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  • ‘Eolving’ opioid epidemic across U.S.

    ‘Eolving’ opioid epidemic across U.S.

    The heart of the opioid epidemic that killed 665,341 people in the United States between 2005 and 2020 shifted geographically from the Northwest to the East, according to a new geographical analysis.

    In a study published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health — Americas, epidemiologists at the University of Cincinnati tracked the epicenter of this life-shattering epidemic over space and time across the country, driven largely by a move from prescription opiates to heroin to synthetic…

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  • Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans

    Dogs could help predict valley fever spread in humans

    Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is caused by a fungus that thrives in moist soils and becomes airborne during drought. Its spores are easily inhaled, leading to infection. Climate change is creating the perfect conditions for it in the Western United States, with increasing heavy rains followed by prolonged drought. A new study by University of California, Davis, researchers shows that dogs, who are also susceptible to the disease, can help us understand its spread.

    “Dogs are sentinels…

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  • A Father’s Fight: Abdallah Tamimi’s Story of Imprisonment and Survival

    A Father’s Fight: Abdallah Tamimi’s Story of Imprisonment and Survival

    Abdallah Tamimi was recently released from Israeli prisons. (Photo: Tamar Fleishman, Palestine Chronicle)

    By Tamar Fleishman

    Abdallah Tamimi spent a year in Israeli prison under harsh conditions, enduring starvation and abuse—this is his painful testimony, written by Palestine Chronicle’s Tamar Fleishman.

    Abdallah Tamimi was released about a month and a half ago after spending a year in prison. Throughout that entire year, his family and friends had no idea why he was imprisoned….

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Israel arrests 6 over Turkey money transfer scheme: What we know

    Israel arrests 6 over Turkey money transfer scheme: What we know

    The announcement of the indictments come as Israel over the past week has expanded its operations in the West Bank.

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Iran hands directors suspended jail terms over acclaimed film

    Iran hands directors suspended jail terms over acclaimed film

    An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in the Islamic republic but was acclaimed in Europe and the United States, rights groups said on Thursday.

    Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha were convicted earlier this week by a Revolutionary Court for the film “My Favourite Cake”, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) and Dadban legal monitor said in separate statements.

    The film, which competed at the 2024 Berlin Film…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Manchester United: Cantona claims Ratcliffe is destroying club | Football News

    Manchester United: Cantona claims Ratcliffe is destroying club | Football News

    Former Man Utd captain Eric Cantona blasts club ownership at fan event.

    Former Manchester United star Eric Cantona has accused co-owner Jim Ratcliffe and his lieutenants of destroying the Old Trafford club.

    British billionaire Ratcliffe has endured a turbulent spell since taking charge of United’s football operations after buying a minority share in February 2024.

    The INEOS owner has sacked boss Erik ten Hag and replaced him with Ruben Amorim, with little improvement as the team languishes…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • In first since 2012, pro-Kurdish lawmakers meet Erdogan, 'hopeful' about peace

    In first since 2012, pro-Kurdish lawmakers meet Erdogan, 'hopeful' about peace

    The meeting comes as Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party is treading a fine line amid ongoing outrage in the public over the Istanbul mayor’s arrest.

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • WHO: 75% of UN missions barred from entering Gaza

    WHO: 75% of UN missions barred from entering Gaza

    World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday that …

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  • ‘Years of Injustice’ – Ahmed Manasra Freed after Ten Years in Israeli Prisons 

    ‘Years of Injustice’ – Ahmed Manasra Freed after Ten Years in Israeli Prisons 

    Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra was released after ten years in an Israeli prison. (Photo: via social media)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    Israeli authorities released Manasra on Thursday away from the main gate of Nafha Prison, where his family had been waiting to welcome him.

    Israel has released Ahmed Manasra, who was detained at the age of 13, after a decade in prison that included solitary confinement.

    Now 23 years old, Manasra has endured “all forms of physical and…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Hamas says France plan to recognise Palestinian state ‘important step’

    Hamas says France plan to recognise Palestinian state ‘important step’

    Hamas said Thursday that the announcement by President Emmanuel Macron that France could recognise a Palestinian state by June was an “important step”, after Israel’s foreign minister slammed the plan.

    “We welcome the statements made by French President Emmanuel Macron regarding his country’s readiness to recognise the State of Palestine,” Hamas official Mahmud Mardawi told AFP.

    He said the announcement was “an important step that, if implemented, would constitute a positive shift in the…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com