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The world often asks whether we can afford to invest in preparedness before a crisis occurs. The more relevant question is whether we can afford not to. Credit: UNICEF/Carmel Ndomba MbikayiOpinion by Mario Jimenez (washington dc)Tuesday, June 09, 2026Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, June 9 (IPS) – When the world learned that Ebola was spreading across parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, one fact stood out above all others: there was no approved vaccine for the virus responsible. Not because scientists only recently discovered it.Not because the technology does not exist.But because the world never made the…

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Hormone Fluctuations Can Cause Anxiety and DepressionThe shifting hormones in the years leading up to and after the end of periods cause a wide range of scientifically documented symptoms.Common physical issues include hot flashes, night sweats, hair loss, weight gain, vaginal dryness, and urinary issues known as the genitourinary syndrome of menopause.Before the 1990s, there was debate about whether shifting hormones also caused mental health problems in some women, says Nanette Santoro, MD, the chair of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado in Aurora, and a prolific menopause researcher. In the decades since, evidence from a range of…

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4. AI for science is a very big deal. It’s early days yet, but the potential for AI to help make a genuine and important scientific discovery is greater than ever. Google DeepMind has developed Co-Scientist, a multipurpose tool that can help researchers dig up and compare previous results, generate hypotheses, and devise experiments to test them. OpenAI told me this year that its North Star is the goal of building a fully automated researcher by 2028. Mathematicians are excited too. Fundamental math underpins many everyday technologies, from internet security to video streaming. The last few months have seen a…

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BLUE HILL, Maine — Allies of Sen. Susan Collins wasted little time gearing up for a bruising battle with oyster farmer Graham Platner now that he has officially clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate. Eager to defend the critical Senate seat that could be instrumental in determining the balance of power in the upper chamber, Collins’ allies lashed out at Platner over his many scandals. “Today marks the beginning of the end for Graham Platner. He will be exposed, his agenda destroyed, and Mainers will reject him,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, declared on X.…

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Donald Trump-backed Pamela Evette, South Carolina’s lieutenant governor, and Alan Wilson, the state’s attorney general, have advanced to a runoff in a competitive race to represent the Republican party in South Carolina’s gubernatorial election.The winner of the Republican primary is favored to win the closely watched general election, given South Carolina’s conservative tilt, although Democrats are hoping to ride a wave of progressive enthusiasm to make political gains across the ticket.The result signaled a decisive defeat for Nancy Mace, the controversial Republican congresswoman. She attributed her fifth-place loss to her support for releasing the Epstein files, an issue that has…

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The United States carried out airstrikes against several military targets in Iran on Tuesday, hours after President Trump vowed to retaliate for what he said was Iran’s downing of a U.S. Army helicopter gunship patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement, U.S. Central Command said that the “self-defense” strikes carried out on Mr. Trump’s order were “a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”Central Command later said that Air Force and Navy jets had struck Iranian air defenses, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s state television reported explosions and air defense sirens early…

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi at the official launch of the new injectable drug for HIV prevention, Lenacapavir. Credit: GCISby Ed Holt (bratislava)Tuesday, June 09, 2026Inter Press Service BRATISLAVA, June 9 (IPS) – As South Africa officially launches the rollout of a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug, civic groups in the country have slammed the plan, saying it will not reach anywhere near enough people. President Cyril Ramaphosa on June 5 launched the roll-out in South Africa of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug that has been shown to offer almost complete protection against…

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As it continues to target cybersecurity, AI lab Anthropic on Tuesday introduced two new models, demonstrating how it is improving capabilities such as reasoning and providing tools to help cyber defenders.Claude Fable 5 is a Mythos-class model, according to Anthropic — a reference to the original Mythos, which is still in restricted release due to its reputed ability to easily find and exploit security holes in software. While the model is adept at cybersecurity tasks, Anthropic has restricted its use due to the risk of misuse as a cyber threat. As a general-use model, Fable 5 shows impressive performance in areas…

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