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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, marking an expansion of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America.The attack Tuesday night was a departure from the seven previous U.S. strikes that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean. Hegseth said on social media that the latest strike killed two people, bringing the death toll to at least 34 from attacks that began last month.The strike represents an expansion of the military’s targeting area as…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Bihar Election 2025: As the Bihar Assembly elections draw near, both the ruling NDA and the opposition Mahagathbandhan, aka the INDIA bloc, are in a race to attract women voters — a crucial demographic that could significantly influence the poll outcome. While both alliances have announced schemes and promises targeting women’s welfare, their ticket distribution tells a different story. Bihar Election 2025: Limited Representation in Ticket Distribution Despite their emphasis on women-centric policies, neither the NDA nor the Mahagathbandhan has given substantial representation to women candidates. The Rashtriya Janata…

Columbia Pictures Nothing puts viewers on the edge of their seats quite like a great suspense movie. Dramas can make you think and comedies can make you laugh, but suspense movies can make you feel like you are sailing a boat in shark-infested waters, or dodging an elite assassin’s bullet. Ominous, exciting, and always unpredictable, suspense films on streaming services offer heightened stakes and unique thrills within the comfort of your own home — no shark-infested waters required. Suspense can be found lurking in every shadowy corner of Hollywood, from…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom A tug of war within Bihar’s Mahagathbandhan over the chief ministerial face appears to be nearing resolution, with senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot asserting that “all is well” and hinting at a major announcement on Thursday. Amid murmurs of unease among allies, the Congress may endorse RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the coalition’s CM face, according to The Indian Express. Talks held on Wednesday reportedly helped narrow the differences, with friendly fights between alliance partners expected to remain limited to a handful of seats. Speaking to reporters in Patna…

20th Century Studios RATING : 4 / 10 Pros Game performances from Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, and Stephen Graham Interesting father-son dynamic between Springsteen and his dad Cons Terribly written script with clichéd dialogue No sense of narrative flow or stakes There comes a time when we have to draw a line in the sand and demand that Hollywood take a little break from music biopics, and if “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” proves anything, it’s that we’re well past it. It’s never a great…

Senior Kannada film publicist Sudheendra Venkatesh has stepped into film production, while his son Pavan Venkatesh makes his directorial mark with the short film First Salary. The film’s poster was released on the occasion of Deepavali, carrying the tagline “The Path of Dreams.” For more than five decades, Sri Raghavendra Chitravani has served as a key bridge connecting producers, directors, technicians, and journalists within the Kannada film industry. The organization, founded by veteran publicist D.V. Sudheendra, has earned respect for its distinctive contributions to film publicity and production. Under the banner of Sri Raghavendra Chitravani, D.V. Sudheendra had produced several…

In Kentucky, patients drive up to two hours to see Dr. Manikya Kuriti, one of the few endocrinologists who serve the rural communities surrounding Louisville.Kuriti’s husband, a pulmonologist, drives from Louisville to small hospitals an hour south and north, in Indiana, to help small teams treat critically ill patients.Rural communities have long struggled to recruit and retain doctors. Many rural hospitals are struggling financially, and have had to eliminate services or even shut down. The shortage of providers is critical in rural communities that tend to have higher rates of chronic illness and early death compared with their urban counterparts.Many…

Karnataka Congress leaders Wednesday sought BJP leaders to furnish registration documents of the RSS, maintaining that it was necessary for the authorities to grant permission for route marches in the state. While Karnataka IT/BT minister Priyank Kharge asked BJP to end the row by “throwing it (RSS registration documents) at my face”, Congress MLC BK Hariprasad demanded the RSS to reveal the source of funds collected since its formation a century ago. Kharge and Hariprasad have faced attacks from BJP leaders over ‘targeting’ RSS in the state. Story continues below this ad The Karnataka minister had written to Chief Minister…

One of the journalists, behind bars in Belarus for covering anti-government rallies, refused to seek a pardon despite his heart condition. Another, jailed in Georgia, defiantly stood up at her trial and urged the opposition to keep protesting “until victory.”On Wednesday, they were honored with the prize named for the late Andrei Sakharov, one of the Soviet Union’s most prominent human rights activists and symbols of courage.Andrzej Poczobut of Belarus and Mzia Amaghlobeli of Georgia received the European Parliament’s most prestigious human rights award after they were imprisoned on “trumped-up charges simply for doing their work and for speaking out…

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity.The new model, SPEAR-1, was developed by researchers at the Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) in Bulgaria. It may help other researchers and startups build and experiment with smarter hardware for factories and warehouses.Just as open source language models have made it possible for researchers and companies to experiment with generative AI, Martin Vechev, a computer scientist at INSIAT and ETH Zurich, says SPEAR-1 should help roboticists to experiment and iterate…