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NCERT declared deemed-to-be university, allowed to award degrees
New Delhi: The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been formally declared a deemed-to-be university empowering it to award its own degrees, officials said. “The Ministry of Education, on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC), NCERT along with its six constituent units have been declared as deemed to be University under distinct category,” an official…
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Losing a parent hits harder with fewer siblings
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: Losing a parent in adulthood can take a measurable toll on mental health, and new research suggests that having siblings may ease that burden in ways we are only beginning to understand. Study: Number of siblings…
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Allentown Film Festival unreels for fourth year – Lehigh Valley Press
The Allentown Film Festival is back for its fourth year. “We had a little over 1,100 submissions. We have 112 official selections. That includes the selections for the local film competitions and the worldwide submissions,” says Allentown Film Festival Director Alan Younkin. The fourth annual Allentown Film Festival is April 9 – 12, Civic Theatre of Allentown’s Nineteenth Street Theatre…
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FactChecking Trump’s Prime-Time Address on Iran
A month after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump addressed the nation in a prime-time speech on April 1, saying the military operation was “getting very close” to completing its mission. Trump repeated some false and questionable claims we’ve written about before. Trump said the U.S. “totally obliterated” three nuclear facility sites in Iran last…
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AI’s fluency in other languages hides a Western worldview that can mislead users − a scholar of Indonesian society explains
A friend in Indonesia recently told me about a conversation he had with ChatGPT. He had typed a question in Indonesian – Bahasa Indonesia – about how to handle a difficult family dispute. The chatbot responded fluently, in perfect Indonesian, with advice about communication strategies and conflict resolution. The grammar was flawless. The tone was appropriate. And yet something felt…
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Northwest Arkansas Health Summit sees challenges made to take opportunities for positive change
FAYETTEVILLE — Health care professionals attending Thursday’s Northwest Arkansas Health Summit were challenged to take advantage of opportunities to change their communities for the better. The Rural Health Transformation Program is a means of providing those opportunities, they were told. Arkansas received approximately $208.8 million in late December as its first installment from the Rural Health Transformation Program. The program…
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10 Scariest Underrated Horror Movies of the Last 10 Years, Ranked
Horror is a pretty saturated genre, and a lot of it is, well, not great, meaning that it can take some digging to find the real gems. With that in mind, this list looks at some great horrors from the last ten years that many readers might not have seen yet. While they’re not that obscure, they typically didn’t find…
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U.S. Strikes on Iran Violate UN Charter and May Be War Crimes
The United States and Israel initiated strikes on Iran over one month ago, on February 28, 2026. The attack was a clear violation of the United Nations Charter. The conduct of the war, and statements of U.S. officials, also raise serious concerns about violations of international humanitarian law, including potential war crimes. We have written the below statement together with…
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Scientists Unlock 3 Million Years of Climate Secrets Hidden in Antarctic Ice
Trapped air in Antarctic ice is uncovering subtle climate changes from millions of years ago, hinting that key drivers of Earth’s past may not be what scientists once assumed. Credit: Shutterstock Ancient Antarctic ice is revealing a more detailed and unexpected picture of Earth’s climate history. New research on ancient Antarctic ice and the air trapped within it is extending…
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Medetomidine in the U.S. Illegal Fentanyl Supply Increasing Risk for Overdose and Severe Withdrawal Syndrome | HAN
Despite declines in U.S. drug overdose deaths since 2022 that continued in 2025, the illegal drug supply remains unpredictable. Illegally made fentanyl continues to be involved in most overdose deaths and is frequently mixed with other drugs, such as benzodiazepines or xylazine. Medetomidine, an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist sedative, more potent and longer-acting than clonidine and xylazine, was first identified in…
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