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The scientist rewriting DNA and the future of medicine

A revolution is underway in gene editing — and at its forefront is David Liu, an American molecular biologist whose pi...

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Trump's tariffs will increase price of American clothing, footwear: trade group

About 97 per cent of the clothes and shoes purchased in the U.S. are imported, predominantly from Asia, according to the...

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Trump's tariffs present unpredictable threat to autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont.

'We're really in a fight with one man and his small group and his administration,' says union president...

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Mi'kmaw man gets house arrest after failing to argue 'aboriginal right to traffic in cannabis'

Darren Charles Marshall argued 'that he was exercising a treaty or aboriginal right to traffic in cannabis,' but the jud...

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CEO and other Hudson's Bay insiders face deadline to express interest in assets

Everything from leases to the rights to the company's famed Stripes brand and even its art collection may be up for grab...

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Poilievre promises to fund 50,000 addictions recovery spaces

'No middlemen, no bureaucracy, just real help for those who need it'...

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Reeling B.C. farmers anxious about 'the next episode' of avian flu

More than 8.7 million commercial and backyard birds have been culled in the province, more than half the national toll o...

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Second unvaccinated Texas child dies from measles as outbreak worsens

The outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas and Mexico...

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Texas Senate passes bill that would allow Elon Musk's Starbase City to close beaches in South Texas county

SB 2188, which passed in the Texas Senate Thursday, would allow Elon Musk's proposed Starbase City to oversee weekday cl...

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'No thanks mate': Big Dan's scorn for Peter Dutton's 'town is done' insult

Dutton should spend 'less time at Sydney cocktail parties'....

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The Irish Times view on Europe’s response to Trump’s tariffs: EU faces a tough call

A good short-term tactic is to see how the pressure on the US president builds at home, but at some stage EU retaliation...

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Federal probationary workers left in limbo amid legal challenges to mass firings

Probationary workers fired as part of President Trump's downsizing talked about their jobs and their ongoing employment ...

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#FixTheCountry plans May 1 protest over galamsey concerns – Barker-Vormawor

Private legal practitioner, Oliver Barker-Vormawor Private legal practitioner and social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor...

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$LIBRA scandal: US law firm prepares criminal class action lawsuit

Former federal prosecutor Timothy J. Treanor launched an investigation into the cryptocurrency and is appealing for affe...

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Evil and ‘unGhanaian’ – Ablakwa condemns rumours about Vice President

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has firmly dismissed rumours concerning ...

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The Irish Times view on China and Taiwan: Beijing lays down a marker

Critics of the US administration warn that its policy of “strategic ambiguity” in defence of Taiwan may be emboldeni...

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Despite supporting President on Rivers, NASS added clauses to reduce the six-month emergency rule – Spokesperson, Adaramodu

From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti The Spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has said that despite approving...

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'I will continue to fight': Le Pen supporters rally in Paris

Thousands of supporters gathered at Place Vauban for the event organised by Le Pen’s party, the National Rally....

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FACT CHECK: Video Shows Lizzo Music Video, Not New Hercules

A video shared on X claims to show a clip from a live-action Hercules film. If you thought that the woke Snow White was ...

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Janet Nguyen: Andrew Do is getting preferential treatment. Five years is too light a sentence.

The U.S. government needs to do the right thing and end the two-tiered justice system....

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Cristen Incitti: We need more housing of all types, sizes and locations. Let’s make building easier

If we are going to tackle rising costs, then addressing St. Paul’s severe housing shortage is key to ensuring all our ...

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Republicans double down on Trump’s tariffs as US economy tanks

Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to cr...

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Australians want change, but not if it looks like Donald Trump

What will the world’s reaction against Trump do to the widespread desire for change, and how will it impact the federa...

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Steggall shows climate guilt is for others

The Warringah MP gives a climate checklist to her Sydney voters. How is she doing?...

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Amelia Hamer pitched herself as a renter. She owns two investment properties

The Oxford-educated grandniece of former Victorian premier Rupert Hamer has pitched herself as a renter and someone who ...

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City Hall: On campaign spending, Health Department activity and county hiring freeze

City Hall: Big donors and party PACs are among biggest givers to City Council campaigns; Lincoln-Lancaster County Health...

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Three challenges for Dutton in landing the backflip on working from home

The opposition leader has made a necessary decision to stage a big policy shift so he can assure voters – especially w...

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," April 6, 2025

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Sen. John Barrasso join...

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The journalistic duty to expose the liar

The war crimes being perpetrated in Gaza will likely go unpunished, so the moral obligation of the press is at least to ...

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Visas revoked for some UCLA students, chancellor says

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk says 6 current students and 6 former students in a training program have had their visas rev...

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‘An NDC parliamentary candidate owns part of it’ – Ntim Fordjour alleges

The intercepted cocaine (L) and Rev. John Ntim Fordjour The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjou...

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Trump’s tariff war will hit budget hard as turmoil costs Australia billions

Economic fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit whoever wins government, with Australia unable to escape the glo...

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Edo Poll: PDP Faults Tribunal Judgement, Heads To Appeal Court

LAGOS – The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribuna...

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Judge again orders Trump administration to return man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison

A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland man who was mistakenly sen...

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The minor injured by a firearm in Figueres, victim of a game

First, it was said he was shot during a robbery. Later, it was reported that the minor himself was injured while handlin...

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Abure: Supreme Court Has Sacked You, You’ll Be Destroyed If You Attempt To Destroy Labour Party – Gov Otti

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has maintained that the recent Supreme Court ruling on the affairs of the Labour Party ...

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Fifth classic without miracle

A bitter fifth derby of the season. A Barça team with just nine first-team players competed brilliantly against a more...

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White House Official Says More Than 50 Countries Reached Out About Tariffs

'They're doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff,' Kevin Hassett said....

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La Caixa accelerates its commitment to industry

There was a time when banks had powerful industrial portfolios. An example was Banesto, when Mario Conde was its chairma...

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Reader's View: Get verifiable facts before forming opinions

And read the children's book, 'American Immigration: Our History, Our Stories'...

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Fallout of APC primaries: Chieftain Ibezi dumps party

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and former member of the House of Representatives, Ifeanyi Ibezi, has...

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Judge says deportation of Maryland man to an El Salvador prison was ‘wholly lawless’

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge is for the second time ordering the Trump administration to return a Maryland ma...