What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.
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What Slowdown? Xi Says China Must Win the Global Tech Race.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Throughout China’s annual legislative meeting, the national leader Xi Jinping made clear that he wants nothing to hold back his plans for China to march past its rivals by becoming a technological superpower. Not the economic slowdown or heavy local government debt, nor…

For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves
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For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than 100,000 Americans are on waiting lists for donor organs, most needing a kidney. Only 25,000 human donor kidneys become available each year. Twelve Americans on the kidney list die every day on average. Scientists first transplanted genetically engineered pig organs into…

‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World
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‘The Interview’: Ed Yong Wants to Show You the Hidden Reality of the World

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The science journalist and author Ed Yong likes to joke that during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020, the impact and reach of his reporting for The Atlantic turned him into “a character in the season of ‘Pandemic.’” Indeed, his Covid journalism…

Opinion | Can Democrats Be the Party of the Future Again?
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Opinion | Can Democrats Be the Party of the Future Again?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “The government hasn’t often delivered the things we said it should deliver,” said Khanna. In the CHIPS Act, which he co-wrote, “money was allocated for rural broadband, but we don’t have much evidence that it’s actually been dispersed and working.” Joe Biden’s Inflation…

Fact check: Are late-term abortions ever ‘medically necessary’? | US Election 2024 News

Fact check: Are late-term abortions ever ‘medically necessary’? | US Election 2024 News

Healthcare is considered “medically necessary” when it is required to maintain or restore a patient’s health. And, despite posts on social media claiming otherwise, abortion can fall into that category in emergency situations – even in the third trimester. “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never….

Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: Reports | Donald Trump News

Elon Musk sticking close to Trump, influencing US transition: Reports | Donald Trump News

The Tesla CEO, Trump’s most influential campaign backer, has turned into a key power broker in presidential transition. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is diving even deeper into the world of politics after Donald Trump’s election win, cosying up to the president-elect and offering him input on key administration hires, according…

‘Rare event’: Canada records its first human bird flu case | Health News

‘Rare event’: Canada records its first human bird flu case | Health News

A teenager from British Columbia tested positive for the H5 avian flu, and health authorities are investigating. Canada has confirmed its first human case of bird flu after a teenager tested positive for the virus, according to health authorities. The teenager, from the western province of British Columbia, is believed…

More than 40 monkeys on the loose in US town after escaping lab | Wildlife News

More than 40 monkeys on the loose in US town after escaping lab | Wildlife News

Police describe escapees, who are not carrying disease, as ‘harmless and a little skittish’, posing ‘almost no danger to public’. More than 40 monkeys escaped from a research lab in a small town in the United States after an employee failed to properly shut an enclosure. The 43 rhesus macaque…