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NIH cuts off more research funding including for vaccine hesitancy. mRNA could be next.
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how ...
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NIH cuts funding for vaccine hesitancy research and may target mRNA research too
The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how ...
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Allergy season is changing. Here's why symptoms may be hitting earlier and harder
Many people say their seasonal allergies are hitting earlier and harder. We talk with a professor who studied how climate change has affected plant biology for over 30 years.
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Revisiting Club Quarantine, the dance party that DJ D-Nice brought to our homes
DJ D-Nice wanted to bring people together during the pandemic. In 2020, Club Quarantine was born, attracting hundreds of thousands of music lovers. DJ D-Nice reflects on that moment five years later a ...
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Mission launches to retrieve 2 astronauts from the ISS
A SpaceX capsule will launch from Florida to the International Space Station. The capsule will bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who spent several months longer than planned on the ISS.
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The U.S. buys electricity from Canada. Now it's a focus of the trade war
As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The ...
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Canada's threat to hike electricity prices highlights U.S. reliance on imported power
As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power.
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How the Trump administration's Education Department cuts are playing out
The Trump administration has announced it is laying off nearly half of all staff at the U.S. Department of Education, a bold step toward keeping President Trump's campaign promise to close it.
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John Mulaney brings an 'anti-talk show' approach to his new Netflix program
The new late night show Everybody's Live with John Mulaney starts on Wednesday. It's intended to both boost Netflix's live offerings and reinvent the celebrity talk show format.
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The latest on the Trump administration's Ukraine-Russia ceasefire proposal
Ukraine has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire in its war with Russia. But there's still no response from Russia to the proposal, which is being brokered by the Trump administration.
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NIH investigating agency-funded research into mRNA vaccine technology
The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to terminate dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and issues related to the LGBTQ community. The ...
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Why religious leaders are divided on transgender rights
When Kansas became the 26th state to ban or limit gender-affirming medical care for teens, the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention cheered the move. But not all faith leaders agree.