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Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports
President Trump directed his administration to help states import drugs from Canada. But a proposal to alter a Medicare program to reduce costs could wind up raising prices.The New York Times - 9h -
Latvia Exits Land Mine Convention Amid Fears of Russian Aggression
The government, along with two other Baltic nations and Poland, agreed last month to quit the 1997 accord that prohibits from using anti-personnel mines. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was cited as a ...The New York Times - 8h -
Ask questions, practice and know when to make an exit: how to start a conversation
Socializing can be hard, especially starting a conversation with a stranger – here are some tips from experts. Humans are social creatures – we live in groups, rely on others to survive and ...The Guardian - 9h -
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Federal judge ramps up demands for Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador; New CDC study shows rates of Autism diagnoses among children on the rise.CBS News - 5h -
US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks
Indiana University leads the push for a pact among 18 institutions as Donald Trump targets diversity. US politics live – latest updates Faculty members from US universities – including ...The Guardian - 4h -
Ringleaders of attacks on French jails will be punished, Macron says
Wave of assaults ‘declaration of war’ by drug gangs after crackdown on bosses operating from jail, French media say. Emmanuel Macron has warned that those behind a wave of apparently coordinated ...The Guardian - 7h -
Guerrero hits first HR of season as Blue Jays spoil Strider's return with 3-1 win
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first home run of the season and drove in a pair, Chris Bassitt pitched five shutout innings and the Toronto Blue Jays spoiled Spencer Strider’s return from elbow ...ABC News - 5h -
Judge finds probable cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt
Judge James Boasberg said the Trump administration "demonstrated a willful disregard" for his court order blocking the government from transferring Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under the ...CBS News - 2h -
Kennedy contradicts CDC on autism
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy bucks CDC on autism The HHS head does not believe the rising rate of autism spectrum disorder is ...The Hill - 2h -
Fight over Space Command HQ continues with new watchdog report
The fight over the location of the U.S. Space Command headquarters chugs on after a new report from the Pentagon’s watchdog revealed uncertainty behind the scenes in choosing the permanent spot and ...The Hill - 1h -
Foreign investors bought more Treasury bonds in February, official data shows
Foreign investors increased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds in February, even as official-sector entities like central banks sold down theirs for a fourth straight month, the latest data from ...MarketWatch - 3h -
WHO Member Countries Agree to Pandemic Treaty
The World Health Organization finally reached a compromise on a pandemic treaty after three years of talks. The United States withdrew from negotiations after President Trump took office.The New York Times - 3h -
Swapping LLMs isn’t plug-and-play: Inside the hidden cost of model migration
Swapping large language models (LLMs) is supposed to be easy, isn’t it? After all, if they all speak “natural language,” switching from GPT-4o to Claude or Gemini should be as simple as changing an ...VentureBeat - 2h -
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life. A giant planet 124 light years from Earth has yielded the strongest evidence yet ...The Guardian - 2h -
Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications, says medical examiner
Known for roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl, the actor was found dead in February. Michelle Trachtenberg, a popular TV actor, died of complications from diabetes, according to the ...The Guardian - 3h