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DAV spoke with Dr. Ben Park, the director of the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He’s also a professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He talked about the incredible advances in cancer research and treatment that are made possible, in part, through a partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He also shared how that progress and even people’s lives are being threatened because of recent cuts to federal grants. … Read MoreSee Less There are many unique skills that a veteran brings to the table in a civilian…

Nawaf Nasr, a 78-year-old member of Syria’s Druze community, holds a creased black-and-white photo that he says shows him on horseback in a previous life before he died. The Druze religion holds that reincarnation is a path to spiritual purification. Emily Garthwaite for NPR hide caption toggle caption Emily Garthwaite for NPR SWEIDA, Syria — Nawaf Nasr, 78, holds a creased black-and-white photo showing what he believes is himself in a previous life. The image, from the 1940s, shows a serious-looking young man wearing an Arab headdress and a suit jacket astride a white horse. The backdrop is a black…

On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on President Trump’s attempt to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Above, the building that houses the offices of the IMLS in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP A federal judge has halted President Trump’s attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services – the agency which provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country. On March 14, Trump issued an executive order calling for the elimination “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law,” of seven government entities, including the…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent visit to Guyana sent a powerful message that Venezuela’s aggression will not go unchecked. Speaking in Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, Rubio warned that any military action by Nicolás Maduro’s regime against Guyana would result in a “very bad day” for Venezuela. His remarks reflect growing concern over Venezuela’s escalating provocations in the region, especially its efforts to intimidate Guyana over the long-disputed, resource-rich Essequibo region. Secretary Rubio’s visit comes amid rising tensions, marked by the recent incursion of a Venezuelan naval vessel into Guyana’s territorial waters. This blatant act of intimidation is part…

Sudan’s security and defence council has declared that it will break diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates over its alleged backing of the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Support Forces.During a televised speech on Tuesday, Sudan’s defence minister, Yassin Ibrahim, said Sudan was “severing diplomatic relations with the UAE” and recalling its ambassador, claiming the Gulf nation had breached Sudan’s sovereignty through its RSF “proxy”, which has been fighting the army in a bloody civil war since April 2023.The UAE insists it does not provide arms to the RSF, and on Monday fended off an attempt to persuade the international court…

Gujarat Titans beat Mumbai Indians – and the rain – to snatch a remarkable final-ball victory and go top of the Indian Premier League.A see-saw match looked to have gone the way of Mumbai when a second rain delay stopped Gujarat’s chase with another 24 runs needed from 12 balls – the visitors behind on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.But the rain stopped and Gujarat’s target was adjusted to 147, leaving them 15 to get from the final six balls as the match resumed moments before the cut-off at 00:30 local time.Rahul Tewatia hit the first ball for four and two…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature37 min: During that move, Çalhanoğlu clattered into Olmo late, and goes into the book as a result.Share36 min: Olmo sashays powerfully down the middle of the park before slipping the ball to Yamal, down the inside-right channel. Yamal enters the box and pivots before scuffing a shot intended for the bottom-left corner well wide of the goal.Share34 min: Yamal skips past Dimarco down the right for the nth time, and cuts back for Pedri, who crosses towards Torres and Raphinha at the far stick. Both are free, six…

In June 2024, at a national science and technology conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the high-tech sector had become “the frontline and main battlefield of international competition, profoundly reshaping the global order and the pattern of development.” He is, of course, absolutely right. The United States and China compete for economic, military, and diplomatic dominance through the development of new technologies, including those with both military and civilian applications.China is an increasingly formidable rival on this front. Since announcing the “Made in China 2025” plan in 2015, Beijing has invested in a whole-of-government focus on advancing critical emerging…

It has been 19 months now since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza. The International Court of Justice is investigating a “plausible genocide”, while the International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes. Scholars of genocide, major human rights organisations, and United Nations experts have identified what is going on in Gaza as genocide. People across the world have marched to call on their governments to act to stop it. There is a single power that stands in the way of putting an…

Iran Press TV Monday, 05 May 2025 6:19 AM Dozens of Palestinians, including a child, sustained injuries and several abducted in the latest wave of Israeli military and settler violence in the West Bank. Three Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were shot by Israeli forces during a military incursion into Nablus in the northern West Bank on Sunday. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported the child sustained a thigh wound from live ammunition, while two young men were hit by rubber-coated bullets. Clashes erupted between Israeli forces and local youths, leaving at least 40 civilians suffering from tear gas inhalation. Meanwhile,…