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We lost weight on GLP-1 drugs — and then lost our sex drives
Welcome to The Thin Line, The New York Post’s series about the darker side of GLP-1 drugs. Though GLP-1 agonists sold under brand names like Ozempic have helped millions of people lose weight, manage diabetes and improve other health conditions, they are not without risks. Check back for more stories about the lesser-known downsides of these wildly popular medications. Christine…
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Gau Raksha Dal chief booked, demands justice
Hyderabad: After the communal clash at Aramghar crossroads between cattle transporters and so-called cow vigilantes two days earlier, the Attapur police have registered cases against over 15 people, including the chief of Telangana Gau Raksha Dal Tiger Force. The police registered two cases and sent five people to judicial remand. One of the cases was registered against 10 to 12…
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How Flawed Crystals Are Powering the Future of Solar Energy
A lead-halide perovskite crystal sample. Credit: ISTA Defect-filled lead-halide perovskites rival silicon solar cells because domain walls inside the material separate and guide charges. Researchers visualized these charge-transport networks using a novel silver-staining technique, resolving a long-standing efficiency mystery. Perovskites made from lead halides are produced through low-cost solution processing and contain many defects. Even so, they convert sunlight into…
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Columbia student released after being detained by DHS agents. Controversy swirls over her detention.
A Columbia University student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings. The student, identified as Elmina “Ellie” Aghayeva, was released later Thursday afternoon, and posted on social media that she was “safe and okay” but “in complete shock.” The detention set off a wave of condemnation from politicians in and around New York, and…
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Midday Movies spotlight John Woo’s Hong Kong action classics
Action cinema would not be the same without John Woo. He helped launch the Hong Kong New Wave of the 1980s with “A Better Tomorrow,” “The Killer” and “Hard-Boiled.” All three films have been given new 4K restorations by Shout Studios for its Hong Kong Action Classics collection, with all three titles not only available on Blu-ray for home entertainment…
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Young Americans are embracing ‘Chinamaxxing’. That’s a soft power boost for Beijing
This article may be meeting you at a very Chinese time in your life. At least, if you’ve spent enough time recently on social media, where the phenomenon of “Chinamaxxing” has swept feeds with videos of people sipping hot water, shuffling around the house in slippers and donning a viral Adidas jacket resembling historic Chinese fashion. These things, content creators…
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Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths
Key findings More journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began collecting data more than three decades ago. This is the second consecutive year-on-year record for press deaths. Israel was responsible for two-thirds of all press killings in both 2025 and 2024. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
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Recognition to be cancelled for violating fee norms
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Hyderabad: Amid growing complaints of unregulated fee hikes by private schools in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy instructed officials to cancel the recognition of institutions if found charging fees beyond the prescribed norms. At a review meeting in Hyderabad on Thursday, February 26, Revanth, who is also the Education Minister, directed officials to create…
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Movies playing in Southeast Michigan, new releases Feb. 27 – The Oakland Press
The following list includes movies available at local theaters, and movies that are available to watch through online streaming and video on demand services including: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Hulu, Vudu, FandangoNow, Apple TV+, YouTube, Disney+, HBO Max and more. Showing at theaters • “Scream 7” (R): New installment in the “Scream” franchise with a new Ghostface killer…
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Gut bacteria cooperation vs. competition determines health
Scientists have discovered a new way to differentiate healthy microbiomes from diseased ones, based on gut bacteria interactions. They coin this method as the Ecological Network Balance Index (ENBI), which assesses whether microbial communities are dominated by competition or cooperation. Nutrition Insight speaks with study author Martin Blaser, M.D., the director of Rutgers Health’s Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine in…
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