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[ad_1] Details about workplace safety will be discussed Feb. 6 during the 2024 Safety Seminar hosted by the Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable (NWIBRT), according to a release. Each of the presenting companies is a former winner of NWIBRT’s Innovation Award, which is presented during the annual Construction Awards Banquet, the release said. The award is…

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Science sleuths track down fakery in published research

[ad_1] Allegations of research fakery at a leading cancer center have turned a spotlight on scientific integrity and the amateur sleuths uncovering image manipulation in published research. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, announced Jan. 22 it’s requesting retractions and corrections of scientific papers after a British blogger flagged problems in…

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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso Withdraw From West Africa Regional Bloc ECOWAS as Tensions Deepen

[ad_1] ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. ECOWAS said in a statement that it wasn’t notified of the countries’ decision…

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Biden administration discussing slowing some weaponry deliveries to Israel to pressure Netanyahu

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is discussing using weaponry sales to Israel as leverage to convince the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to heed long-standing U.S. calls to scale back its military assault in the Gaza Strip, according to three current U.S. officials and one former U.S. official. At the direction of the…

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