Fauci says the idea that he hid a lab leak is ‘absurd’
More news – News 24 hours Monday is the first opportunity for lawmakers to ask him about his agency’s record-keeping practices. For Republicans on the committee, the hearing is also the culmination,...
View ArticleGoogle CEO testifies in Ozy Media founder’s fraud trial
More news – Breaking news At the center of the federal criminal trial is an incident in 2021 in which Mr. Watson’s deputy deceived Goldman Sachs employees on a fundraising call by posing as a YouTube...
View ArticleAs Ukraine expands its military draft, some men are in hiding
Related media – Latest news Tymofii Brik, a sociologist at the Kyiv School of Economics, said polls “suggest that the willingness to defend the nation among Ukrainians has remained constant”...
View ArticleSpicy noodles and pickled fish: Chinese restaurants move to Hong Kong
Related media – Breaking news In the Shek Tong Tsui area, where Return Home Hunan opened in May, many of the brightly colored restaurants – once mainstays of the neighborhood – had recently closed...
View ArticleWhen the only way out of the war in Gaza is to buy your way out
Related media – Breaking news In February, when Dr. Ghayyda traveled to the Egyptian capital to register his parents, sister and nephew, he took his 23-year-old son with him to avoid carrying more...
View ArticleGoogle restores AI search functionality after errors and flaws
More news – Latest news Liz Reid, Google’s recently promoted head of search, wrote in a blog post Thursday that the company has pared back its AI overviews in certain ways, implementing “additional...
View ArticleNew professional women’s hockey league will launch in 6 cities
Related media – Recent news For the first season, each team will play 24 regular season games starting in January 2024. The league says subsequent seasons will begin in November and include 32 games....
View ArticleHealth officials tried to circumvent public records laws, lawmakers say
More news – News 24 hours In one of those emails, from June 2021, Greg Folkers, Dr. Fauci’s former chief of staff, was discussing global biosafety practices and referenced an EcoHealth fact sheet....
View ArticleBiden proposes eliminating medical debt from credit reports
Related media – News 24 hours That has changed significantly in recent years, as the three national credit reporting agencies – TransUnion, Equifax and Experian – have eliminated much of that debt...
View ArticleA strange rock in a box is linked to a shooting star that fell 54 years ago
Related media – News 24 hours She and her team hunted down image negatives containing fireballs stored at the German Aerospace Center in Augsburg. After digitizing the images, the researchers...
View ArticleAnthony O’Reilly, the Irish tycoon who ran Heinz, has died at the age of 88
More news – Latest news Anthony JF O’Reilly, a charming, ambitious, Irish-born former president of the HJ Heinz Company who also owned newspapers, luxury brands and trophy houses in France and the...
View ArticleA Hungarian rapper’s caravan finds an unlikely new driver
More news – Latest news “I’m in the middle of this whole thing, and even I find it hard to explain what happened,” Mr. Toth said. “People cheer for him as if they were cheering for the Hungarian...
View ArticleHaving overcome the last obstacle, the Dutch leader is ready to become head...
More news – News 24 hours Mark Rutte, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands who has provided more than $3 billion in military support to Ukraine since 2022, on Thursday secured the final...
View ArticleAI-Powered Phones and Computers: A Convenience Boon, But a Privacy Challenge?
Related media – News 24 hours Tech giants such as Apple, Google and Microsoft are racing to develop smartphones and computers powered by artificial intelligence (AI). These devices promise to make our...
View ArticleThe mind is available, so the body doesn’t have much choice
Related media – News 24 hours Mike Duggan and his hockey buddies were strapping on their gear one recent morning when their banter turned, as it often does, to the topic of joint replacement...
View ArticleRising Drug Costs: Are Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Blame?
More news – Breaking news For many Americans, the rising tide of prescription drug prices seems like a relentless force, threatening to swamp family budgets and access to health care. While...
View ArticleEU targets Microsoft Teams bundling, saying it stifles competition
More news – Breaking news The European Union (EU) accuses Microsoft of foul play after regulators accused the tech giant of unfairly bundling its popular Teams video conferencing software with its...
View ArticleKenyan Parliament approves tax law amid controversy
More news – Latest news Kenyan lawmakers passed a controversial finance bill on Tuesday, sparking outrage from thousands of people who marched on parliament in Nairobi. Protesters have called on the...
View ArticleJulian Assange nears freedom after pleading guilty in leaked documents case
Related media – Recent news Concluding a years-long legal saga, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to return to Australia after pleading guilty to a single charge relating to the publication of...
View ArticlePassenger restrained with duct tape during flight risks a fine
More news – Latest news An American Airlines passenger who kicked and spat at flight attendants and passengers and attempted to open the cabin door before being secured to his seat with duct tape has...
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