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The spark for the latest round of escalation between India and Pakistan, the most expansive fighting between the enemies in decades, was a terrorist slaughter of civilians in Kashmir last month.A group of attackers managed to puncture the semblance of calm that the Indian government had been projecting on its side of the troubled Kashmir region, long the flashpoint of dispute between the two neighbors. The attackers came out of the woods in a scenic picnic spot and killed 26 men. The men, almost all of them Hindu, were identified by their religion, and many of them were killed in…

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When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as pope on Thursday, President Trump quickly offered the first U.S.-born pontiff a hearty congratulations.“It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope,” Mr. Trump said in a statement. “What excitement.”But some of Mr. Trump’s most fervent followers do not appear to be feeling the excitement.Almost immediately after Cardinal Prevost, a native of the Chicago area who spent decades ministering in Peru, emerged from the conclave as the new pope and took the name Leo XIV, leaders of the MAGA movement began to cast him as an enemy.Laura…

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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first-ever at-home test for cervical cancer screening, developed by San Francisco-based startup Teal Health.The company began developing the prototype for its Teal Wand just over five years ago. The concept was to make cervical cancer screening more accessible via telehealth and a test that could be self-administered at home, rather than at a doctor’s office.”The pandemic showed everyone that telehealth is a thing that is preferred … and made it easier to get care for most Americans,” said Kara Egan, CEO of Teal Health, adding that Covid also demonstrated “at-home testing…

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American cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church described the historic papal conclave that concluded this week as relatively easy, with no arm-twisting or overt politicking.When their work was done — and as the outside world waited to learn the new pope’s identity — the cardinals inside the Sistine Chapel “went wild,” one recalled on Friday, when the man they had elected privately told them that he would take the name Leo.That name, they said, could be an indication of the pope’s plans.“Leo was the first modern pope, who spoke in defense of workers’ rights and what workers needed to have…

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A general view of the ESPN logo on a camera at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 6, 2024.Wes Hale | UFL | Getty ImagesAt long last, ESPN has chosen a name for its upcoming all-access streaming service.Ready?It’s “ESPN.”Disney’s sports media division will announce the new — and also sort of old — name for the all-access streaming application at a media event next week, according to people familiar with the matter who declined to be named speaking about not-yet-public details. A Disney spokesperson declined to comment.Disney executives have referred to the streaming product, which is expected…

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It was a Russian war spectacle designed to instill pride at home, impress allies and intimidate foes.The military parade on Friday in Moscow marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany was Russia’s most expansive celebration of the holiday in years, and it achieved at least the first two goals.More than 180 pieces of military hardware rumbled across Red Square’s cobblestones on a chilly but sunny morning, including some of Russia’s latest artillery systems, drones and armored vehicles used in its invasion of Ukraine. More than 11,500 service members in elaborate uniforms shouted, “Hurrah!” as they marched…

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The Pakistani military accused India early Saturday of launching air-to-surface missiles that targeted at least three air bases across Pakistan, in what appeared to be a sharp escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors four days into their armed confrontation.Among the bases that came under attack, Pakistan said, was a key installation near the capital, Islamabad. Eyewitnesses in Rawalpindi, a nearby garrison city, reported hearing at least three loud explosions near the Noor Khan air base, with one describing a “large fireball” visible from miles away.“Now, you just wait for our response,” Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the Pakistani military’s chief spokesman,…

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