The West Indies and Zimbabwe cricket squads, who just finished playing in India’s Twenty‑20 World Cup, cannot head home because many airports in the Gulf region have closed. The shutdown comes after rising tensions between Iran and the United States, as well as Israel, forced airlines to cancel thou
Vladimir Putin spoke with UAE leader Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday. He said he would forward the Emirati complaints about Iranian attacks to Tehran. The UAE says its land is not a launchpad for strikes against Iran, so it finds the Iranian bombings unjustified. Putin told the UAE preside
The FDA plans to give money to reviewers who finish ahead of time. Commissioner Makary explained the idea in a staff meeting last week. He called it a pilot program and said the first bonuses could start in August. The goal is to reward “weighted time savings” while keeping quality high. O
Whole cooked ham is a staple in many diets, but the nitrite used to preserve it raises health worries. A new study looked at how cutting nitrite from 150 ppm to 80 ppm affects safety, texture, and flavor over time. The researchers checked the meat every 15 days for bacteria like total viable coun
Bridgeway Community Health is set to launch a 34‑bed medical detox and recovery facility in May at its Front Street campus in downtown Salem. The center will combine medically supervised withdrawal, primary medical care, and recovery services in a space that is nearly four times larger than its form
Iran’s streets filled with long lines at gas stations as residents fled city centers, seeking safety after a joint strike by the United States and Israel. Early Saturday morning, explosions shook Tehran, sending smoke clouds into the sky and rattling the start of a working week. A man in Tehran hurr
Scientists looked at how the tiny structure inside fermented sausage changes when it dries out, and how that affects a milky smell. They made three batches: one with no added microbes, one with a mix of bacteria that are normally found in cured meats, and a third that added a yeast on top of the ba
The night of February 28 saw a sudden spike in tensions across the Gulf, as several Arab nations reported missile attacks launched from Iran. The United Arab Emirates confirmed a fatality in Abu Dhabi, though details remain sparse. Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and Jordan—all hosting U. S. troops—claim to
Anthropic’s chief executive, Dario Amodei, slammed the U. S. Defense Department’s recent label of the company as a “supply‑chain risk” in an interview with CBS News. He described the move as retaliatory and punitive, arguing that it was a first‑time sanction against an American firm. The label ca
Radiography is a field where people often wonder if their personality fits the work. A recent study looked at this by using the Myers‑Briggs Type Indicator, a popular tool that groups people into 16 personality types. The researchers first found which of these types were most common among radiograph
