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Pellet in Secret Service agent's vest links suspect to WHCD attack, Pirro says : NPR

The pellet "definitively" links the suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, to the attack, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told CNN on Sunday.

German chancellor downplays row with Trump after troop drawdown announced | Reuters

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that ‌President Donald Trump does not share his opinions in order to work with the United States within NATO, but stressed there was no link between their rift and a planned troop drawdown.

Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal

The US is yet to formally confirm it has responded. However, Trump reportedly told Israel's Kan News it was unacceptable.

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Tamil Nadu, West Bengal election results 2026: Modi's party faces test in crucial India polls - BBC News

Today, it will find out whether that approach is leading to real breakthroughs.

Turning Up the Volume on Food Noise | Psychology Today

GLP-1 medicines such as semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), used primarily for the treatment of obesity and diabetes, also produced our biggest scientific breakthrough for understanding the origins of food noise.4 Users of these medicines, for instance, reported ...

Bridging Clinical Breakthroughs and Operative Excellence in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Care - APGCS - OncoDaily

Bridging Clinical Breakthroughs and Operative Excellence in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Care - APGCS / APGCS, APGCS 2026, Asia-Pacific Gastroenterology

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Two women die in attempted Channel crossing from France to UK | News | Al Jazeera

Two women thought to be from Sudan have died while trying to cross from northern France to the United Kingdom in a small boat, French officials say.

Explosion that killed 2 in U.K. is not being investigated as suspected terror incident, police say - CBS News

The explosion took place as authorities around the United Kingdom grapple with persistent acts of violence, including a spate of antisemitic attacks.

UK woman wins right to receive permanent birth control after exposing double standards in health service | CNN

A British woman who was denied permanent birth control through the UK ’s national health service on the grounds she might regret the decision has won her case with the country’s health ombudsman after a 10-year legal battle

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Dual Trend Of Using AI As Your Mental Health Advisor On Both A Scheduled Basis And Also Impromptu

This analysis of AI breakthroughs is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).

3rd International Conference on Life Sciences (LiSci 2026) – AIRCC Publishing Corporation

July 28 ~ 29, 2026, Virtual Conference ... evolving frontiers of biological and biomedical sciences. As life science research enters a new era shaped by breakthroughs in genomics, synthetic biology, neurotechnology,…...

7th International Conference on Natural Language Processing & Applications (NLPA 2026) – AIRCC Publishing Corporation

July 25 ~ 26, 2026, Toronto, Canada ... and applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP). As language technologies continue to evolve through breakthroughs in large…...

12th International Conference on Data Mining (DaMi 2026) – AIRCC Publishing Corporation

As data continues to grow in scale, complexity, and diversity, DaMi 2026 brings together researchers, practitioners, and industry innovators to explore the latest breakthroughs in machine learning, generative AI, large scale analytics, graph intelligence, multimodal mining, and responsible ...

12th International Conference on Circuits and Systems (CIRSY 2026) – AIRCC Publishing Corporation

As technology continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, CIRSY 2026 aims to bring together leading researchers, academics, industry experts and practitioners to share breakthroughs, discuss emerging challenges and explore future directions in electronic design and system level integration.

📜 History Fact

The French Revolution began in 1789, overthrowing the monarchy and aristocracy and spreading ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

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