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National Guard units start carrying firearms in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some National Guard units patrolling the nation’s capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that makes good on a directive issued late last week by his defense secretary. A Defense Department official who was not authorized to speak publicly said some units on certain missions would…
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Tyler pharmacist talks bill allowing ivermectin to be dispensed without prescription
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Michael Richardson speaks with David Davis, a pharmacy manager in Tyler, about a bill that would allow pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a medical prescription. The bill, put forward by State Rep. Joanne Shofner (R-Nacogdoches), was discussed in a public hearing on Friday. Gov. Greg Abbott has added the item to the special session agenda. Texas…
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France summons US ambassador over ‘unacceptable’ letter about antisemitism
WASHINGTON — France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country did not do enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his…
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Study compares cardiovascular disease risk in type 1 and 2 diabetes in men and women
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The first study of its kind to compare cardiovascular risk in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in both men and women shows that younger men with T2D have worse mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes than those with T1D, whereas for women of all ages, almost all outcomes are worse for T1D…
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Uranus Has a Tiny New Moon and It’s Only Six Miles Wide
James Webb has revealed Uranus’ smallest moon yet, a six-mile-wide world hidden near its inner rings. This discovery pushes the planet’s moon count to 29 and shows how Webb can uncover secrets Voyager 2 never saw. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, M. El Moutamid (SwRI), M. Hedman (University of Idaho) The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a tiny, hidden…
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Jason Statham Needs To Make a Sequel to His Gritty Crime Movie That’s Dominating Streaming Right Now
Jason Statham has slotted himself into a lot of franchises, like the Fast and Furious movies and The Expendables, plus some that are totally his own, like The Meg and The Transporter back in the day. Even with so many standalone movies, like A Working Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, he’s clearly not too concerned about returning to…
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People’s Pharmacy: Is there a way to petition the FDA to change a drug’s classification?
Q. Why isn’t Singulair (montelukast) available over the counter? It has a better safety profile than antihistamines and is safe in children. How does one advocate for a generic drug to change its classification to OTC? A. The Food and Drug Administration has approved montelukast to treat asthma, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (trouble breathing) and allergic rhinitis. It is not approved for…
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Lawyer, 22, dies after suffering severe allergic reaction during CT scan
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Orders passed by Justice JB Pardiwala put SC in bind, leading to CJI’s intervention
New Delhi: In less than a month, three orders passed by a bench headed by Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala has caught the Supreme Court in a bind, leading Chief Justice B R Gavai to intervene in the matters. Observations against Allahabad HC In the first matter, Justice Pardiwala, who will serve a two-year term as the Chief Justice of India…
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Extinct human relatives left a genetic gift that helped people thrive in the Americas
A new study provides fresh evidence that ancient interbreeding with archaic human species may have provided modern humans with genetic variation that helped them adapt to new environments as they dispersed across the globe. The study, published in Science, focused on a gene known as MUC19, which is involved in the production of proteins that form saliva and mucosal barriers…
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