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Marijuana’s Links to Heart Attack and Stroke Are Becoming Clearer

While most Americans consider marijuana safe, new research published this week found that use of the drug is associated with a higher risk o...

Marijuana’s Links to Heart Attack and Stroke Are Becoming Clearer

While most Americans consider marijuana safe, new research published this week found that use of the drug is associated with a higher risk o...

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Israeli Scientists Scramble to Save Work After Iranian Missile Hits Labs

REHOVOT, Israel – Researchers at Israel’s prestigious Weizmann Institute of Science have been scrambling to save their experimen...

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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades

The National Science Foundation, which funds much of the fundamental scientific research at American universities, is awarding new grants at...

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How Your Air Conditioner Can Help the Power Grid, Rather Than Overloading It

As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you’re like me, you always feel a little guilty a...

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Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?

After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials. There have been more t...

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An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky over the Tallinn bay of the Baltic sea in Tallinn, Estonia, April 2, 2025. (AP File)

Northern Lights Could Be Visible Again in Some US States After Weekend Solar Storms

NEW YORK — Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. Monday night following weekend solar storms. The sun burped out a huge burst ...

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Ancient DNA Reveals a New Group of People Who Lived Near Land Bridge Between the Americas

NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South A...

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FAA Demands an Accident Investigation Into SpaceX’s Latest Out-of-Control Starship Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into this week’s out-of-control Star...

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Some Glaciers Will Vanish No Matter What, Study Finds

There’s news about glaciers, and it’s grim. Regardless of climate mitigation strategies, the world’s glaciers are on track...

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COVID’s New Variant May Be Driving Up Cases in Some Parts of the World, WHO Says

COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesda...

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2024. (Reuters File)
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Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Struck Down by US Appeals Court

A view of the Voice of America (VOA) building, a day after more than 1,300 of the employees of the media broadcaster, which operates in almost 50 languages, were placed on leave in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 16, 2025. (Reuters File)
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Voice of America Parent Terminates Over 600 More Staff in Likely Death Knell

A farmworker repairs irrigation lines at a tomato farm in Woodland, California, U.S. May 30, 2025. (Reuters File)
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Trump Administration Says It Is Suspending Enforcement of Biden-Era Farmworker Rule

The Ruth Fire in Yokuts Valley has burned 14 acres, destroyed one structure on Friday, June 20, 2025,, and is 20% contained as firefighters continue battling the blaze in steep terrain. (CalFire)
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Fresno County’s Ruth Fire Destroys Structure in Yokuts Valley

A federal appeals court struck down California’s “one-gun-per-month” law Friday, June 20, 2025, in a 3-0 decision, ruling it unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. (Shutterstock)
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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down CA’s ‘One-Gun-Per-Month’ Law

Cage-Free chickens are shown inside a facility in Lakeside, California, U.S., April 19, 2022. Picture taken April 19, 2022. (Reuters File)
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USDA Develops Potential Plan to Vaccinate Poultry for Bird Flu

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., June 20, 2025. (Reuters/Ken Cedeno)
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Trump Says He May Support Israel-Iran Ceasefire ‘Depending on Circumstances’

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Fresno Now Has a Professional Shakespeare Co. Thanks to Measure P Sales Tax

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