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Nepal’s Anti-Establishment Wave Sweeps ‘Balen’ Shah to Historic Victory, Nears Two-Thirds Majority

Former rapper and Kathmandu mayor Balendra “Balen” Shah leads a landslide as Rastriya Swatantra Party wins 182 seats, ending decades of coalition rule. ...Read more

#nepal, #election, #balenshah, #rastriyaswatantraparty, #kathmandu

FTC Deal Forces Express Scripts to Delink Fees From Drug List Prices in Insulin Pricing Crackdown

A 10-year FTC consent order targets Express Scripts’ insulin rebates, requires net-price cost sharing and bans spread pricing in a new plan option. ...Read more

#insulin, #drugprices, #pbm, #ftc, #expressscripts

PAHO: H5N1 Spreads Widely in Animals Across the Americas, but Human Cases Remain Rare

PAHO reports H5N1 entrenched in birds and mammals across the Americas, yet only 75 human cases. Experts warn infections in workers may go unseen. ...Read more

#h5n1, #avianinfluenza, #publichealth, #dairy, #surveillance

Federal investigators: Forgotten work lights and failed inerting led to Dow Plaquemine blasts

A CSB report says preventable maintenance lapses and flawed relief design triggered 2023 ethylene oxide explosions near Baton Rouge. ...Read more

#chemical, #safety, #louisiana, #dow, #ethyleneoxide

Pakistan Central Bank Halts Rate Cuts as Middle East War Sends Oil Prices Surging

Pakistan’s central bank held its key rate at 10.5% as a Middle East conflict disrupts shipping and lifts oil prices, reviving inflation fears. ...Read more

#pakistan, #interestrates, #inflation, #oilprices, #imf

Big Cypress wildfire shuts down Alligator Alley, becomes Florida’s largest blaze on record

A human-caused fire in Big Cypress burned 35,027 acres, closed I-75 in blinding smoke and underscored how drought is reshaping Florida wildfire risk. ...Read more

#florida, #wildfire, #everglades, #drought, #i75

War Around Strait of Hormuz Forces Halt to Meta’s 2Africa Internet Cable Extension

Alcatel Submarine Networks cites safety risks and declares force majeure, pausing work on Meta-backed 2Africa “Pearls” as Gulf conflict threatens data routes. ...Read more

#subseacables, #internetinfrastructure, #straitofhormuz, #meta, #iran

Reanalysis of Landmark LIGO Signal Suggests Black Hole–Neutron Star Crash Had an Oval Orbit

A new study finds GW200105 kept a surprisingly eccentric orbit before merging, pointing to formation in dense clusters or triple-star systems. ...Read more

#gravitationalwaves, #ligo, #blackholes, #neutronstars, #astrophysics

Bam Adebayo Scores 83, Passing Kobe for NBA’s No. 2 Single-Game Total in Heat Win

Miami’s Bam Adebayo erupts for 83 points—second most in NBA history—as the Heat beat the Wizards 150-129 amid debate over whistles. ...Read more

#nba, #miamiheat, #bamadebayo, #scoringrecord, #washingtonwizards

Google Closes $32 Billion Wiz Deal, Making Cloud Security a Centerpiece of Its AI Push

Alphabet’s Google finalizes its $32B cash purchase of Wiz, betting on multi-cloud security to boost Google Cloud and deepen its AI strategy. ...Read more

#google, #cybersecurity, #cloud, #mna, #ai

Casting Takes the Oscar Stage as Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Sweeps the 98th Academy Awards

A new casting Oscar makes history as Cassandra Kulukundis wins, while Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ leads a six-award sweep. ...Read more

#oscars, #casting, #paulthomasanderson, #hollywood, #warnerbros

India’s ‘Sovereign AI’ Goes Global as Sarvam Releases Open-Weight Models

State-backed startup Sarvam AI unveils Indus chatbot and releases 30B and 105B models under an open license, testing India’s “sovereign AI” push. ...Read more

#india, #artificialintelligence, #opensource, #sarvamai, #sovereignty

NATO’s Arctic Front Line: Cold Response 2026 Brings 32,500 Troops to Norway, Finland and Sweden

Cold Response 2026 draws 32,500 NATO troops to the High North, testing Arctic warfare and Norway’s “total defense” amid Russia tensions. ...Read more

#nato, #arctic, #norway, #finland, #sweden

Bank of England’s Rate-Cut Plans Thrown Into Doubt by Iran War and Energy Shock

A knife-edge Bank of England vote looked set for cautious rate cuts—until conflict in Iran sent energy prices soaring and revived inflation fears. ...Read more

#bankofengland, #interestrates, #inflation, #oilprices, #iran

Morrill Fire Becomes Nebraska’s Largest Wildfire on Record, Scorching 570,000 Acres

Wind-driven grassfires have burned up to 700,000 acres across Nebraska, destroying ranchland and structures as the record Morrill Fire remains active. ...Read more

#wildfire, #nebraska, #ranching, #weather, #emergency