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Climate in Crisis

Climate activists poised to shift focus to states, businesses after EPA ruling

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Jan. 6 hearings

Cassidy Hutchinson became a Jan. 6 star witness. Those who knew her say they aren’t surprised.

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Guns in America

Little known provisions of bipartisan gun law give feds 'teeth' to target illegal guns

Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Elections

Mike Pence is having a moment. Can he turn it into a presidential run?

Supreme Court

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the Supreme Court

Elections

Mike Pence is having a moment. Can he turn it into a presidential run?

Abortion rights

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Does your state have abortion restrictions? See our breakdown of each state's rules

Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., is arrested by Capitol Police with over a hundred people during an act of civil disobedience during a protest for abortion-rights on June 30, 2022, in Washington.
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Abortion Rights

Congresswoman who wrote abortion rights bill arrested at rally near Supreme Court

Abortion rights demonstrators to protest the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health case
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Abortion Rights

Florida, Kentucky trigger laws banning abortion temporarily to be blocked by courts

Abortion Rights

Post-Roe, 'camping' has become code for abortions. Activists say it may put people at risk.

Abortion Rights

Woman's 500-mile trek to an Illinois abortion clinic may be start of a wave to come

Abortion Rights

Post-Roe, 'camping' has become code for abortions. Activists say it may put people at risk.

Abortion Rights

Woman's 500-mile trek to an Illinois abortion clinic may be start of a wave to come

Coronavirus

A member of the National Guard prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in New Orleans on Aug. 24, 2021.
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Coronavirus

Deadline passes and 1 in 10 Army National Guard soldiers still unvaccinated for Covid. Will they be expelled?

North Korean defectors release balloons carrying messages condemning leader Kim Jong Un from Paju, South Korea in 2016.
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Coronavirus

North Korea suggests balloons flown from South to blame for Covid-19 outbreak

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Coronavirus

FDA recommends including omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 in fall Covid boosters

Coronavirus

Tiger at Ohio zoo dies after contracting Covid

Coronavirus

In California, vaccines closed gap in Covid-related deaths for Latinos

Coronavirus

Tiger at Ohio zoo dies after contracting Covid

Coronavirus

In California, vaccines closed gap in Covid-related deaths for Latinos

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Tech News

Tesla hit with new lawsuit alleging racial abuse against Black workers

Local residents rally against the Greenidge bitcoin mining plant on June 5, 2021 at a Department of Environmental Conservation office in Avon, N.Y.
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Crypto

New York state denies air permit to bitcoin mining plant on Seneca Lake

Inside Instagram's Master Class For Future Tech Tycoons
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Culture Matters

A new app for anonymously asking friends questions on Instagram is going viral

Markets

S&P 500 posts worst first half since 1970, Nasdaq falls more than 1% to end quarter

Security

State unemployment, jobs services down around the country after cyberattack

Markets

S&P 500 posts worst first half since 1970, Nasdaq falls more than 1% to end quarter

Security

State unemployment, jobs services down around the country after cyberattack

Science

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Luke Sharrett / Bloomberg via Getty Images file

Climate in Crisis

Climate activists poised to shift focus to states, businesses after EPA ruling

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Steven Senne / AP file

Science News

The secret to good health later in life? Researchers think it could be banking your poop now

Image: Gas workers and archaeologists clean an area where ancient bones and vessels from a previous Inca culture were discovered in the Brena neighborhood of Lima, Peru, on Feb. 11, 2020.
Martin Mejia / AP file

Science News

Peru home build vexed by ‘the neighbors’: Inca-era mummies

Space

The first full-color photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are coming

Science News

Fossils in the Cradle of Humankind site reignite debate over origins of humans

Space

The first full-color photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are coming

Science News

Fossils in the Cradle of Humankind site reignite debate over origins of humans

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Best LGBTQ+ books, according to Lambda Literary

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Goodreads' favorite kids and teens books by LGBTQ+ authors

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Best books by LGBTQ+ authors, according to Goodreads

Arlo

Best outdoor security cameras, according to Consumer Reports

Best wireless multiroom speakers, according to Consumer Reports

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Maytag

Consumer Reports: Best and worst agitator top-loaders

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Best bike helmets, according to Consumer Reports

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