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Figure skater Maxim Naumov makes U.S. Olympic team a year after parents were killed in plane crash
Maxim Naumov, nearly one year after his parents were tragically killed in a plane crash, was named to the U.S. figure skating team bound for
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Anthropic announced a new suite of health care and life sciences features Sunday, enabling users of its Claude artificial intelligence platform to share access to
Residents, 1st responders enter devastated Syrian city Aleppo after days of deadly fighting
Residents started returning to a contested neighbourhood in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Sunday after days of deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led
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General Motors writes down $6 billion as domestic EV sales plans change
American automakers who got overenthusiastic about electric vehicles continue to pay the price—literally. Yesterday, General Motors told investors that building and selling fewer EVs will
Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests
“It’s like a war zone, the streets are full of blood,” a source in the capital Tehran tells the BBC.
Sudan’s government returns to capital after nearly 3 years of war
The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.
‘I had no electricity for six months’: US families struggle with soaring energy prices
Rising electricity costs have emerged as a key cost-of-living concern, pushing families further into debt.
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Cabinet minister suggests Lord Mandelson should apologise over Jeffrey Epstein friendship
A cabinet minister has said anyone associated with Jeffrey Epstein should “apologise” to his victims after Lord Mandelson declined to do so.
Earthworm-based composting offers a low-energy solution to antibiotic resistance
Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure into safer, high-value organic fertilizer through a process
Durvalumab extends survival in small cell lung cancer but raises cost concerns
A new study suggests that the immune checkpoint inhibitor, durvalumab, may offer new treatment options for patients living with small cell lung cancer (SCLC).