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Pope Leo Puts Poor, Marginalized Center Stage in First Major Text

Pope Leo XIV called Thursday for the poor and marginalized, including migrants, to be at the center of the Catholic Church's mission, in the first major publication of his papacy. In the Apostolic Exhortation "Dilexi te" ("I have loved you", in Latin), the US pope warned against the "growth of a wealthy elite, living ...

Exosomes: The Next Cellular Hype

From aesthetic clinics to Instagram feeds, exosomes are everywhere. Celebrated as the next breakthrough in cellular rejuvenation, these microscopic vesicles derived from stem cells are said to boost skin regeneration, refine texture, and restore firmness, all without surgery. But what exactly are exosomes? They are nanoparticles naturally ...

US Faces Travel Delays as Government Shutdown Wears On

Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff. Democrats voted for a sixth time to block a Republican stopgap funding measure to reopen government departments, keeping much of the federal workforce home or working without pay. With ...

Mr. Trump, There Are Still Hostages Left…

Yes, we are the four and a half million Lebanese – prisoners of a country that has been hijacked. We live trapped in the open, under the rule of a militia that has seized a nation, its people and the state itself. Hezbollah is no force of resistance. It is an occupying power from within. It decides when Lebanon goes to war, whom it must obey ...

Gaza, Hamas, Israel and Hezbollah on This is America!

On this week’s episode of This is America, we cover the ongoing negotiations in Cairo over Gaza and the US government shutdown. We also feature an exclusive interview with Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), who shares his insights on the Gaza conflict and the prospects for peace in the region.

US, Qatar, Turkey to Join Third Day of Gaza Peace Talks in Egypt

Qatar's prime minister and senior delegates from the United States and Turkey will join Hamas and Israeli negotiators on Wednesday for a third day of talks aimed at ending the Gaza war. Israel and Hamas are holding indirect negotiations in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, based on a 20-point plan proposed by US President Donald Trump ...

Trio Wins Physics Nobel for Quantum Mechanical Tunnelling

Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in action, the Nobel jury said. The trio was honoured "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit," the jury said. Quantum mechanics ...

AI and Employment: A Process of Creative Destruction

AI is hailed for boosting efficiency, speed, and productivity. But behind the hype, a global concern looms: could it put millions of jobs at risk? From Salesforce headquarters to Amazon warehouses, from New York offices to emerging markets, one question dominates: is AI a ticking social time bomb? A Subtle but Global Threat The IMF estimates ...

Edito ...

It has no face. No body. And yet, it is everywhere. Artificial intelligence (AI) has slipped into our phones, our cars, our medical diagnoses, our administrative decisions, our screens. It simulates and executes. So why do we still hesitate to look it straight in the eye? Because it is abstract? Because we still think it’s meant only for ...

Medical Helicopter Crashes on California Highway

Three people were in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed onto a California highway on Monday, US media reported, with local authorities saying emergency crews had closed some traffic lanes. The helicopter crashed just after 7:00 pm (0200 GMT Tuesday) on eastbound Highway 50 in state capital Sacramento, with flight-tracking data ...

Anisimova Thrashes Gauff in 58 Minutes to Make China Open Final

US Open runner-up Amanda Anisimova crushed defending champion Coco Gauff in just 58 minutes on Saturday to reach her first China Open final. The third seed thrashed second-seeded fellow American Gauff 6-1, 6-2 in Beijing. Anisimova plays either fifth seed Jessica Pegula, also of the United States, or 26th-seeded Linda Noskova of the Czech ...

Hamas Says Ready to Free Gaza Hostages Under Trump Ceasefire Proposal

Hamas Says Ready to Free Gaza Hostages Under Trump Ceasefire Proposal Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said Friday it was willing to release all hostages held in Gaza under the framework laid out in US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal. "The movement announces its approval for the release of all hostages—living and ...