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University of Chicago researchers are building a ‘bionic breast’ to restore sense of touch for mastectomy patients

The diagnosis shattered the young mother’s world. At 36, Heather Tubigan of west suburban Chicago discovered an avocado seed-sized lump in her left breast. It was a malignant tumor. The cancer had already spread to her lymph nodes. Terrified, the patient almost reflexively asked her surgeon to remove both of her breasts, even though the cancer afflicted only one side. “I just want to get rid …
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Opinion | The partisan gamesmanship over who gets to appoint judges is hardly new

After last month’s presidential election, a number of judges who had announced their intent to retire when a successor was chosen withdrew their decisions.
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Germany Searches for Motives in Christmas Market Attack

The authorities said they were struggling to understand the motives for the attack with a car in the eastern city of Magdeburg, in which a 9-year-old boy was among the five victims.
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German Christmas market attack: suspect faces murder charges

Thousands attend far-right rally after the anti-Islam activist Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, 50, is remanded in custody
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German market attack suspect appears in court as authorities accused of security failures

A judge in Germany has ordered the suspect in the dedly Christmas market ramming attack to be held in pre-trial detention following a late-night court appearance on Saturday, according to a statement from police early Sunday.
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Guatemalan authorities rescue 160 children from Jewish Lev Tahor sect

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and adolescents from the fundamentalist Jewish sect Lev Tahor in southeastern Guatemala on Friday following allegations of child abuse, including rape, prosecutors said. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The rescue operation in the agricultural municipality of Oratorio, 78 kilometers (48.47 miles) southeast of Guatemala City, highlights
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Tractor run raises £17k in memory of farmer

The event is the second to be held in memory of Will ‘Choc’ Roberts, who died in December 2022.
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Market attack suspect in custody amid anger over security lapses

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Child, six, among five injured as truck crashes into Texas shopping centre – police shoot driver dead

Sergeant Bryan Washko says officers were chasing the vehicle after reports of erratic driving and then “engaged in gunfire” after the driver was seen “actively running people over”.
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Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal over ‘ridiculous fees’

Trump also hinted at China’s growing influence around the canal, which connects the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.