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The article profiles young people rejected from the British Army and RAF on medical grounds despite being fit and active, and reports critics including a Labour MP and a former SNP defence spokesman saying recruitment rules are too strict. The MoD and an occupational medicine expert defend strict health standards as necessary for operational effectiveness.
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Puka Nacua is officially inactive for Monday Night Football due to hip and groin tightness, leaving the Rams without their top receiver. Los Angeles will lean more on Davante Adams and reserve receivers, while Aaron Donald returns from retirement to boost the defense.
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Vice President JD Vance is expected to announce an Obamacare fraud initiative at the White House, following President Trump's threat to stop government payments to large insurers if Republicans hold Congress. The report cites GAO and congressional findings on fraudulent ACA subsidy enrollments and prior Vance actions against health-program fraud.
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CBS News features 'Fast Food Nation' author Eric Schlosser raising concerns about the Trump administration's import of 660 million pounds of Brazilian beef to lower prices. The segment frames the policy as likely to worsen food safety problems.
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A man shot by an immigration officer in Austin says he was discharged from a hospital with a bullet still lodged near his spine and taken into ICE custody within hours. The article recounts his account of the shooting and detention, though most of the piece is behind a paywall.
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Mifepristone and a similar drug are approved and used to treat conditions beyond abortion, including uterine fibroids and endometriosis. The segment examines how efforts by anti-abortion groups to further restrict these drugs can affect treatment for those other conditions.
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A new report by Accra Reset warns that US withdrawal from aid programs, especially USAID and Pepfar, has strained healthcare in Africa and the Global South, forcing countries to restructure financing and absorb health workers. It cites clinic closures, funding contraction, and calls for greater country ownership, while polling shows many Americans support restoring some aid.
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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney has asked a judge to investigate the lone juror who voted to convict her, citing alleged cellphone use during deliberations and questionnaire issues. Juror Michael Desronvil says he had no doubts about Clancy’s guilt, while 11 other jurors favored acquittal by reason of postpartum psychosis. The judge declared a mistrial, and defense lawyers are also seeking dismissal rather than a new trial.
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Lindsay Clancy’s attorney asked a judge to investigate the lone holdout juror who favored conviction and to dismiss the murder case rather than retry it after a mistrial. The report details defense motions, the jury split over postpartum psychosis, and the holdout juror’s denial of wrongdoing.
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A Danish study finds people with type 2 diabetes face higher risks of several cancers, especially obesity-related cancers, with risk patterns differing by sex and cancer type. Researchers stress the findings show an association rather than causation and call for more attention to cancer prevention in diabetes care.
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An unlicensed spa operator in Riverdale was charged with homicide after a 27-year-old woman died following an NAD+ anti-aging injection. The article reports the upgraded charges, the victim’s death, and the suspect’s prior arrests and licensing issues.
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Lindsay Clancy’s defense lawyer asked a judge to investigate the lone holdout juror in her murder trial and filed a separate motion to dismiss the case rather than retry her. The jury mistrialed after 11 jurors favored clearing Clancy due to postpartum psychosis, while one juror sided with prosecutors.