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History Japanese officers cannibalized four American POWs on a Pacific island in 1944 Ellsworth Toohey

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

Trump administration Days before warning report, all 22 National Science Board members fired in two-sentence email Jason Weisberger

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ethics Deeply qualified Joe Kent resigns from leadership of National Counterterrorism Center Séamus Bellamy

liars Trump's DOJ dismantles hate-crime prevention office and pretends nothing happened Jason Weisberger

Science Chemist James Schlatter licked powder off his finger in 1965, accidentally discovering aspartame. Gail Sherman

politics DOGE accessed millions of Americans' data with no stated reason Ellsworth Toohey

Science A lifetime of reading may delay Alzheimer's by six years Ellsworth Toohey

Cancer Causing Florida says it found Roundup's active ingredient in widely sold breads Jason Weisberger

disease South Carolina beats Texas's measles high score Rob Beschizza

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politics Trump freezes $10B in aid to five Democratic states Ellsworth Toohey

china China imposes contraceptive tax to counter falling birth rate Rob Beschizza

Science Vaccinations went down, whooping cough cases went up Rob Beschizza

CDC 2025 has been a record-breaking year for norovirus on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin