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‘Extinct’ Volcanoes May Be Silently Building Magma For Future Eruptions : ScienceAlert
‘Extinct’ volcanoes that haven’t erupted for tens of thousands of years may not actually be inactive, but silently accumulating huge reservoirs of magma to fuel future outbursts.
This worrying revelation comes from a team of volcanologists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, who mapped the…
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No Tanks, No Convoys: Moscow Scales Back Victory Day Parade
Russia says it will scale back this year’s Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square over security concerns and there will be no column of military vehicles taking part this May 9. The move follows waves of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia as it battles against Moscow’s full-scale invasion.
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More Ukrainian drones are hitting Russian supply lines. The hardened targets are fine.
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- Zozulia drones have joined Ukraine’s strike campaign targeting Russian logistics
- The goal is to degrade Russian units before they attack
- But the Zozulia and many other…
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Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug
When the U.S. Department of Justice moved to reclassify medical marijuana to a Schedule III drug on April 23, 2026, it set the stage for a vast amount of medical research that has been hobbled for decades by its more restrictive Schedule I classification.
The Justice Department also called…
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Trump’s Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care
Mehmet Oz, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator, is ordering all states to step up their efforts to crack down on Medicaid fraud.
His April 21, 2026, announcement expanded on the Trump administration’s related enforcement actions, such as withholding Medicaid funds…
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Psychedelics Are Returning With Science Money And Momentum
Psychedelic medicine is moving into mainstream healthcare, attracting investors, clinics and patients. But is it a real breakthrough — or the next market bubble?
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Humana Profits Eclipse $1 Billion As Medicare Costs Ease Slightly
Humana reported first quarter net income of nearly $1.2 billion as costs of care for older adults in its Medicare Advantage plans eased a bit but remained high.
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World First: Orangutan Filmed Using a Human-Made Bridge : ScienceAlert
A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time crossing a human-made canopy bridge constructed to help the endangered animals bypass a tarred road on the Indonesian island, an NGO said Sunday.
Conservation group Tangguh Hutan Khatulistiwa, in partnership with the UK-based charity…
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Hybrid War At NATO’s Door: Lawmaker Wesley Bell On The Baltics, Russia, And US Resolve
WASHINGTON — With US and global attention divided among multiple geopolitical theaters, a bill focused on the security of NATO’s northeast flank, the Baltic states, has advanced in the House of Representatives.
Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 41-3 to advance the Baltic…
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