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page in Gurmukhi script

page in Gurmukhi script

One of the challenges of my job is occasionally having to catalogue things I can't read and have no info on! Here we have a manuscript in Gurmukhi script - which I'm guessing is Sikh in content, but getting beyond that is today's task! (So if anyone has any ideas...)

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And she was right

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Federal Judge Vacates Kennedy Declaration, Permanently Blocks Trump's Trans Youth Care Hospital Threats The judgment overturns the Kennedy Declaration which has been used to force 40 hospitals to drop trans youth care.

1. This weekend, a federal judge permanently blocked funding threats to providers and hospitals that provide trans youth care.

The judge also blocked "any similar policy."

Hospitals have NO excuse and must return to providing care under many blue state laws.

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Figures don’t lie, but liars do figures: Memphis and the cost of narrative without numbers • Tennessee Lookout Without critical thinking, data provided by the Memphis Safe Task Force lacks context, writes Rev. Earle Fisher of Abyssinian Baptist Church.

Commentary: Information about major Memphis issues, include the Memphis Safe Task Force and Elon Musk's xAI data center, are presented with plenty of data but a lack on context and critical analysis, writes columnist Rev. Earle Fisher.

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Bust up big corporations and tackle Wall Street’s greed.

Get big money out of politics.

Strengthen unions and boost wages.

Pass Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare, and so much more...

This is the agenda Democrats need to fight for.

It's not enough to simply be anti-Trump.

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Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.

“Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.”

This is why we should fund science. 🧪

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Denise Jones Gregory Named 14th President of Jackson State University Jackson State University has announced Denise Gregory Jones as its 14th president.

Denise Jones Gregory has served as the university’s interim president since May 2025, when President Marcus Thompson abruptly resigned.

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A line graph shows the time series of global mean surface temperature anomalies for each March from 1850 through 2026. There is a long-term increasing trend and large year-to-year variability. The mean surface temperature anomaly in March 2026 was 1.31°C globally. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1901-2000 climate baseline. A map of temperature anomalies in March 2026 is also shown. Red shading is for warmer than average temperatures, and blue shading is shown for colder than average temperatures. The climatological baseline on the map is relative to 1991 to 2020. All data is from NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI NOAAGlobalTemp v6.1.0 on this graphic.

A line graph shows the time series of global mean surface temperature anomalies for each March from 1850 through 2026. There is a long-term increasing trend and large year-to-year variability. The mean surface temperature anomaly in March 2026 was 1.31°C globally. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1901-2000 climate baseline. A map of temperature anomalies in March 2026 is also shown. Red shading is for warmer than average temperatures, and blue shading is shown for colder than average temperatures. The climatological baseline on the map is relative to 1991 to 2020. All data is from NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI NOAAGlobalTemp v6.1.0 on this graphic.

Last month was statistically tied for the 2nd warmest March on record globally. It was also the 3rd warmest March for global land areas. Overall, about 7.1% of Earth’s surface recorded its warmest March on record.

Data from NOAA/NCEI NOAAGlobalTemp v6.1.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

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Would be interested in a piece on how Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, and other Heritage Foundation-connected folks are reacting to Orban's defeat. Hungary was the blueprint for Trump's policy here.

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Alas I'm a disability reporter with zero sourcing with these types of people but someone should do it!!!

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Why a Cape Bretoner started a sumo wrestling club A new amateur sumo club in Sydney is bringing a part of Japanese culture to Cape Breton Island. The CBC's Anna Rak has the story.

Why a Cape Bretoner started a sumo wrestling club

A new amateur sumo club in Sydney is bringing a part of Japanese culture to #CapeBreton Island. #NovaScotia

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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Opinion | When Women Build in Mississippi, Communities Benefit Clinnesha Sibley writes about the barriers facing working women in Mississippi and how working women can be supported.

OPINION: "But if Mississippi truly wants stronger communities, we have to do more than praise the resilience of women entrepreneurs. We have to support them in tangible ways," Clinnesha Sibley writes.

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Opinion | Mississippi’s Primary Turnout and the Cost of Silence Duvalier Malone writes about the costs of low electoral turnout in Mississippi.

OPINION: "The effects of that 1890 (Mississippi) constitution echo into 2026. One of its most enduring legacies is felony disenfranchisement," Duvalier Malone writes.

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The Edge of Space-Time Book Tour is Coming!!! And I made you a playlist!

📣📣 FULL U.S. BOOK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCEMENT 📣📣

Starting April 4, I'm going to so many cities that the preview image is tiny font!!

Come see me in person and get your book(s) signed. We have lined up an extraordinary array of conversation partners, from novelists to poets and scientists. 📚💙🧪🔭⚛️

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This is one of the most important stories of the week that you probably missed. The trump admin is basically taking something that belongs to all of us & giving it to political hacks & corporate donors. It’s an outrage & we should push back hard.

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Rising fuel prices test Milei's free‑market gamble as South America feels oil shock The global surge in fuel prices is exposing ​how unevenly South America is positioned to absorb the shock, with Argentina’s radical free‑market experiment under President Javier Milei facing particular pressure.

Rising fuel prices test Milei's free‑market gamble as South America feels oil shock reut.rs/3OimFtx

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March 2026 #Arctic sea ice extent was statistically tied for the lowest on record for the month...

This was 1,300,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. March ice extent is decreasing at about 2.49% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...

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Print Blocking is Anti-Consumer - Permission to Print Part 1 When legislators give companies an excuse to write untouchable code, it’s a disaster for everyone. This time, 3D printers are in the crosshairs. Even if you’ve never used one, you’ve benefited from

3D Print-blocking laws hand monopolistic power to manufacturers and can criminalize open source alternatives. We need to reject these onerous restraints on creation. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch The U.S. telehealth giant says hackers stole customer support ticket data over the course of several days in February.

New, by me: Telehealth giant Hims & Hers confirmed its customer service ticketing system was hacked. A spokesperson said it was a social engineering attack. The hacker stole mostly customer support tickets, including customer names and contact information, but also the contents of customer requests.

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A screenshot, black and white, of a closeup from a 1910 census schedule with a name signed on it Harvey A Enumerator 4730.

A screenshot, black and white, of a closeup from a 1910 census schedule with a name signed on it Harvey A Enumerator 4730.

Anyone on history Bsky able to read that last name for me?

If you're free, thank you so much!

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Zawadi Mungu, Oregon Zoo’s ‘elder statesman’ lion dies at 18 Zawadi — once named the zoo’s “Father of the Year” — was among the oldest male lions living in North America.

Zawadi — once named the zoo’s “Father of the Year” — was among the oldest male lions living in North America.

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Two polar stereographic maps side-by-side showing Antarctic sea ice concentration and its anomalies relative to 1981-2010 for March 2026. Red shading is shown for less ice, and blue shading is shown for more ice. More areas are below average than above. Antarctica is masked out in grey shading.

Two polar stereographic maps side-by-side showing Antarctic sea ice concentration and its anomalies relative to 1981-2010 for March 2026. Red shading is shown for less ice, and blue shading is shown for more ice. More areas are below average than above. Antarctica is masked out in grey shading.

#Antarctic sea ice extent reached its annual minimum in late February (16th lowest on record in the satellite era). This was mostly due to strong winds in the Weddell Sea region pushing the ice equatorward, which is reflected in March's ice concentration field

Graphic: zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...

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the only two truly good kind of news cycle are Space and Escaped Animal

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Scientists Create Plant That Produces Ayahuasca, Shrooms, and Toad Psychedelics All At Once The proof-of-concept system produces psilocybin, DMT, and other compounds in leaves of the tobacco plant, potentially easing pressure on wild species and preserving Indigenous traditions.

this is the shit that made the frogs gay www.404media.co/scientists-c...

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