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World

How Israel’s combat medicine has changed

Yesterday at 23:23 PM, via NPR

More Israeli soldiers’ lives have been saved in this war compared to previous Gaza wars, due to medical advances, new technology and lessons learned on the operating table.

Education

‘I had teachers crying’: the schools trying to plug million-dollar funding holes after Trump cuts

Yesterday at 20:00 PM, via The Guardian

Ashe county, North Carolina, and thousands of other school districts are scrambling after a freeze on nearly $7bn

In the time it took to read an email, the federal money vanished before Eisa Cox’s eyes: dollars that supported the Ashe county, North Carolina, school district’s after-school program, training for its teachers and salaries for some jobs.

The email from the US Department of...

Education

Uganda: UPC Demands Equal Pay and Improved Conditions for Teachers

Yesterday at 19:53 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has called on government to urgently address salary disparities and poor working conditions in the education sector, warning that persistent neglect could derail the country’s human capital development.

Lifestyle

Queen Thandi takes on a second title

Yesterday at 18:11 PM, via The South African

Queen Thandi of the Zulu nation was capped with a doctoral degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s graduation ceremony.

Science/Tech

Teflon diet, garlic milk and zebra cows triumph at 2025 Ig Nobel prizes

Today at 00:00 AM, via The Guardian

Researchers into idea to blend powdered PTFE into food as a zero-calorie filler to curb hunger win chemistry prize

For decades scientists, doctors and public health officials have battled to solve the obesity crisis. Now researchers have won an Ig Nobel prize for a radical new approach: slashing people’s calorie intake by feeding them Teflon.

The left-field proposal was inspired by zero calorie...

Science/Tech

Google Adds Gemini To Chrome Desktop Browser for US Users

Yesterday at 23:01 PM, via Slashdot

Google has added Gemini features to Chrome for all desktop users in the US browsing in English following a limited release to paying subscribers in May. The update introduces a Gemini button in the browser that launches a chatbot capable of answering questions about page content and synthesizing information from multiple tabs. Users can remove the Gemini sparkle icon from Chrome’s interface....

Health

What It Means to Set a Boundary

Yesterday at 17:01 PM, via New York Times

It might sound counterintuitive, but your relationships can benefit from rules and limitations.