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Massive Mushroom Cloud 'Test' Blast Rattles Uninformed Residents Outside Jerusalem
Massive Mushroom Cloud 'Test' Blast Rattles Uninformed Residents Outside Jerusalem
Late Saturday night, a massive explosion and a bright fireball illuminated the skies over Israel's Beit Shemesh, deeply rattling local residents and setting off rampant speculation in local media and online commentary.
The area lies just 19 miles west of Jerusalem, close enough to be located within Jerusalem District. Curiously, the state-owned Tomer rocket propulsion defense ministry-linked firm subsequently sought clarify that the blast was actually a controlled, pre-planned test and that authorities were notified in advance.
However, community members have complained about receiving...
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UK Risk Spreads Oddly Calm As PM Starmer Faces Growing Threat Of Ouster
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Wes Streeting is reportedly poised to resign as UK health secretary and launch a formal challenge to UK PM Keir Starmer in a Labour Party election.
Following a meeting with Starmer in Number 10 (which lasted just 16 minutes), an “ally” of the health secretary told The Times that Streeting was “going to go for it”.
Around 100 Labour MPs have publicly called for Starmer to resign although a similar number of lawmakers have urged challengers to hold...
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Feb 16, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Coffee Tied To Lower Dementia Risk, Harvard-MIT Study Finds
Coffee Tied To Lower Dementia Risk, Harvard-MIT Study Finds
New research published in JAMA reveals a strong reason to feel even better about being three to four espressos deep before the cash market opens in New York.
Here's the short version of the findings:
Caffeinated coffee was linked to lower dementia risk. Comparing the highest vs lowest consumption groups, the study reported a hazard ratio of 0.82 (95% CI, 0.76 to 0.89), which means higher caffeinated coffee intake was associated with lower risk.
People also reported less subjective cognitive decline. The higher-intake group had...
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Mar 9, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
Talks To Advance Trump’s Gaza Plan on Hold Since Start of US-Israeli War Against Iran
Talks to advance President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza have been on hold since the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran, Reuters reported on Monday. The US and Israel launched the war about 10 days after President Trump convened the first meeting of the so-called “Board of Peace,” a body he formed that’s meant […]
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