A longtime US ally has kept a deadly insurgency at bay, helped by squadrons of American-supplied military aircraft.
When US foreign policy abruptly changes, the aircraft remain — but contractors, spare parts and badly needed software updates…
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Feature | A will to win: War and women’s football in Ukraine | News
Ukrainian researcher Christine Karelska has always loved football. When she took a course in international relations at the Estonian School of Diplomacy in Tallinn, it was the perfect opportunity to dig even deeper into the politics of her…
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Hundreds Dead: Inside the Trump Ukraine Fallout
The U.S. decision to suspend the flow of military intelligence to Ukraine this week has aided the Russian advance along a critical part of the front, weakening the negotiating position of President Volodymyr Zelensky and killing many Ukrainian…
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‘Utterly devastating’: Global health groups left reeling as European countries slash foreign aid
Some of Europe’s biggest global health funders are slashing their aid budgets, which health groups fear could spell catastrophe for countries reliant on foreign cash to combat malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, andemerging threats.
Global…
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When is Daylight Saving Time 2025 in the US? Everything you need to know about the clock change
As the Sun returns and the winter blues drift away, it is almost time to adjust the clocks in the US. Daylight Saving Time (DST), the practice of adjusting your clocks twice a year, has a long history, complete with controversies, diplomacy, and some peculiarities depending on where you…
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Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses
Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster revealed that key decision-makers worked on little sleep, raising concerns that fatigue impaired their judgment. Similarly, in 1989, the Exxon Valdez oil spill resulted in a massive environmental catastrophe. The official…
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Medical AI tools are growing, but are they being tested properly?
Artificial intelligence algorithms are being built into almost all aspects of health care. They’re integrated into breast cancer screenings, clinical note-taking, health insurance management and even phone and computer apps to create virtual nurses and transcribe doctor-patient…
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NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest
The National Institutes of Health is the largest federal funder of medical research in the U.S. NIH funds drive research and innovation, leading to better understanding and treatment of diseases and improved health outcomes.
The NIH provided more than US$35 billion in grants to over 2,500…
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Knocking down abandoned buildings has a lot of benefits for Detroit − but it’s costly for cities
Few cities have experienced a sharper economic change of fortune than Detroit.
It was one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation between 1900 and 1950.
In the nearly 75 years since then, it has lost over 60% of its population, becoming the defining example of a postindustrial city…
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Frontline report: Russian logistics network collapses under Ukrainian drone campaign near Pokrovsk
Day 1108
On 6 March, there was important news from the Pokrovsk direction.
Here, desperate Russian commanders attempted to achieve a breakthrough at any cost. With Ukrainians creating a kill zone for vehicles, Russians started deploying horses, reimplementing cavalry into modern warfare.
A… Continue Reading