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[ad_1] The senator died Saturday night of an aortic dissection, at seventy-one, in the middle of a campaign for a fifth term. His communications director cited the medical examiner’s preliminary finding: a rupture in the body’s largest artery, the consequence of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The tributes arrived within hours. Trump called him a true American patriot. Volodymyr Zelensky, who had met him twice in the preceding week, called him a friend who was there when it was needed most. Mark Rutte and Benjamin Netanyahu sent their own. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said there were no words…

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[ad_1] Lawyering requires care and attention to detail. No less an authority than Daniel Webster explained, “If he would be a great lawyer, he must first consent to become a great drudge.” A lawyer who comes to court and asks a judge to do something for his client has a professional obligation to take time to think carefully and in granular detail about the relief that he’s requesting to make sure it’s warranted. In addition, the lawyer should do his level best to make the judge’s life as easy as possible. Make exhibits accessible. Prepare them in a way that…

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[ad_1] Story at-a-glance Glioblastoma is considered one of the most aggressive brain cancers, with survival often limited to about a year, largely because tumors adapt by rewiring how they use nutrients and energy Tumors divert vitamin B3 (niacinamide) away from normal energy production into a pathway that supports their survival, suggesting a metabolic weakness that could potentially be targeted This altered pathway may drain key cellular resources, meaning cancer cells appear to burn through materials they need to grow, which may create an opportunity to disrupt their fuel supply In a Science Advances study, high-dose vitamin B3 therapy was associated…

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[ad_1] U.S. and Iran back at it: It looks like the ceasefire is off, given that the U.S. and Iran traded heavy strikes all weekend and Iran stopped several ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. “Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps launched missile and drone strikes at U.S. military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain and claimed to have successfully hit missile, drone and fuel facilities,” reports The Washington Post. “Iran has claimed full control over the strait and on Sunday declared that it was closed—an assertion that the U.S. military denied.” The Reason Roundup Newsletter by Liz Wolfe Liz and Reason…

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