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Education

The Guardian view on mental health: the new secretary of state should make it a priority | Editorial

Today at 19:30 PM, via The Guardian

Parity for people with physical and psychological ailments has been promised for years. New neighbourhood clinics are a step in the right direction

The rise in children and young people with mental health problems makes this week’s announcement of a new network of community clinics in England particularly welcome. A&E departments have recorded an increase in difficult-to-manage symptoms...

Entertainment

Chiefs confirm Abrahams loan deal

Today at 19:36 PM, via The Citizen

‘Abrahams now joins Amakhosi as the team prepares for the MTN8 quarterfinal clash against Golden Arrows,’ said Chiefs.

Science/Tech

The US Government’s Mario, Pokemon and Naruto Meme Posting Could Damage These Franchises, Japanese Officials Warn

Today at 21:00 PM, via Slashdot

Japanese officials have repeatedly asked the Trump administration to stop using characters from franchises such as Mario, Pokemon, and Naruto in unauthorized government memes and pro-war videos, warning that the posts could damage the intellectual property involved. IGN reports: Official US government social media accounts, including The White House’s X account, have posted various memes and...

Health

This A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in Nature

Today at 20:00 PM, via New York Times

Scientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

Health

Senate Panel Holds Fauci in Contempt of Congress

Today at 15:52 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued that he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential pardon.