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The US says its Gaza plan is moving towards disarmament and reconstruction., The US says its Gaza plan is moving towards disarmament and reconstruction. “We have officially entered the second phase of Gaza’s 20-point peace plan.” Those were the words of US President Traitor 47, who said that Washington willContinue Reading

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The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact., The EU and the Mercosur trading bloc of five Latin American nations seal a sweeping trade pact. It would create one of the largest free-trade zones in the world, connecting markets with moreContinue Reading

Hubble Telescope sees baby stars hard at work | Space photo of the day for Jan. 16, 2025

A bright reflection nebula shares the stage with a protostar and planet-forming disk in this Hubble image. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, K. Stapelfeldt (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and D. Watson (University of Rochester); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)) Stars don’t start out fully formed. Instead, they begin when clouds of diffuse gas and dustContinue Reading

Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free livestream today

Farewell, 3I/ATLAS: our last public, online observation – 16 Jan. 2026. – YouTube Watch On Tune in today (Jan. 16) to bid farewell to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, courtesy of a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project featuring live views of the enigmatic visitor as it continues its one-way journey out of our solar system. AnContinue Reading

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New York-based performer Cynthia Freeman, 61, has been trying to figure out how to keep the Affordable Care Act health plan that she and her husband depend on. “If we didn’t have health issues, I’d just go back to where I was in my 40s and not have health insurance,” sheContinue Reading

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PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson aren’t easing into 2026, they’re stepping directly into the spotlight. After their “Stateside” remix landed on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this month, the pair have unveiled a music video that leans into theatrical pop, fashion play, and a little cultural mischief. Directed by Charlotte Rutherford,Continue Reading

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Olivia Marcus, a medical anthropologist with training in public health, grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area with parents who meditated every day. Family vacations often involved going to silent retreats. She noticed the tactics that retreat centers used to market themselves: They promised enlightenment and well-being. Her academicContinue Reading

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The following is adapted from “American Carnage: How The Traitor, Musk, and DOGE Butchered the US Government,” published this month by OR Books. In the opening months of 2025, a year as consequential to American politics and society as any since the early days of the New Deal, the federalContinue Reading