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Extreme heat: 'We're really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health'

Annette Young is pleased to welcome Dr. Simon Williams, Behavioural Scientist, WHO Consultant, Lecturer in psychology and a public health researcher at Swansea University. What concerns Dr. Williams most is that the health consequences of extreme heat, particularly for older adults, are emerging sooner and at lower levels of warming than we had previously understood. We are already living with…

Extreme heat: 'We're really starting now to understand how global climate is impacting our health'

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Pakistan may consider private hospital treatment for imprisoned ex-PM Khan, minister says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister said Thursday the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or…

  • Former PM Imran Khan may receive private hospital treatment in Pakistan.
  • Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry confirmed possibility.
  • Government seeks Supreme Court clarification on medical relief scope.

Trump keeps embracing data centers even as they become toxic in midterm races

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, speaking alongside cryptocurrency leaders at the White House this week, made a statement that Republican and Democratic candidates alike wouldn’t touch…

  • Trump supports data centers for jobs and tax revenue
  • Data centers face criticism for environmental impact
  • Opposition to data centers spans political spectrum

One Army unit is offering 4 bonus days off to play Grand Theft Auto for soldiers who reenlist

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army unit is offering its troops a special bonus if they reenlist soon: four extra days off timed around the November release of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI.

  • 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion offers 4 bonus days off for reenlistment
  • Bonus days coincide with Grand Theft Auto VI release on November 19
  • Lt. Col. Angel Tomko initiated the incentive to boost enlistment

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