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Infant mortality falls to record low in the U.S.
“According to provisional CDC data, the US infant mortality rate fell to an all-time low in 2025, reaching fewer than…
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Business
Berries become more affordable, despite growing demand from kids
“Despite increased demand (particularly from voracious children), berries are becoming more affordable in the United States. The economist Jeremy Horpedahl…
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Economy
India likely to avoid big increase in hunger despite Iran war and bad growing season
The Iran war increased oil and diesel prices and cut the flow of fertilizer through the Persian Gulf to the…
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Foreign Affairs
Heat wave strikes France, where most people lack air conditioning, leading to drowning deaths
A heat wave is producing a red alert all over France, with record-breaking temperatures, notes NPR. Temperatures are expected to…
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Big island cleared of feral pigs
“Kangaroo Island, a large island off the Southern coast of Australia, has been fully cleared of invasive feral pigs, setting…
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Deregulation reduced air pollution
“A new study finds that economic liberalization is not at odds with protecting the environment. After examining 49 cases of…
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Foreign Affairs
Couple sentenced to 50 days behind bars for homeschooling their children
“A Brazilian couple was sentenced to 50 days behind bars for the ‘crime’ of homeschooling their children — despite the…
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Business
Amazon data centers now use less water. They also spawn tax cuts for homeowners.
Amazon’s data centers are using water more efficiently than in the past. A company report shows that “Amazon’s data centers…
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Law and Government
Georgia opens more licensed jobs to people with criminal records
“Georgia is opening more licensed jobs to people with criminal records. Under a new law, licensing boards can no longer…
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Science and Technology
Greenpeace killed 106,000 children by blocking Golden Rice, report says
“Greenpeace and its activists allies have blocked for more than two decades the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically…
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Science and Technology
America’s drinking water is getting cleaner
America’s drinking water is “getting cleaner. A recent National Bureau of Economic Research analysis of 266 million drinking water readings…
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Education
7700 ghost students discovered at Minnesota state colleges and universities
“Over 7700 suspected ‘ghost students’—people who take taxpayer funds for college then never show up,” were “found in Minnesota,” reports The…
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Foreign Affairs
Tourism expands between African countries, reflecting growing middle class
A growing intra-African tourism industry is “made possible by rising incomes, growing flight coverage, and loosening visa requirements,” reports The Doomslayer. The…
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Business
FDA finally approves more effective sunscreen ingredient long available in Europe
“The FDA has approved a new sunscreen ingredient for the first time in 20 years. The reform is a long…
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Mangrove forests recover around the world
“Global mangrove forests are recovering. A recently published analysis of Landsat satellite imagery found that, although the global area of…
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Crested ibises return to Japan
“Crested ibis are being reintroduced to the Japanese mainland, where they were extirpated in the 1970s,” notes The Doomslayer. The…
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Education
CUNY’s ‘Black Male Initiative’ faces investigation for violating laws against racial discrimination
On Tuesday, the Justice Department launched an investigation into the City University of New York, for racial discrimination in violation…
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Flower goes from endangered to more than 2 million plants
“The rough popcornflower, a wetland plant found only in the Umpqua River Basin of Oregon, is no longer considered endangered…
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Science and Technology
Test helps breast cancer victims avoid hellish chemotherapy
“A genomic test” was recently developed “that helped many breast cancer patients safely skip chemotherapy” in a recent trial, reports The…
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Business
Solar just produced more electricity than coal in America
“Solar power generation overtook coal for the first time in US history last month: in May, solar made up 12.8…
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Science and Technology
Radioactive wafer implanted in people’s brains to save their lives
“A radioactive wafer implanted at the site of surgically removed brain tumors” “nearly doubled two-year survival rates in a randomized…
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Science and Technology
Washing machine advances could stop microplastic pollution
“Microfibers are one of the most common forms of microplastic pollution, and washing machines send large quantities of textile fibers…
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Science and Technology
mRNA cancer vaccine saves mice, will likely save human lives as well
“Scientists have developed an mRNA cancer vaccine that programs immune cells inside the body to recognize and attack cancer without…
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Science and Technology
New technology could unlock vast deposits of a critical mineral in the Appalachians
“Much of the world’s lithium is extracted from brine, but abundant deposits—such as those in the Appalachians—also exist in hard-rock…
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Dartford Warbler makes a comeback in England
“Sixty years ago, the Dartford Warbler, a plump-looking, long-tailed songbird, had nearly vanished from the UK. Today, thanks to extensive…
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Science and Technology
Low-lying Pacific Islands expand, contrary to Al Gore’s claims
Al Gore‘s 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, falsely “claimed that rising sea levels from climate change had already forced citizens…
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Business
Air conditioning doubles in the United Kingdom
Far more people die from the heat in Europe than the U.S., even though America is generally hotter in summer.…
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Unyielding
Loggerhead sea turtle nests roughly double in a single year in Florida
“Florida’s wildlife agency reports that there are 82 percent more loggerhead sea turtle nests in the state this year compared…
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Science and Technology
Thriving deep-sea coral reef discovered off Argentina
“Biologists have discovered a thriving deep-sea coral reef off the coast of Argentina. The scientists are still measuring the extent…
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Education
University is building new dorms even as falling enrollment closed two existing dorms
Low enrollment forced “the University of Oregon to slash $65 million from its budget and shutter two dorms,” reports The College…
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Science and Technology
Bean plants call in airstrikes on caterpillars
“Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars,” reports Ars Technica. “When they’re being eaten, bean plants release…
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Cougar kittens born in Minnesota
“A mother puma with three kittens was recently spotted in Minnesota, the first evidence in over a century of pumas…
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Business
Europe was predicted to run out of jet fuel due to the Iran war, but it hasn’t
“Global jet fuel supply chains are adapting to wartime turmoil. In April, the head of the International Energy Agency warned…
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Monkeypox is spreading in the mountains of western Sudan
“A sharp rise in Mpox infections” is occurring in the mountains of western Sudan, reports Sudan Tribune. Monkeypox, also known…
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Business
Internet gets faster and cheaper
“According to a recent industry report, US home internet has become much faster and cheaper over the past decade. Inflation-adjusted…
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Science and Technology
China sends human embryo models into space
“Chinese researchers have sent human embryo models into space to study how microgravity and radiation affect early human development. The…
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