Women’s health is having a moment. From social media feeds and most-shared podcasts to movies, TV and news headlines, conversations about breast cancer, menopause, hormone therapy and more are officially mainstream. Yet while it’s a welcome and long overdue cultural shift to see these once-taboo topics finally getting airtime, many clinicians say it comes with […]
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Government to water down business rate rise for pubs
The government is poised to announce a climbdown on forthcoming increases to the business rates bill faced by pubs in England. In the coming days the government is expected to say it will make changes to how pubs’ business rates are calculated, resulting in smaller rises to bills. Treasury officials say they have recognised the […]
Hochul and Mamdani to unveil free child care plan in New York City
NEW YORK — New York City parents may soon have access to free child care for their 2-year-olds, under a plan set to be unveiled Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The two Democrats are expected to detail the program at a news conference Thursday morning, along with a pledge from Hochul […]
ICE shooting; Venezuela tanker; Dietary guidelines : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis woman, yesterday during a road traffic dispute. […]
Trump says US role in Venezuela could last for years | US-Venezuela Tensions News
Venezuela’s interior minister says US operation to abduct Maduro killed 100 people and wounded dozens. Published On 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has said that “only time will tell” how long his country will call the shots in Venezuela after the recent abduction […]
Terry Yorath: Leeds and Wales legend dies aged 75
Former Leeds United and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath has died at the age of 75 following a short illness. Yorath scored 11 goals in 199 appearances for Leeds, his first professional club, in a nine-year spell from 1967. He then signed for Coventry City and later played for Tottenham Hotspur, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Bradford […]
Former Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to announce retirement after more than 40 years in Congress
US Representative Steny Hoyer (D-MD) speaks during an event with US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, on the administration’s efforts to lower costs for homebuyers, at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland, on February 22, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Source link
U.S. to exit 66 international organizations in further retreat from global cooperation : NPR
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building on Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as […]
After STC hubris, dream of South Yemen looks further away | Conflict News
Landing at Aden International Airport on a trip in late 2017, the plane had two flags visible as it moved along the tarmac. One was the flag of the former South Yemen, resurrected as a symbol of Yemen’s secessionist southern movement. The other was of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the movement’s primary backer. Passing […]
Displaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza Border
new video loaded: Displaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza Border transcript Back transcript Displaced Palestinians in Egypt Await Reopening of Gaza Border Tens of thousands of Palestinians in Egypt face an uncertain future as they navigate obstacles to staying in the country and returning home to Gaza. The New York Times spoke to […]