Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
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Guards May Have Destroyed Evidence the Night Epstein Died
On August 10, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. Nine days later,
The EU Finally Shuts Its Doors to Russian War Veterans
It took more than four years of war for the European Union to finally cross this symbolic threshold: banning entry into its
Early-onset colorectal cancer may be its own distinct disease
Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer death among Americans under 50, an alarming statistic that has pushed the scientific
The first patient in a crucial trial against Bundibugyo Ebola
On July 2, 2026, the World Health Organization announced the enrollment of the very first patient in a clinical trial testing treatments
Ukraine begs 40 countries for emergency Patriot deliveries
On the night of July 1 to 2, 2026, Russia launched one of its most massive attacks against Kyiv since the start
Brennan accuses Trump's DOJ of a vindictive criminal probe
John Brennan, former director of the CIA under the Obama administration, filed a lawsuit on July 1, 2026, in a federal court
Epstein's victims sue the DOJ and Google, we must demand transparency
A group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes has filed a class action against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Google,
Two years later, fish oil still doesn't protect the brain
For years, omega-3 supplements derived from fish oil have been marketed as possible protection against cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. Millions of
The cerebellum doesn't work the way scientists thought
A team at Virginia Tech has just published results that challenge a central hypothesis about how the cerebellum works, the brain structure