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For people with type 1 diabetes, daily life can feel like a relentless numbers game: tracking blood sugar, adjusting insulin, bracing for highs and lows, and watching for signs of the next crash. Even the best technology, including pumps, sensors, closed-loop systems, can’t fully replicate the natural rhythm of a healthy pancreas.But a new study suggests an innovative approach: instead of working around the damage, what if you could mass-produce and replace what’s missing?A small clinical trial, published in The New England Journal of Medicine in June, tested a therapy called zimislecel: stem cell–derived islet cells infused into the liver.…

THE BJP government in Assam is linking the recent visit of Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to the state, to the clashes in Goalpara on Thursday, which led to the death of a 19-year-old. The violence erupted five days after an eviction exercise targeting homes of 1,080 families, including the killed teenager’s, had passed off without incident.Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has accused the Congress of “instigating” the evicted families, while the Opposition has slammed the administration for “inhumane treatment” towards the families left homeless. The massive eviction drive in Goalpara district on July 12 had razed…

FIDE Women’s World Cup: India’s Koneru Humpy won in the first round itself which was a testament to her superiority over other rivals. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmasters Koneru Humpy, D Harika and R Vaishali and International Master Divya Deshmukh stormed into the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Women’s Chess Cup, scripting history as India became the first country to have four players in the tournament’s last-eight stage. All four women won their tiebreaks to advance to the last eight stage. Humpy gave a glimpse of her old self looking assured and calm as she overcame Alexandra Kosteniuk, who…

President Donald Trump said on Friday the US government has some “big” trade deals to announce soon. “When I send out the paper that you’re paying 35% or 40% tariffs, that’s a deal,” he said at the signing of a bill to create a regulatory framework for US-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens, or so-called ‘stablecoins’. “Then they’ll call and see if they can make a little bit different kind of a deal, like opening up their country to trade.”

One hope for reshoring manufacturing is it could help revitalize the heartland. NPR’s Planet Money team dives deep into the economic theory and evidence behind this idea. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump has said his aggressive tariff moves are about bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. But it turns out that thinkers and politicians from different perspectives have been working to do that. But why? What makes manufacturing so crucial? Greg Rosalsky from NPR’s Planet Money team looks at one answer.GREG ROSALSKY, BYLINE: Over the last 50 years or so, free trade and computers transformed America’s economy, and opportunities became…

Masaki Suda as Ryosuke Yoshii in Cloud. Sideshow and Janus Films hide caption toggle caption Sideshow and Janus Films It wasn’t so long ago that the internet felt like a glorious joyride into the future, one that would make us all smarter and more connected. Alas, the dreams of digital utopia have long since curdled. What once looked like a stairway to paradise increasingly seems like the low road to perdition. The internet and its discontents run wild in Cloud, a strangely gripping new thriller by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the prolifically offbeat Japanese filmmaker who’s spent the last four decades putting…

The House voted to approve President Trump’s request to cancel funds for public media and some foreign aid. NPR looks at how the debate over public media funding played out in Washington this week.

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, died in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy. He was 56.Italian firefighters who responded said a paraglider crashed into the side of a swimming pool in the city of Porto Sant Elpidio. The city’s mayor confirmed Baumgartner’s death in a social media post. Story continues below this ad “Our community is deeply affected by the tragic disappearance of Felix Baumgartner, a figure of global prominence, a symbol of courage and…

Kylie Jenner is reportedly vacationing on Kefalonia, an underrated Greek island known for its turquoise beaches, luxe hotels, and laid-back atmosphere.Unlike more crowded destinations like Santorini or Mykonos, Kefalonia is lesser known but still has just as much natural beauty as its counterparts.There are a number of beaches that travelers can visit, as well as a variety of idyllic vineyards. Kylie Jenner is living the European summer dream and sharing it all on social media. And yes, it’s making us a bit jealous. But it’s also inspiring us to plan a Greek island vacation, too. But not to just any…

Germany deported dozens of Afghan men to their homeland on Friday, the second time it has done so since the Taliban returned to power and the first since a new government pledging a tougher line on migration took office in Berlin. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Germany deported dozens of Afghan men to their homeland on Friday (July 18, 2025), the second time it has done so since the Taliban returned to power and the first since a new government pledging a tougher line on migration took office in Berlin.German authorities said a flight took off Friday (July 18, 2025)…