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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has agreed to purchase genetic testing company 23andMe for $256 million through a bankruptcy auction, marking a significant decline from 23andMe's peak valuation of $6 billion when it went public in 2021.

Regeneron Acquires 23andMe for $256 Million Amid Privacy Concerns

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Australia: Biometric Data of NSW Students Collected by Microsoft Teams

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'Pro-Mortalist' Bomber Behind Fertility Clinic Blast, Says FBI

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India: Professor Arrested Over Military Operation Comments

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Trump Administration Fires 600 Voice of America Staff Amid Court Battle

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Ethics

Robert Walls, a Carlton Football Club icon of the Australian Football League (AFL) who won three premierships as a player and one as coach, died Thursday morning at age 74 in his East Melbourne home, choosing to end his life through Victoria's voluntary assisted dying laws after battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Australian Football League Legend Robert Walls Dies at 74 Via Assisted Dying

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Senate Democrats to Block DOJ Nominees Over Qatar Plane Deal

Former Brazilian President Fernando Collor Arrested, Ordered to Begin Sentence

Brazil: Social Security Minister Resigns Amid Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal

Democrats Call for Insider Trading Investigation Over Trump Tariff Pause

Privacy

The Pentagon's acting inspector general announced an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of the Signal messaging app on Thursday.

Pentagon Launches Investigation Into Hegseth's Use of Signal App

Trump Officials' Yemen Strike Details Leaked in Signal Incident

Democrats Express Alarm Over Musk's Access to Federal Data

Unredacted JFK Files Expose Private Information of Hundreds of Former Staffers

Tulsi Gabbard Faces First Day of Intel Chief Senate Confirmation Hearings

Freedom of speech & expression

Citing "insufficient evidence," the U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Wednesday it would not pursue criminal charges against former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe, who had faced allegations of making threats toward party chairman Zia Yusuf.

UK Prosecutors Drop Charges Against Ex-Reform MP in Threats Case

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Judge Orders Release of Detained Tufts Student

Global May Day Protests Take Place Worldwide

Dozens of Pro-Palestine Protesters Arrested at Columbia University

Judge Frees Columbia Pro-Palestine Protester Mahdawi on Bail

Freedom & human rights

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that courts must consider the full context and circumstances leading up to police use of force, rejecting the Fifth Circuit's "moment-of-threat" doctrine that limited review to only the instant immediately before force was used.

Supreme Court Expands Scope of Police Force Review Standards

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New Zealand Parliament Suspends Māori MPs Over Haka

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Episcopal Church Ends Refugee Program Over South African Policy

First White South African Refugees Arrive in US Amid Controversy

Sudan Crisis Deepens as RSF Strikes Hit Critical Infrastructure

Gun control

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Minnesota's appeal to reinstate its law banning 18-to-20-year-olds from obtaining permits to carry firearms in public, effectively ending the state's age-based restrictions.

SCOTUS Ends Minnesota's Youth Gun Permit Restrictions

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to NY Gun Restrictions

Nashville School Shooting Claims Two Lives

Supreme Court Upholds Federal Ghost Gun Regulations

Report: US Mass Shootings, Gun Deaths Fall to Five-Year Low

Capital punishment

Iran’s judiciary announced the execution of Mohsen Langarneshin on Wednesday after convicting him of spying for Israel's Mossad and providing logistical support for the May 2022 assassination of Revolutionary Guard Colonel Hassan Sayyad Khodaei.

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for Israel's Mossad

AG Bondi Seeks Death Penalty in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder

South Carolina Conducts First US Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Ottawa: China Executed Four Canadians For Drug Crimes

China: Man Sentenced to Death for Murder of Japanese Boy

Freedom of press

The New York Times received the most awards at the 2025 Pulitzer Prize ceremony on Monday, winning in four categories: the annual celebration of American journalism, storytelling, photography, music, and poetry.

Pulitzer Prize 2025: New York Times Wins 4, New Yorker 3

Report: Media Freedom 'Crumbling' in Europe

Russian Court Jails Four Journalists in Navalny-Linked Case

Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Retrial Against The New York Times

Trump White House Flouts Court Order on AP Journalists

Censorship

Social media platform X says that it has blocked over 8,000 accounts at the behest of the Indian government, including many that belong to news organizations and what the platform describes as "prominent X users."

X Blocks 8,000 Accounts in India After Government Order

Meta's Oversight Board Voices Concern Over Content Policy Changes

Ex-Meta Executive Reveals Facebook's Alleged Secret China Censorship Plans

Meta Whistleblower Alleges Secret China AI Dealings

Kashmir Police Seize 668 Islamic Books in Controversial Raid

Church-state relations

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) heard arguments Wednesday regarding St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which would be the nation's first religious charter school if approved to receive public funding in Oklahoma.

Supreme Court Hears Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case

Oklahoma Orders Schools to Teach Bible

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Japan Seeks to Revoke Unification Church's Legal Status

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French Minister Visits School Over Renaissance Painting Row

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France: Top Court Upholds Abaya Ban in State Schools

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