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The Dallas Cowboys said goodbye to some familiar faces in free agency this week. DeMarcus Lawrence’s tenure with Dallas ended when he agreed to a three-year deal with the Seattle Seahawks, much to the ire of his former teammate, Micah Parsons. Jourdan Lewis also left Dallas after agreeing to a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.The 29-year-old defensive back revealed he experienced some frustration during his eight seasons with the Cowboys. Jourdan Lewis of the Dallas Cowboys walks to the sideline during a game against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium Nov. 28, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images)A video…

Thailand responded on Saturday that it had received reassurances from China “over the safety of the Uyghurs and will continue to follow up on the well-being of this group”. “Thailand has always upheld a long tradition of humanitarianism, particularly in providing assistance to displaced persons,” the Thai foreign ministry said, adding that it values the “the long-standing and close treaty alliance with the United States.” This week, the European Parliament also condemned Thailand over the deportations, calling on the EU to use free trade agreement negotiations as leverage to stop future such moves. Murray Hiebert, an expert with the Southeast…

For decades, aspirin has been known as a go-to painkiller. New research reveals how it may also help fight cancer. While previous research hinted at a link between aspirin use and improved cancer survival, a study published in Nature last week explains why. However, experts caution that aspirin is not a cure – and it carries risks like increased potential for internal bleeding. So, how might aspirin keep cancer from spreading? And what does this mean for future treatments? What have studies found about aspirin use and cancer? Recent studies have revealed how aspirin, a widely used painkiller, may help…

Reporter’s notebook: Are Trump’s sweeping firings an abuse of power? – CBS News Watch CBS News The government must follow certain rules. Not lying is one of them. Two federal judges sent that message to the Trump administration this week when they ordered it to rehire employees fired for what the administration said was poor performance. John Dickerson has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

South Carolina has scheduled the execution of an inmate convicted of fatally shooting an off-duty police officer, which would make him the fifth person the state put to death since it resumed executions in the fall following an involuntary 13-year pause.Mikal Mahdi, 41, is set to be executed on April 11 at 6 p.m. at a prison in Columbia, the state Supreme Court announced Friday.Mahdi can choose to die by lethal injection, the electric chair or a firing squad. He must make a decision by March 28, or he will be killed by the electric chair.On March 7, Brad Sigmon…

Researchers have found a way to reduce the duration of a child’s fever.Upper respiratory tract infections are highly reported in the child population, with five to eight URTIs a year common in children, particularly in the first five years of life.University of Milan researchers wanted to know if probiotics could help ease URTI symptoms in the same way they can alleviate gastrointestinal symptoms.Researchers recruited 128 children aged between 28 days and four years for the clinical trial, with one group given a specific blend of three probiotic strains and the other group given a non-active placebo.Children who had the probiotics…

Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set European pigeons flying in circles when he suggested last month that given rising mistrust in President Trump’s commitment to NATO, he wanted to talk to France and Britain about extending nuclear deterrence over Germany.Warning that a “profound change of American geopolitics” had put Poland, as well as Ukraine, in an “objectively more difficult situation,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland suggested the same, while hinting that Poland, with its long history of Russian occupation, might eventually develop its own bomb.Then Poland’s president, Andrzej Duda, said this week that it was time for the United…

Donald J. Trump’s electoral victory alarmed most New York Democrats — but not Eric Adams. For Mr. Adams, the mayor of New York City who had been criminally indicted and faced political isolation, it was a golden opportunity.In the weeks before the presidential inauguration, Mr. Adams cozied up to Mr. Trump, his political allies and his family.The mayor called the president-elect on multiple occasions, congratulating him on his election victory and discussing city affairs. He met at a luxury Manhattan hotel with Stephen K. Bannon, Mr. Trump’s ally and former top aide. And he contacted the president’s second son, Eric…

Pete Buttigieg, the former transportation secretary, ruled out a run for statewide office in Michigan in 2026 and made it clear that he was keeping his 2028 options open.Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois is headed to New Hampshire next month, visiting a traditional battleground in the presidential primary campaign years before any campaign is underway.And even if Iowa isn’t still Iowa, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota found himself on Friday in the state that once kicked off the presidential nominating contest, addressing a group of frustrated and furious Democrats. As the Trump administration marches ahead with an aggressive agenda and…

Simone McGurk says Labor ‘needs to get better’ at spruiking its environment and climate change achievements – after nearly losing her seat of Fremantle.