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Emerald Fennell’s Pursuit of Provocation
‘Wuthering Heights’ promised to revel in bad taste, but was ultimately afraid to get its hands dirty—a recurring theme in the British director’s filmography The quotation marks around the title of Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights are a copy editor’s nightmare, and a savvy filmmaker’s idea of a gimmick, or maybe plausible deniability. “I think it’s a lot of things,” explained…
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Post-exercise milk helps protect bone density in adults over 60
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: An 8-week community-based intervention suggests that pairing resistance training with whole-food protein and nutrition education may strengthen bones and improve physical performance in older adults. Milk, paired with carbohydrates, delivered a measurable advantage over soy for…
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Georgia teacher killed in crash involving suspect fleeing ICE traffic stop, officials say
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A beloved teacher at Hesse K-8 School in Savannah was killed in a crash early Monday morning near the school, authorities confirmed. Dr. Linda Davis, died after a vehicle crash around 7:45 a.m. The collision involved a vehicle driven by 38-year-old Oscar Vasquez Lopez, who was fleeing from federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers at the…
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Xi Jinping’s private army – UnHerd
Foreign analysts tend to watch China’s military reshuffles through a narrow lens. Every promotion or purge is scrutinised for signals about Taiwan or clues as to how China is modernising its army. When senior generals fall, the instinctive conclusion is often that turmoil at the top must weaken China’s capacity for war, at least for a while. President Xi Jinping’s…
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School bus overturns into stream in Kerala, students escape unhurt
Representational image Thiruvananthapuram: A school bus carrying 21 children lost control and overturned into a stream adjoining the road near Marayamuttom here on Tuesday, February 17, but the students escaped unhurt, police said. All the children were pulled out safely from the water by the driver and local residents and were taken to a nearby hospital for checkup, they said.…
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies; movies comprised revelatory history o
Frederick Wiseman, the celebrated director of “Titicut Follies” and dozens of other documentaries whose in-depth, unadorned movies comprised a unique and revelatory history of American institutions, died Monday at age 96. The death was announced in a joint statement from his family and from his production company, Zipporah Films. Additional details were not immediately available. “He will be deeply missed…
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Israel’s neighbors condemn West Bank move seen as “de facto beginning” of annexation of Palestinian territory
Jerusalem — Israel’s government has approved a process to register land in the occupied West Bank as “state property,” drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. Israel’s foreign ministry said the measure, approved late Sunday, would enable “transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes” and was needed after…
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Medicines, poison or just business? The boom of traditional remedies
Dar es Salaam. Something quite extraordinary is unfolding across Tanzania’s major cities: the rapid proliferation of traditional medicine shops. This trend is emerging at a time when the country has been making notable strides in modern healthcare. Over the past decade, Tanzania has expanded its capacity to offer specialised treatments, including cancer care, kidney transplants, heart surgery, neurosurgical procedures, bone…
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How South Korea Is Using AI to Detect Crypto Market Manipulation
Key takeaways South Korea is transitioning crypto market surveillance to AI-driven systems, in which algorithms automatically detect suspicious trading activity, replacing manual processes. The new detection model employs a sliding-window grid search technique, scanning overlapping time segments to spot abnormal patterns such as unusual volume surges. Through 2026, the Financial Supervisory Service plans to enhance AI capabilities with tools to…
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Do cocoa flavanols influence heart and fatty liver risk factors?
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 new review explores how cocoa flavanols may influence cardiovascular and hepatic risk pathways, while highlighting the limitations of current clinical evidence. Review: Beyond Taste: The Impact of Chocolate on Cardiovascular and Steatotic Liver Disease Risk…
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