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Mass departures from Justice Dept. are boon for law firms, legal groups and political campaigns
Michael Romano, a former federal prosecutor, is used to asking the questions in court, but now he’s finding himself on the other side, fielding the questions from witness tables at congressional hearings. Twice already this year, he’s served as a witness at congressional hearings, warning that the Trump administration’s efforts to demote or fire Justice Department prosecutors who worked on…
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How GLP-1 drugs affect the body beyond weight loss and glucose control
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: Widely used weight-loss and diabetes drugs show clear benefits, but emerging evidence clarifies their side effects, rare risks, and what clinicians should monitor long term. A recent review article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation…
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SC to hear plea today against Sonam Wangchuk’s detention
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday, February 19, a petition filed by Geetanjali Angmo, wife of Ladakhi social activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention and seeking his release. Earlier this week, the apex court questioned the Centre regarding the accuracy of the translated transcripts of speeches attributed to the jailed climate activist. On Monday, the…
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Bitcoin Charts Project Fresh Lows In $50K Range: Will Altcoins Follow?
Key points: Bitcoin remains under pressure, and the downside might accelerate if the $65,118 level is breached. Several major altcoins are attempting a recovery, but the bears remain sellers on rallies. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are attempting to hold the price above $67,000, but the bears have continued to exert pressure. A positive sign for the bulls is that select analysts…
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Did Life Begin in the Cold? New Experiments Point to an Icy Origin
How did Earth’s earliest, fragile protocells evolve into the complex cells we know today? A new study explores how subtle differences in membrane chemistry influence the way simple cell-like compartments grow, fuse, and retain genetic material under freeze–thaw conditions that may have been common on early Earth. Credit: Shutterstock Experiments reveal that unsaturated lipid membranes promote vesicle fusion and DNA…
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Major European allies decline to join first meeting of Trump’s Board of Peace | Trump administration
Dozens of world leaders and national delegations will meet in Washington DC on Thursday for the inaugural meeting of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, as major European allies declined to join the group and criticised the organisation’s murky funding and political mandate. The White House has indicated that the summit for his new ad hoc council at the renamed Donald…
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10 Great Movies That Saved an Actor’s Career (#1 Wasn’t Even Supposed To Happen)
It’s easy to lose hope after a few setbacks in a row, and it’s no different for actors. When you put your all into a role it’s undoubtedly devastating to have the project fail or your performance panned. And just because a performance is panned doesn’t necessarily mean it was the fault of the actor. Sometimes there just wasn’t enough…
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Modi, Sanchez stress AI partnership for inclusive progress
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Spanish President Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday hailed artificial intelligence (AI) as a transformative force and underlined the need for closer India-Spain cooperation to leverage its potential for inclusive development. In his talks with Modi, the Spanish president said the AI Impact Summit could emerge as turning point to shape a global framework for…
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm
Participants Participants in our experiment were recruited by YouGov—a professional online polling firm with a large panel of respondents in the United States. All study participants gave their informed consent to participate. Participants were included in the study only if they self-reported using X at least several times a month. The sample is 78% white, 52% male and relatively well…
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Week 5 of the 2026 Session
House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care(Rep. Cyndi Howerton, Chair) On Monday, Feb. 9, the Committee held a hearing on HB 2639, which would rename juvenile crisis intervention centers as juvenile stabilization centers, modify admission criteria and services provided at such centers, revise related statutory language in the Child in Need of Care (CINC) and Juvenile Offender Codes, and…
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