‘Fantastic progress’ in trade deal talks with US – India minister
Federal minister Piyush Goyal seems optimistic about India finalising a trade deal with US before the 1 August deadline.
Month: July 2025
Embattled ‘arsenic life’ paper retracted by journal Science 15 years after publication
A controversial 2010 study that suggested bacteria could grow using arsenic instead of phosphorus has been retracted by the research journal Science.
Astronomers share best-ever evidence that Betelgeuse has a secret companion star — and they’ve nicknamed it ‘her bracelet’
Astronomers have used a novel technique to find evidence of a secret “buddy” star orbiting Betelgeuse, one of the brightest objects in the night sky
Kabul could become the first modern capital to run out of water — here’s why
Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul has an existential water problem and other cities may also be vulnerable.
In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M
This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed
No, image doesn’t show Project 2025’s ‘plan for women’
The screenshot claimed the conservative policy proposal’s “plan for women” could be found on page 432.
Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating the FDIC? Not Exactly
A 2017 report by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation suggested “government-provided deposit insurance should be phased out fully.”
Yes, Project 2025 Wants to Eliminate Head Start
“Project 2025 aims to cut pathways to success,” one X user commented.
Project 2025 Document Mentions Trump’s Name More Than 300 Times?
President-elect Trump has attempted to distance himself from the policy initiative.
California man federally charged in alleged dating-app scheme
A California man was arrested on a 14-count federal indictment Thursday that alleges he used dating apps to con matches out of millions of dollars
Former Jan. 6 prosecutor and ex-DOJ employees sue Trump administration over firings
Former Jan. 6 proseuctor Mike Gordon and other DOJ employees who were fired are suing the Trump adminstration.
A media–public disconnect exists on wild meat narratives in central Africa during COVID-19
A new study published by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), CIFOR-ICRAF, and institutional partners reveals a disconnect between media
New study reveals critical link between neighborhood violence, youth fighting, and perceived firearm availability
A new Penn Nursing study led by Jungwon Min, PhD, MS, Research Professor and Director of the BECCA Lab, uncovers a significant association between neighborhood