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July 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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July 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Scientists Dropped Gophers On Mount St. Helens For 24 Hours. Four Decades Later, The Impact Is Astonishing
Not long after the eruption, a few gophers took a very strange day trip.
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June 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Public Urged To Report National Park Placards That Disparage Americans Or Detracts From Scenic Grandeur
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum hopes to enlist the public in identifying interpretive materials in the National Park System that disparage Americans past or living or which contain content that detrac...
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May 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Trump's crypto dinner cost over $1 million per seat, on average
In total, the 220 winners of the contest to attend the dinner spent $394 million on Trump’s official cryptocurrency.
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May 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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DOJ says it has charged N.J. congresswoman with assaulting law enforcement at ICE facility
The interim U.S. attorney in New Jersey said Rep. LaMonica McIver is accused of “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.”
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May 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about 2020 election
Leaders in the Republican-led Oklahoma Legislature introduced a resolution to reject the standards, but there wasn’t enough GOP support to pass it.
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May 18, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. It refused
An attempt by DOGE to assign a team to the independent Government Accountability Office was rejected Friday. The GAO is part of the legislative branch and not subject to DOGE's request.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Oysters have a rare environmental distinction among foods. They are net positive.
A new lifecycle analysis found that the bivalves bound tons of carbon in their shells and soaked up six-fold more nutrients than they produced.
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May 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Undocumented immigrant faces $1.82 million fine for failing to leave U.S. after 2005 removal order, documents show
The Florida woman and mother of three was charged $500 for every day she has remained in the U.S. since the removal order was issued in April 2005.
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May 17, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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South Dakota student who earned Ph.D. while DHS tried to deport her over minor traffic violation is granted injunction
An Indian international student in South Dakota, whose sole infraction was a failure-to-yield traffic violation, had sued the Trump administration over her visa and status revocations.
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May 16, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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China is sharing priceless moon samples with international partners, but NASA can't be a part of it
A 2011 law prevents most cooperation between NASA and China's space program.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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RFK Jr. says people shouldn't take his medical advice when asked about vaccines at hearing
"My opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said during the House hearing.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Why aren't Americans filling the manufacturing jobs we already have?
Leaders from both major political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.
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May 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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White South Africans arrive in the U.S. as refugees, protected under Trump's carve out
The newly arrived people are from the ethnic minority of Afrikaners, the group of whites who ruled South Africa during apartheid.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Chuck Schumer says he is placing a hold on Trump DOJ nominees amid questions on Qatar's luxury jet gift
The Justice Department has declared that the acceptance of the gift by the Defense Department was legal, according to a memo approved by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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May 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Egg prices decline, but grocery shoppers face coming uncertainty
Average egg prices have fallen by more than $1 since March, but Trump’s trade war is tossing fresh unknowns into consumers’ carts.
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May 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way… I will run right over you"
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson warns FEMA personnel in first all-hands meeting, saying "I and I alone speak for FEMA."
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May 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Doomed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could hit Earth tonight. Here's when.
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit. Here are the latest predictions on the exact time of reentry, and where it c...
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May 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of killing poor children by cutting foreign aid and says he's giving away his wealth
Gates also announced that his Gates Foundation will cease operations in 2045, sooner than previously planned.
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May 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Elmo Posted About Getting Laid Off From 'Sesame Street'
Who knew that Muppets use LinkedIn?
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May 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Critics say Trump's baby bonus proposal won't address the real problems parents face
Democrats questioned whether the proposals, including a one-time $5,000 payment for having a baby, would have a substantial impact on the financial challenges of parenthood.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Trump's Hollywood tariffs announcement is met with confusion and fear
A host of questions remain about how the president’s plan to slap duties on foreign productions would work.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Trump administration says it'll pay immigrants in the US illegally $1,000 to leave the country
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily $1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass...
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May 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Trump threatens a 100% tariff on foreign-made films, saying the movie industry in the US is dying
President Donald Trump is opening a new salvo in his tariff war, targeting films made outside the United States.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM