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Kennedy Center board votes to rename in honour of Trump, White House says | Donald Trump News
The administration of Republican Donald Trump has announced that the board for the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has moved to rename the institution after the sitting president. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed the change on social media on Thursday, saying the Trump-appointed board had made the decision earlier in the day. Recommended Stories list…
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Opinion | GLP 1s: 14 Users Discuss
What is going well in your life right now? What is going well inyour life right now? “My health.” Xavier, 56, Ill., Dem., Black “My exercise regimen.” Brooke, 39, Fla., Rep., white “Everything.” Joseph, 63, Md., Dem., Black Over the last few years, taking a GLP-1 medication — drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound — has become an ordinary experience…
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Duo siphon off Rs. 59L from senior citizen in Hyderabad, arrested
Hyderabad: The police on Friday, December 19, arrested two people for allegedly cheating a senior citizen of Rs. 59 lakh, and were part of an inter-state gang that defrauded people to the tune of Rs. 8 crore. On December 4, the victim, a retired government employee, received calls on WhatsApp from unknown people impersonating as police and government officials. They told…
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31 Holiday Movies Your Kids Will Love (and You’ll Love Rewatching!)
At one point or another, every parent has sat down for a family movie night and proceeded to spend the next hour tracking down the perfect film, especially a good Christmas movie for kids. As a parent to a 3-year-old (and a newborn who’s not in on the movie action yet), I know I’ve fallen victim to this. Just last…
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Telangana DCA detects violations at 63 shops during special drive
Hyderabad: Telangana Drugs Control Administration (DCA) on Thursday launched a special drive to curb the illegal sale of habit-forming drugs and certain prescription medicines. DCA detected violations in 63 retail medical shops during the drive. The raids were carried out at retail medical shops across the State, with a special focus on Hyderabad and surrounding areas, DCA said in a…
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Nitish Kumar niqab row: Women protest in Kolkata
Kolkata: A large number of women on Thursday evening took out a protest march in Kolkata over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar publicly removing the veil from the face of a female doctor during a recent programme in Patna. The rallyists, raising slogans and holding placards, asserted that Kumar’s action hurt the dignity of women. “What Nitish Kumar did was…
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Ex-police officer’s son misled into accepting sanction, review finds
Amy JohnstonWest Midlands Investigations Team BBC Theo Rose was “misled” into accepting a sanction by West Midlands Police, a review has found The son of a former police officer was “misled” by a force into accepting a community resolution for violence he did not admit to, an investigation has found. Theo Rose reported being a victim of an assault at…
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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
From beginning to end, 2025 was a year of devastation for scientists in the United States. January saw the abrupt suspension of key operations across the National Institutes of Health, not only disrupting clinical trials and other in-progress studies but stalling grant reviews and other activities necessary to conduct research. Around the same time, the Trump administration issued executive orders…
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How Cheap Power Made Libya a Bitcoin Mining Hotspot
Key takeaways Libya’s cheap, subsidized electricity made it profitable to run even older, inefficient Bitcoin miners. At its peak, Libya is estimated to have generated around 0.6% of the global Bitcoin hash rate. Mining operates in a legal grey zone, with hardware imports banned but no clear law governing mining itself. Authorities now link illegal mining farms to power shortages…
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Cambodia counts the cost of its border war with Thailand
Jonathan HeadSouth East Asia correspondent in Cambodia BBC Cambodia is thought to have suffered far more military casualties in this war than Thailand The costs of the border war between Thailand and Cambodia are cruelly obvious in the hospital in Mongkol Borei, a breezy, low-rise complex surrounded by trees. Wounded soldiers lie quietly on their beds. One man, his arm…
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