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After a young woman was shot dead in Texas, a medical school harvested her body parts
NBC Connecticut
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December 19, 2024
This article is part of “Dealing the Dead,” a series investigating the use of unclaimed bodies for medical research. Every day for two seemingly endless months, Arelis Coromoto Villegas repeated the same prayer: From her small, cinder-block home...
Diddy Accusers' Lawyer Tony Buzbee Sued, Allegedly Gave Woman Venereal Disease
TMZ
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December 19, 2024
Tony Buzbee -- the high-profile attorney who's filed multiple lawsuits against Diddy, and one against Jay-Z -- is now accused of infecting a woman he dated with a venereal disease. According to a new suit filed in New York Supreme Court ...the...
Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 24 de diciembre: Trump y el Canal de Panamá, Embajada de Argentina en Caracas, Bill Clinton
KVIA - Texas
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December 24, 2024
Por CNN en Español Las condiciones de los asilados en la Embajada de Argentina en Caracas. Sheinbaum responde a Trump sobre cárteles mexicanos. Hospitalizan a Bill Clinton. Valencia vive una Navidad diferente tras la DANA. Esto es lo que debes...
Donald Trump’s tough talk—Buy Greenland! Take back Panama Canal!—sparks defiance from many Republican rebels
Fox News
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Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the bombshell allegations on 'America Reports.' Donald Trump says it is "an absolute necessity" for our country to own Greenland. He says the U.S. should take back the...
Six new tree species named: 3 from Panama, 3 from Colombia
ScienceDaily
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December 23, 2024
Plant collections are full of surprises. It may take decades to id plant samples, but it's worth the effort, especially when some of these species are not known from anywhere else on Earth. Botanists José Luis Fernández-Alonso, of the Royal...
Futures Flat With $2.8 Trillion In Options Set To Expire
Zero Hedge
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US equity futures are flat even as the global equity rally extended into Europe, following Friday’s gains in Asia and Thursday’s record close on Wall Street. As of 8:00am, S&P futures are unchanged while Nasdaq 100 futures rise 0.1% after NFLX had...
Mangione pleads not guilty in health insurance CEO’s death
The Lewistown Sentinel - Pennsylvania
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NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive...
Drug shortages: What can Panama learn from other countries in the region?
Latinoamerica21
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December 4, 2024
The shortage of medicines in public health institutions, the Social Security Fund (CSS) and the Ministry of Health, and the high cost of these in private pharmacies are problems with which the Panamanian people are, unfortunately, all too...
Biden administration doled out millions to give LGBT migrants legal services, job training, and mental health support
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Joe Biden's State Department has sent millions of dollars in federal funds across the globe in an effort to aid LGBT migrants and refugees residing in foreign countries, according to a Washington Examiner analysis of federal spending...
Jordan ranks 47th globally on healthcare quality index
Ammon News
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December 15, 2024
Ammon News - Eng. Wael Al-Samaeen revealed Jordan's ranking in the 2024 Global Healthcare Index issued by Numbeo, which ranks 47th globally among the best healthcare systems in the world with 65.0 points. Al-Samaeen said that this ranking reflects...
Brazil’s Lula discharged from hospital after successful head surgery
Buenos Aires Herald
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December 15, 2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was discharged from hospital after successfully recovering from an emergency head surgery performed on Tuesday. However, he will remain in São Paulo at least until a scheduled head scan on Thursday....
House Select Committee tackles US-China competition across multiple sectors
East Michigan News
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July 19, 2025
Congressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshotCongressman John Moolenaar Chairman of the Select Committee on the CCP | Official U.S. House headshot The House Select Committee on the Chinese...
Cancer Medication Adherence in the Latinx/Hispanic Community
Oncology Nursing News
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December 19, 2024
Hispanic/Latinx Community in the Us Key Facts 19.5% of the US population is Hispanic/Latinx (US Census Bureau). 65.2 million Hispanic/Latinx individuals live in the US. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in this group, accounting for 17%...
Brazil’s President Lula leaves hospital after brain surgery
The Guardian
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December 15, 2024
Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has been discharged from hospital after spending six days recovering from emergency surgery to drain a haematoma in his brain. The announcement – made on Sunday by the medical team at the...
Panamanian legislators favor inclusive dialogue on social security
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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September 6, 2024
During a meeting at Palacio de las Garzas (government headquarters) with President José Raúl Mulino, the lawmakers suggested that prior to presenting the bill by year’s end, the debate on proposals be discussed at two separate tables: namely one...
A night of love for Cuba in Panama
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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December 14, 2024
At the event, which was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, authorities and members of the state mission, Cuban residents in Panama and the national solidarity coordinator, among others, Cuban Ambassador Víctor Cairo highlighted...
Disease-free plant material gives African banana growers peace of mind
Fresh Plaza
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September 5, 2024
For most banana growers in sub-Saharan Africa, the source of their new plants is Du Roi Laboratory, a tissue culture laboratory that guarantees virus-free banana and sugarcane plants. To obtain an export-ready banana plant takes six to ten months,...
Are You Attending the Panama Christmas Parade on Sunday?
Newsroom Panama
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The Christmas parade, “City of Stars,” organized by the Mayor of Panama, will take place this Sunday, December 15, on Calle 50. The municipality has taken some security measures to guarantee an accessible and safe experience for all attendees....
Panamanian workers repudiate Israeli attacks in Gaza
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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September 5, 2024
In a statement, the trade union organization pointed out that Palestine deserves a better world, of peaceful coexistence and saluted the solidarity campaign that is being raised all over the planet. “We share with millions of workers the desire...
I tried the world’s most expensive coffee in Panama. Is it worth $14,000 per kilo?
Toronto.com
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“It’s hard to grow, it tastes like tea, and it’s the most expensive coffee in the world,” says Cesar Caballero, a guide at Finca Lérida, a lodge and coffee plantation in Panama’s northwestern Chiriqui region. My pupils focus in and out, like the...