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Wrapping up the best movies of 2025
As tradition requires in late December, it’s time for critics and pundits to compile and reveal their annual best-of-the-year lists. For this movie reviewer, the standard Top 10 never seems to be enough, so additional quality titles follow the Top 10. The extras shouldn’t be thought of as also-rans because every one of them is exceptionally watch-worthy, regardless of the…
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Transforming obesity care: GLP-1 agonists explained
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: In this interview, News Medical speaks with Dr Bryony Henderson, Medical Director for the UK and US at MedExpress, about the evolving role of GLP‑1 agonists in obesity care and the future of metabolic health treatments.…
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How Bhutan Is Using Hydropower to Build a Green Bitcoin Economy
Key takeaways Bhutan is using surplus, carbon-free hydropower to mine Bitcoin, converting excess electricity into a liquid digital export rather than curtailing generation. Mining and custody are handled by the sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), and confined to designated jurisdictions, limiting retail exposure. Officials describe mined Bitcoin as a foreign-currency liquidity buffer that has already supported government…
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Why Medicaid programs are cutting back on a popular therapy for autism : Shots
Just months ago, Gaile Osborne (left) didn’t expect her adoptive 3-year-old daughter, Aubreigh, would make friends at school. Aubreigh was diagnosed with autism at 14 months old. After struggling to control outbursts and sometimes hurting herself, she started a therapy program called applied behavior analysis. “It’s not perfect,” Osborne says. “But the growth in under a year is just unreal.”…
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MAGA voters warm to a Vance 2028 run and FDA approves Wegovy weight loss pill: Morning Rundown
Vance finds critical support for a 2028 presidential run at a conservative conference. The FDA approves a pill form of a popular weight loss drug. And, the journey from new parent to the Olympics. Here’s what to know today. Vance begins to solidify parts of MAGA for 2028 Vice President JD Vance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2025 in Phoenix,…
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Cybercrime tops list of offences in Hyderabad’s IT hub
Hyderabad: Although cybercrime has seen a sharp decline from last year, it has still emerged as a top contributor among all cognizable offences recorded within the limits of the Cyberabad police commissionerate in Hyderabad, according to the annual report 2025 released on Tuesday, December 23. Last year, cybercrimes made up 32 per cent of 37,689 cases, while in 2025, the…
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1.6 million people lost legal right to stay in U.S. in 2025 : NPR
An immigrant from Venezuela tries in vain to access the CBP One app a day after the second inauguration of President Trump on Jan. 21, 2025, in Nogales, Mexico. The incoming administration shut down the app, which was created by the Biden administration to allow migrants to schedule appointments to gain entry into the United States. John Moore/Getty Images hide…
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Rob Reiner’s Cultural Impact: The Movies and Quotes That Shaped America
Rob Reiner spent half a century teaching America how to talk about itself; that’s why the news out of Brentwood last week has landed with such force. Tragically, Reiner, 78, and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead at their home on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested and charged with…
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UP court rejects BJP govt plea to withdraw charges against Akhlaq lynching accused
A court in Surajpur in Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Tuesday, December 23, rejected the Uttar Pradesh government’s plea to withdraw all charges against the accused in the 2015 mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq, an incident that triggered national outrage over religious intolerance in India. Additional District Judge Saurabh Dwivedi directed that the case be categorised as “most important” and…
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Can Germany Afford to Be Europe’s Protector?
Before Friedrich Merz won Germany’s parliamentary elections in February of this year, the country faced a money dilemma: Germany’s economic stagnation required significant reform and investment to revitalize industry, and the United States demanded more spending on collective defense. The budgetary dispute over how to simultaneously address these conflicting priorities had led to the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government.…
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