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In a Show of Unity, House Democrats Elect Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader
A new trio, including Representatives Katherine Clark of Massachusetts as No. 2 and Pete Aguilar of California as No. 3…
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House Passes Bill to Avert a Rail Strike, Moving to Impose a Labor Agreement
The House approved a bill to force rail companies and workers to accept a pending agreement. It also passed a…
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How Senators Voted on the Same-Sex Marriage Bill
The legislation passed by a vote of 61 to 36.
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Physicists Create ‘the Smallest, Crummiest Wormhole You Can Imagine’
In an experiment that ticks most of the mystery boxes in modern physics, a group of researchers announced on Wednesday…
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Ant Milk: It Does a Colony Good
Everything in the ant hill seems to need the liquid secretions from members of the colony that are in their…
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Ashkenazi Jews Have Become More Genetically Similar Over Time
A new study of skeletons from a cemetery in Germany reveals a hidden history of Jews in the Middle Ages.
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A Breakthrough in the University of California Labor Dispute
Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers announced a tentative deal, but the strike continued Tuesday as 36,000 other academic workers lacked…
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Amazon Wants to Review Your Sleep. (No, Thanks.)
The new Halo Rise studies your body and breathing and rates your restfulness, from “Poor” to “Great.” Who needs this?
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Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Doctor’s Free Speech Right?
When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would punish California doctors for spreading false information about Covid-19…
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Discrimination Seeps Into Every Aspect of Home Buying for Black Americans
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers says discrimination is holding Black buyers back in all steps of the home…