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'I was so stunned': Brokers for North Korean defectors investigated for espionage
Many North Korean defectors in South Korea use a secret network of brokers to stay connected to those back home. But recently, South Korea investigated some of those brokers for espionage.
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He forgot his shirt for a job interview. A hotel employee had a novel solution
Minutes before an important job interview, Oliver Muensterer realized he'd forgotten his dress shirt. A hotel employee offered a kind and unexpected solution — the literal shirt off his back.
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Scientist on front lines of overdose crisis receives MacArthur 'genius' award
Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant for his work to understand the U.S. overdose crisis and help reduce deaths.
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Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin stops abortions due to rule that threatens funding
Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin has stopped performing abortions even though they're legal in that state because of a new rule that stops Medicaid funding for clinics that provide abortion.
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A 1919 film featuring Nez Perce tribal members was recently re-discovered in Idaho
After being lost in a Soviet vault for decades, the first feature film made in Idaho, in 1919, is now returning to screens. It includes significant depictions of Nez Perce tribal members.
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Supreme Court hears case on LGBTQ conversion therapy ban
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical today about Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors. About half the states have such laws.
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More college students are using AI for class. Their professors aren't far behind
More college students are using AI chatbots to help them with their studies. But data recently released by an AI company shows they're aren't the only ones using the technology.
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What to know about getting an updated COVID-19 vaccine
Now that the CDC has finally issued final guidelines for the updated COVID-19 vaccines, at least some of the confusion on eligibility should clear up.
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Air traffic control delays ripple across U.S. for a 2nd day amid government shutdown
A shortage of air traffic controllers led to delays last night at airports serving New York, Los Angeles and Denver. It's one of several ways the government shutdown could impact commercial aviation.
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The costs of Israel's longest war, for Israelis
Israelis are paying heavy costs for the longest war in their history: a mental health crisis, trauma, unprecedented division during wartime, animosity abroad and apathy for Palestinian suffering.
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As birds migrate south, there's an invisible danger: glass
A huge threat to migrating birds is colliding with a building. Now birding groups are banding together with government agencies and others to form one united front to tackle the problem.
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Patients turn to 'gray market' for cheaper obesity drugs, but it's risky
Patients who want a deeper discount on obesity meds than compounding pharmacies can offer are turning to the gray market, where they buy the raw active ingredient from China and prepare it themselves.
