THE LANCET JOURNAL

Mar 29 2026BUSINESS

EPL Joins Forces With Indovida in a $2 Billion Packaging Deal

The Indian packaging firm EPL is set to merge with Indovida, a plastics company backed by Indorama, in a deal worth around $2 billion. The new group will bring together EPL’s packaging operations and Indovida’s plastic products, creating a stronger presence in the market. Under the agreement, EPL

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Mar 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

NeoCity Opens New Lab Hub to Boost Tech Growth

The ground‑breaking ceremony for NeoCity’s 30, 000‑square‑foot lab complex took place on a sunny Thursday in Kissimmee. Florida’s Secretary of Commerce, Alex Kelly, joined local officials to mark the start of a project that promises to bring wet‑lab, dry‑lab and cryogenic facilities to the area. Exi

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Mar 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

Buzzy Bluetooth Speakers: A Tiny Friction

The story starts with a simple complaint about a bright‑new pair of Dayton speakers that the reader bought for his desktop. The problem is not the sound quality, but a loud “ding‑dong” that rings every time the speakers connect or disconnect via Bluetooth. He searched online for a way to mute

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Mar 29 2026RELIGION

Police Stop Cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday

The Old City of Jerusalem is full of sacred places. On Palm Sunday, a day that starts Holy Week for Christians, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem tried to visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Police stopped him and a friar from entering the church. They said security worries linked to the Iran con

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Mar 29 2026TECHNOLOGY

Reliable IoT Decision‑Making with Low‑Latency AI

The article talks about a new way to help Internet of Things (IoT) devices decide when to act on network rules safely and quickly. It starts by saying that these devices need two things: they must be accurate about how confident they are, and they must finish their work before a set time limit. The

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Mar 29 2026HEALTH

Lifestyle Shifts and Obesity Trends in Korean Adults During COVID‑19

The study looked at how everyday habits linked to weight gain in South Korea before and during the pandemic. Researchers compared data from 2019, a year before COVID‑19 hit South Korea, with 2020, when lockdowns and social restrictions were in place. They focused on two types of obesity: overall bod

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Mar 29 2026WEATHER

Sunrise in the Mid‑Forties, Rain on the Horizon

The day starts cool. Temperatures hover in the low 40s during the morning. Winds from the south move at about 10 to 15 miles per hour, with occasional gusts reaching 25. These breezes will lift the heat as the day progresses. By afternoon, expect warmth in the upper 60s to low 70s, even though cloud

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Mar 29 2026SCIENCE

Warm March Triggers Early Frog Calls, But Some Falter

The spring of 2024 brought an odd burst of heat in March, a “false spring, ” before the air turned icy again. Researchers used silent recorders to track how four frog and toad species began calling in the wild from 2022 to 2025. The species studied were the boreal chorus frog, spring peeper, wood fr

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Mar 29 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Peaky Blinders’ Final Act: A Decade‑Long Prophecy Unfolds

The newest film in the Peaky Blinders saga finally brings closure to a story that has spanned over a decade. In the climactic scenes, Tommy Shelby’s reign ends in a way that echoes a warning given almost ten years earlier by one of the series’ most memorable foes. The film’s conclusion may not match

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Mar 29 2026POLITICS

Michigan’s School‑Credit Debate: Who Wins?

The U. S. Department of Education is pushing a new tax‑credit plan that lets parents donate money for their children’s education and then receive up to $1, 700 back on their taxes. The idea is that the money will go into scholarship programs so kids can choose schools or extra services. The plan wa

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