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US health care policy will remain fractured until lawmakers address the core question of who is responsible for health care…
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Eileen Higgins won a hard-fought election to become Miami’s new mayor. Now for the hard part – governing the city.
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The gas industry is opposed to labels that warn consumers of the potential harms of gas stoves.
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A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
Since fighting broke out in April 2023, some 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan and an estimated 13.5 million displaced.
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies…
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Protecting places that are likely to remain cool and moist as global temperatures rise can save wildlife of all kinds, but…