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Truth on Myanmar finally prevails in US Congress

When the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee convened on November 19 for the hearing “No Exit Strategy: Burma’s Endless Crisis and America’s Limited Options,” the testimony sounded remarkably familiar. To those of us who have been sounding the alarm since the start of the

Takaichi goes big on stimulus as Japan takes fiscal risk

The Takaichi cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen (US$136.25 billion) stimulus package on Friday (November 21) that includes a 17.7 trillion yen ($113.21 billion) supplemental budget. The latter will be submitted to the Diet for passage this session. The total amount, including

Scientists reveal a hidden hormone switch for learning

Researchers uncovered how estrogen subtly reshapes learning by strengthening dopamine reward signals in the brain. Rats learned faster when estrogen levels were high and struggled when the hormone’s activity was blocked. The findings help explain how hormonal cycles influence

Maxwell to plead Fifth in House Epstein investigation: Comer

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said that the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell will “plead the Fifth” against congressional investigators. “Her lawyers have replied that she’s not going to

Bondi files to release sealed Epstein grand jury transcripts

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed an expedited motion seeking the release of the grand jury transcripts in the Jeffrey Epstein case amid an aggressive push by lawmakers to release all files related to the late convicted sex offender. Bondi filed the motion in the U.S.

Trump on Greene's resignation plans: 'Great news'

President Trump on Friday night said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) announcement that she is leaving Congress in early January is "great news for the country" — perhaps pouring salt on the wound one week after pulling his support from her. The president told ABC News's