A recent Republican tax bill could significantly increase opioid-related deaths due to reduced access to Medicaid’s treatment programs for opioid addiction, according to health economics researchers. The proposed cuts to Medicaid would result in around 156,000 people losing access to life-saving medications like methadone and buprenorphine. Researchers at Boston University and the University of Pennsylvania … Read more
The 2025 Open Championship cut is expected to land at one over par, with players like Sergio Garcia, Maverick McNealy, and Bryson DeChambeau making the most of their Friday performances. As Data Golf’s model shifted from a 92% chance of a two-over-par cut to a more balanced projection, top contenders are now fighting for weekend … Read more
Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams has shocked the organization by announcing his retirement from the NFL at the age of 30. The decision comes after Williams worked through an undisclosed injury during the team’s offseason activities. Williams, who played for the Chargers for seven years before being released ahead of the 2024 season, … Read more
Intense monsoon rains have battered central and southern parts of South Korea, lashing the country with the most rainfall in 120 years. At least four people have died and several others were rescued as floodwaters swept away cars and triggered landslides. Authorities issued their highest-level landslide alert on Thursday, warning that the next 48 hours … Read more
CBS has canceled “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” after a mid-summer vacation announcement left the studio audience in boos. The show’s cancellation is attributed to its unprofitable nature, despite being one of the top-rated programs in its time slot. Industry insiders claim that CBS executives weighed the pros and cons before making the decision, … Read more
The LHCb Collaboration at CERN has made groundbreaking observations that break charge-parity (CP) symmetry in baryons, offering insights into the universe’s matter-antimatter asymmetry. The findings are consistent with the Standard Model of particle physics but leave room for potential constraints on theoretical extensions. Current cosmological models suggest a Big Bang that produced equal amounts of … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is unlikely to fly again until 2026 due to ongoing thruster issues that have plagued the astronaut taxi since its first launch in June 2024. Without astronauts on board, NASA plans to conduct tests and analysis to find a fix for the problems. Starliner launched on its first crewed mission, known as … Read more
US President Donald Trump is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s congressional maps to create more House seats favorable to his party, as part of a broader effort to help the GOP retain control of the chamber in next year’s midterm elections. According to reports, Trump had a call with members of Texas’ Republican … Read more
Irene Mia is a leading expert on armed conflicts. She monitors the impact of these conflicts on politics, security, and economy globally, providing insights to countries affected by them, regional players, powerful nations, and the global order as a whole. Source: https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/online-analysis/2025/07/brics-and-the-future-of-strategic-non-alignment
Obesity rates are relatively low among hunter-gatherer communities in Tanzania, Bolivia, Siberia, and other less-developed nations. However, obesity is a significant issue in more affluent, industrialized countries. A recent study is challenging the conventional understanding of obesity’s causes. Many experts had long believed that lack of physical activity and excessive calorie consumption were the primary … Read more