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White House blocks Microsoft from foreign worker hiring program
An international visa program has for years allowed US tech companies to hire highly skilled workers from abroad.
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Drug target could block brain inflammation linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Blocking a receptor called P2X7 significantly reduced inflammation in human brain tissue, revealing a potential new treatment strategy for neurological and psychiatric disorders. The discovery could help researchers repurpose existing drugs for conditions including traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s…
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Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing apartment block as birthday gift for Putin
Building in Pryluky destroyed killing nine people including three children night before Russian president’s 74th birthday Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia’s military of deliberately killing civilians and bombing residential buildings as a macabre gift for Vladimir Putin, who celebrates his 74th birthday on…
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Residents win Curo service charge legal battle
People living in a block of flats take their landlord to tribunal over a 300 per cent increase.
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FDA-approved epilepsy drug may help reverse osteoarthritis damage
Researchers at Yale have identified a promising new approach to osteoarthritis that could do more than simply ease pain. The epilepsy drug lacosamide appears to block a protein involved in both pain signaling and cartilage destruction, helping damaged joints shift back toward repair in preclinical studies.
The New York TimesBusiness
Why a Court Order Didn’t Stop Trump From Keeping Reporters Off Air Force One
A judge temporarily blocked the president from barring journalists from White House grounds, but they are being excluded in other ways.
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3 media companies barred from White House return to court
CNN, MS NOW and Politico return to court Thursday to press their case that President Trump is infringing on their constitutional rights by blocking them from the White House.
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India defends satellite internet approval process after Elon Musk jab
Musk has claimed unnamed entities are blocking Starlink's launch to maintain their monopoly.
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US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits
How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a major case in which big oil companies attempted to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable…
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Stanford scientists turn a cancer driver into a kill switch
A Stanford-designed molecule turns a major lymphoma-promoting protein against cancer cells, activating their own self-destruct machinery instead of simply blocking tumor growth. In mice, the treatment completely eliminated aggressive human lymphoma tumors within 11 days, although much more testing is needed before it…
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How Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has brought the culture wars to the military
The New York Times reporter Greg Jaffe says Hegseth has disproportionately blocked promotions of Black and women senior officers, and he's also been purging the military of transgender people.
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more If a third runway is built at Heathrow, what will be the impact on the wealth of the nation? It will cost us somewhere between £23.4bn and £62.5bn. These are not my figures…
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California Sues to Block Trump From Weakening Fuel Economy Rules
The lawsuit is the 97th the state has filed against the Trump administration over the past year and a half.
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Trump Lawyers Cite Executive Privilege to Deny Kennedy Center Records
The documents were sought by the Democratic lawmaker who is suing to block the closure of the performing arts venue.
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Trump Lawyers Cite Executive Privilege to Deny Kennedy Center Records
The documents were sought by the Democratic lawmaker who is suing to block the closure of the performing arts venue.
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The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in
Personal AI agents promise to shop, book flights, and make reservations for you. But deliberate blocks and anti-bot defenses are getting in the way, leaving consumers caught in the middle. A new standard aims to help.
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Who has a high floor and a path to power play points? These fantasy hockey picks!
Hits plus blocked shots with a dash of power-play time could be the recipe for fantasy hockey success.
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Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial
Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.
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‘They take our water, our soil’: protesters fight ‘foreignisation’ as Javier Milei encourages land sales in Argentina
The country’s far-right president is courting billionaire investors by removing a block on foreign ownership of land and natural resources On 19 September, Marta Sahores, an 84-year-old chemistry professor and activist who has mobilised against mega-mining projects for more than two decades, took to the streets in…
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Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis
Scientists have found a surprising way to regrow damaged knee cartilage by blocking a protein that becomes more abundant with age. In old mice, the treatment restored naturally lost cartilage and also helped prevent osteoarthritis after ACL-like knee injuries, while human cartilage taken from knee replacement patients…
