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May 08 2026BUSINESS

Sony Pictures Hits Mixed Results in 2025: Anime Wins, Film Losses

Sony Pictures Entertainment’s earnings for the year that ended March 31, 2026 show a picture of balance. Total sales reached JPY1. 499 trillion, about $9. 92 billion, essentially unchanged from the previous year. The company’s biggest draw was the anime film “Infinity Castle, ” which earned $741 mil

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May 08 2026POLITICS

Taiwan’s Parliament Grants $25 Billion to Defence – A Step Short of the Plan

Taiwan’s lawmakers, led by the opposition party that holds most seats in the legislature, approved a new defence budget of about $25 billion on Friday. This amount is roughly two‑thirds of the larger sum that the government had requested to strengthen its military against a rapidly modernising Ch

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May 08 2026POLITICS

Cuba Faces Fuel Crisis as US Blockade Tightens

The United States has deepened its pressure on Cuba by threatening to impose tariffs on nations that supply the island with oil. This move, part of a broader strategy that began in 1960, aims to force the Cuban government into submission. Only Russia continues to deliver fuel, leaving Cuba’s power g

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May 08 2026CRIME

Saving Kids from Online Predators

In a plain office in Fairfax, Virginia, a small team inside the Department of Homeland Security fights a hidden war against child predators. Their job is to track down kids who are lured into dangerous online chats and then help the police catch the adults behind it. The unit, called the Cyber Cr

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May 08 2026TECHNOLOGY

Crypto and AI Join Forces to Power Machine Money

The crypto world is turning its attention from simple chatbots to the behind‑the‑scenes tools that let machines handle money on their own. A former Apple engineer and current leader of a large AI community explains that as software agents start making financial choices, they will need fast, progr

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May 08 2026SPORTS

Dominick Barlow: From Football Field to NBA Court

Dom Barlow grew up loving football, but a chance shot in basketball changed his path. He chose not to go the college route; instead he sharpened his skills in Overtime Elite and soon earned a spot in the NBA. His mother, Theresa, and his grandfather, Tim, raised him with hard work and strong values

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May 08 2026EDUCATION

How Inner Strength Shapes Nursing Students’ Moral Choices

In 2023, researchers surveyed 200 nursing students to see how their inner resources affect their sense of right and wrong. The study measured three things: psychological capital (confidence, hope, resilience), spiritual well‑being (a sense of purpose and connection), and moral sensitivity (the abil

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May 08 2026ENVIRONMENT

Mapping Nature and Culture Together: A New Tool for Protecting Land

The idea that people’s traditions and the animals and plants around them are linked has been clear for a long time, yet planners rarely use this link in concrete ways. A new study tries to fix that by creating a practical map of “biocultural diversity” – a mix of biological variety, habitat health,

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May 08 2026HEALTH

Learning About Meat Safety in Burkina Faso

In many places where money is tight, people often eat a lot of meat. But they may not know how germs can jump from animals to humans when the food isn’t handled right. A new study looked at what people in Burkina Faso think and do about these risks. The researchers talked to shoppers who buy meat.

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May 08 2026SPORTS

How Fighters Are Using Hormone Tests to Beat the Clock

In the weeks before a big fight, some fighters do more than just train. They track their body’s hidden signals with hormone tests. This is a new way to know when the body is ready or overworked. Hormones like testosterone, cortisol and melatonin tell a lot. Testosterone helps build muscle and keep

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