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Public health takes center stage in US midterm campaigns: ‘It’s already been politicized’

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-06T14:04:56+00:00

Some candidates are making public health a central part of their midterm campaigns amid Trump’s war on science As public health has become increasingly politicized in the US, with a particularly chaotic year under the Trump administration, some political candidates are pushing back by making public health a central part of their campaigns – and the grassroots organization Defend Public Health has ideas about how to do it.On Monday, the group launched guiding principles for campaigns to prioritize public health, called the People’s Health Platform, highlighting the importance of ensuring health

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Republicans fooled by AI-generated image of US crew member rescued in Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-06T14:03:43+00:00

Fake image of airman surrounded by smiling military members has been reshared more than 21,000 times on the X platformSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxRepublican politicians were hoaxed over the weekend by an image purporting to be a downed US warplane crew member rescued by military special forces in Iran on Saturday, igniting a call for a national “crash course in media literacy”.Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general and a US senate candidate and Mike Lawler, a New York representative, were all caught out for “li

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En Hongrie, vent d’inquiétude dans le capitalisme de connivence de Viktor Orban

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-06T14:00:08+00:00

Les entreprises qui prospèrent sur les marchés publics depuis l’arrivée au pouvoir du Fidesz, en 2010, voient leurs cours boursiers chuter à l’approche des élections législatives du 12 avril, alors que les sondages indiquent que l’opposant Péter Magyar a une chance de l’emporter.

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At Least 4 Killed in Iranian Strike in Haifa, Israeli Officials Say

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:48:10+00:00

Rescue workers recovered four bodies from a residential building in the port city of Haifa after air defenses failed to intercept an Iranian strike, Israeli officials said.

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At Least 4 Killed in Strike in Northern Israel

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:48:09+00:00

Rescue workers recovered four bodies from a residential building in the port city of Haifa after air defenses failed to intercept an Iranian strike, Israeli officials said.

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Polymarket criticized over ‘disgusting’ bets on fate of pilots on US jet shot by Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:39:59+00:00

US congressman decried bets on when two crew members on the F-15 jet shot down by Iranian forces would be rescuedAfter strong criticism from a federal lawmaker, the online betting platform Polymarket stopped accepting wagers on when US warplane crew members who were shot down in Iran might be rescued. It promised to investigate how the market materialized.The criticism came from Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democratic representative who earned two bronze star medals serving with the United States marine corps in Iraq from 2003 to 2008 and published an X post describing Polymarket’s acceptance

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Ahead of polls, Kerala parties wage poster war

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:38:10+00:00

The battle for visibility has found space in every nook and cranny of the State

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Broker’s call: Orient Electric (Buy)

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:36:11+00:00

We model Orient to report revenue and PAT CAGRs of 11.7 per cent and 25.4 per cent, respectively, over FY25–28E

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GITAM develops IoT-based system to help sericulture farmers

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:35:59+00:00

The system integrates in-field soil sensors, a micro-weather station, and a cloud-based data layer that translates field inputs into actionable farm decisions

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The Hindu Group, SRMIST inaugurate two-day Deep Tech Summit 2026

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:32:34+00:00

Panneerselvam Madanagopal, CEO, MeitY Startup Hub, (MSH), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, said that the need for industry-academia collaboration is extremely critical

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Gold rises over 1% to ₹1.51 lakh/10g in futures trade

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:27:08+00:00

On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal for June delivery climbed ₹1,621, or 1.08 per cent, to ₹1,51,301 per 10 grams, from Thursday’s closing level of ₹1,49,680 per 10 grams.

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У Києві презентували книгу про ізраїльську операцію "Залізні мечі": ГУР провели паралелі з війною в Україні

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-06T13:27:00+00:00

Видання книги стало можливим за підтримки Ярослава та Станіслава Гришиних - співзасновників компанії "Генерал Черешня".

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The Latest Blows to Iran’s Leadership

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:21:37+00:00

An Iranian intelligence chief killed overnight on Monday was one of several Iranian officials who occupied their posts for only a few months.

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Trump to detail rescue mission as Iran rebuffs U.S. war demands

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:21:22+00:00

The rescue of a crewman averted a potentially disastrous POW situation, but Trump’s threats showed frustration amid a dangerous and politically unpopular war.

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Жорсткі прайс-кепи посилюють дефіцит електроенергії, – Тинний

Source: UNIAN (General) · Published: 2026-04-06T13:21:00+00:00

фото УНІАН, В'ячеслав РатинськийУкраїнський енергетичний ринок втрачає інвестиції та можливості розвитку через жорстке державне регулювання цін, зокрема через прайс-кепи. Про це заявив бізнесмен, засновник...

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Guerre au Moyen-Orient : Planet Labs PBC cesse de diffuser des photos satellites de la région, à la demande du gouvernement américain

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-04-06T13:18:09+00:00

Les clients de Planet Labs ne peuvent plus accéder aux images prises depuis le 9 mars par les satellites de l’entreprise américaine, sur un territoire allant de Gaza à l’Afghanistan, et de l’Ouzbékistan au Yémen, a pu constater « Le Monde ».

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Proposals for immediate ceasefire to halt war circulated to US and Iran

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-04-06T13:17:37+00:00

Mediators want both sides to agree to suspend hostilities but Tehran warns peace talks ‘incompatible with threats’Middle East crisis – live updatesProposals for an immediate ceasefire have been circulated to Washington and Tehran in an attempt to halt the five-week-old war and stave off an extraordinary threat issued by Donald Trump to bomb Iran’s power plants.Mediators from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey want both sides to agree to suspend hostilities and reopen the strait of Hormuz, to be followed by a period of detailed negotiations intended to reach a more complete peace agreement. Continue re

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Asia Pacific youth is invested in secure internet governance: Samiran Gupta

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:16:39+00:00

It is important for significant markets like India, China, Tunisia, and Malaysia to participate in conversations around internet governance, says Samiran Gupta, MD, ICANN, Asia Pacific

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Why is India switching to PNG from LPG? | bl.Explained

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-04-06T13:15:06+00:00

A crisis thousands of kilometres away is reshaping how Indian homes cook. As West Asia tensions threaten LPG supply routes, India has made a decisive and mandatory shift from LPG cylinders to piped natural gas (PNG).

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