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New Clearblue Test Comes With Flight Voucher In Case Result Positive https://theonion.com/new-clearblue-test-comes-with-flight-voucher-in-case-result-positive/
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New Clearblue Test Comes With Flight Voucher In Case Result Positive https://theonion.com/new-clearblue-test-comes-with-flight-voucher-in-case-result-positive/
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I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
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MAKING AMERICA SICKER
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is working to dismantle the protections from toxic chemicals.
He's exempting the biggest corporate polluters from restrictions on airborne mercury, formaldehyde, and other carcinogens.
time.com/7337852/epa-...
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is working to dismantle the protections from toxic chemicals.
He's exempting the biggest corporate polluters from restrictions on airborne mercury, formaldehyde, and other carcinogens.
time.com/7337852/epa-...
The EPA Is Giving Polluters a Free Pass
I lost my friend to cancer. EPA rollbacks make more losses inevitable.
time.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
MAKING AMERICA SICKER
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is working to dismantle the protections from toxic chemicals.
He's exempting the biggest corporate polluters from restrictions on airborne mercury, formaldehyde, and other carcinogens.
time.com/7337852/epa-...
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin is working to dismantle the protections from toxic chemicals.
He's exempting the biggest corporate polluters from restrictions on airborne mercury, formaldehyde, and other carcinogens.
time.com/7337852/epa-...
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Clinic Closures Force More Rural Americans To Rely On Horse Who Stomps Twice When Patient Has Cancer https://theonion.com/clinic-closures-force-more-rural-americans-to-rely-on-horse-who-stomps-twice-when-patient-has-cancer/
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Clinic Closures Force More Rural Americans To Rely On Horse Who Stomps Twice When Patient Has Cancer https://theonion.com/clinic-closures-force-more-rural-americans-to-rely-on-horse-who-stomps-twice-when-patient-has-cancer/
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I do think it would be amazing if hundreds of protesters just showed up dressed like ICE. They’d be absolutely baffled, they’d have no way to tell who’s who. They’re all dressed in off-the-rack Cabelas clothes since they don’t seem to have a standard uniform so it’s easy.
October 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I do think it would be amazing if hundreds of protesters just showed up dressed like ICE. They’d be absolutely baffled, they’d have no way to tell who’s who. They’re all dressed in off-the-rack Cabelas clothes since they don’t seem to have a standard uniform so it’s easy.
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Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.
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This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
September 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
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Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that evaded immune system attacks. This is the first therapy for the condition that does not require immunosuppressant drugs
Type 1 Diabetes Patient’s Insulin Production Restored with New Cell Transplant Therapy
Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that evaded immune system attacks. This is the first therapy for the condition that does not require imm...
www.scientificamerican.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Scientists treated a person’s type 1 diabetes with genetically modified insulin-producing cells that evaded immune system attacks. This is the first therapy for the condition that does not require immunosuppressant drugs
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It shouldn't be up to American children to save each other from getting shot.
It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place.
Ban assault weapons again now.
It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place.
Ban assault weapons again now.
August 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
It shouldn't be up to American children to save each other from getting shot.
It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place.
Ban assault weapons again now.
It's the job of American adults to stop shootings from happening in the first place.
Ban assault weapons again now.
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This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
Opinion | Trump Is Building His Own Paramilitary Force
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous trends we’ve been seeing in recent months regarding federalization and militarization of state and local police functions.
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New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
August 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New rule. A parent may only propose removing a book from the school library only after reading it in its entirety and delivering a book report to the librarian. Until then no discussion shall be entered into.
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When uncertainty is high, investors are less willing to give. That’s why economic conditions, like tariffs and the cancellation of government grants and contracts under the Trump administration, are hurting scientific and tech-based startups.
Startup funding is facing several economic headwinds
Fewer government grants and contracts, as well as tariffs, are at the top of the list.
mktplc.org
August 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
When uncertainty is high, investors are less willing to give. That’s why economic conditions, like tariffs and the cancellation of government grants and contracts under the Trump administration, are hurting scientific and tech-based startups.
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Gov. Walz is 100% correct.
Tim Walz's Viral Reaction To Trump's Planned Audit Of Smithsonian Museum Exhibitions Is Spot On
www.comicsands.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Gov. Walz is 100% correct.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
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Gulf of Epstein
August 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Gulf of Epstein
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As rural hospitals face a terrifying future across the state, Illinois Republicans are nowhere to be found.
Why aren’t they standing up for rural families?
Why didn't they fight back against Donald Trump’s attempts to cut jobs and health care? www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/...
Why aren’t they standing up for rural families?
Why didn't they fight back against Donald Trump’s attempts to cut jobs and health care? www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/...
As Medicaid cuts loom, Illinois' rural hospitals face uncertain future
Many of the the blows to come will land on 86 hospitals not equipped to handle them, IHA warns.
www.chicagobusiness.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
As rural hospitals face a terrifying future across the state, Illinois Republicans are nowhere to be found.
Why aren’t they standing up for rural families?
Why didn't they fight back against Donald Trump’s attempts to cut jobs and health care? www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/...
Why aren’t they standing up for rural families?
Why didn't they fight back against Donald Trump’s attempts to cut jobs and health care? www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/...
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
July 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
July 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking the Dept. of Education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's fascism.
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The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next.
Near old Montana mine, special clinic for asbestos-related illness fights to survive
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next.
n.pr
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, closed in May after a court judgment. The clinic's federal funding is also threatened. Patients with scarred lungs worry about what's next.
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BREAKING NEWS: President Trump formally asks Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.
Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting
President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: President Trump formally asks Congress to take back the $1.1 billion it has set aside for all public broadcasters for the next two years.
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A notable difference is the absence of the American flag in the latest portrait. It has served as the backdrop for every president since the 1970s.
The White House unveils the new official portrait of President Trump
Trump appears expressionless in the new presidential portrait, depicted against a dark, blank background.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A notable difference is the absence of the American flag in the latest portrait. It has served as the backdrop for every president since the 1970s.
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Especially since Medicaid cuts will lead some of us -- the poorest among us -- to die faster than would otherwise be the case.
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New working paper on Medicaid, based on Medicaid expansions, finds:
*Medicaid reduced mortality hazard for new enrollees by 21%
*expansions were cost-effective
*lack of health insurance explains about 5-20% of the mortality disparity between high- & low-income Americans
www.nber.org/papers/w33719
*Medicaid reduced mortality hazard for new enrollees by 21%
*expansions were cost-effective
*lack of health insurance explains about 5-20% of the mortality disparity between high- & low-income Americans
www.nber.org/papers/w33719
Saved by Medicaid: New Evidence on Health Insurance and Mortality from the Universe of Low-Income Adults
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
May 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Especially since Medicaid cuts will lead some of us -- the poorest among us -- to die faster than would otherwise be the case.
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UPDATE: Elon Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His 130 day tenure was marked by legal setbacks, overstated savings claims and little evidence DOGE made things more efficient.
Elon Musk is leaving the federal government. What's next for DOGE?
Elon Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His 130 day tenure was marked by legal setbacks, overstated savings claims and little evidence DOGE made things more efficient.
n.pr
May 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
UPDATE: Elon Musk is leaving the Department of Government Efficiency effort. His 130 day tenure was marked by legal setbacks, overstated savings claims and little evidence DOGE made things more efficient.
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New research shows a rising trend of family physicians in Ontario shifting from comprehensive care to focused practice, especially in emergency and hospitalist medicine.
🔗- annfammed.org/content/23/3...
#FMsky #Medsky
🔗- annfammed.org/content/23/3...
#FMsky #Medsky
May 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
New research shows a rising trend of family physicians in Ontario shifting from comprehensive care to focused practice, especially in emergency and hospitalist medicine.
🔗- annfammed.org/content/23/3...
#FMsky #Medsky
🔗- annfammed.org/content/23/3...
#FMsky #Medsky