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A new study links GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to serious eye conditions, including nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), which can lead to blindness.

Researchers reviewed nine cases where patients developed vision problems after starting semaglutide or similar medications.

While the study does not prove causation, scientists suspect the drugs may contribute to these issues by rapidly lowering blood sugar or affecting optic nerve cells.

Experts call for more research and suggest that adjusting dosage rates might help mitigate potential risks for high-risk patients.

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Republican lawmakers are beginning to push back against some of Donald Trump’s spending cuts and tariffs as they impact their states.

Senators Katie Britt, Susan Collins, and Bill Cassidy criticized cuts to NIH funding, which support research institutions in their states.

Rural Republicans introduced a bill to protect the Food for Peace program, which Trump and Elon Musk want to dismantle.

Tariffs on imports, particularly from Canada, have also sparked objections from figures like Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley, who warn they will raise costs for farmers and consumers.

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A grenade attack at a crowded bar in Grenoble, France, injured 12 people on Wednesday, with six in critical condition.

The attacker, who carried but did not use a Kalashnikov-style rifle, fled the scene.

Authorities do not believe the attack was terrorism-related, but the motive remains unknown.

Local officials, including Mayor Eric Piolle, condemned the “extraordinary violence.”

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Former Las Cruces police officer Brad Lunsford was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the 2022 fatal shooting of Presley Eze, a Black man, at a New Mexico gas station.

Prosecutors argued Lunsford used excessive force, shooting Eze in the back of the head during a scuffle over an alleged beer theft.

The case shows ongoing concerns over police brutality, with Attorney General Raúl Torrez calling it an “egregious abuse of power.”

Lunsford faces up to nine years in prison.

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Democrats attacked Elon Musk during the first House Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee hearing, accusing him of illegally expanding his influence over federal agencies.

Representative Melanie Stansbury challenged Musk to testify under oath, while others criticized his access to sensitive government data and his role in firing five inspector generals investigating his companies.

Representative Greg Casar highlighted Musk’s $3 billion in federal contracts, contrasting it with Social Security benefits.

Marjorie Taylor Greene defended spending cuts, but Democrats mocked her leadership, with Robert Garcia sarcastically calling Musk “President Elon Musk.”

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Trump proposed relocating 2 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring Arab countries, calling it a “more majestic” solution for redevelopment.

His plan, which includes turning Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” has faced strong opposition, including from Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who insists Palestinians should remain.

Trump insists on proceeding despite criticism, with over 100 U.S. organizations condemning the idea as “ethnic cleansing.”

He also stated Gaza would be under U.S. control without purchase, further escalating controversy.

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House Democrats are frustrated with progressive groups like MoveOn and Indivisible, which are pressuring them to oppose the Trump administration more aggressively.

In a closed-door meeting, lawmakers complained about grassroots activists driving constituent calls demanding obstructionist tactics.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended the party’s strategy, saying, “We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights.”

However, a CBS News/YouGov poll shows 65% of Democratic voters want all-out opposition to Trump’s agenda.

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Trump has axed two senior ICE officials, Russell Hott and Peter Berg, as his administration pressures the agency to meet ambitious deportation targets.

Despite arresting over 8,200 immigrants in late January, ICE’s performance has not satisfied Trump, who pledged to deport "millions."

Border Czar Tom Homan echoed Trump’s frustration, stating that while arrests have tripled compared to last year, “hundreds of thousands” more need to be detained.

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Ukraine’s intelligence service (SBU) has arrested a senior official, identified by media as Col. Dmytro Kozyura, on suspicion of spying for Russia.

The SBU alleges he transmitted classified information to Russia’s FSB at least 14 times.

Recruited in 2018 and reactivated in December 2023, he was monitored through encrypted devices.

The SBU says it used the operation to feed Russia disinformation and vowed to continue purging traitors from its ranks.

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The State Department has ordered U.S. embassies worldwide to prepare for staff reductions, affecting both American and local employees.

The directive follows President Trump’s new executive order, "ONE VOICE FOR AMERICA'S FOREIGN RELATIONS," which aims to reshape the State Department by consolidating power under political appointees.

The order could lead to embassy closures, withdrawal from international agreements, and reduced diplomatic protections.

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Despite promises to detain only high-risk criminals, the Trump administration is also sending nonviolent, low-risk migrants to Guantanamo Bay, internal documents and officials confirm.

While gang members and violent offenders are housed in maximum-security cells, low-risk detainees—many with no criminal records—are placed in a barrack-like facility.

The administration is expanding detention capacity at the base, aiming to hold up to 30,000 migrants.

Civil rights groups have criticized the move, arguing it isolates detainees and undermines legal protections for asylum-seekers and migrants.

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A federal judge in Massachusetts has allowed the Trump administration’s "deferred resignations" program to move forward, lifting a prior court order that had paused the initiative.

The program offers federal workers full pay and benefits until September if they agree to resign, but warns others that job security is uncertain.

The judge ruled that labor unions lacked standing to sue because the unions' alleged damages were not "sufficient."

He suggested employees must challenge the program through administrative channels.