When it comes to food poisoning, the body — well, more specifically, the brain — keeps score. Almost everyone can relate to eating something that caused them, to put it delicately, to suffer severe gastrointestinal distress that then renders…
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District official in Kursk region resigns amid blame for failing to evacuate locals ahead of Ukrainian incursion — Meduza
After months of resisting calls to step down, Marina Degtyareva resigned on Wednesday from her post as the head of the Kursk region’s Korenevsky district. She faced intense criticism for her district’s failure to organize timely evacuations…
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Neanderthals Continued to Grow into Adulthood — Even Their Faces
Thanks to modern technology (and based on skull remains), we can now reconstruct a likely approximation of the faces of our ancient Neanderthal ancestors. When we look at those faces, we see beings that resemble us in many ways, but with more…
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Yeltsin Center cancels ‘I Killer the Tsar’ performance in Yekaterinburg amid online conservative backlash — Meduza
Without explanation, the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg has canceled a performance of I Killed the Tsar scheduled for June 5. The play is a post-documentary drama about the execution of Russia’s last emperor, Nicholas II, and his family in…
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Novel point-of-care technology delivers accurate HIV results in minutes
A team of Northwestern University scientists spanning disciplines have developed new technology that could lead to the creation of a rapid point-of-care test for HIV infection competitive with traditional lab-based HIV testing in a fraction of…
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Study finds nearly five-fold increase in hospitalizations for common cause of stroke
Cervical artery dissection is a tear in an artery in the neck that provides blood flow to the brain. Such a tear can result in blood clots that cause stroke. A new study has found almost a five-fold increase in the number of U.S. hospitalizations…
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The artist behind Zelensky’s burning Kremlin painting
A painting by Georgian artist Sandro Antadze depicting the Moscow Kremlin in flames drew global attention after Time Magazine published a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posing in front of it in his bedroom. After tracking down…
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Kiev backs minerals deal beneficial to US and America FM
The gaffe occurred during remarks by Andrey Sibiga on a potential agreement between Kiev and Washington
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga appeared to confuse Ukraine and the US while speaking on Tuesday about a potential agreement between…
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Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world
National security adviser Mike Waltz’s team regularly set up chats on Signal to coordinate official work on issues including Ukraine, China, Gaza, Middle East policy, Africa and Europe, according to four people who have been personally added to…
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Russian military court sentences two officers to a combined 38 years in prison for murder, torture, and desecration of bodies — Meduza
A Russian military court has sentenced Colonel Yevgeny Malyshko and Senior Sergeant Roman Timonin to 20 and 18 years in prison, respectively, on charges of murder, torture, and desecration of the bodies of seven fellow servicemen. Journalists at…
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