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The surprising news that Russia has released two well-known American detainees, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-United States Marine Paul Whelan, has proved to be part of a larger exchange involving at least 24 prisoners and seven countries, the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Virginia Tech political scientist and foreign policy expert Paul Avey answered questions about the importance of the prisoner exchange.

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Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition ...

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Netherlands beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was met with a mixed crowd during his Olympic debut this week due to the fact that he is a convicted rapist. ...

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Reports indicate this is the largest prisoner exchange since the height of the Cold War. ...

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Executive Chef Sonny Sweetman was diagnosed with uveal melanoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in the eye. The melanoma is derived from the melanocytes in the uvea, accounting for only about 5% of all cases of melanoma in the United States.

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A Tufts University School of Medicine study, published August 1 in the journal JAMA Network Open, reports that states that require gun permits rather than relying solely on universal background checks see firearm homicide rates, on average, 18% lower than states with background check policies alone.

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Diana Z. O’Brien, an expert on gender and politics at Washington University in St. Louis, discusses the unique challenges facing female politicians, the importance of representation and more. O'Brien's research focuses consequences of women's political representation across the globe.

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Live from the annual conference of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC), experts will discuss how the new FDA rule on laboratory developed tests will hinder patient care. This rule will place these tests under duplicative FDA oversight, even though laboratory developed tests are already regulated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This will force many labs to stop performing these essential tests, which play a critical role in diagnosing rare disorders, such as inherited genetic conditions in newborns.

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The recent presidential election in Venezuela, which declared Nicolás Maduro as the winner, has sparked significant controversy and international debate regarding its legitimacy. Allegations of voter fraud and manipulation have cast a shadow over the results, with various global leaders expressing serious concerns.

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At least 16 people have died in violent protests in Venezuela since the country’s election on Sunday, in which President Nicolás Maduro declared victory despite widespread accusations of fraud. ...

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Vice President Kamala Harris will be the sole candidate on the Democratic National Committee’s virtual roll call ballot for president, ensuring her status as the party’s presumptive nominee.  ...

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Washington University in St. Louis faculty listed below are available for media interviews on the 10th anniversary of the death of Michael Brown Aug. 9, 2014, and subsequent civil unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Topic: Where are we now? While some some progress has been made, in many ways we have regressed as a nation and that regression has no end in sight, said Kimberly Norwood, the Henry H.

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Research conducted by Daniel Hungerman, a professor of economics at the University of Notre Dame, found that removing tax-based incentives for charitable giving caused one in five households to stop itemizing their taxes, creating a loss of nearly $20 billion annually for the nonprofit sector.

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At ADLM 2024 (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) in Chicago, more than 300 experts will present cutting-edge research and technology that will shape the future of laboratory medicine and improve patient care.

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In an emotional Oval Office address, President Joe Biden announced his decision to step aside from the 2024 presidential race, framing it as a necessary step to save democracy and pass the torch to a... ...

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Australians are expressing strong support for the European Union (EU) particularly the EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) despite negotiations collapsing last year, according to a new survey by the University of Adelaide’s Institute of International Trade (IIT).