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Microplastics found at higher concentrations in the brain
The tiny bits of plastic pollution that make their way from the environment into our bodies accumulate at much higher concentrations in the human brain than in other organs, a new study shows. Microplastics are broken down from plastic waste and can be found across the planet, people then consume the particles through food, water and even air. Source link Read Details ⇢
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Yankees’ Aaron Judge talks Mets’ Juan Soto’s playoff belief
New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge thinks the Yankees have a better chance of winning the World Series than their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets. Judge, 32, was asked about his former teammate, Juan Soto, and Soto’s apparent conclusion that he had a better chance to win with the… Read Details ⇢
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Hamas to release six Israeli captives, hand over four bodies this week | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hamas will release six Israeli captives and hand over the bodies of four others this week as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the group’s leader in the enclave said. Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Palestinian group in Gaza said the handover of the bodies will take place in Gaza… Read Details ⇢
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Severance season 2 is a big Apple TV+ hit – here are 5 reasons why I’m obsessed with it
Severance fans waited three long years for the Apple TV+ show to return, during which time we had to entertain ourselves with other things. Thankfully, there are plenty of great options thanks to the best Apple TV+ shows and best Apple TV+ movies on offer, so I was able to… Read Details ⇢
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Vatican cancels Pope’s weekend events, but says he is eating, reading
The statue of Pope John Paul II stands outside the Gemelli hospital, where Pope Francis is hospitalised for tests and treatment for bronchitis in Rome, on February 18, 2025. FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP A hospitalized Pope Francis breakfasted and read the papers as usual on Tuesday, February 18, his fifth… Read Details ⇢
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Filmmaker Alessandra Celesia revisits Northern Ireland conflict in ‘The Flats’
An award-winning filmmaker has spoken to FRANCE 24 about how a dark sense of humour is the strength of the real-life characters in her latest film. “The Flats” has just been released here in France and revisits what has become known as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the conflict there… Read Details ⇢
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North Korea vows to expand nuclear forces, blasts US for ‘outdated’ denuclearization plan
North Korea on Tuesday vowed to expand its nuclear forces under Kim Jong Un and criticized the U.S. and its neighbors in Asia for pushing a denuclearization plan against the authoritarian regime. North Korea’s foreign ministry denounced the joint pledge between the U.S., South Korea and Japan as an “outdated, absurd plan” and… Read Details ⇢
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Tren de Aragua: America’s new bogeyman | Opinions
On his very first day back in office as president of the United States of America, Donald Trump signed an executive order naming the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a “foreign terrorist organisation”. Also named in the order were Mexican drug cartels and the predominantly Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13).… Read Details ⇢
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One Redditor spotted an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D for $99 in the wildest price drop I’ve ever seen
A Reddit user spotted AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D at an astonishingly low price at a Walmart store A similarly deep discount on Intel’s i5 14600K was seen at the same store This comes amid Nvidia and AMD’s preparation for new GPU launches At a time when the hunt for the… Read Details ⇢