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Jacob Zuma’s daughter to face South Africa charges over July 2021 riots newsthirst.

The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, will be charged for her alleged involvement in the 2021 riots that left over 300 dead, her father’s party uMkhonto WeSizwe (MK) says. Violence, chaos, and fear ripped through the port city of Durban, then spread to Gauteng, after Zuma’s jailing sparked intense protests…

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Mapping the future of metamaterials | MIT News newsthirst.

Metamaterials are artificially-structured materials with extraordinary properties not easily found in nature. With engineered three-dimensional (3D) geometries at the micro- and nanoscale, these architected materials achieve unique mechanical and physical properties with capabilities beyond those of conventional materials — and have emerged over the past decade as a promising way to engineering challenges where all…

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Opinion: Health equity research is important for improving lives newsthirst.

Research on health equity issues—such as identifying families in communities most affected by housing and food insecurity—is key to improving health, according to Logan Beyer, MD/PhD candidate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School. In an April 15 opinion piece in STAT News, Beyer wrote that the National Institutes of…

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National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers on Trump’s Order newsthirst.

The Trump administration on Tuesday cut more than 10 percent of the work force at the National Science Foundation, an independent agency that supports cutting-edge scientific research, adding to the widespread purge of federal workers with probationary status that began last week. Michael England, a spokesman for the foundation, said in a statement that the…

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Twins’ Carlos Correa goes on 7-day concussion IL after colliding with Byron Buxton newsthirst.

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa was placed on the seven-day concussion injured list Friday, a day after he collided with center fielder Byron Buxton in pursuit of a shallow fly ball. Buxton had entered concussion protocol after Minnesota’s 4-0 victory at Baltimore on Thursday and also was held out of the Twins’ lineup Friday for…

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US and Turks and Caicos to inquire into failed SpaceX launch leading to debris | SpaceX newsthirst.

The US Federal Aviation Administration and officials from the Turks and Caicos Islands have launched investigations into SpaceX’s explosive Starship rocket test that sent debris streaking over the northern Caribbean and forced airlines to divert dozens of flights. “There are no reports of public injury, and the FAA is working with SpaceX and appropriate authorities…

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