Ukraine to sue Poland, Hungary, Slovakia over grain import ban (ptv-news.com.pk)
Early treatment of child obesity is effective (www.sciencedaily.com)
The early treatment of obesity in children is effective in both the short and long term, researchers report.
Possible misconduct found in papers from Italian minister of health (www.science.org)
An Italian newspaper has found duplicated images in eight cancer papers co-authored by the country’s minister of health, Orazio Schillaci. Schillaci, a physician with a Ph.D. in nuclear medicine, published the papers between 2018 and 2022 while working in the faculty of medicine of the University of Rome Tor Vergata....
The EU needs a coherent strategy on Russian sanctions (www.spectator.co.uk)
“This week, the European Union opted to extend sanctions on some 1,800 Russian companies and individuals for another six months, but it also lifted sanctions on three wealthy individuals. Alongside this, a recodification of the rights of member states which means that, in the name of preventing ‘exports’, individual...
US and Iran expected to complete $6bn prisoner swap deal (www.theguardian.com)
The US and Iran are expected to pull off a controversial prisoner swap on Monday involving the unfreezing by the Biden administration of $6bn (£4.8bn) of Iranian oil money held in South Korea since 2018....
BBC launches 'urgent' investigation into issues raised over Russell Brand claims (www.express.co.uk)
The BBC confirmed an investigation is underway after Russell Brand was accused of allegations including rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse - which the comedian has strongly denied.
First global survey reveals who is doing ‘gain of function’ research on pathogens and why (www.nature.com)
As US policymakers spar over how to regulate research involving potentially harmful pathogens, a report finds that it will be difficult to do so without compromising studies that are necessary for creating vaccines and life-saving therapies....
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care (apnews.com)
Russell Brand Accused of Rape, Sexual Assault at Height of His Fame (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
Poland, Hungary, Slovakia Defy End Of EU Ukraine Grain Import Ban (ptv-news.com.pk)
ITIA Publishes 126-Page Report Of Independent Tribunal's Decision To Suspend Simona Halep (www.itia.tennis)
The charges brought by the ITIA against Halep as captured in the document include a positive in-competition doping test for Roxadustat and a second count being irregularities in her biological passport after an analysis of 51 blood samples, with the panel in consensus that there was 'illicit blood manipulation'....
ABC News: American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks (abcnews.go.com)
Parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada are under tropical storm warnings as Hurricane Lee nears (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Lee will take a swipe at parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada starting Friday with heavy rain and strong winds that could lead to localized flooding and knock out power across communities....
Explosion at world’s largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke (apnews.com)
An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire....
SEC Charges Connecticut Advisory Firm GlennCap and its Owner with Cherry-Picking. (www.sec.gov)
IRS will pause taking claims for pandemic-era tax credit due to an influx of fraudulent claims (apnews.com)
The Internal Revenue Service is pausing accepting claims for a pandemic-era tax credit until 2024 due to rising concerns that an influx of applications are fraudulent....
Europe probes China’s electric car subsidies as imports soar (www.cnn.com)
The European Union is launching an investigation into China’s state support for makers of electric vehicles as soaring imports of their cars stoke fears for the future of European auto manufacturers....
Federal court rules Obama-era DACA program still unlawful (www.washingtonpost.com)
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New Mexico AG to Investigate Gallup-McKinley School District for Harsh Discipline of Native American Students (www.propublica.org)
U.S. probing prosecutions of migrants from Muslim-majority countries exposed by Times investigation (web.archive.org)
The Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation into the federal government’s use of a little-known law to disproportionately prosecute and imprison migrants from Muslim-majority countries....
Where America stands: New power centers, aging population (www.axios.com)
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Nobel-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted in tax evasion case (www.npr.org)
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted of a final tax evasion charge Tuesday though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte used to muzzle her critical reporting....
What Manchester Museum’s return of 174 Indigenous artefacts tells us about the future of museums (theconversation.com)
A focus on relationships is relatively new. But if museums are to remain relevant, trusted institutions they need to move beyond traditional models of authority.