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Kyrgyzstan’s USDKG Shows How Gold-Backed Stablecoins Are Evolving
Key takeaways Kyrgyzstan has launched USDKG, a USD-pegged stablecoin that the project says is backed by physical gold rather than cash and short-term US Treasurys. The token was first deployed on Tron with a reported initial issuance of 50 million units, with plans to expand to Ethereum. This article explains why gold-reserve narratives and state-linked structures can appeal in remittance-heavy…
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Efficacy of a digital health application for weight management in people with obesity: 6-months results from a randomized controlled trial
Study design This study was a prospective decentralized randomized controlled trial with technology-enabled, remote recruitment, care delivery, and data collection conducted in Germany. The study’s primary endpoint was defined as the change in body weight assessed at 6 months of intervention. The study had a crossover design with participants in the intervention group continuing to receive the intervention for an…
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Why the weirdest sea level changes on Earth are happening off the coast of Japan
Bathtubs and pools mislead us about the ocean: Its surface is anything but flat. Seas pile up in some spots, pushed by trade winds or pulled by gravity toward big things like ice sheets. Amid it all, at the western end of large ocean basins, the fastest surface currents — veins of warm water — race toward the poles, causing…
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10 Greatest Action Movie Moments of 2025, Ranked
You can pretty much always rely on something from the action genre to deliver in any given year, unless you’re talking about 2020, maybe, when lots of the bigger action movies got delayed (but hey, even then, Tenet did still come out… for better or worse). People like action scenes, and so people like action movies. Barring a global pandemic…
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Have complete faith in the law enforcement authorities: Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra (X) Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra on Wednesday categorically denied allegations against them a day after Bengaluru police registered a case against their restaurant for operating beyond permitted hours. The celebrity couple is also fighting allegations of duping a businessman of Rs 60 crore in an investment deal. In a joint statement…
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Jubilee Hills traffic police officers transferred over bribery allegations
Hyderabad: Four officers from the Jubilee Hills traffic police station have been transferred to the City Armed Reserve Headquarters, Hyderabad over allegations of accepting bribes to clear drunk-driving challans. The officers include traffic inspector Narsing Rao, sub-inspector Ashok, home guard Keshavalu and court constable Sudhakar. An enquiry has been ordered by the Hyderabad police commissioner, VC Sajjanar, into the complaints…
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Texas Democrats fill up every state and federal race in 2026
Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy, and give us feedback. A Democrat is running in every state and federal race on the Texas ballot next year, the first time in modern state history that either party has fielded a full slate of candidates, according to the Texas Democratic Party. The…
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After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation — ProPublica
Reporting Highlights A Man-Made Crisis: Trump officials were warned repeatedly that cutting off food aid to refugees in Kenya would lead to violence and death. They did so anyway, and thousands starved. Reduced Rations: To make the dwindling funds last, aid workers cut rations this summer to the point that half the camp received no food at all, forcing people…
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025
Compiled by Bill Marx Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement. Nicole Veneto Narrative Annapurna Sriram in the (still undistributed) Fucktoys. Photo: Trashtown Pictures Fucktoys I can only compare being among the earliest audiences to see Annapurna Sriram’s campy retelling of Nights of Cabiria to witnessing the…
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In the vast expanses of Indian country, broadband gaps create health gaps, too
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: Standing atop Ferry Butte, Frances Goli scanned the more than half a million acres of Shoshone-Bannock tribal land below as she dug her hands into the pockets of a pink pullover. The April wind was chilly…
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