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Cinema Is My Church: Rian Johnson on “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” | Interviews
Though by no means a filmmaker with one interest, Rian Johnson has always had faith on his mind. The director of the films “Brick,” “The Brothers Bloom,” “Looper,” “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Knives Out,” and “Glass Onion,” he’s long been interested in turning various genres inside out to get at deeper ideas about the people at their core. With…
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Ripple Exec Says XRP Needs a Solana-Style Playbook to Keep Up
Key takeaways: Luke Judges states that technical strength alone cannot guarantee long-term competitiveness, suggesting that XRP could benefit from Solana’s pragmatism and execution speed. Judges believes Solana’s market traction comes from practical engineering and a fast go-to-market strategy rather than protocol design alone. David Schwartz takes the opposite position, arguing that XRPL’s reliability and stability are more valuable than pursuing…
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UN aid agency says Israeli police ‘forcibly entered’ its compound
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police forcibly entered the compound of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem early Monday, escalating a campaign against the organization that has been banned from operating on Israeli territory. The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, said in a statement that “sizable numbers” of Israeli forces, including police…
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Can Ozempic ‘heal’ ADHD and alcoholism? The alt-wellness community think so
After two or three alternative medicine podcasts, the idea that Ozempic can cure social anxiety starts to sound almost reasonable. Sandwiched between claims that Justin Bieber is a blue-eyed, blonde-haired extraterrestrial called a Pleiadian, and musings about people with purple auras instead of yellow ones, why shouldn’t a weight-loss drug also save us from loneliness? These kinds of claims are…
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Bausch Health Announces Early Exchange Offer Results for Exchange Offers
LAVAL, QC / ACCESS Newswire / December 8, 2025 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC)(TSX:BHC) (the “Company”) announced today the results to date of its previously announced offers to exchange the Company’s outstanding 4.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “4.875% Notes”) and 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 (the “11.00% Notes” and together with the 4.875% Notes, the “Existing…
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Why female athletes need injury prevention rules built for women, not men
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: A landmark IOC consensus sets out the first comprehensive, female-focused roadmap for preventing sports injuries, calling for changes in training, equipment, rules, and sporting culture to truly protect women and girls in sport. Consensus statement: Female,…
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10 Underrated Sci-Fi Movies That Are Masterpieces
Science fiction movies often take place in the future, but not exclusively (and that’s to say nothing of the stories that were once futuristic, but now enough time’s passed to make them future pasts, or past futures). These movies do often explore humanity and its relationship with technology, and while plenty of sci-fi movies get pretty weighty and thought-provoking, like…
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How This Delhi Mom of 2 Built a Rs 40 Lakh Cordyceps (unique mushrooms) Business From a 10×10 Room
“Women must earn not only for money, but to build confidence, dignity and a healthier society. When women work, the family becomes stronger, and the community becomes wiser,” says Suman Sukhija (45). For decades, she lived a life familiar to countless Indian women. Born in Hansi, Haryana, and raised in Delhi from the age of eight, her world revolved around…
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Linking patriotism to religion is anti-constitutional: Owaisi in LS
New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that linking patriotism to any single religion or identity is against constitutional principles and will increase social division. Participating in a discussion on the ‘150 years of national song Vande Mataram’ in the Lok Sabha, Owaisi said that the Constitution grants equal rights to all citizens and this right cannot be…
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Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back
A unique opportunity to observe deep brain activity in a person with obesity and loss of control eating provided new insight into how tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, interacts with the brain. Recordings showed that the medication reduced activity in the brain’s reward center, a region linked to food noise and compulsive cravings, although this reduction did not last.…
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