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Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes risk losing UK benefits over compensation | UK news newsthirst.

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes are being “retraumatised” by the prospect of losing benefits in the UK if they accept compensation from the Irish state, Westminster has been told. The warning comes amid a campaign backed by representatives of almost every political party in the UK and figures including Steve Coogan, who starred…

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Khaby Lame, World’s Most Popular TikToker, Is Forced to Leave U.S. newsthirst.

President Trump’s immigration crackdown reached influencer level last week when Khaby Lame, the world’s most-followed person on TikTok, was detained by U.S. immigration agents in Las Vegas and then left the United States. Mr. Lame, an Italian-Senegalese man who has over 160 million followers, was detained on Friday at Harry Reid International Airport, U.S. Immigration…

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UK media regulator investigates possible online safety breaches at 4chan | Technology newsthirst.

Britain’s media regulator, Ofcom, on Tuesday launched nine investigations into the internet message board 4chan as well as several file-sharing services over possible breaches of online safety laws. Britain’s Online Safety Act, passed in 2023, sets tougher standards for platforms to tackle criminal activity, with an emphasis on child protection and illegal content. The regulator…

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Assessing impact of federal research funding cuts on long COVID, other chronic diseases newsthirst.

Cuts to federal health funding are threatening research across a wide range of chronic diseases, from autoimmune disease to cognitive decline to cancer, according to experts. A June 3 Health Central article highlighted various research programs at risk, including that of Beth Stelson, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan…

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Four dead as Colombia hit with wave of bombings and gun attacks | Colombia newsthirst.

Colombia has been rocked by a string of coordinated bomb and gun attacks that killed at least four people across the country’s south-west, deepening a security crisis roiling the Andean country. Police said attackers launched 19 attacks on targets in Cali – the country’s third largest city – and several nearby towns, hitting police posts,…

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Amazon Kuiper second satellite launch delayed by ULA due to weather newsthirst.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is on the launch pad carrying Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet network satellites, which are expected to eventually rival Elon Musk’s Starlink system, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 9, 2025.  Steve Nesius | Reuters United Launch Alliance said Tuesday it was…

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