Noncitizen academics allege Trump immigration policy suppressing protected speech

A group of noncitizen academics is challenging the Trump administration over immigration policies that allegedly violate their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, filed on Monday, is challenging a policy started last year that bans individuals from studying social media, fact checking and other similar research that the Trump administration believes could lead to censorship of…

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Brain immune cells may help build Alzheimer's plaques

A new study led by researchers at VIB and KU Leuven shows that immune cells called microglia can actively promote plaque formation in Alzheimer’s disease, challenging the long-held view that these cells serve only as protectors against plaque buildup. The findings were recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Source link

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Esper: Sending special forces to find enriched uranium in Iran would be 'very perilous' mission

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said late Monday that any US military mission to secure Iran’s highly enriched uranium reserves would be “very dangerous.” President Trump has reportedly expressed serious interest in deploying a small contingent of US troops inside Iran to secure approximately 900 pounds of nuclear material at a later stage… Source link

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JetBlue flights briefly grounded

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), all JetBlue flights were temporarily grounded Tuesday morning. Reports on the FAA’s website show that the ground stop was implemented at 5:22 a.m. and was canceled about forty minutes later at the request of the airline. A JetBlue spokesperson said in a statement to The Associated Press on…

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