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$205M federal health grant kicks off flurry of policy work for Wyoming
Health care advocates are celebrating Monday’s announcement that Wyoming will be awarded $205 million in federal Rural Health Transformation Project funds in 2026. But the announcement is only step one in a process that will require drafting contracts, hiring staff, crafting bills and gaining legislative approval. State workers, contractors and healthcare providers will have to hustle to lay the groundwork…
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Photos of New Year’s celebrations across the globe
People across the world celebrate the start of 2026, with New York’s iconic Times Square ball descending 18 hours after the South Pacific greeted the new year. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Fireworks…
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Cheetah project logs 12 cub births in 2025, India’s count now 30
Bhopal: The three-year-old cheetah reintroduction project moved ahead with full steam in 2025, a year which saw the birth of 12 cubs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) – three of them did not survive – taking the number of the big cats in India to 30, an official said on Wednesday. However, six cheetahs, including three cubs, died…
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Why JPMorgan Put a Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
Key takeaways JPMorgan tokenized a money market fund and launched it on the Ethereum mainnet. The fund holds US Treasurys and Treasury-backed repos, with daily dividend reinvestment. Public Ethereum places MONY alongside stablecoins, tokenized treasuries and existing onchain liquidity. Now the focus shifts to collateral use, secondary transfers and whether other major banks follow. JPMorgan Asset Management has placed a…
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Solo trips, national parks, and more 2026 travel predictions
This year, travelers sought out alternative trends, like ‘forest bathing and ‘noctotourism’ and explored places off the beaten path. Very little will change in 2026, experts say. Early this month, Airbnb released its travel predictions for 2026. “Travelers will seek to make the most of their time away, rooted in authentic and immersive experiences,” the company said. “[There is] a…
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See/Hear: The Best Movies, TV and Music for January 2026
Welcome to See/Hear, InsideHook’s deep dive into the month’s most important cultural happenings, pop and otherwise. Every month, we round up the biggest upcoming movie, TV and album releases, ask some cool people to tell us what they’ve been into lately, make you a playlist we guarantee you’ll have on heavy rotation and recommend a classic (or unduly overlooked) piece of pop…
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In this court, veterans have their backs when support is needed the most
When Greg Pryer served in the Marine Corps three decades ago and then worked as a New York City police officer who experienced the trauma of September 11, alcohol was his go-to coping mechanism. After retiring from the NYPD in 2015, his drinking habit only worsened, he said. Without the job, he had no structure or direction, just time, memories…
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Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker briefly interacts with EAM Jaishankar in Dhaka
EAM Jaishankar and Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan- x Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday said a brief interaction took place between National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, calling it the “first significant high-level contact” between the two sides since the May conflict. The two met briefly on the sidelines of…
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Bay leaves on radiators : exploring potential benefits and traditional uses
The billion-dollar home fragrance industry has convinced us that artificial scents pumped through electric diffusers represent the pinnacle of domestic comfort. Yet tucked away in kitchen cupboards across Europe sits a humble spice that transforms any heated room into a naturally purified sanctuary. Bay leaves, those aromatic guardians of slow-cooked stews, possess chemical properties that make them surprisingly effective air…
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Vox Future Perfect 2025 predictions. Here’s how accurate we were
It’s that time of year again. Every January 1, the Future Perfect team makes forecasts for the events we think will (or won’t) happen over the next 365 days. And every December 31, we go back over those predictions and tally up how we did. All of our predictions were made positively — as in, something will happen — and…
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