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Apr 22 2026HEALTH

A New Way to Think About Fairness in Health Care

The idea of “Mindful Equity” suggests that fairness should be built into every step of policy making, not added later as a nice touch. In Canada, many health and social plans still treat equity as an afterthought, putting it on the side instead of making it a core driver. This approach is often symb

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Apr 22 2026POLITICS

Things to Know on April 22

In Texas, a new court decision allows public schools to put the Ten Commandments on classroom walls. This move has sparked a debate about religion in education and could lead to a future Supreme Court case. On Earth Day, a recent study shows that almost half of the U. S. population lives in areas w

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Apr 22 2026FINANCE

Texas Exchange Plans First Company Listings in 2027

The Texas Stock Exchange, a new player on the trading scene, has set its sights on launching initial public offerings during early 2027. The goal is to capture business that has traditionally gone to larger venues such as Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. The exchange will start trading thi

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Apr 22 2026ENTERTAINMENT

A Big Studio Changes Hands in Hollywood

Netflix is close to adding a historic movie lot to its empire. The Radford Studio Center, a 55-acre land in Los Angeles, might soon belong to the streaming service. This place isn’t just any studio—it’s where many famous TV shows were made over the years. Think of classics like “Leave It to Beaver”

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Apr 21 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Korean Drum‑Beat Showdown Opens for Switch Players

The 2026 Korea Championship for the popular rhythm game has just started accepting entries from local Switch users. Players must record themselves hitting two specific tracks on the game “Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival” and post the footage to YouTube. The two songs, one rated ★8 and the other ★

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Apr 21 2026HEALTH

Bringing Backbone Care to Community Clinics

Health centers that serve low‑income neighborhoods are doing a great job with basic checkups, but they miss one big piece: help for back and joint problems. These issues are a top reason people end up on pain medicine, especially opioids. If clinics could add spinal specialists to their teams, pa

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Apr 21 2026POLITICS

Pope’s Bold Visit to Equatorial Guinea Sparks Hope and Questions

The Pope will land in Malabo, the capital on Bioko island, after flying from Angola. He plans to speak with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has ruled since 1979. The visit is part of a longer tour that covers four African countries and 11 cities over 10 days. During his trip, the Pop

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Apr 21 2026HEALTH

Big Pharma Makes a Bold $7 Billion Bet on a New Cancer Treatment

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly just dropped $3. 25 billion upfront on a startup called Kelonia Therapeutics, with the potential to pay $7 billion total if everything goes right. The big idea? A treatment that turns your own immune cells into cancer fighters without the usual lab work. Instead of yan

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Apr 20 2026POLITICS

Faith and Land: A New Way to Tackle Housing Gaps

In many American towns, rules about land use have quietly kept neighborhoods divided by race for decades. While old laws that openly blocked Black families from buying homes are gone, new rules still make it hard for them to find good places to live. These rules include things like big minimum lot s

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Apr 20 2026TECHNOLOGY

Using Quantum Tools to Study Drug and Protein Interactions

Scientists often rely on energy calculations to understand how molecules behave in living cells. These calculations help explain how drugs bind to proteins, which is key to designing better medicines. But there's a catch: accurate calculations for large molecules like proteins are tough to do with r

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