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Shortsighted Taiwan may have lessons for the world as a preventable disease skyrockets
Up to 90% of young people in Taiwan have myopia but eye experts say the growing global trend can be reversed. In the final days of their eight-week bootcamp, dozens of young Taiwanese conscripts ...The Guardian - 11h -
World's oldest runestone may have been signed by a woman, researchers say
A woman may have signed her name on the world's oldest dated runestone, researchers in Norway have found, as they piece together the 2,000-year-old puzzle.NBC News - 4d -
Taiwan investigating a Chinese-crewed ship believed to have severed an undersea cable
Taiwanese authorities are investigating a Chinese-crewed ship suspected of severing an undersea communications cable in the latest such incident adding to tensions between Taipei and BeijingABC News - 3d -
The World Bank Pivoted to Climate. That Now May Be a Problem.
The Trump administration’s deep cuts to clean-energy programs are raising concerns about U.S. commitments to the lender.The New York Times - 3d -
Archaeologists may have found pharaoh's second tomb
The potential find comes just days after the announcement of the discovery of King Thutmose II's tomb.BBC News - 6d -
Do you have a favorite kid? Here's what may contribute to perception
A new study found that parental favoritism is real and that multiple factors like gender and culture could be influences.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
UK may have to leave human rights treaty, says Badenoch
The Conservative leader says international agreements must not stop the UK acting in its national interest.BBC News - 3d -
Stonehenge-like circle unearthed in Denmark may have links to UK
Archaeologists suggest ‘woodhenge’ was built between 2600 and 1600BC on similar axis to English stone circle. An “extraordinary” timber circle believed to be thousands of years old and connected to ...The Guardian - 2d -
The Darwin-verse may be a maddening world for Slot but he needs to keep Núñez onside | Barney Ronay
Telling Núñez off in public feels unnecessary at this late stage, like shoehorning a needless car chase into a film’s third act. Stop getting Darwin Núñez wrong! At the very least, can we please ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Dairy Workers May Have Passed Bird Flu to Pet Cats, CDC Study Suggests
But the study, whose publication was delayed by a pause in public communications by the agency, leaves key questions unanswered.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Why Walmart’s warning may have more to do with weight-loss drugs than tariffs
Walmart’s stock fell Thursday as quarterly earnings were expected to decline for the first time in three years, with strength in groceries and GLP-1 drug sales continuing to pressure margins.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
‘You dream about such things’: Brit who discovered missing pharaoh’s tomb may have unearthed another
Archaeologist believes his ‘find of the century’ – of Pharaoh Thutmose II – could be surpassed by ongoing excavation. To uncover the location of one long-lost pharaoh’s tomb is a career-defining ...The Guardian - 6d -
Trump’s Firing of Gen. Charles Q. Brown May Have Roots in George Floyd Protests
A four-minute video appears to have been a turning point for the president and Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the ousted Joint Chiefs chairman.The New York Times - 6d -
3 American women found dead in a Belize hotel may have overdosed on drugs, police say
Officials say three American women have been found dead over the weekend in a beach resort in BelizeABC News - 4d -
Fed’s Barkin says interest rates may have to rise to combat inflation headwinds
Barkin said he understands that the fight against inflation has been long, but that “it is critical that we remain steadfast.”MarketWatch - 3d -
Extra 220 children may have been wrongly detained as adult people smugglers in Australia, government admits
In 2023 the federal court ordered $27.5m compensation for an initial estimated 220 Indonesian minors wrongly detained – but that number has now doubled. Follow our Australia news live blog for ...The Guardian - 3d -
Eagles GM Howie Roseman says roster moves may not align with conventional wisdom, asks fans to have patience
Roseman said team could do some unexpected stuff in the offseasonCBS Sports - 3d -
Jobless claims may have just fired the clearest recession warning yet — here’s why investors should be worried
Layoffs by Elon Musk and his “DOGE,” along with signs of a slowing economy, spark questions about a potential serious stumble for the economy.MarketWatch - 1d -
Sunday shows preview: Trump workforce cuts, Ukraine-Russia rhetoric have world on edge
President Trump’s agenda is in full effect with numerous cuts to the federal workforce and Pentagon staff rounding out his objective to slash government spending with a focus on stark reform. One ...The Hill - 6d -
There is a clear Trump doctrine. Those who can’t see it won't have a say in reshaping the world | Nesrine Malik
The sooner the US’s former friends realise the old global order is over, the sooner they can organise to regain power and agency – the only language Trump understands. A resonant phrase during ...The Guardian - 5d -
Comedian Mae Martin wrote a rock album. When the world's chaotic, 'So much of life doesn't have a punch line'
The nonbinary Netflix star's debut LP, 'I'm a TV,' nails elder-millennial indie vibes. In a revanchist backlash, music was a balm.Los Angeles Times - 3d -
Premier League could be forced to have two summer transfer windows because of Club World Cup
Interim window planned for teams in competition League considering brief window at start of June The Premier League could be forced to operate two separate transfer windows this summer due to ...The Guardian - 1d -
U.S. considers increasing egg imports amid skyrocketing prices
Strategy to fight avian influenza includes vaccine research and more money for biosecurity, USDA says.CBS News - 2d -
Lessons in foreign aid from a trip to Uganda
When President Trump and Elon Mask brought the shutters down on USAID, I was reminded of things I had seen and heard in Uganda last month while conducting development research there — things that ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
3 Lessons the DEI Rollback Has Taught Us
We can learn a lot about corporate integrity from how companies respond to DEI.Inc. - 2d -
A Deadly Unidentified Disease Has Emerged in the DRC
More than 50 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, most within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms. Initial analysis suggests neither Ebola nor Marburg is the cause.Wired - 2d -
The obstacles preventing NHS England from slimming down
Health and Social Care Act and organisational bloat stand in Wes Streeting’s wayFinancial Times - 1d -
Congo mystery disease "investigation deepens," WHO says
The World Health Organization is investigating "another cluster of illness" in northern Congo, as a deadly mystery disease spreads in the region.CBS News - 1d -
Miami focus on Messi workload, injury prevention
Inter Miami head coach Javier Mascherano confirmed Lionel Messi will train with normality ahead of the match against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night, dispelling injury rumors.ESPN - 1h -
Wednesday Briefing: Taiwan Considers a Changed U.S.
Plus, the microphone turns 100.The New York Times - 3d -
Judge 'dissolves' order preventing Trump administration from overhauling USAID
A federal judge moved to "dissolve" a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from hollowing out the U.S. Agency for International Development.ABC News - Feb. 21 -
Many Americans are unaware of some heart disease risk factors, survey shows
Many Americans aren't aware of some of the biggest heart disease risk factors, according to a new survey from the Cleveland Clinic. CBS News' Michael George reports.CBS News - 4d -
Disease outbreaks and starvation set to grow after USAID cuts
Millions of people around the world are today feeling the repercussions of President Donald Trump’s decision to freeze international aid for 90 days and shut down the U.S.NBC News - 3d -
Trump needs a lesson on the Monroe Doctrine for US-Colombia relations
The decline of positive U.S. engagement in Colombia had already contributed to the spread of faux-democratic thinking and disinformation-fueled populism throughout the hemisphere.The Hill - 3d -
Trump and Musk's slash-and-burn tactics are a sticking point in talks to prevent a shutdown
President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk are taking a hatchet to federal agencies, using executive power to impose spending and job cuts that have sparked a polarizing debate in ...NBC News - 2d -
Why Jony Ive Says He Ignored Steve Jobs’ Final Lesson
In a radio interview, Ive says he can’t help do the one thing Jobs told him not to do.Inc. - 1d -
GOP push for DOGE cuts inflames talks to prevent shutdown
Growing calls among hardline House conservatives to incorporate cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) into a developing government funding bill are complicating efforts to ...The Hill - 19h -
Taiwan detains Chinese-crewed cargo ship after undersea cable damaged
Taiwan’s coastguard says it ‘cannot be ruled out that it was a grey-zone intrusion by China’. Taiwan’s coastguard has detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew after an undersea cable in the ...The Guardian - 3d -
Taiwan catches Chinese-owned ship in act of cutting subsea cable
Confrontation comes after Taipei launched crackdown on Beijing’s ‘shadow fleet’Financial Times - 3d