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Canelo Alvarez and Daniel Jacobs carry on the recent tradition of a big fight on the first Saturday in May.

Ever get an unwanted penis picture? Yeah, me too. It’s time to treat them like the abuse and harassment they are.

1. Routine sense of smell tests could be used to spot signs of dementia  The Guardian
2. Older people with a poor sense of smell are 50% more likely to die in the next 10 years, study finds  Daily Mail
3. Poor sense of smell in old age associated with higher risk of death in next decade, study shows  The Independent
4. Older people with poor sense of SMELL are 50% more likely to die in next 10 years  Mirror Online
5. Poor sense of smell linked to early death, says study ... Читать дальше...

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe vows his country can eliminate the threats extremists pose following the Easter Sunday attacks but admits his greatest immediate fear is that a “lone ranger” may evade authorities and blow himself up in a public place.

Mark Episkopos

Security,

Russian president Vladimir Putin looked on from St. Petersburg via teleconference as the Belgorod nuclear submarine was floated out at Sevmash plant in in the northwestern province of Severodvinsk.

The first submarine to carry Russia’s “Poseidon” thermonuclear torpedoes has been laid down, inching the strategic weapon closer to deployment readiness.

Russian president Vladimir Putin looked on from St. Petersburg via teleconference as the Belgorod... Читать дальше...

Ted Galen Carpenter

Security, Americas

The Trump administration has already pushed the envelope of appropriate outside support for Venezuela's President-elect Juan Guaido to the limit. Now it looks increasingly like Nicolas Maduro might be here to stay.

When Washington recognized Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful president, Trump administration officials clearly hoped that incumbent Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power would not last long. There were reasons for such optimism. Читать дальше...

Africa’s largest oil producer, Nigeria, is dusting off an ambitious plan to double its oil production by 2025, aiming to pump as much as 4 million bpd in six years’ time—a goal that analysts think may be too ambitious for the country to achieve. OPEC member Nigeria currently pumps around 2.2 million bpd in crude oil and condensate. In March, Nigeria’s crude oil production stood at 1.733 million bpd, up by 11,000 bpd from February, according to OPEC’s secondary sources. Although the number of militant... Читать дальше...

Manchester United hero Bryan Robson supports the fight by campaigners

Researchers say that testing a person's sense of smell should become a regular part of a visit to the doctor

A gunman opened fire on a synagogue in California on the last day of Passover, killing one person and injuring three.

In the ongoing, gut-wrenching, Handmaid’s Tale-like real-life saga that is the decimation of reproductive rights across the country, yet another state has weighed in on its hatred of women. And yet. And yet, this time, Kansas came through for the bodily autonomy of its women citizenry.