The United States recorded about 2,288 measles cases in 2025.
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The United States has recorded 1,748 measles cases in 2026, which would be the highest annual total since 1991.
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The DMK’s 2021 manifesto pledged restoring the Old Pension Scheme.
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M. K. Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, promised a 5% rise in pension for Tamil Nadu Government pensioners in the 2021 Assembly election manifesto.
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NIH says Women’s Health Initiative data collection will continue through 2026.
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The National Institutes of Health has announced plans to eliminate funding for the Women's Health Initiative as of April 2026.
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AI now widely augments coding and writing, but design adoption remains limited.
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As of April 19, 2026, AI tools have automated significant portions of work in coding, writing, and graphic design.
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IndusInd Bank reported a net profit of about ₹1,402 crore in Q3 FY25.
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IndusInd Bank reported a net loss in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025.
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War, sanctions and commodity shocks hit smaller European and some Asian economies hardest after Russia’s 2022 invasion.
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has triggered a new Cold War dynamic that has produced significant economic effects on small-power nations in Asia and Europe.
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No independently verified reports confirm muddy, contaminated water at UET Lahore hostels in April 2026.
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The water supplied to the hostel at UET Lahore has been unclean, appearing muddy and contaminated, for the past few days as of April 2026.
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No verifiable record shows Flatshop.in listed Nike G.T. Cut Academy EP at ₹3,999.
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As of April 19, 2026, the Nike G.T. Cut Academy EP Basketball Shoes are listed at a price of ₹3,999, discounted from ₹8,495, on Flatshop.in.
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Gen Z is open to anonymous AI mental health tools, but most still prefer humans.
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Generation Z individuals experiencing psychological distress report preferring AI-powered wellness platforms over human confidants due to concerns about judgment, social stigma, or misuse of their disclosures.
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Generator performance standards are set in planning but managed across the asset lifecycle.
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Generator performance standards parameters are the responsibility of the Network Planning and Design department, not the Asset Management department.
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Drone bees aid brood-nest thermoregulation and provide essential reproductive genetic diversity.
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Drone bees serve no functional role or contribution within a bee colony.
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No U.S. agency or investigation has confirmed a linked pattern of suspicious scientist deaths.
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Multiple high-profile scientists in the United States died under unusual or suspicious circumstances between April 2024 and April 2026.
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Spaced, repeated practice can improve spelling, but science-term gains are unproven.
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Targeted repeated short practice sessions improve spelling accuracy of science-specific terminology in school students.
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Yasmine Benkiran’s Moroccan film “Queens” premiered at Venice in 2022.
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The film 'Queens' was directed by Yasmine Benkiran and released in 2022.
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No verifiable evidence shows a 2022 film titled "Reimagining the Road in Queens" exists.
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The 2022 film 'Reimagining the Road in Queens' subverts the traditional road movie genre by incorporating Berber symbology and mystical elements.
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Evidence shows “Indivision” explores ecology and a social-networked Shéhérazade figure.
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The 2023 film "Indivision" uses the smartphone as a narrative and visual instrument of liberation from an eco-cyberfeminist perspective.
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Vietnam’s Javan rhinoceros is extinct, and wild tigers are functionally extirpated.
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Wildlife species in Vietnam, including elephants, rhinoceroses, and tigers, face significant threats from habitat loss and are classified as endangered.
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Founded December 23, 1900, the Partido Federalista backed U.S. annexation and Philippine statehood.
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The Federal Party, established in 1900, was the first political party in the Philippines and advocated for cooperation with the United States and eventual Philippine statehood.
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NP-completeness is a foundational, rigorously defined concept in complexity theory.
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NP-completeness is not a meaningful theoretical concept in computer science.
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People generally overestimate short time intervals, though context can reverse it.
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Humans systematically overestimate short time intervals.
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