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Science and Technology
Travelers diarrhea vaccine invented
“The first large clinical trial of a vaccine against enterotoxigenic E. coli—a leading cause of travelers’ diarrhea and severe childhood diarrhea—has…
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Chile eliminates leprosy
172,717 new cases of leprosy were detected in 2024, across the world. But none were in Chile, which has eliminated…
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Condors are finally breeding in the wild in northern California
Wild California condors have laid an egg in Northern California for the first time in more than a 100 years. “After…
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Stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease and heart failure approved in Japan
“Japanese regulators have conditionally approved two induced pluripotent stem cell therapies, one for Parkinson’s disease and another for heart failure,…
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Sodium-cooled nuclear reactor approved for construction in Wyoming
“The nuclear power company TerraPower has received a permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a sodium-cooled reactor…
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Two countries receive anti-AIDS drug
The countries of Kenya and Zimbabwe have received lenacapavir, a drug that prevents HIV infection with only two yearly injections.…
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Rabies cases fall by 12,000 in India, due to fewer dog bites
“Dogs are biting less in India. A 2025 survey reported 9.1 million dog bites, down from 17 million recorded in…
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Bearded vultures return to the Alps, a century after being hunted to extinction in the wild
“Bearded vultures are recovering in the Alps. The wild Alpine populations were hunted to extinction in the early 1900s, but…
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Scientists produce a tomato that smells like buttered popcorn
“Scientists in China have used gene editing technology to create a new tomato variety that smells like buttered popcorn,” reports…
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Law and Government
Court strikes down Section 8 housing mandate, casting doubt on similar Virginia law
Virginia attorney general Jay Jones is being sued over a Virginia law that bans landlords from discriminating against people who…
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Remote work boosts fertility
“A new working paper suggests that remote work may help boost fertility. Using survey data from 38 high- and middle-income…
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Forced labor declines
“While chattel slavery has been formally abolished worldwide, other forms of forced labor persist. Thankfully, though, they appear to be diminishing.…
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Business
Investment is growing again in South Africa, as deregulation offsets corruption and high crime
South Africa is very crime-ridden and corrupt. But it has abundant natural resources, and is finally deregulating somewhat, which is…
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First child born using womb transplant from dead donor in England
Great Britain “has welcomed its first baby born via a transplanted womb” from a deceased donor, reports The Doomslayer. The Guardian explains: A baby…
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Stem cells fix spina bifida brain abnormality
“Surgeons in California have treated six children with spina bifida by applying stem cells to their spinal cords while they were…
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Oil production massively expanded, even when oil prices fell
Oil prices are rising again due to the war with Iran. But even when oil prices fell after 2022, oil…
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Desert is being turned into sea
“The government of Kazakhstan is replenishing its portion of the Aral Sea, which was the world’s fourth-largest lake before it…
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The wood stork is no longer endangered
“The wood stork is no longer considered endangered in the United States following a sustained recovery from around 5,000 nesting…
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Business
Sugar prices fall, as anti-obesity drugs result in people eating less sweets
“Sugar prices are at their lowest level since 2020, and financial analysts credit falling demand driven by GLP-1 weight loss…
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Fewer people are working the night shift
“A newly released working paper finds that fewer Americans are taking night shifts…this shift is due to workers demanding higher wage…
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Foreign Affairs
Pakistan now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan
“Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight,” reports The Associated Press. Pakistan…
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Business
Papa John’s will close hundreds of stores
Papa John’s will close hundreds of underperforming stores, reports The Orange County Register: Papa John’s International shares slid after sales…
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Education
College students can’t read assigned texts
Many college students can no longer read assigned texts, reports Campus Reform: “It’s not even an inability to critically think,” Jessica…
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Woolly rhino genome found in mummified wolf puppy’s stomach
The woolly rhino genome has been recovered from meat in a frozen wolf pup’s stomach. “A piece of woolly rhinoceros…
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Law and Government
Convicted criminal with long history of arrests allegedly stabs woman to death in Fairfax County
On Monday, Stephanie Minter was stabbed to death at a bus shelter in Fairfax County’s Hybla Valley. Convicted criminal Abdul…
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Electing Republican prosecutors saves lives by reducing gun violence deaths
“If your town elects a Republican prosecutor, firearm homicides go down and young men have MUCH lower death rates. As…
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Cheetahs return to India
“The cheetah is back in India, and its population is growing. In 2022, conservationists began reintroducing the species using animals…
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Elephant seals grow in number in South Africa
“Elephant seals are no longer considered ‘near threatened‘ in South Africa after their population reached 5,500 in 2023, up from 3,000 in…
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Foreign Affairs
China will eliminate tariffs on most African nations
“China has promised to eliminate tariffs on imports from every African country except Eswatini, which maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan,” reports The Doomslayer. China…
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Organ transplants rise, but 90,000 Americans still wait for a kidney
“The number of organ transplants in the US has increased nearly every year since 2013 (2020 was the exception), reaching a record…
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Law and Government
Judge lets Stanford newspaper sue Trump administration for violating international students’ right to free speech
A federal judge in San Jose, California recently rejected a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that the Foundation for Individual…
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American forests are absorbing higher amounts of carbon dioxide than they did in the 20th century
“U.S. forests are absorbing historically high amounts of carbon. According to a recently published study, thanks to higher CO₂ levels, warmer temperatures,…
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Deforestation drops by a quarter in Colombia
“Deforestation dropped 25 percent in Colombia: the country lost 36,280 hectares of forest during the first three quarters of 2025,…
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Law and Government
Bill to ban land acknowledgments at state colleges dies in Iowa legislature
“An Iowa legislative subcommittee has tabled a bill that would prohibit land acknowledgments at the state’s public colleges and universities,…
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Foreign Affairs
Major labor reforms are likely in Argentina
Argentina is one of the world’s more regulated countries (although less so now than it was a few years ago),…
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Snail once thought to be extinct is now thriving
“The greater Bermuda snail, once thought to be extinct, is now thriving. After a few hundred were discovered in Bermuda’s…
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