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Madurai Students Join Walkathon Promoting Drug-Free Lives

Madurai Students Join Walkathon Promoting Drug-Free Lives

Students marched through central Madurai in an awareness event where Minister R. Nirmalkumar urged young people to seek help from parents and teachers.

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Tamil Nadu Seeks Public Input on List of Agamic Temples

Tamil Nadu Seeks Public Input on List of Agamic Temples

The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has asked devotees to review an expert committee’s temple list and propose corrections within 30 days.

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Chennai Sets ₹100 Crore Flood-Readiness Plan for Vulnerable Areas

Chennai Sets ₹100 Crore Flood-Readiness Plan for Vulnerable Areas

Chennai civic agencies are coordinating drainage, pumping, rescue and relief measures at locations made vulnerable by major infrastructure work ahead of the northeast monsoon.

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Bryan Kohberger Seeks Judge’s Removal From Post-Conviction Case

Bryan Kohberger Seeks Judge’s Removal From Post-Conviction Case

Bryan Kohberger’s lawyers asked to disqualify Judge Steven Hippler from proceedings over his guilty plea, citing the judge’s sentencing description of him as a “faceless coward.”

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Study Examines Why Women Have Consensual Sex Without Initial Desire

Study Examines Why Women Have Consensual Sex Without Initial Desire

Researchers reviewing drug-trial data found that women with chronically low sexual desire still reported regular sexual activity, highlighting motives beyond immediate gratification.

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Apple Raises TV Streaming Price to $14.99 a Month

Apple Raises TV Streaming Price to $14.99 a Month

Apple increased the monthly and annual price of its TV streaming service and lifted the cost of the individual Apple One bundle.

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Ohio State Leads 2026 Preseason College Football Top 25

Ohio State Leads 2026 Preseason College Football Top 25

Ohio State heads a preseason ranking shaped by Indiana’s perfect title season, major transfer moves and a deep group of playoff contenders.

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Mets Reinstate Juan Soto Without Minor-League Rehab Assignment

Mets Reinstate Juan Soto Without Minor-League Rehab Assignment

The New York Mets activated Juan Soto from the injured list on Saturday, returning him to the lineup after a left calf strain without sending him on a rehabilitation assignment.

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Ketogenic Diet Delivers Largest Liver-Fat Reduction in Three-Diet Trial

Ketogenic Diet Delivers Largest Liver-Fat Reduction in Three-Diet Trial

A controlled study found that ketogenic, Mediterranean and plant-forward diets all improved weight and blood-sugar measures, but the ketogenic plan produced the largest decline in liver fat.

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US Open top seed Zverev downplays favorite status

US Open top seed Zverev downplays favorite status

The US Open looks more open than ever, and top-seeded Alexander Zverev says the absence of Jannik Sinner and questions surrounding defending champion Carlos Alcaraz as he returns from injury do little to enhance his own status as favorite.

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