Nicușor Dan, the mayor
Nicușor Dan is an independent candidate who has been the mayor of Bucharest, Romania’s capital, since 2020.
A mathematician, he moved into activism and politics in the late 1990s upon his return from Paris,…
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Scientist Who Discovered ‘Dark Oxygen’ Ignored It For Years. Here’s Why. : ScienceAlert
Children are always asking “Why?” As they experience things for the first time, it’s natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that challenges their experience and understanding.
This…
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Russia attacks Kyiv Oblast: man injured, houses damaged and business on fire – photos
Rescue workers at the scene. Photo: Kyiv Oblast Military Administration
A man has been injured, two houses have been damaged and a fire has broken out on the premises of a commercial business in the Fastiv district in Kyiv…
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A Steaming-Hot Volcanic Vent Has Opened Up in Yellowstone : ScienceAlert
It may be famous for its reliable ‘Old Faithful’ geyser, but one should never forget that Yellowstone National Park sits on top of a rumbling, dynamic, active supervolcano.
Changes are always happening, sometimes spectacularly, sometimes less…
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How An RFE/RL Journalist Reported Undercover In Crimea
Artem Lysak, an Emmy-winning journalist, risked his freedom to report undercover from Russia-occupied Crimea — navigating FSB interrogations, surveillance fears, and the constant threat of arrest, all while documenting human rights abuses and…
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US, Ukraine Hold ‘Meaningful’ Talks In Saudi — US-Russia Up Next
President Donald Trump suggested during a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States take ownership of Ukraine’s power plants as he seeks to bridge a wide divide between Moscow and Kyiv and secure a full…
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This cholesterol-lowering drug combo could save hundreds of thousands of lives, claim scientists
A powerful combination of two cholesterol-lowering drugs could prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases, according to the largest analysis of its kind.
Published in the journal Mayo…
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Leakers to Musk: We’re ‘not Elon’s servants’
The pervasive fear and anger that have been rippling through federal agencies over Elon Musk’s slashing approach to shrinking government deepened even further on Friday over the billionaire tech mogul’s threat to root out and punish anyone…
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Lukashenko’s Nuclear Plans: A Power Play for Belarus and Russia
In 1999, the “eternal rulers” Putin and Lukashenko signed the “Treaty on the Creation of the Union State.” Besides merging Russia and Belarus into a “unified and indestructible union,” they planned cooperation in several…
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Former US Attorney who oversaw Russian war crime, MS-13 prosecutions found dead in VA home
A former U.S. Attorney was found dead at her home in Virginia Saturday morning, according to authorities.
Jessica Aber, 43, was found in her home in Alexandria after the Alexandria Police Department responded to a call for an unresponsive woman…
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