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  • Trump, Epstein and immigration raids: Mehdi Hasan and Mick Mulvaney | Donald Trump

    Trump, Epstein and immigration raids: Mehdi Hasan and Mick Mulvaney | Donald Trump

    Donald Trump is back for another four years as president of the United States. The news cycle is moving at a dizzying pace as Trump enacts his America First agenda of deportations, global tariffs and an unpredictable foreign policy.

    Much like his first term as commander-in-chief, Trump has ushered in political chaos and controversy as many experts warn he’s leading like an authoritarian.

    Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s former chief of staff, on Trump’s…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis

    Iranian president says country is on brink of dire water crisis

    DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian warned against excessive water consumption which he said was untenable for the country and could leave Tehran facing severe shortages by September, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday.

    Faced with resource mismanagement and over-consumption, Iran has faced recurrent electricity, gas and water shortages during peak demand months.

    “In Tehran, if we cannot manage and people do not cooperate in controlling consumption, there…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Former EU ambassadors warn: Europe’s silence on Gaza is complicity

    Former EU ambassadors warn: Europe’s silence on Gaza is complicity

    To the Presidents of the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament, and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union,

    To the Heads of Government and Foreign Ministers of the EU Member States,

    We, 58 former ambassadors of the European Union, were appalled and outraged by the slaughter of innocent Israelis and hostage taking on October 7, 2023 by Hamas and others. No cause can justify such acts, and we condemn them…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • Columbia University Didn’t Pay Reparations for Slavery, Now It Pays Them to Zionists

    Columbia University Didn’t Pay Reparations for Slavery, Now It Pays Them to Zionists

    The statue of Alma Mater, on the steps of Columbia’s library, was soaked in red as the protests resumed. (Photo: via NationalSJP TW Page)

    By Robert Inlakesh

    Part of the strategy is framing anti-Israel sentiments as antisemitism and tying sympathy for Gaza to support of Hamas.

    Despite its historic ties to slavery, Columbia University has never paid reparations to Black Americans, but now it has reached a compensation deal for its Jewish staff over claims of antisemitism. Many feel…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Another Palestinian Dies of Starvation Amid Israeli-Made Famine in Gaza

    Another Palestinian Dies of Starvation Amid Israeli-Made Famine in Gaza

    Gaza (Quds News Network)- A young Palestinian man has died of starvation in southern Gaza, bringing the death toll from hunger and malnutrition to 155, including 89 children and infants, as Israel continues to block aid from entering the enclave for five months, amid warnings that the “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza.

    Medical sources at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis confirmed that Adel Madi, a 27-year-old, died on Thursday due to severe starvation,…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • ‘We Will Not Submit to Israel’: Hezbollah Rejects Disarmament amid Escalation

    ‘We Will Not Submit to Israel’: Hezbollah Rejects Disarmament amid Escalation

    Hezbollah Secretary-General, Naim Qassem. (Photo: video grab)

    Hezbollah’s Sheikh Naim Qassem condemns US-Israeli pressure, reaffirming the Resistance’s arms as vital to Lebanon’s sovereignty and defense.

    In a televised speech marking the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Commander Fouad Shokor, known as Sayyed Mohsen, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem strongly rejected calls for the group’s disarmament.

    “Those who call for submitting arms practically demand…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Swedish man found guilty in killing of Jordanian fighter pilot in Syria

    Swedish man found guilty in killing of Jordanian fighter pilot in Syria

    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A Swedish man was found guilty of serious war crimes and terrorism on Thursday over his role in the murder of a Jordanian air force pilot who was burned to death in Syria a decade ago, the Stockholm district court said in a verdict.

    The Swede, identified in court documents as Osama Krayem, was sentenced to life in prison for participating in the execution of Muath al-Kasasbeh, who was burned alive in a cage after being captured in Syria in December 2014.

    Krayem, 32, has…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • How AI And Mini-Organs Could Replace Testing Drugs On Animals

    How AI And Mini-Organs Could Replace Testing Drugs On Animals

    Congress and the FDA are pushing pharmaceutical companies to replace animals with technology for drug research. That’s a long way off, but startups and industry stalwarts are working to make it happen.


    At Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, researchers have created something extraordinary: tiny, beating lab-grown “hearts.” Visible only under a microscope, the diminutive innards are called organoids. They can be grown in a matter of days from a patient’s own stem cells, and…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • How A 60-Year-Old Drug Developer Built A $4.4 Billion Biotech Treating ‘Butterfly Skin Disease’

    How A 60-Year-Old Drug Developer Built A $4.4 Billion Biotech Treating ‘Butterfly Skin Disease’

    Longtime drug developer Suma Krishnan was 51 when she cofounded Krystal Biotech. Now the company has one gene therapy on the market and more in the works.

    By Amy Feldman, Forbes Staff


    Longtime drug developer Suma Krishnan was in her late-40s when she had the idea for a topical gene therapy to treat a rare and terrible skin disorder in which the skin becomes as fragile as butterfly wings. In 2016, at 51, after a few months of modeling the idea and starting the process of patenting it, she…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • CVS Profits Eclipse $1 Billion As Aetna’s Costs Begin To Stabilize

    CVS Profits Eclipse $1 Billion As Aetna’s Costs Begin To Stabilize

    CVS Health Thursday reported $1 billion in…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com