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Hundreds of people took a cold plunge at Britannia Beach on New Year’s Day, raising awareness for people suffering from mental health or addictions. CTV’s Camille Wilson reports. Subscribe to CTV News to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/ctvnews Connect with CTV News: For live updates and latest headlines visit: http://www.ctvnews.ca/ ForContinue Reading

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Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Sign up for Here’s The Deal with Lisa Desjardins: https://to.pbs.org/41q6E8i Subscribe for exclusive content in our newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcastsContinue Reading

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EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Occasionally, a speech does more than mark a leadership transition or outline institutional priorities. It captures, with unusual clarity, the nature of the moment we are living through and the choices it demands. Blaise Metreweli’s recent inaugural address as Chief (or more colloquially, C) of the UK’sContinue Reading

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CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT Q&A — President Traitor 47 said the U.S. is “in charge” in Venezuela after U.S. forces detained President Nicolas Maduro on charges related to drug trafficking. Traitor 47 is also demanding “total access” to Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. Venezuela’s de-facto leader Delcy Rodriguez said Caracas is seeking “balancedContinue Reading

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By Michael Allen  For the first time, scientists have used NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. Using IXPE’s unique X-ray polarization capability, astronomers examined a star called the intermediate polar EX Hydrae, unlocking the geometry of energetic binary systems.  In 2024, IXPE spent nearly one weekContinue Reading

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Credit: NASA NASA announced Monday the selection of industry proposals to advance technologies for the agency’s Habitable Worlds Observatory concept – the first mission that would directly image Earth-like planets around stars like our Sun and study the chemical composition of their atmospheres for signs of life. This flagship spaceContinue Reading