A groundbreaking Israeli study has found that GLP-1 medications — the popular class of weight-loss drugs that includes Ozempic and Wegovy — can dramatically reduce the risk of developing obesity-related cancers, surpassing even the benefits of bariatric surgery. The findings, published in The Lancet’s eClinicalMedicine, analyzed thousands of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes who were prescribed GLP-1 drugs such as liraglutide (Saxenda), exenatide (Byetta), and dulaglutide (Trulicity). The study excluded newer drugs like semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Zepbound), but still showed striking results: patients on GLP-1s were 41% less likely to develop obesity-linked cancers than those who underwent surgical weight loss procedures.

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REPORTER: “You said in June of last year that, ‘In my dealings with President Biden I found him to be in command & impressive.’..Were you being straight with the American public?” SCHUMER: “We’re just looking forward.”

BREAKING: Federal Judge Stephanie Haines rules that President Trump may continue deportations of gang members using the Alien Enemies Act.

The National Weather Service has declared a flash flood emergency for Westernport, Maryland, following heavy rain.

The area where Hagaon HaRav Meilich Biderman will be having his massive Hadlakah in Meron on Lag BaOmer night.

House Republican tax plan debate kicks off The House Republican debate over President Donald Trump’s tax agenda has kicked off. An early version of the House Ways and Means tax bill would cost about $3.7 trillion over 10 years, according to estimates from the Joint Committee on Taxation. With a $4.5 trillion limit, there could be significant changes, including for the cap on the deduction for state and local taxes, known as SALT, among other provisions.

POTUS: “Some people say ‘oh you shouldn’t accept gifts for the country.’ My attitude is why wouldn’t I accept a gift? We’re giving to everybody else… It’s going to be a couple of years, I think, before the Boeings are finished.”

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, hoped that issuing arrest warrants for Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant would cause the West to turn against Israel, a senior Western diplomat with firsthand knowledge of the ICC case told the Jerusalem Post. The diplomat said that in a conversation he had with Khan last year, he said:  “You just wait and see. If I apply for warrants against Netanyahu, this would give countries like Germany and Canada the excuse they need to turn against the Israeli government.” “I remember thinking to myself first: How naive can you be?” “But secondly, I thought: That’s not the job.