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Mar 18 2026POLITICS

Argentina Cuts Ties With WHO to Claim Health Independence

Argentina has officially ended its membership in the World Health Organization, a move announced by Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno after the government had notified the UN a year earlier. The decision follows President Javier Milei’s pledge to protect “health sovereignty, ” which he says was compromi

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Mar 18 2026POLITICS

Saudi Nuclear Deal Sparks Debate Over Safety Standards

A group of Democratic congressmen has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to demand stricter non‑proliferation rules in any Saudi nuclear agreement. They point out that the Trump administration’s draft 123 Agreement, meant to let Saudi Arabia build a civilian nuclear program, does not include th

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Mar 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Cryptocurrency Ads and the Fear of Losing Control

Coinbase’s latest commercial suggests that many people feel stuck in a system that no longer moves them forward. The ad uses the idea of an “NPC” – a character in video games that follows preset rules – to show how some feel like they are simply going through the motions. The message is that i

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Mar 18 2026FINANCE

US Debt Hits $39 Trillion: What Happens to Crypto?

The United States will reach a debt of $39 trillion next week. That number means each person owes about $113, 000 and each family about $288, 000. The government is running a yearly shortfall of nearly two trillion dollars in 2026. Interest on the debt already topped $520 billion this year,

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Mar 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

New AI‑Powered Payment System Debuts on Tempo Blockchain

Tempo, a crypto company backed by Stripe, has launched its own blockchain and an AI‑driven payment protocol that can work across different blockchains. The network began in a testing stage for about three and a half months before going live on Wednesday. The team says the idea of “agentic payment

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Mar 18 2026CRYPTO

Crypto Prices Dip as Inflation Surges, Market Wavers

The prediction market Myriad has shifted its outlook on a potential “crypto spring. ” Earlier in the day, participants set the chance of a rally at more than 62 %. By evening, that figure fell below 50 % as the market adjusted to recent price moves. Myriad’s rules require at least four of five ta

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Mar 18 2026SCIENCE

Malaria Makes Worms More Productive

In tropical regions, millions of people carry intestinal worms that can linger for years and cause serious health problems. When these worm infections overlap with malaria, the outcome is not simply additive; one disease can change how the other behaves inside the host. Researchers used mice to stu

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Mar 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Sky‑High Test Flights: Eight States Picked to Pilot Flying Taxis

The Federal Aviation Administration has chosen eight projects from a pool of more than thirty to test electric vertical take‑off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles in real airspace. These projects, spread across 26 states, will experiment with everything from city rides to cargo drops and medical transpor

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Mar 18 2026SCIENCE

Risk of Chikungunya Returns to French Polynesia

The chikungunya virus has come back in some overseas areas of France and on the mainland, which worries health officials about a possible spread to French Polynesia. Scientists studied how people mix in the islands and found that certain patterns could let the virus travel more easily. For exa

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Mar 18 2026LIFESTYLE

Old Home, New Boundaries

The couple, both in their early sixties, had turned their house into a playground. They dressed up, staged scenes, and sometimes brought friends over to keep the spark alive. Their days felt vibrant until their adult son returned home after a long period away. He rarely leaves the house, and his gir

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