France and EU to incentivise US-based scientists to come to Europe

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Macron and von der Leyen expected to announce protections for researchers seeking to relocate amid Trump’s crackdown

France and the EU are to step up their efforts to attract US-based scientists hit by Donald Trump’s crackdown on academia, as they prepare announcements on incentives for researchers to settle in Europe.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, alongside the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will make speeches on Monday morning at Sorbonne University in Paris, flanked by European university leaders and researchers, in which they are expected to announce potential incentives and protections for researchers seeking to relocate to Europe.

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Father of teen fatally shot by Cincinnati police allegedly kills officer with his car

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Man who became distraught after viewing footage of the fatal shooting of his son crashed into officer the next day, authorities say

The distraught father of an 18-year-old shot and killed by police in Cincinnati allegedly killed a police officer with his car less than 24 hours after the death of his son.

The double killing has shocked the Ohio city amid ongoing concerns about American law enforcement’s involvement in lethal encounters with citizens.

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Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone – The New York Times

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  1. Designers Do a Double Take at the Lettering on Pope Francis’ Tombstone  The New York Times
  2. The Pope's tomb is the most unexpected design crime of 2025  Yahoo
  3. No one could believe it - the unexpected typo on Pope Francis' tomb that has sparked criticism from experts and the faithful alike  Unión Rayo
  4. The kerning on the pope’s tomb is a travesty  Fast Company
  5. "Absolute dilettante at work": Expert calls sloppy inscription on pope's tomb "shameful" | blue News  bluewin E-Mail
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Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to ‘logical conclusion,’ Putin says – politico.eu

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  1. Moscow has means to bring Ukraine war to ‘logical conclusion,’ Putin says  politico.eu
  2. Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine  AP News
  3. Putin says Russia has the strength to finish Ukraine operation  Reuters
  4. Ukrainian ambassador to US on Putin’s nuclear weapons comments: ‘He is a threat’  The Hill
  5. Putin expresses ‘hope’ that nuclear weapons will not be needed in Ukraine  Al Jazeera
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Biden aides discussed a cognitive test but decided against it, book reveals

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Debate around Joe Biden’s mental acuity and his age was a critical issue during the run up to the 2024 election

Joe Biden’s top staff debated the possibility of the embattled Democratic president taking a cognitive test last year as he geared up for re-election but eventually decided against the idea, a new book is set to reveal.

Debate around Biden’s mental acuity and his age was an acute issue during the run up to the 2024 election, which eventually saw Biden step down from his re-election campaign in favor of his vice-president, Kamala Harris.

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Badenoch says more children, not immigration, will help with ageing population

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Conservative leader’s remarks to BBC suggest she may develop policies that encourage women to have more children

People should be having more children rather than the UK relying on immigration to deal with an ageing population, Kemi Badenoch has suggested.

The Conservative leader said the UK needed to answer the question of how we “make sure we can deal with [an] ageing society, people not having enough children”.

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More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine – The New York Times

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  1. More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine  The New York Times
  2. Allies seek deal on more Patriots for Kyiv before NATO summit, source says  Reuters
  3. Ukraine-Russia war live: US to send first Patriot missile systems to Kyiv since Trump-Zelensky Vatican talks  The Independent
  4. Patriot air-defense system based in Israel to be refurbished, sent to Ukraine – NYT  The Times of Israel
  5. US to send refurbished Patriot air defense system from Israel to Ukraine, NYT reports.  The Kyiv Independent
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French police investigate spate of cryptocurrency millionaire kidnappings

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Victims have had fingers chopped off by attackers in crimewave targeting entrepreneurs and their families

French police are investigating a series of kidnappings of investors linked to cryptocurrency after a 60-year-old man had a finger chopped off by attackers who demanded his crypto-millionaire son pay a ransom.

In the latest of several kidnappings of cryptocurrency figures in France and western Europe, the man, who owned a cryptocurrency marketing company with his son, was freed from a house south of Paris on Saturday night. He had been held for more than two days.

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US jury’s $30m verdict brings hope for Cuban exiles over confiscated land

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Lawsuit brought under Helms-Burton could spur others pursuing compensation for property seized by Castro

Long before it became one of Cuba’s most popular tourist destinations in the 1990s, the small island of Cayo Coco, with its pristine beaches and powdery white sands, attracted a different kind of clientele.

Inspired by its unspoiled beauty, and his observations of shack-dwelling fishermen scratching out a meager living, Ernest Hemingway set scenes from two of his most famous books there, including the 1952 classic The Old Man and the Sea.

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