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Education
Colleges raid scholarship funds to pay their bills
Struggling colleges are raiding restricted “endowments to pay the bills,” reports The Wall Street Journal: When Natalie Strouse’s husband of 20…
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Economy
China no longer relies mostly on coal for electricity
“For the first time, China generated less than half of its electricity from coal during the first six months of…
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Africa’s Sahel recovers from drought, bringing more trees, groundwater, and exotic animals
“Across Africa’s Sahel region, groundwater reserves are recovering after decades of drought. Aquifer reserves across Niger have risen by an…
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Science and Technology
Retinal implant restores vision
“European regulators have approved Science Corporation’s PRIMA retinal implant, which combines a tiny chip inserted beneath the retina with camera-equipped…
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Law and Government
Longtime New Yorkers told to pay massive tax bills by Zohran Mamdani’s administration, over false claim that they are absentee property owners
“New Yorkers were seething Tuesday after Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration alerted them they’d be on the hook for the state’s…
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Endangered species make a comeback in Hawaii and the Mountain West
“The Hawaiian stilt and the razorback sucker are no longer considered endangered in the United States following substantial recoveries,” notes…
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Business
Haitians don’t eat cats, but they do work in nursing homes and airports
Haitians do not eat cats, unlike people in some foreign countries. They do, however, work in nursing homes and airports…
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Science and Technology
Dengue fever vaccine approved in India
“India has approved its first dengue vaccine, a two-dose vaccine from Takeda Pharmaceutical that, in a late-stage trial, was 80…
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Mammals sleep as little as 2 hours a day and as long as 20 hours a day
Little brown bats sleep 19.9 hours per day, on average. Giraffes sleep only 1.9 hours per day. That’s a difference…
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Science and Technology
Heart disease, smoking, and air pollution deaths fall
“The age-adjusted US death rate from ischemic heart disease, which is caused by blocked coronary arteries, fell 59 percent between…
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Economy
British green energy push may lead to blackouts
The London Times reports that Britain’s crusade to replace natural gas with “green” energy threatens the country’s ability to keep…
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Law and Government
Europe loosens restrictions on gene-edited crops
“The European Union is substantially loosening its restrictions on certain gene-edited crops. Last month, the European Parliament passed a law…
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World hunger falls, contrary to predictions
“The share of the world’s population that was undernourished fell to 7.8 percent in 2025, down from 8.1 percent in 2024…
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Law and Government
State constitution saves woman from financial devastation
Earlier this year, the federal appeals court in New Orleans “upheld a lower court decision that ruled the city of McKinney, Texas, must pay…
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Elephants make a comeback in China
“There are now close to 400 wild Asian elephants living in China, up from around 150 in the 1980s,” reports The…
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Education
Education Department repeals its harmful disparate-impact regulations, which were used to undermine school safety
On Thursday, the Department of Education repealed its disparate impact regulations. Those disparate-impact regulations led some school districts to make…
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Blinding disease eliminated in El Salvador
“El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma is…
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Science and Technology
New cholesterol treatment approved
“The FDA has approved a pill that blocks PCSK9, a protein that limits the liver’s ability to remove LDL cholesterol…
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Economy
Study finds tariffs historically harmed the U.S. economy, did not help its manufacturing sector
Manufacturers make their products out of raw materials and components, some of which are imported. So if America imposes tariffs…
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Law and Government
Fewer teens die in car crashes
“Fewer teenagers are dying in motor-vehicle crashes in the United States. According to data from the US Department of Transportation,…
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Science and Technology
Hospital infections decline
“Hospital-acquired infections have become less common in the U.S. A CDC survey of 13,653 patients at 218 hospitals found that…
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Humpback whale population grows 1650 percent, leading to more eco-tourism
“The western South Atlantic humpback population has grown from around 2,000 whales four decades ago to roughly 35,000 today, approaching…
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Law and Government
Taxpayers pay $340,000 annually for unused internet on deserted island
On a “nearly deserted Alaska island, it costs more than $340,000 per year to provide hundreds of buildings — all…
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Science and Technology
Satellite will reflect sunlight to the dark side of the Earth
“The Federal Communications Commission has approved a test flight of a satellite designed to reflect sunlight to the dark side…
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Science and Technology
Drones transport phlegm and save stranded people
Drones are helping transport phlegm and save stranded people, reports The Doomslayer: In India, a pilot program is using drones…
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Science and Technology
Drones eradicate mice, and protect against life-threatening hazards
“In Australia, land managers used drones to clear an island of mice, and authorities are employing drone pilots to help…
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Law and Government
New way to dispose of nuclear waste
“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a practical disposal pathway for “Greater-Than-Class-C” nuclear waste, the most radioactive category of low-level…
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Education
Restrictions on foreign students will shrink U.S. economy
The Department of Homeland Security recently imposed restrictions on foreign students at U.S. universities, preventing many of them from even…
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Business
Greedy trial lawyers oppose self-driving cars because they are too safe, eliminating lucrative accident lawsuits
“Trial lawyers are lobbying against self-driving cars because they’re too safe. They need people to be killed and injured so…
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Education
Chicago public school is 97 percent empty
“Chicago is home to the emptiest big-city school in the nation. Just 27 students are enrolled at Frederick Douglass Academy,…
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Foreign Affairs
More people have electricity, fewer old women are accused of witchcraft in African villages
“The latest Energy Progress Report, jointly produced by five international agencies, contains some impressive figures: 92 percent of the world’s…
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Seabird populations soar in many places
“Two decades after rats were eliminated from Lundy Island in the UK’s Bristol Channel, its seabird populations are soaring. The…
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Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence reduces smuggling
“Researchers at Australia’s Macquarie University have developed an AI system designed to detect trafficked marine wildlife in packages and luggage.…
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More of Italy is now forest than farmland
In 1991, I traveled through Tuscany in Italy. Many people claim it is beautiful, but I thought Tuscany was overrated:…
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Business
Automakers replace copper wire with aluminum
“Several major automakers are adapting to high copper prices by replacing some of their copper wiring with aluminum. Ferrari claims…
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Business
Diamond giant De Beers will shutter its South African diamond mine to save money
“De Beers is shuttering its South African diamond mine for two years in order to save costs, even as the…
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