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So I'd like to know where you got the notion 🍉
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Oh this is very sad news. He was a real hero. -gave evidence in the trials of Milosevic and Mladic at the Hague - he faced the monsters. He showed us how libraries are of crucial importance for their communities - esp when they are deliberately targetted. I celebrated his work in #Burningthebooks
I am very sorry to learn of the death of Andras Riedlmayer, with whom I corresponded for over twenty years. A great fighter against genocide, its perpetrators and its deniers; a true expert who did as much as anyone to catalogue the cultural destruction caused by the genocide in Bosnia.
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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The study points to using libraries and visiting museums as bringing these enormous brain health benefits ... who would have thought? Well, librarians and museum folk for a start ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds
Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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"While the Epstein files have revealed an elite circle of rich and powerful men that swirled in Epstein’s orbit, Wasserman is the one now facing calls for accountability, and they are coming from the very celebs whose voices it has been his job to amplify..."
The Epstein files come for Hollywood royalty | CNN
As stars like Chappell Roan leave his talent agency, LA power broker Casey Wasserman decides what to do next.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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Instead of advancing bodies like the NCAG with doubtful legitimacy and reported Shin Bet interference, the international community should call for Marwan Barghouti’s release. He has broad Palestinian legitimacy to work towards a concrete resolution.
Marwan Barghouti’s son calls on UK to put father’s release at heart of Palestinian renewal
Cross-party UK MPs campaigning for senior Fatah leader’s release from Israeli jail, saying he is unifying figure
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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The ornate Beaux-Arts facade of The Harmonie Club building located in New York City
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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A British autistic and non-verbal boy who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country has taken his message of love to Madinah.
‘Cake not hate’ campaign becomes ‘Dates not hate’ in Madinah
LONDON: A British autistic and non-verbal boy who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country has taken his message o...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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The UN cultural agency, in an ongoing assessment based on satellite images, says it has verified damage to at least 150 sites since the start of the war. They include 14 religious sites, 115 buildings of historical or artistic interest, nine monuments and eight archaeological sites.
Palestinians look to salvage Gaza’s history from the ruins of Israel’s military offensive
GAZA CITY: Muneer Elbaz remembers the joy of visiting the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza with his family, praying at a site where people have worshipped over centuries as empires came and went. “These wer...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:46 AM