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JD Vance has some valid questions about space colonies
The article argues that Vice President JD Vance raised legitimate concerns about plans for human space colonies during an interview with Joe Rogan. It says his questions matter because ambitions to establish settlements on the Moon or Mars must confront the unresolved health risks of living for long periods away from Earth’s gravity. The piece…
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Israeli forces detain 70+ in West Bank as WNBA All-Star weekend shatters records
Overseas tensions rise in the West Bank alongside a record-breaking WNBA All-Star Game in Chicago, a Warner Bros. Discovery lawsuit against Amazon over staff poaching, plus film, TV and gaming news including The Odyssey, Carrie and Fallout 5 updates.
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GLP-1 drugs could reduce long-term sick leave: Study
A Danish study has found that people treated with GLP-1 medicines, including drugs used for diabetes and weight management, took less long-term sick leave. The finding suggests that the medicines’ health benefits may also improve workers’ ability to remain in employment, with possible implications for employers and public finances. Using linked administrative data, researchers estimated…
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Will prediction market ‘catch fire’ in UK, replicating US boom?
Prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi, which frame betting on sports, politics and world events as financial trading, have exploded in popularity in the US and are now drawing growing interest in the UK, fuelled by events like the World Cup and the Clacton byelection. Their rapid growth stems largely from the patchy way…
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How the modern plea bargain undercuts the constitutional right to a jury trial
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Live updates: Maine’s Jackson clinches matchup with Collins as midterms approach; Cyclospora tests Trump admin
The article could not be retrieved — the page returned an access-denied error requesting JavaScript be enabled, rather than the actual news content. As a result, no reliable summary of this live-updates piece on the Maine Senate race and the Cyclospora issue facing the Trump administration can be produced from the supplied text. Based on…
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Trump intensifies push for GOP senators to end filibuster ‘before it is too late’
President Trump renewed his call for Republican senators to abolish the legislative filibuster, arguing they should act “before it is too late”. The move would lower the barrier for passing much of his agenda without Democratic support, but it also heightens a long-running dispute within the Senate Republican conference over changing its rules. Trump’s immediate…
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Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme Pie, now one of the brand’s best-selling treats, has its origins in the Great Depression, when founder O.D. McKee began developing the recipe in 1935 after selling baked goods from his car. The story highlights how a modest 5-cent snack helped establish what has become a long-running, family-run American bakery business,…
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Democrats are in big trouble because Black and brown voters don’t want socialism
A Fox News opinion piece argues that the Democratic Party is being reshaped by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which the author says has moved from a marginal faction to a genuine force within the party in a single election cycle. The piece contends this shift matters because it is alienating Black and Hispanic…
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Trump’s SAVE America Act stalls as McConnell’s absence complicates Senate path
President Donald Trump’s push for his Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has run into difficulty in the Senate after a key Republican, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has been absent for an extended period with no clear return date. His absence is complicating the reconciliation process needed to advance several Republican legislative priorities,…