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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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There are several methods for detecting whether a piece of text was written by AI. They all have limitations – and probably…
The $4 billion school security industry can’t back up claims for its tech. The silver lining: That’s partly because…
A trove of century-old belongings – from farm tools to pillowcases – tells the story of Filipinos who migrated to California…