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New Jersey Supreme Court Reinforces Expert Gatekeeping
A recent New Jersey Supreme Court ruling has major implications in product liability law, reinforcing that judges must act as “gatekeepers” to ensure expert medical and scientific testimony is scientifically reliable before it reaches a jury….By: Harris Beach Murtha
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Keir Starmer Resigns as UK Prime Minister
His departure in the coming weeks clears a path for Andy Burnham, a popular Labour Party mayor, to become the country’s seventh prime minister in a decade.
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U.S. Eases Sanctions on Iranian Oil, but Progress on Nuclear Issues Is Muddy
Vice President JD Vance said Iran had agreed to invite U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country, but the Iranian side said it had made “no new commitments.” Inspections had been limited since President Trump tore up an Obama-era deal in 2018.
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Cuba’s Fuel Crisis Brings Schools to a Standstill
The country’s already-struggling schools are ending the academic year early because of a crippling fuel shortage caused by the U.S. oil blockade.
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Thousands Are Fleeing as Putin Bombs the Donbas Cities He Most Covets
While Kyiv’s fortunes have brightened in other ways in the war, Moscow’s forces are raining bombs and drones on “fortress belt” cities like Sloviansk and Kramatorsk.
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Explosion at Qatar Gas Plant Kills at Least 13 and Injures 66
The blast happened at a key site for natural gas production. The authorities blamed a technical malfunction while operations were being restarted after the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
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Out of the Mouths of Cutlery: Tony Hale on “Toy Story 5”
It’s hard to think of a contemporary actor more attuned to the frequency of the oddball than Tony Hale. The 55-year-old actor has spent decades on both the big and small screens channeling his expressive face and chutes-and-ladders vocal timbre into all manner of awkward, neurotic characters: Think the endlessly infantilized Buster Bluth on “Arrested…
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Courtney Grace, “Disclosure Day,” and the One-Scene Wonder
Spoilers for “Disclosure Day” immediately ahead. After exiting the press screening of “Disclosure Day” a few weeks back, I powered up my phone and looked up Courtney Grace, who plays the NBC News anchor in a pivotal late-film scene. Over the course of just a few minutes, with the emotional weight of the entire story…
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California Needs Water and Clean Power. It Might Have a Fix for Both.
A pilot program is building solar panels over irrigation canals to generate electricity. As a bonus, the shade prevents water from evaporating.
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Trump supporter’s company pledges $1 million to fix White House lawn after UFC event
Ohio-based ScottsMiracle-Gro said it is donating “a combination of monetary and product support.” A government watchdog said the arrangement raises ethics questions.
