrub typhus? Scrub typhus is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacterium…
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