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  • The molecule that might save your sight—and your heart

    The molecule that might save your sight—and your heart

    A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis identifies a possible way to slow or block progression of age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in people over age 50. The WashU Medicine researchers and their international collaborators implicated problems with cholesterol metabolism in this type of vision loss, perhaps helping to explain the links between macular degeneration and cardiovascular disease, which both worsen with age.

    The new…

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  • Israelis eager to regain carefree life after ceasefire announcement

    Israelis eager to regain carefree life after ceasefire announcement

    Arriving in Tel Aviv after 12 days of war with Iran, Dorit Tzarum says among drinks on a crowded beach in the Israeli city that “it feels like California”.

    The devout Orthodox woman hasn’t left her apartment in Jerusalem throughout the missile fire, scrupulously respecting the restrictions imposed by the Israeli government.

    Travelling the 70 kilometres (43 miles) to Tel Aviv, she sits with her adult son Yair on a bench to watch the waves after the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Child vaccine coverage faltering, threatening millions: study

    Child vaccine coverage faltering, threatening millions: study

    Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world due to economic inequality, Covid-era disruptions and misinformation, putting millions of lives at risk, research warned Wednesday.

    These trends all increase the threat of future outbreaks of preventable diseases, the researchers said, while sweeping foreign aid cuts threaten previous progress in vaccinating the world’s children.

    A new study published in The Lancet journal looked at childhood vaccination rates…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • US sanctions alleged leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua | Donald Trump News

    US sanctions alleged leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua | Donald Trump News

    The State Department has offered up to $3m for information leading to the arrest of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano.

    The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned the alleged leader of Tren de Aragua (TDA), a Venezuelan gang that the administration of President Donald Trump has used as justification for its immigration crackdown.

    In a statement released on Tuesday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano was not only sanctioned but…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Boeing failed to provide training to prevent MAX 9 midair emergency: NTSB | Aviation News

    Boeing failed to provide training to prevent MAX 9 midair emergency: NTSB | Aviation News

    The US agency harshly criticised Boeing’s safety culture as well as ineffective oversight by the FAA.

    Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a midair cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024, which spun the planemaker into a major crisis, the United States National Transportation Safety Board has said.

    The board on Tuesday harshly criticised Boeing’s safety culture and its failure to install four key bolts in a new Alaska…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Heatwave poses risks to US power grid | Energy News

    Heatwave poses risks to US power grid | Energy News

    As heat related power outages surge, things are expected to worsen, with AI-focused data centres sucking up power.

    The heatwave currently blanketing two-thirds of the United States with record-setting temperatures is straining the nation’s power system.

    On Monday, Con Edison, New York City’s power provider, urged residents to conserve electricity. It reduced power voltage to the borough of Brooklyn by 8 percent as it made repairs; it did the same to areas in the boroughs of Staten Island…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Trump is seeking a quick US exit from Israel-Iran conflict. Will it work? | Israel-Iran conflict News

    Trump is seeking a quick US exit from Israel-Iran conflict. Will it work? | Israel-Iran conflict News

    Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump is attempting a high-risk manoeuvre in bombing Iran and then quickly seeking to de-escalate tensions, analysts told Al Jazeera.

    But it remains to be seen whether Washington can navigate a clean exit from the deadly imbroglio, which has the potential to erupt into a large-scale regional confrontation.

    Even if Trump avoids a wider war, analysts say troubling questions remain over how worthwhile the US military intervention was.

    Early on…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • US judge allows company to train AI using copyrighted literary materials | Technology News

    US judge allows company to train AI using copyrighted literary materials | Technology News

    Ruling sides against authors who alleged that Anthropic trained an AI model using their work without consent.

    A United States federal judge has ruled that the company Anthropic made “fair use” of the books it utilised to train artificial intelligence (AI) tools without the permission of the authors.

    The favourable ruling comes at a time when the impacts of AI are being discussed by regulators and policymakers, and the industry is using its political influence to push for a loose…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Grok shows ‘flaws’ in fact-checking Israel-Iran war: study

    Grok shows ‘flaws’ in fact-checking Israel-Iran war: study

    Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok produced inaccurate and contradictory responses when users sought to fact-check the Israel-Iran conflict, a study said Tuesday, raising fresh doubts about its reliability as a debunking tool.

    With tech platforms reducing their reliance on human fact-checkers, users are increasingly utilizing AI-powered chatbots — including xAI’s Grok — in search of reliable information, but their responses are often themselves prone to misinformation.

    “The investigation into…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Trump plays deft hand with Iran-Israel ceasefire but doubts remain

    Trump plays deft hand with Iran-Israel ceasefire but doubts remain

    With his surprise announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, US President Donald Trump has turned his flair for social media into diplomatic deftness, despite continued uncertainty in the Middle East.

    Israel, Iran and Trump himself all declared victory after 12 days of conflict that culminated Saturday in the United States bombing Iran’s key nuclear sites.

    After facing criticism — even within his base — for breaking his campaign promises against military intervention abroad, Trump…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com