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  Department’s social media post on Israel trip ‘strictly non-political’ – Paul Givan
Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan has defended asking his officials to publicise a visit he made to a school in Israel, saying it was a “strictly non-political” message. He also said the Department of Education social media post took less...
    
  Listen: How full-body scans could predict your long-term health
Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. On this episode of the Big Brains podcast, a medical physicist digs into how AI-enhanced MRIs could transform health care. What does it mean to...
    
  The legal and political questions surrounding Trump's deployment of National Guard troops
Health insurance premiums remain central sticking point of government shutdown
As the government shutdown enters its 34th day, tax credits for Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums remain the central sticking points as costs are set to skyrocket to thousands of dollars a month. Democrats are demanding Republicans...
    
  Businessperson of the year and legislative breakfast honorees
Chambers of commerce from across Nassau County honored their businesspersons of the year on Friday, Oct. 31, at the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce’s 40th Annual Businesspersons of the Year and Legislative Breakfast held at Crest Hollow...
    
  Vermont Health Connect open enrollment started Saturday
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Most Vermonters who get their health insurance on Vermont Health Connect, the state’s Affordable Care Act exchange, don’t typically shop around each year. They’re...
    
  Michigan Secures ‘The Largest Economic Project in History’ From OpenAI, Oracle
Image: Google Gemini OpenAI is planting its biggest flag yet in the US, teaming up with Oracle and Related Digital on a $7 billion hyperscale data center campus in Michigan — a project billed as “the largest economic project in the state’s...
    
  WellStone launches Alabama's first mobile mental health clinic
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — WellStone is bringing mental health care directly to the community with Alabama’s first Mobile Mental Health Clinic. The van will serve children, teens, and adults, helping remove barriers such as transportation and scheduling...
    
  Business News | India Needs to Achieve Technological Sovereignty to Ensure Strategic Autonomy: Principal Scientific Adviser to Government
By Kaushal Verma New Delhi [India] November 3 (ANI): India needs to achieve a new phase of growth with technological sovereignty at its core, Government's Principal Scientific Adviser Ajay Kumar Sood has said. Also Read | Poonch: Soldier Killed in...
    
  Chronic diseases cause 80 pct of deaths in Macau: Health chief
The Health Bureau (SSM) announced in a statement yesterday that it held a launch ceremony at the Tap Seac Health Centre on Saturday for its “Chronic Disease Management Programme”. SSM Director Alvis Lo Iek Long told the ceremony that chronic...
    
  Questrade secures approval to launch Canada's newest bank (Business)
Photo: The Canadian Press The Questrade logo is seen on a smartphone in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini Canadians should soon have a new banking option as Questrade Financial Group...
    
  Corus announces recapitalization deal as it seeks relief from its debt burden (Business)
Photo: The Canadian Press The Corus logo at Corus Quay in Toronto is shown on Friday, June 22, 2018. Corus Entertainment Inc. says it has signed a recapitalization deal that will see its debtholders take ownership of the company. Under an...
    
  Business News | India, Bahrain Advance Talks on Bilateral Investment Treaty and CEPA to Boost Economic Ties: MEA
New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): India and Bahrain took a major step forward in their economic partnership by agreeing to advance talks on a Bilateral Investment Treaty and begin negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement...
    
  Paul Hosford: Ivan Yates controversy strengthens belief that media/political nexus is too close
It's very likely that nobody in Fianna Fáil saw the issue.Ivan Yates is highly thought of in media and political circles. It's understandable that one might think that if anyone could whip a political newcomer like Jim Gavin into shape, it would...
    
  Why the “Next 1,000 Days,” After a Child’s First 1,000 Days, Are Critically Important for Health, Development
By National Institute for Early Education Research The National Institute for Early Education Research reports that a robust and growing body of international research shows that too many children across the globe are not receiving nurturing care...
Massive Upgrade: New Bailey Creek Health and Rehab Coming to Texarkana
Exciting business news for Texarkana! Bailey Creek Health and Rehab is excited to announce the start of construction of our new 71,800 square-foot skilled nursing facility located at 5111 Jefferson Avenue near I-30 East. New State-of-the-Art...
    
  Might The Supreme Court Save Trump’s Economic Chestnuts?
(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Believe it or not, President Donald Trump is in serious trouble. Whether his unfavorability ratings for handling the economy are 55%, 57%, or 60%, those ratings are about as deep underwater as a U.S. president...
    
  Teen took own life after mental health struggle
Warning: This story discusses suicide and mental health, and may upset some readers. A teenager's suicide has highlighted the dangers of children being exposed to pornography and sexualised online interactions, a coroner has found. The 16-year-old...
    
  Ofwat begins consultation on alterations to environmental commitments for PR24
Ofwat has commenced a consultation regarding upcoming changes it plans to make on the environmental commitments of water companies in Price Review 2024 (PR24). In April 2025, after Ofwat’s final determinations of each water companies’ PR24 plans,...
    
  In Greece, scientists use mussels to detect microplastics in the sea
In Greece, mussels have become natural "sensors" of sea purity – they help scientists record the increasing levels of microplastics, which imperceptibly accumulate even in the country's cleanest waters. This is stated in a Reuters article, writes...