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Govt likely to bring bill to repeal MGNREGA, bring new rural employment law
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and members in the well stand for the National Anthem on the first day of the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (Sansad TV via PTI Photo) New Delhi: A bill to repeal the MGNREGA and bring a new law for rural employment — Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and…
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Chabad rabbis, Holocaust survivor, 10-year-old among victims of Sydney Hanukkah attack
Two Chabad rabbis, a Holocaust survivor, a recent immigrant and a 10-year-old girl were among the 15 people confirmed to have been killed on Sunday when two gunmen opened fire on a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in one of the deadliest terror attacks targeting Jews outside of Israel in decades. The attackers targeted a “Chanukah by the Sea”…
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10 Greatest Cinéma Vérité Movies, Ranked
Cinéma vérité is a style of documentary filmmaking that focuses on observation. It tends to be minimalist, with a “fly on the wall” approach and very little narration that aims for naturalism. Rising in prominence during the ’50s and ’60s, this approach would influence a lot of subsequent documentary filmmaking, and even some narrative filmmaking, too. With this in mind,…
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Swapping high-carb snacks for tree nuts cuts food cravings in young adults at metabolic risk
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: Swapping common snack foods for a modest daily portion of tree nuts curbed cravings for sweets and fast foods and lifted diet quality scores in young adults with early cardiometabolic risk, without weight gain or adverse…
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Is the Pacific Northwest ready for a wave of climate migration?
FILE – Jason Dove Mark walks his dog in the forest next to his home in Bellingham. Courtesy of KUOW. Monica Nickelsburg/KUOW Jason Dove Mark threw a bucket of scraps to the chickens and checked for eggs – slim chance in November – before he and his big, friendly mutt, Cody, descended into the forest for their midday walk. The…
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GOAT India Tour 2025: Messi in Mumbai
Argentine footballer Lionel Messi during the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) On his third stop during his four-city GOAT India tour, Messi spent exactly one hour at the Wankhede, engaging with young football players, cricket icon Tendulkar, Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri as well as celebrities from the entertainment…
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US wargames played out scenarios for Maduro’s fall. None of them ended well for Venezuela | Venezuela
Nicolás Maduro is chased out of office by a massive popular revolt but the Venezuelan military takes to the streets, turning its guns on the civilians who have brought him down. A palace coup sends Venezuela’s authoritarian leader into exile, sparking a bloody power struggle between members of his disintegrating regime. Maduro or a key ally is assassinated by a…
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Why Gulf Wealth Funds Are Driving Bitcoin’s Next Liquidity Cycle
Key takeaways In 2025, oil-linked capital from the Gulf, including sovereign wealth funds, family offices and private banking networks, has emerged as a significant influence on Bitcoin’s liquidity dynamics. These investors are entering Bitcoin primarily through regulated channels, including spot ETFs. Abu Dhabi has become a focal point for this shift, supported by large pools of sovereign-linked capital and the…
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‘Vote chori’ an attack on very idea of India: Siddaramaiah
New Delhi: Targeting the ruling BJP at the Centre for the alleged ‘vote chori’ (vote theft), Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said, fascism does not begin with guns on the streets, it begins with the quiet theft of institutions, the slow manipulation of systems, and finally, the theft of elections. Terming vote chori as an attack on the very…
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St. Tammany FPD adopts sauna-based decon units to bolster firefighter health efforts
As the seventh-largest fire department in Louisiana, St. Tammany Fire Protection District #1 has 220 employees in nine stations and responds to over 10,000 calls annually. The district serves the city of Slidell, located on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and the surrounding unincorporated area of St. Tammany Parish. The city is the 16th most populous in Louisiana, with…
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