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Climate Change Made South Sudan Heat Wave More Likely, Study Finds

After a blistering February heat wave in South Sudan’s capital caused dozens of students to collapse from heat stroke, officials closed schools for two weeks. It was the second time in less than a year that the country’s schools closed to protect young people from the deadly effects of extreme heat. Climate change, largely caused […]

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Consider This from NPR : NPR

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office at the White House on February 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, […]

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Trump Seeks to Bar Student Loan Relief to Workers Aiding Migrants and Trans Kids

President Trump signed an executive order instructing administration officials to alter a student loan forgiveness program for public servants to exclude nonprofit organizations that engage in activities that have what he called a “substantial illegal purpose.” His order to restrict the program appears to target groups supporting undocumented immigrants, diversity initiatives or gender-affirming care for […]

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What Is Hantavirus, the Rare Disease That Killed Betsy Arakawa?

Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Gene Hackman, died from the effects of hantavirus, a rare disease often caused by contact with droppings from infected rodents. Hantavirus does not spread among people in the cases found in the United States. It can be transmitted through rodent saliva. But it is most commonly transmitted by breathing in […]

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Data, waves and wind to be counted in the economy

Wind and wave power is set to be included in calculations of the size of countries’ economies for the first time, as part of changes approved at the United Nations. Assets like oilfields were already factored in under the rules – last updated in 2008. This update aims to capture areas that have grown since […]

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C.D.C. Will Investigate Debunked Link Between Vaccines and Autism

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to conduct a large-scale study to re-examine whether there is a connection between vaccines and autism, federal officials said Friday. Dozens of scientific studies have failed to find evidence of a link. But the C.D.C. now falls under the purview of Health and Human Services Secretary […]

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Security forces accused of executing dozens of Alawites

Syrian security forces are alleged to have executed dozens of people belonging to the Alawite minority in the coastal province of Latakia, according to a war monitoring group. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 162 civilians have been killed in “field executions” in the region – a heartland of deposed president Bashir […]

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