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Long-lived bats appear to combine powerful immune defenses with unusual strategies for eliminating damaged cells, potentially helping them avoid cancer and disease for decades. Researchers hope these genetic tricks could eventually reveal new ways to protect human health during aging., Read MoreContinue Reading

The Traitor keeps touting $5,000 payments if Republicans retain control of Congress as some in his party question feasibility – as it happened

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This live blog is now closed.Sign up for US Breaking News emailsOn 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida retainers and aides to a remote location in eastern Afghanistan. His convoy of SUVs was accompanied by a minivan converted into a makeshift communications centre.The van’s rudimentary equipmentContinue Reading

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The events of September 11, 2001 spawned a new lexicon which effectively sanitised the erosion of human rights., Torture became “enhanced interrogation”. Suspects were seized and removed across borders through “extraordinary rendition”. Detainees held at Guantanamo Bay were designated “enemy combatants”, while deadly attacks were described as “surgical” or “targeted”Continue Reading

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Protesters and police have clashed in Chile, as the country marked 53 years of the military coup., NewsFeed Protesters and police have clashed in Chile, as the country marked 53 years since Augusto Pinochet overthrew President Salvador Allende in a US-backed coup. Many Chileans say the current far-right government isContinue Reading

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Lady Gaga and her fiancé, Michael Polansky, have reportedly welcomed their first child together. Page Six confirmed the news Friday, marking an exciting new chapter for the famously private couple. Gaga and Polansky have not publicly announced the arrival, and details including the baby’s name, sex and date of birthContinue Reading