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This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real
Two high-profile water crises, juiced up by climate change and industrial overuse, are building in the US. From a city in Texas staring down a drought emergency to a decades-long political crisis coming to a head for the states that rely on the Colorado River, water issues in the West will take…
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Scorpions Reinforce Their Deadly Claws And Stingers With Heavy Metals : ScienceAlert
Armed with stingers and pincers, scorpions sport some of the most formidable weapons in the animal kingdom – weapons which, it turns out, are reinforced with heavy metals.
Now, scientists have found that different species incorporate those metals into their exoskeletons in different ways,…
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“A direct investment in ammunition flying across the border”: Belarusian defectors warn US sanctions relief is funding Russia’s war
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Every time that the Lukashenka regime releases some of its many hundreds political prisoners, we witness scenes of jubiliation, of course. In Belarus, you can land in prison…
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Trump’s Beautiful Bill Puts 446 Hospitals At Risk Of Closing. Here’s The Full List
A recent analysis identified hundreds of hospitals at risk of closing. A doctor explains how Medicaid cuts could close hospitals near you and what it means for patients.
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Video. Latest news bulletin | April 30th, 2026 – Midday
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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this April 30th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture,…
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Ukraine Strikes Deep Inside Russia, Tuapse Hit Again
Ukrainian forces again struck an oil refinery in Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse early on May 1, a day after launching drones at a Russian oil facility some 1,500 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, the latest in a series of long-range strikes by Kyiv targeting Russian energy facilities.
“In…
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Reid Hoffman Thinks Doctors Should Ask AI for a Second Opinion
Following a three-decade career at the helm of some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful companies—cofounding LinkedIn and sitting on the boards of PayPal and OpenAI—Reid Hoffman recently turned his attention to health care.
Hoffman’s startup, Manas AI, is building an AI engine that aims to…
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Video. Germany’s canal village keeps 129-year mail-by-boat tradition alive
In the Spreewald Forest Delta southeast of Berlin, postal worker Andrea Bunar has returned to delivering mail by barge as spring opens the waterways. After months of winter rounds by car, the 55-year-old is back steering through…
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Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer’s protein
Alzheimer’s disease is often described in numbers, with millions of people affected, cases rising quickly, and costs reaching into the trillions. For families, however, the experience is deeply personal. “It’s a slow bereavement,” says Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Nicholas Tonks,…
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