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40 Nations Confront Taliban Over Women

More than 40 countries publicly pressed the Taliban to end bans on girls’ schooling and women’s work, warning that Afghanistan cannot prosper while half...
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War Cash Inferno: $2B Vanishes Monthly

America’s war with Iran is costing about $2 billion each month, and it has already reached $38.1 billion through August 1, according to Congress’...
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Congress Brawls Over Runaway AI

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged Congress to slow artificial intelligence development now, saying delay puts Americans at risk.Story HighlightsJeffries called for urgent congressional...
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Drug-Free? Body’s Own Anti-Inflammatory Hack

Scientists say the body has a built-in “off switch” for inflammation, and a common enzyme blocker appears to flip it in people.Story HighlightsResearchers traced...
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Doctor Fined After Puberty Blocker Refusal

A human rights tribunal fined a Canadian family doctor $28,100 for refusing to give a transgender 14-year-old a prescribed puberty blocker, saying the refusal...
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Scary AI Breakthroughs Rattle Biosecurity

Top science bodies now warn that today’s artificial intelligence can already help bad actors plan biological threats, even as they agree it cannot yet...
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SHOCKING Resignation Rattles Justice Department

Joe diGenova, installed to run the Justice Department’s “grand conspiracy” case into Obama- and Biden-era officials, has abruptly resigned amid internal clashes over the...
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Miami Court Drops Hammer On Tate brothers

A federal magistrate judge in Miami denied Andrew and Tristan Tate’s bid for release, keeping them jailed while they fight extradition to the United...
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90 Days For Teen Abuse — Outrage Explodes

A Louisiana judge let a convicted ex-mayor walk free after just 90 days for sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, even after admitting a key...
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ICE Chase Slams Mayor’s Wife

A targeted immigration arrest spiraled into a red-light crash that injured a New Jersey mayor’s wife, reigniting a bitter fight over the state’s sanctuary-style...