This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
Researchers have identified a speed demon at the heart of the Milky Way. This fast-moving star may yield insights into…
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A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise
Oregon was the first state to establish a legalized and regulated psilocybin industry. Since then, thousands have tried…
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Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it
The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is a two-hour train ride from Paris, but feels a world away, with English…
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U.S. delays 50% tariff on Canadian imports. And, takeaways from Florida's primaries
President Trump has announced that the U.S. is delaying a 50% tariff on Canadian imports after reaching a deal. And,…
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How India's blocking of a film exposing real-life police abuses backfired
When Indian authorities scrubbed the biopic of activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, local villagers and activists turned its…
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Striking hospital employees sound alarm over workplace violence
In addition to pay, striking hospital workers say patient violence is an issue. Hospital workers are seven times more…
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Congo's Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts
Government data showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 deaths. The outbreak has infected…
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Feeling restless? Level up your life by starting a side quest
Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to…
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Elbridge who? How the name of a forgotten founder lives on in the word 'gerrymander'
Elbridge Gerry was an important early figure in the American Revolution, but his decision to approve a "gerrymandered"…
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Why more than 400,000 kids are on waitlists for federal childcare assistance
The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for…
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15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why
There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no…
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FCC head Brendan Carr says Disney free speech lawsuit is 'without merit'
ABC and its corporate parent, The Walt Disney Co., filed a lawsuit against the FCC Tuesday, accusing the agency of…
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Israel strikes an air base in Syria to prevent Turkish troops from deploying
Israel struck an air base in northwest Syria early Tuesday, saying it aimed to prevent Turkish troops from deploying…
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Liberia agrees to take 1,200 third-country deportees from the U.S.
The 1,200 deportees will include Africans as well as nationals from North America, South America and the Caribbean,…
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns
The bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong…
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Thousands of people under evacuation order from wildfires in Spokane, Wash.
There are at least three fires in and around the city. Large parts of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders,…
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New video evidence upends the unsolved killing of a Black teen at a Seattle protest
Hours of video analyzed in an 18-month investigation reveal what really happened the night Antonio Mays Jr. was shot at…
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An 18-month investigation by The Seattle Times, KUOW and NPR's Embedded podcast and a review of more than a dozen…
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Why is the rate of premature births so high in this community?
About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to…
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We asked a first grader to interview his hero: A bird scientist
NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in…
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Idaho fast food restaurant shooting leaves 3 dead, city spokesman says
Police who responded to the shooting found the body of the suspected gunman in an area near the restaurant.
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Trump says he's cancelling Iran strikes, deal pending
Trump said Iran and other Middle Eastern countries had asked the U.S. "to hold off any attack" on Iran because "the…
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'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and…
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Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers
A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the…
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Overnight Russian barrage kills nine in Kyiv, as air defense struggle with U.S. continues
Ballistic missiles tore into five districts of the Ukrainian capital before dawn Saturday. President Trump is now…
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Spain's Pedro Sánchez was a hero of migrants. After Ceuta, he faces his biggest challenge
The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into…
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Opinion: Remembering Margo Howard
Margo Howard had a lot of life experience and used it to offer advice for years as "Dear Prudence" for Slate. She died…
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How these slum dwellers went from one-room shacks to beautiful new apartments
It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in…
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Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what's left
Residents of the ancient town of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon have endured wars in the past, but the latest conflict…
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More than 25,000 children lose previous legal protections, as federal contract ends
Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children are set to lose legal representation. The federal contract that pays for…
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Death toll in Spain border crisis reaches 67 as tens of thousands cross back in to Morocco
The death toll in Spain's Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67. They included some who drowned and some…
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Over 81,000 U.S. soldiers are missing from past wars. One may soon be identified
In June, the Department of Defense disinterred the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier who had been buried in…
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Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?
OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns…
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FIFA scraps controversial deal to sell stakes in World Cup to private investors
FIFA abandoned a plan to create a commercial venture and then sell stakes to minority investors, just days after…
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Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame
The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14-million renovation. Hearn has…
Read at source →Climate adaptation at its limits, says one scientist
A climate scientist says Earth is "passing the limits of adaptation" when it comes to withstanding the effects of…
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