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  • Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults

    Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults

    Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

    The research, published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, found that exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is linked to lower scores in key cognitive abilities, particularly language skills.

    NO₂ mainly enters the atmosphere through fuel combustion, originating from emissions of vehicles like cars,…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Luka Doncic scores 30 as Lakers win against Thunder | Basketball News

    Luka Doncic scores 30 as Lakers win against Thunder | Basketball News

    With the NBA playoffs approaching, LA Lakers make a powerful statement by demolishing Oklahoma City Thunder, the team with league’s best record.

    Luka Doncic scored 30 points as the Los Angeles Lakers produced a devastating display of long-range shooting to score a surprising 126-99 blowout over the No.1 ranked Oklahoma City Thunder.

    A heavyweight showdown between the Western Conference leaders and the third-placed Lakers was effectively settled in the first half, as Los Angeles rattled in…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Can Personal Connection Make A Difference?

    Can Personal Connection Make A Difference?

    She was crying. I slowly walked into her room startled.

    Despite her longstanding condition of diabetes with many complications, she was optimistic and usually had a beaming face. I rushed to her side concerned about her tears. Her toe had been amputated because of an infection causing unbearable pain. I asked her what was wrong.

    To my surprise, she said between her sobs, “They… took… my hair tie! First my toe… and now my hair’s… a mess!”

    A problem I could somewhat easily…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record | Ice Hockey News

    Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record | Ice Hockey News

    The Washington Capitals player became the all-time NHL scoring leader when he slotted goal number 895 against New York Islanders.

    Alexander Ovechkin became the leading goal scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history when he broke a tie atop the leaderboard with Wayne Gretzky by scoring his 895th career goal in the second period of the Washington Capitals 4-1 loss to the hosts, the New York Islanders.

    “They say records are made to be broken,” Gretzky said during an on-ice ceremony on…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza

    Netanyahu and Trump to talk tariffs, Iran and Gaza

    Talks on Monday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are expected to be dominated by Washington’s shock tariffs on Israel and escalating tensions with Iran.

    Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Trump in the US capital since the president unveiled sweeping levies on multiple countries in his “Liberation Day” announcement on Wednesday.

    Arriving in Washington direct from a visit to Hungary, Netanyahu’s chief objective will be to…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Trump digs in on tariffs as global stock markets go into freefall | Economy

    Trump digs in on tariffs as global stock markets go into freefall | Economy

    US president likens tariffs to ‘medicine’ as panicked investors extend massive sell-off.

    United States President Donald Trump has brushed off the market turmoil caused by his sweeping tariffs, likening the measures to “medicine” as panicked investors continued a massive sell-off of global stocks.

    “I don’t want anything to go down but, sometimes, you have to take medicine to fix something,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday.

    “We have been treated so badly by…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Palestinian-US teen killed by Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank | Occupied West Bank News

    Palestinian-US teen killed by Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank | Occupied West Bank News

    Palestinian officials identified the 14-year-old US citizen as Omar Mohammed Rabea.

    A Palestinian-American teenager has been shot and killed by an Israeli Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities have said.

    Palestinian officials identified the 14-year-old as Omar Mohammed Rabea and said he was near a settlement in Turmus Aya when the settler opened fire.

    There have been sharp rises in settler violence, incursions, attacks and arson against Palestinians and their…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • What To Do If Your Federal Government Grant May Be Terminated

    What To Do If Your Federal Government Grant May Be Terminated

    With hundreds of millions of dollars of federal grants being abruptly…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Gaza is a graveyard of the Muslim world’s conscience – Mondoweiss

    Gaza is a graveyard of the Muslim world’s conscience – Mondoweiss

    A week ago, Muslims across the world observed the Eid al-Fitr holiday on Sunday, March, 30. Millions celebrated with nice clothes, decorated homes and sweet desserts, as is the Islamic tradition on the Eid holidays. But in Gaza, Eid was observed under the weight of immense grief. 

    In a searing piece for The New Arab, Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed, from Gaza, writes: 

    “For 538 days, I mistakenly believed that the Muslim world would come to our aid… I ask you now: How…

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    News Source: mondoweiss.net

  • Yemen’s Houthis say latest US air strikes kill at least four in Sanaa | News

    Yemen’s Houthis say latest US air strikes kill at least four in Sanaa | News

    The strikes targeting the capital hit a home and wound more than 20 other people, according to Houthi authorities.

    United States air strikes have killed at least four people in Yemen’s Sanaa, according to the Ministry of Health.

    The attacks on the capital on Sunday hit a home and wounded more than 20 other people, including four women and children, according to local sources.

    US warplanes launched three other air strikes on the Al Jabal al Aswad area in the Bani Matar district, west of the…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com