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BREAKING: FDA approves the first CRISPR treatment to be used in a novel therapy for sickle cell disease

FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPR

FDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPR

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The abortion drug Mifepristone.

ABORTION RIGHTS

Supreme Court justices to discuss whether to hear abortion pill showdown

Mentors, Senate rebels and Trump officials: Meet Speaker Mike Johnson's inner circle

Mentors, Senate rebels and Trump officials: Meet Speaker Mike Johnson's inner circle

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson

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THE UNTOUCHABLES

A family confronts a 'Constitution-free zone' in their fight to hold the DEA accountable for their son's death

THE UNTOUCHABLES

A family confronts a 'Constitution-free zone' in their fight to hold the DEA accountable for their son's death

Photo illustration of the gun used that killed Caleb Slay in Missouri; Caleb Slay; Slay's mother, Tina, cries.

Elon Musk.

Elon Musk company properties in Texas valued at $2.5 billion

Who is Mark Scarsi, the judge assigned to Hunter Biden's new tax charges case?

Who is Mark Scarsi, the judge assigned to Hunter Biden's new tax charges case?

Hunter Biden in Washington, on June 25, 2023.

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Freed Hamas hostages return to destroyed homes and a community in pain

Freed Hamas hostages return to destroyed homes and a community in pain

Former Russian-Israeli hostages Irena Tati, left, and her daughter Yelena Tropanov, right, during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Dec. 2, 2023, for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks.

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People stand at a memorial outside of Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich

Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley to be sentenced in Michigan

FIRST ON NBC

UNLV gunman was an 'eccentric' professor who was 'obsessed' with Las Vegas

FIRST ON NBC

UNLV gunman was an 'eccentric' professor who was 'obsessed' with Las Vegas

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Super PAC backing Ron DeSantis picks up disillusioned Koch network staffers

Super PAC backing Ron DeSantis picks up disillusioned Koch network staffers

Charlie Neibergall / AP

Rave reviews and box office records: How 'Godzilla Minus One' took the U.S. by storm

Rave reviews and box office records: How 'Godzilla Minus One' took the U.S. by storm

A scene from "Godzilla Minus One."

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Holiday Season/Christmas

The best gifts for anyone who loves music

Gift Guides

28 gifts for coffee lovers this year

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Hair Care

The best head shavers to use at home

Gift Guides

Top-rated gift wrapping paper for the holiday season

Electronics

7 best wireless charging stands for phones, smartwatches and more

Gift Guides

Top-rated gift wrapping paper for the holiday season

Electronics

7 best wireless charging stands for phones, smartwatches and more

World

Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia, extending his rule of over two decades

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World

Putin will seek another presidential term in Russia, extending his rule of over two decades

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said a Chinese military surveillance balloon passed over the northern port city of Keelung Thursday night, Dec. 7, 2023, then continued travelling east before disappearing.

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World

Taiwan says it spotted a Chinese surveillance balloon as the island's election nears

Prince Harry loses bid to challenge decision not to let him pay for U.K. police protection

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U.K. Royals

Prince Harry's libel claim against Mail on Sunday publisher must go to trial, judge rules

World

Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base

World

Taliban’s education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says

World

Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base

World

Taliban’s education policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, rights group says

Business & tech

A worker uses a drill to install a window frame at a home under construction at the Cold Spring Barbera Homes subdivision in Loudonville, New York, Nov. 8, 2023.

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Business News

The U.S. added 199,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%

Crowds pack and fill Main Street at Walt Disney World in Orange County, Fla., on June 1, 2022.

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News

A report rips Disney for freebies to its local board. It omits gifts to top Florida politicians.

A "Sold" sign outside a house under construction

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Economy

Housing market may be thawing as rates dip and listings inch higher

Misinformation

U.S. celebrities were tricked into recording videos later doctored into anti-Zelenskyy propaganda

Business News

Ex-employee charged with stealing $22M from Jacksonville Jaguars for luxury shopping spree

Misinformation

U.S. celebrities were tricked into recording videos later doctored into anti-Zelenskyy propaganda

Business News

Ex-employee charged with stealing $22M from Jacksonville Jaguars for luxury shopping spree

Health

salmonella contamination fruit

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Health news

Deaths from tainted cantaloupe rise to 8 in U.S. and Canada

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Abortion Rights

Pregnant Texas woman says she’s ‘hopeful’ after judge grants emergency request to get an abortion

A pharmacy technician grabs a bottle of drugs off a shelf in Midvale, Utah in 2018.

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White House

The White House is threatening the patents of high-priced drugs developed with taxpayer dollars

Health news

Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes until 2024

Health news

Lead poisoning linked to applesauce pouches reported in more than 60 children, FDA says

Health news

Biden administration delays ban on menthol cigarettes until 2024

Health news

Lead poisoning linked to applesauce pouches reported in more than 60 children, FDA says

Science

People wade in the waters of the Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island near Syracuse, Utah

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Climate in Crisis

Why scientists aren't sold on an idea to pipe ocean water to the Great Salt Lake

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Climate in Crisis

World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation

Bill Nelson with Rakesh Sharma in India.

Space

U.S. and India strengthen cooperation around space exploration

Climate in Crisis

Fossil fuel fight takes center stage at the COP28 climate summit

Climate in Crisis

COP28 president sparks outcry after he claims there's 'no science' behind fossil fuel phase out

Climate in Crisis

Fossil fuel fight takes center stage at the COP28 climate summit

Climate in Crisis

COP28 president sparks outcry after he claims there's 'no science' behind fossil fuel phase out

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